Patronal Festival Evensong: 1st November 2015 - a chance to hear the organ in liturgical context

The organist is Edward Hewes; the choir is directed by Martin Kemp

• Improvisation: procession to the statue
• Angelus
• Improvisation: Greeting of the Bishop
• Elgar: Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
• Office Hymn
• Psalms 148 and 150
• Magnificat: Wood in D (missing opening)
• Bainton: And I saw a new heaven
• Hymn; Improvisation; O Salutaris
• Benediction
• Hymn
• Sortie

There are two known CDs featuring the organ, both on the Hyperion label:

• Parry: Songs of Farewell & Jerusalem – St. George’s Chapel Choir, Windsor
• Heroic & Ceremonial Music for Brass & Organ – London Gabrieli Brass and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent

please do contact us if you know of any others.

Videos:

further examples of the sound of the organ will be posted in due course.