Festal Voluntaries: Festal Voluntaries: Christmas And Epiphany: Organ:

Festal Voluntaries for Organ -- Advent is a superb resource. It collects six adaptations for Organ of traditional hymn tunes and carols by six different important Organists of the 20th century. The collection includes:Toccata-Prelude on Wachet auf by Francis JacksonFantasia on Veni Emmanuel by Heathcote StathamVoluntary on Winchester New by C S LangMeditation on Conditor Alme by Alec RowleyRhapsody on Helmsley by William Lloyd WebberThe church or cathedral Organist will certainly find works suited to the season and the instrument in this collection.

Easy liturgical organ music in an accessible modern style is always welcome and Nigel Ogden well-known contributor to Stainer & Bell’s ‘Light Organ’ series and host of ‘the Organist Entertains’ on BBC Radio 2 has composed fifteen new pieces for use within the communion service or other acts of worship.They are suitable both for traditional and electronic keyboard instruments and may be performed on single or multi-manuals with the bass played optionally on pedals as desired. There are fanfares and festal voluntaries to accompany the dramatic high-points of the liturgy as well as tranquil melodies for reposeful moments of meditation and private devotion pluspreludes on familiar hymns to collect the thoughts of the whole congregation. Flexibility is the watchword of At Your Service which offers a really practical contribution to the repertoire of useful music for church organists.