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Composition: Organ

Here is the next Miniature, number II, titled Lament.  Unlike the Organbook, the other set of mostly manual piece and is a collection of individual pieces, I imagine the Miniatures ultimately as a suite of pieces that could be performed together.  I have on occasion combined movements from the Organbook, but the Miniatures have an arch.  As it unfolds over the next weeks, the arch will become much more apparent.  Don’t forget to download the score at the bottom of the Works page!

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Composition: Organ

Below is a short new work and quite enjoyable.  Every once in a while, I am asked to write some simple pieces for (mostly) manuals and this is the first in a series of Miniatures in that vein.  This one, subtitled Offertoire, is a fairly flexible piece.  I play it pretty quickly in this particular recording, but it works at a slower tempo as well.  Click over to “Works” and scroll to the bottom to get the free PDF.

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Improvisation: Liturgical

Today, here in Pittsburgh, it’s been rather stormy.  The Monastery that I work at sits on the top of the South Side Slopes where you could really feel the rattling of the thunder.  In my improvisation, I decided to include some rattling thunder myself just in case the storm decided to incorporate itself into the Communion procession.  Fortunately (or not?), no thunder sounded during the procession and this is the result.  Enjoy!