Masolino da Panicale, Peter Preaching, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, 1426-27
But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say [NRSV, Acts 2:14a]."
Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Second Sunday of Easter
May 1, 2011
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
Healey Willan
(1880 - 1968)
The organ voluntaries at Choral Eucharist this coming Sunday are both compositions by Healey Willan.
Click to go to a wide selection of music by Healey Willan on YouTube, including Willan playing the organ himself.
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A brief biography of Healey Willan.
Read the biographical details and incisive analysis of Willan's work in Patrick Wedd's programme notes for his Naxos recording of Healey Willan's Organ Works performed on the Casavant organ of St-Jean-Baptiste in Montreal.
A Review of Patrick Wedd's recording of Healey Willan's Organ Works.
Wedd's recording is available to borrow from [BNQ].
It is also available for free online listening from the Naxos Music Library. [NML] (info)
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Performance of Missa Brevis No. 11, Sanctae Johannis Baptistae, performed by the Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison directing; Matthew Larkin , organ: Kyrie [NML] - Sanctus [NML] - Benedictus [NML ] - Agnus Dei [NML ] (info)
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Click to go to Willan, Aeterna Christi munera, performed by John Tuttle on the 1928 Welte-1964 Moeller organ of St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN, recorded as part of the 1980 biennial meeting of the American Guild of Organists, the year of Willan's death.
Click for the entire programme including an introductory presentation on Willan's life and work by Michael Barone.
Listen to Healey Willan, Fugue in e, from Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue, performed by Gillian Weir on the 1952 Aeolian-Skinner organ of the First Churchof Christ, Scientist, Boston. Click then click on Listen to Program. Then click and hold button and slide to 8:08 (Eight minutes and 8 seconds).
Listen to William Chouinard perform the entire Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue on the 1927 Casavant / 2001 Schantz organ of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minnesota. Click then click on Listen to Program. Then hold button and slide to 38:47 (38 minutes and 47 seconds).
Now to listen to the Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue played by Frederick Swann on 2004 Glatter-Götz/Rosalesorgan in the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, click then click on Part III, then hold button and slide to 10:15 (10 minutes and 15 seconds).
Listen to Healey Willan, Prelude & Fugue in c, performed by Anne Wilson on the 1863 Walcker, 1949 Aeolian- Skinner organ of Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA. Click then click on Listen to Program. Then click and hold button and slide to 2:56 (2 minutes and 56 seconds).
Click to listen to the choir of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, where Willan worked, perform his O King, All Glorious (some ambient noise).
O King all glorious, amid thy saintly company, who ever shall be praised, who overpasseth utterance. Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy holy Name. Leave us not, O our God, that in the day of judgement it may please thee to place us in the number of they Saints and blessed ones, O King most blessed. (Sarum anthem)
Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Road to Emmaus, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, 1308-11
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Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden / Stay with us, for evening is coming, Cantata 6, with performances by Gardiner, Harnoncourt and Leusink.