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  1. I have today cancelled my order with Amazon as I could see this happening. Have ordered through RSCM (HymnsAM) as it says it is in stock (more than 50 in stock apparently) and 'dispatched within 48 hours'. This sounds a lot less vague than Amazon!
  2. I had the same thing - then suddenly changed to an estimated delivery of 21st December! I am assured from sources that stocks are making their way from the printers this week for distribution...
  3. This is Evensong of some form every week at my church here in East Sussex - Sung and Full Choral alternate fortnightly with Said with Hymns on Sundays in between. The attendance varies greatly from week to week, from sixty for Choral Evensong on Easter Sunday to about three for the Sung Evensong with Anthem on Harvest Sunday!
  4. This could almost lead to another thread about pronunciation of stop names… I say Gemshorn with a hard ‘G’ (as in go) but my colleague says it with a ‘J’ (as in gist)… and then there’s Posaune!
  5. If one doesn’t mind lots of 5/8, there’s the Adolphus Hailstork Toccata on Veni Emmanuel.
  6. I’ve recently taken delivery of quite a few pieces by Gordon Phillips (Oxford reprints from Banks) which join a fair few others in my collection. Most are fairly small miniatures, although there are a couple of fairly substantial suites and larger pieces. Not having ever played any of his music before, do any other contributors have any experience of this music?
  7. I had little interest in the organ until being taken to a recital in Menorca as a youngster whilst on holiday (the Kyburz instrument at Santa Maria, Mahon). A chance visit soon afterwards to St George's Beckenham where I found the organ tuners at work further kindled my interest - being given a quick tour of the instrument and then a chance to play whilst they had a break - until I was chased away from the church by an official...it did little to put me off though! Soon afterwards we moved to Malta where my father managed to secure me a practice slot on a Tamburini instrument in a cavernous church every Saturday morning, a shortly afterwards I was given a key to the Anglican Cathedral in Valletta where I would spend many a Saturday afternoon entertaining (or annoying) the many visitors and tourists!
  8. Sad news. I have enjoyed playing his organ works for many years. His Requiem deserves to be better known. Some of these are available through the Buckfast Abbey online shop, although sadly not the Fantasia & Fugue or the Carillon - although I'm sure contacting the shop directly would be another option.
  9. I've got quite a few of the Oxford organ albums - including the following; An Album of Praise (mentioned by Martin above). I think this is the only one I've played all the pieces contained therein. Especially the Gordon Jacob piece. A Victorian Organ Album - most of the contents are fairly familiar such as the Lemare Andantino, Hollins Trumpet Minuet etc. The Cuthbert Harris piece is rather fun! A Festive Album - containing the famous Jackson Fanfare. Easy Organ Album - the prequel to the one mentioned on the other thread. The pieces in this one are probably easier than those from the second volume. An Album of Postludes - I haven't looked at many of these, but all of a modern idiom - Jackson, Mathias, etc. They look considerably more difficult than items from the other books. Album of Preludes and Interludes - all easy, tuneful stuff for service voluntaries, particularly the Tomlinson 'Berceuse'.
  10. There are a few other pieces I have in my collection, although I've not looked closely at most of them; Academic Festival March - a big Elgarian type piece with Tuba etc A Christmas Pastorale - fairly straightforward, good as a pre-service voluntary for a Carol Service Fantasy on 'O Quanta Qualia' (from the Cramer Series) Love Divine (based on the tune of the same name) Bagatelle - a light-hearted piece, more a recital item than a service voluntary! Chorale Prelude on 'St Columba' - I believe the same piece include in the aforementioned Six Pieces, published separately.
  11. There were a couple of music shops in South-East London which I recall - the Dulwich Music Shop which I seem to remember had a good stock of organ music; and another one on Denmark Hill which had a fair selection. Both may well be trading under different names now or gone, as I can't find much on the net about them. Britten's Music in Tunbridge Wells has an organ music section but it wasn't regularly restocked with new items when I used to go in a few years ago - perhaps I should pay another visit!
  12. I’m away on holiday without access to my score at present - but I’m pretty sure this is the ‘Folk Tune’ from Three Pieces by Harold Greenhill. It certainly sounds familiar! Tim
  13. Thanks for the recommendations - I've got volumes 5 and 6 and I'll have a look at these. I think we've also got Hymns Amazing at church, so will search the Nixon piece out also.
  14. I've just received his 5th Sonata and the Sonata Giocosa in the post, having bought them in an EBay auction. At first sight they look to be somewhat technically easier than the Sonata in G minor or the Sonata No.3 - both of which look rather technically formidable!
  15. Have these appeared there yet? I can't see anything in the recent uploads section, and would be most interested to see more!
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