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God is Gone Up

op 74 | 'God is gone up', anthem for SATB and organ 1999 (Published by BJM)
Choir and organ

This short but exciting anthem is particularly suitable for Ascensiontide. The organ part requires a brilliant trumpet stop but is manageable on a 2-manual instrument. Regularly performed on or around Ascension Day at St Margaret's Ilkley. Recorded by St Margaret's Choir on September 21st 2019.

op 126 | Missa Brevis Santa Margareta 2013 (Published by BJM)
Works for unaccompanied choir

This short unaccompanied setting of the Mass contains just the Kyries, Sanctus and Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, and is intended for use in penitential seasons by St Margaret's choir. First performed in May 2013 it was also given on 16th March 2014 and twice in the spring of 2015.

Recorded on September 21st 2019 by St Margaret's Choir.

Kyrie
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
op 92 | Pie Jesu 2002 (Published by Banks)
Choir and organ

2 trebles and organ op 92A. This is an extract from the Requiem op 92, and can be sung by two solo trebles, by two-part choir trebles, by soprano/alto soloists or by a female choir. It is available separately from Banks Music Publications, or as part of the complete Requiem from Barry Jordan Music. It can be heard sung by the full sopranos and altos of St Peter's Singers Leeds on the Amphion CD, 'Requiem', or by two young soloists from St Margaret's Choir ilkley on the CD called 'God is gone up'.

op 115 | O Salutaris Hostia 2009 (Published by BJM)
Choir and organ

Anthem for Benediction or Communion, composed in October 2009 for the choir of St Margaret's, Ilkley, where it has been used 3 or 4 times a year ever since. Recorded by St Margaret's Choir on September 21st 2019.

op 142 | Variations on 'St Matthew' for organ 2018 - 19 (Published by Typeset)
Organ music

The variations on St Matthew started as a couple of variations dashed off to mark the Pearl wedding in July 2018 of Dr Sara Caine and Prof. Mark Hull. The work was expanded to a theme and 9 variations in August 2019, dedicated to Sara and Mark, and first performed and recorded on October 4th 2019 at St Margaret's Ilkley.

op 138 | Prayer of St Richard of Chichester 2017 (Published by Typeset)
Choir and organ

This short and tuneful anthem is a useful addition to the repertoire of modest church choirs. The text is the famous prayer by St Richard of Chichester, Bishop of Chichester from 1245 to 1253. It is set for SATB and organ.

Recorded by St Margaret's Choir on 21st September 2019.

op 152 | Jerusalem, my happy home (arr. SATB/ org.) 2019 (Published by Typeset)
Choir and organ

Recorded by St Margaret's Choir on 21st September. This is a straightforward arrangement for choir and organ of the hymn, using H.Irons's hymn-tune 'Southwell', as played by the Minster bells 3 times a day. There are 4 verses, the 2nd is for high voices, the third for TB: the last has a soprano descant.

op 152 | Five hymn-anthems (Published by Typeset)
Choir and organ

These easy anthems are each based on a hymn, and set the words and their tune to a similar pattern of four part, SA and TB verses and a final descant + unison verse, with a supportive organ part which links the verses with simple interludes. They are Southwell (Jerusalem, my happy home), Dundee (The race that long in darkness), Mercy (Blake's To mercy pity truth and love) and Guisely (Newman's Firmly I believe and truly) The last two tunes were composed by CBR in 1977 and 2012. Southwell appears on the CD God is gone up, sung by St Margaret's Choir with CBR, organ.

op 128 | Prelude and fugue 2013 (Published by Typeset)
Organ music

A 7 minute solo organ piece in a traditional form! First played in a service in August 2013, then in recital on 4.ix.13 at the Predigerkirche in Erfurt and on 6.ix.13 at St Margaret's. There is a private CD recording of the last of these, as well as of a more recent performance on 4.ix.15 and another in Bradford Cathedral in March 2016. The composer has published the piece in typeset form, available in electronic form. The recording on the 'God is gone up' CD was the one from 2015. 


op 118 | God of New Beginnings 2011 (Published by BJM)
Choir and organ

Anthem for SATB choir and organ, a setting of a prayer by Canon Andrew Clitherow, Vicar of Lytham. First performed on Mothering Sunday, April 3rd 2011 at St Margaret's, Ilkley. This is easily performed by any choir, and effectively sets a fine text. It was recorded by St Margaret's Choir and SMS at St M's Ilkley in 2013 for the CD 'The Power of Music', and subsequently in September 2019 for the CD 'God is gone up'.

op 109 | A baker's dozen of hymn-tune pieces for organ 2007 - 8 (Published by Typeset)
Organ music

A cornucopia of preludes, postludes and variations:

Preludes on 'Lasst uns erfreuen'; Helmsley; Passion Chorale; 'A Virgin Unspotted'; Fulda; Gibbons's Song 1; Southwell

Postludes on Vulpius; Come Holy Ghost; 'Iste Confessor'; St Denio

Variations on 'Was Lebet'; Redhead no 46

The piece included on the 'God is gone up' CD is the variations on 'Was lebet', the familiar tune to the Advent hymn 'O worship the Lord'.

This is a useful and very varied set of hymn-tune inspired pieces which should be at every organists elbow! All of the pieces have been recorded on private CDs of live concert performances at Ilkley and Bradford Cathedral, including the two extended variation sets. All are available in type-set form from the composer.

Variations on 'Was lebet'










op 130 | Easter: a carol of the Resurrection, SATB/Organ 2014 (Published by Typeset)
Choir and organ

This is a substantial setting of charming Mediaeval words with copious Alleluias, and a quiet moment describing the scene in the garden with Mary Magdalene. It was first performed (with Anthony Gray, organ) at the Vigil Mass on Easter Eve 2015 at St Margaret's, Ilkley. Recorded by St Margaret's Choir in September 2019 for the CD called 'God is gone up'.

Available now in type-set form (9 pages).