This distinctive new collection of organ music for the liturgical year was commissioned for the 2016 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Houston. The title refers to J. S. Bach's
This suite is made up of five movements based on portions of the Mass. They include Kyrie; Gloria; Sanctus; Agnus Dei and Ite Missa est. The complete suite is appropriate as a concert work
A fantasia based on the sturdy American tune, WONDROUS LOVE, originally found in William Walker's Southern Harmony from 1835. The piece begins with flowing triplet passages in the manuals with the melody in
Powell has composed six preludes on early American hymn tunes: LENOX, BABELAOS STREAM, THE SAINT'S DELIGHT, SAMANTHRA, SAVANNAH, and BETHEL. The beautiful and ruggedly modal character of the original tunes
Beethoven's HYMN TO JOY receives a congregational hymn setting by Fedak that will prove useful for festal occasions. The music begins with an extended organ toccata as an ebullient introduction. This is
This album of 12 compositions by 12 composers was prepared in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Anglican Musicians, with support from a bequest from the estate of Bishop Chilton
Originally composed for a house concert involving various keyboard instruments (harpsichord, piano, and organ), flute, and singers, this work can also be seen as an anthology of musical settings and
Craig Phillips's signature organ style is on full display in this colorful partita on the familiar Thanksgiving hymn "Now Thank We All Our God." Structured without break, the music begins with a dramatic
The title of this brief organ work means "little fugue," and the music is indeed a relatively traditional fugue based upon a lyric subject. Intricate, challenging, and varied. Superb repertoire for
Fedak has reimagined his beautiful vocal solo "Pie Jesu" from For Us the Living: A Requiem as a contemplative work for organ. Well-suited for All Saints celebrations, funerals, and general use as a
This exciting concert scherzo is based on a theme by Thomas Ravenscroft. The work begins quickly but quietly, with an apprehensive atmosphere. The music gains in energy and volume, building towards a
This is the final movement of a sonata that was written for significant commissions and remembrances. It combines the hymn tunes SINE NOMINE and SARUM, both of which are frequently associated with the
Rewarding and useful settings of three familiar early American tunes: WONDROUS LOVE; LAND OF REST and FOUNDATION. These pieces were featured at the online AGO Organfest 2020, performed by the Rodland Duo.
British composer Clive Jenkins delivers a delightful three movement organ suite, firmly within the great tradition of English pastoral music. The subtitle "Organ pieces for odd times‚" refers to the
These moderately easy piano pieces are treatments of three hymn tunes: the Welsh tune AVON (also known as MARTYRDOM), the Sacred Harp melody A SONG OF TEXAS, and one of White's original tunes, GARDEN
A varied meditation on the Ubi Caritas Gregorian chant melody, effective as a voluntary during communion or for Maundy Thursday. Accessible yet interesting. Appropriate for recitals and