SKU: ST.H449
ISBN 9790220221286.
A well-known teacher and compiler of Stainer & Bell's Opera Gala series, John Norris has created Wedding Gala with an ear to giving church organists a mix of favourites and exciting discoveries to brighten the routine of music for the service of holy matrimony. No album would be complete without the traditional wedding music of Mendelssohn and Wagner, and it can be found here in this collection alongside other classics of the wedding repertoire by Jeremiah Clarke, Bach and Handel. But there's also a thoroughly contemporary leavening, with arrangements of Sydney Carter's One More Step and Lord of the Dance, both firm favourites, plus Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Charpentier's Prelude, adding a note of splendour. But the real bonus is for lovers of English music, with Elgar's Chanson de Matin and 'The Call' from the Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, seldom found in comparable collections. And there's also a rare new discovery: the ravishing Chosen Tune by Herbert Howells, transcribed from his Three Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 28, and available as an organ piece for the first time. Each piece is comprehensively registered by the arranger, and the collection as a whole will be welcomed by all organists of intermediate standard as a source of new material not only for liturgical use but also for recitals.
SKU: GI.G-003026
Organists who are not only completely comfortable withe instrument are still called upon to play for a variety of ceremonial occasions, including weddings. Organist and organ teacher, Kyle Johnson, has provided pragmatic adaptations of some of the core pieces in the ceremonial repertoire. These were field tested by organ students from Kyle's own organ studio, and are tailored for organists who, in particular, have a still-developing pedal technique. In addition to wedding staples from Wagner, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, and Clarke, some of the the other favorites include are: Air on the G String/Bach, Ave Maria/Schubert, Panis Angelicus/Franck, Rondeau/Mouret, Air from Water Music/Handel.
