Martin Cooke Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 My Rector has been in touch to say remind me that Feb 6th marks exactly the 70th anniversary of the Accession of HM The Queen. Any thoughts on appropriate organ music? There are lots, I suppose! I'm thinking of swatting up the Rinck Variations which are pretty accessible. The recent RCO Sunday 6th March marks the 2nd Society of Women Organists' Woman Composer Sunday. Do people have favourite pieces in mind for this? I have several favourites: Florence Price: Adoration; Emma Louise Ashford's Fanfare in G minor - this is quite exciting. It's available on IMSLP, if I remember correctly, as a manuals only piece, but I bought my three stave arrangement (by Richard Williams) on Sheet Music Plus and printed it off. It's quite Lemmens-y! I shall also find some June Nixon and Rosalie Bonighton, and I need to finish learning Judith Weir's Tree of Peace. It's a shame that Anna Lapwood's compilation volume of female composers' organ music isn't published yet. I am sure that will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowland Wateridge Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Martin Cooke said: My Rector has been in touch to say remind me that Feb 6th marks exactly the 70th anniversary of the Accession of HM The Queen. Any thoughts on appropriate organ music? 70 years, gosh! I remember that day, while walking home from school, seeing shopkeepers draping their windows with black crepe material to mark the passing of George VI. A different era then. Along with something triumphant to mark the anniversary, might you include something contemplative? Sir William Harris was the Royal organist ‘in residence’ at the time and had also taught piano to The Queen and Princess Margaret: one of the Short Pieces, the Prelude, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnosad Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Taking current announcements from the media I do not think there will be much junketing for this " forthcoming event " If I were to select a fitting contribution it would be Sonata on the 94th. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 On 12/01/2022 at 10:05, Martin Cooke said: It's a shame that Anna Lapwood's compilation volume of female composers' organ music isn't published yet. I am sure that will be good. This is now available to order from Stainer & Bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowOrg Posted yesterday at 14:22 Share Posted yesterday at 14:22 On 14/03/2022 at 07:40, Martin Cooke said: This is now available to order from Stainer & Bell. I would be curious to know, what the members of this forum who decided to buy Gregoriana, think of it. Stephen Farr’s review in the latest issue of C&O gives quite an accurate account of the compilation IMHO. I received my copy last week (after quite a long wait) and I see a lot of positives, however, I must admit that I struggle a bit in deciding which of the pieces might be worth the time and effort to learn (for the most part, sight reading isn’t really an option :). Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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