Christopher Beaumont MA FTCL Organist

First Sunday of 2022 - Church celebrated the feast of the epiphany today.
Organ music all by Bach:
before service:
BWV 616 Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr dahin
BWV 617 Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf
post service:
BWV 615 In dir ist Freude

Spending the post end of university term weeks (from 14th Dec to 3rd January) on the organ bench learning music that I don't already play . Such a delight to be able to spend all day on this instrument, even in the dark, cold church.

Advent sunday 2021:
Communion service (10:30) - Sumsion in f, motet by victoria.
Advent procession of light(16:30):
choral music by McDowall, Silverman (newly composed for this service) Poulanc, Victoria and Palestrina. Organ voluntary: Widor symphony 2 finale. All welcome.

Congratulations to our Organist, Christopher Beaumont, who has been awarded the FTCL qualification following his recent Organ exam.

Congratulations too to our former Organist 1998-2007, Sean Montgomery, who returned here to take his FTCL exam and was also successful.

Three cheers for them both!

On what (inside the church at least) is our hottest day of the year so far we had a good send off - Gjelio Ubi caritas, Byrd 3 part and organ music by Dupre (cortege) and Karg-Elert Nun Danket. (albeit not quite in tune)

Sunday 20th June: All Saints Leamington Spa.
Service music Haydn Little organ mass.
Organ music- Settings of A mighty fortress is our God by Bach (BWV720) and Walther. An afternoon of learning Buxtehude, Sweelinck and Dupré.

Gloriously sunny Trinity Sunday.
Music from communion service on Trinity Sunday (organ only):
O lux beata Trinitas (The office hymn for Trinity Sunday) - Scheidt
To round off the service Grand Choeur - Dubois.
Lovely afternoon of Dupré, Karg-Elert and Vierne Symphony 2.

Interesting Pentecost service this year -
Haydn little organ mass with ⅔ of an organ. Choir motet by Tallis.
Recessional harks back to my 'final recital' as a music student- BWV 651 Komm, Heiliger Geist. Sweelinck chromatic fantasia was given an airing before the service. Afternoon spent working through works by Dupré and a brief look in the direction of Durufle.

On this Sunday where we were marking the ascension of Christ we had some lovely music:
Sweelinck toccatas as the congregation were gathering.
Byrd 3 part mass
Aleotti Ascendit Deus
Messiaen transport de joie (my 18 week learning project in 2021)

Tomorrow I have the privilege of playing the organ for the funeral of the person who taught me piano between 1994 and 2003. Including in pre-service music the first organ piece that she first took me through (for a duet on piano on that occasion).

Hopefully the last week of live services to an empty church. Karg-Elert &Demessieux this morning.

Something slightly different planned for this week - hopefully the final Sunday of the present arranegements.
Music:
Karg elert op.65 - 24 & 28
Demessieux Hosana filio David

Ready for another 'live' service.
Bach, Walther & carrying on with playing through Sweelinck keyboard works on this instrument in this the 400 year anniversary of his death.

First week without the organ-

This weekend is the last use of our organ till advent 2020. Music is very much an important part of worship and whilst the organ is out of action we will be using the grand piano during services.
Organ music for Sunday 20th September will be Mendelssohn's Prelude in G major.
October and November's voluntaries will consist of thomas Rosengrave, Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd's keyboard music.

Something different this weekend...still Vierne but sections of his Messe Basse op.30

Carrying on with Vierne in his anniversary year this weekend....tomorrow two more of his pieces in free style. Now about ½ way through this set.