My epic list of organ voluntaries from Epiphany to Advent 2019

^{@contrabourdon at the console of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney}

At the beginning of the year, I decided to keep note of all the organ repertoire I played during church services. I did this last year as well, so I thought I'd make this my own "tradition" and reflect on how much music I covered. It's easy to take each week in isolation and be so critical of yourself after each service. I often have feelings of self-doubt and that I'm not doing enough. This post will serve as a reminder of how much music I've played in church services alone (not including recitals!). This should lift my spirits...but not enough to become complacent!

As a very rough figure, let's say I'm covering about 6 mins of organ repertoire in each service.

This would equate to roughly 162 mins of organ music (~2.7 hours)!

I've included links to a video where possible.

Epiphany
Prelude: Variations on We Three Kings - Rulon Christiansen
Communion: Variations on a Basque Noël - Carson Cooman
Postlude: Noël Une Vierge Pucelle - Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue

2nd Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Verset III - Carson Cooman
Postlude: Tuba Tune - Carson Cooman

4th Sunday OT (C)
Postlude: Rigaudon - André Campra

6th Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Andantino - Denis Bédard
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 557 - Krebs

7th Sunday OT (C)
Preludes: Adagio (from a voluntary) - John Bennett; Voluntary in B-flat - Jonathan Battishill
Communion: Diapason Movement (from a voluntary) - William Goodwin
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 559 - Krebs

8th Sunday OT (C)
Preludes: Interludes 73 & 79 from 100 Liturgical Interludes for Organ - Dom Gregory Murray OSB
Communion: Prelude in E minor, BWV 555 - Krebs
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 556 - Krebs

Easter Vigil
Communion: Chant du soir (Sept Offrandes) – Denis Bédard
Postlude: Festival Toccata - Percy Fletcher

Easter Sunday
Prelude: Prière à Notre-Dame - Léon Boëllmann
Communion: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Postlude: Festival Toccata - Percy Fletcher

3rd Sunday of Easter (C)
Communion: Madrigal (Sept Offrandes) - Denis Bédard
Postlude: Preludium from Cathedral Suite - Gordon Young

4th Sunday of Easter (C)
Communion: Andante (from a voluntary) - Maurice Greene
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 553 - Krebs

5th Sunday of Easter (C)
Preludes: Aria and Sarabande from Cathedral Suite - Gordon Young
Communion: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Postlude: Fugue in E minor, BWV 555 - Krebs

Ascension Sunday (C)
Prelude: Praeludium secundi Toni (Ms Lynar B3, page 36) - Anonymous
Communion: If Ye Love Me (Organ) - Thomas Tallis arr. Aubrey Tucker
Postlude: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - George Frideric Händel

Trinity Sunday (C)
Prelude: O lux beata trinitas - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Communion: Vater unser im Himmelreich - Georg Philipp Telemann
Postlude: Trinity Procession - Phil Lehenbauer

13th Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Rêverie (Sept Offrandes) - Denis Bédard
Communion: Beach Spring - Phil Lehenbauer
Postlude: Tuba Tune - Brett McKern

14th Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Adagio in G minor - Tomaso Albinoni
Communion: Largo from Xerxes - George Frideric Handel
Postlude: Toccata in G major - Théodore Dubois

15th Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Ciacona in f-moll - Johann Pachelbel
Communion: Récit from Suite du Premier Ton - Denis Bédard
Postlude: Gigue (Partita VI) - Johann Adolph Scheibe

16th Sunday OT (C)
Offertory: "Liebster Jesu" Offertory - Phil Lehenbauer
Communion: Choral (II) from Suite de concert - Denis Bédard
Postlude: Trumpet Tune - John Stanley

18th Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Récit - Pierre Dumage
Postlude: Grand Jeu - Pierre Dumage

20th Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Attende Domine, Op. 8 - Jeanne Demessieux
Communion: Rhosymedre (“Lovely”) - Ralph Vaughn Williams

22nd Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Choral from Contrastes - Denis Bedard
Communion: Adagio - Jeff Perks
Postlude: Ricecrar primi toni - Anonymous

23rd Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Oraison from Contrastes - Denis Bedard
Postlude: Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 552i - Johann Sebastian Bach

24th Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Interlude on "St. Columba" - Phil Lehenbauer
Postlude: Fanfare from Contrastes - Denis Bédard

26th Sunday OT (C)
Prelude: Diapason Movement - William Boyce
Postlude: Voluntary in E minor, Op. 6 - John Stanley

28th Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Prelude in the Phrygian Mode - Thomas Tallis
Postlude: Præludium pedaliter - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

31st Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Præludium pedaliter – Martin Düben
Postlude: Præludium pedaliter – Anonymous

32nd Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Organ ABC - Vidas Pinkevicius
Postlude: In Memoriam – Denis Bédard

33nd Sunday OT (C)
Communion: Chant de Paix - Jean Langlais
Postlude: Præludium – Anonymous

Stay tuned for upcoming Advent and Christmas voluntaries ;)

Yours truly,
@contrabourdon

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