SOUNDBOARD A Newsletter for Church Musicians

Number 4 January 2003

Editorial Comment WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE? It was encouraging in November — when SOUNDBOARD should have been published but wasn’t — that there were a number of enquiries as to why not! So here it is, • Editorial Comment and Letters admittedly two months later than was intended. A new item of content in this issue • The Organ at St Thomas, Mount is a list of suggested anthems for Lent and Easter. While these few offerings have Merrion -­­ Adrian Somerfield come from just a handful of , there must be many others who use, and can describes this instrument and recommend, other suitable good music. So, for the May issue, we intend running an some of its history article “Some Suggestions for Harvest, Advent and Christmas Music” We hope that • What’s Inside a -­­ many of you will let us know of your favourites. Stephen Adams writes about Website something all organists should Have you yet had a look at the CMC Website — launched last year: know www.churchmusicdublin.org. We would welcome suggestions for items that might • An ’s Crossword be put on the site. • The RSCM Summer School -­­ New Organ Society Raymond Russell describes his An inaugural meeting of a number of persons interested in setting up an Organ week there last August Society met in on Friday 31 January. The convener was Dr Norbert Kelvin, who • Some Suggested Music for Lent professionally is an engineer but as well, an organist of no mean ability. Dr Kelvin is and Easter -­­ from a selection of Australian but his work and his home are in Ireland. It was agreed that there was a organists need for such a society and the name chosen was the Pipe Organ Society of Ireland. • Hymns Not Listed in Sing to the An interim committee was decided on, to take the project a stage further. This Word -•­Adrian Somerfield committee comprises: Norbert Kelvin, Gerard Gifien, Stephen Adams, Alister provides a very useful list McCartney and Gerard Murphy. Next Issue The Church Music Committee The next issue is scheduled for early June, and the deadline for material is 20 May. As supports and resources music and before, comments about, and suggestions for articles for SOUNDBOARD will be musicians in the local church. The welcome. And if you want to air your views on other matters, the Letters to the Committee is appointed by the Editor page will never be full! Church of Ireland Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough.

Secretary: Mrs Ruth Maybury, Letters to the Editor Congregation appreciation of organ music Dear Editor, SOUNDBOARD is published by the I think in one of your early issues you raised the difficulty of heightening Church Music Committee. Views congregational appreciation of the organist and the music played by him/her. expressed in signed articles and letters are not necessarily those of Might I suggest that one of the ways might be that for one or two morning services a the Editor or of the Committee. year, two organists “guest” in each other’s parishes (assuming they are comfortable in this.) This would give the priest an opportunity to announce the “guest” appearance Editor: Randal Henly and tacitly persuade the congregation to perhaps stay and listen to the voluntary. The organist would perhaps receive more appreciative comment as a “guest” than as a resident. Maybe the organists concerned would work on a special piece for the occasion. The organist may also get some benefit/satisfaction from playing a different organ and accompanying a different /congregation and some words of congregational encouragement.

Regards, Mervyn Cooper. Letters continued over For the smaller number of readers who What’s Inside a Pipe Organ? are interested in the technicalities, the letters of the sketch refer to the following: In the first few issues of Soundboard, Stephen Adams has explained some of the issues regarding the workings of pipe organs. We had received requests A feeder for some explanation of why organs cipher. With a view to more B backfall beam or stock explanations in further articles, this detailed drawing from J. W. Hintort’s C square book “Organ Construction” (3rd edition 1910) is reproduced. Reference will D bayleaf be made to it in later articles. E boot F conveyance The cross-•­sectional view (from front to back) of a typical tracker organ is G groove board shown, and also the general appearance and location of the pipes belonging H slots to the different stops. I stickers J backfalls All organists should have some knowledge of just what is behind what can K purse board be seen — which is generally only the console and the front display pipes. L tracker M pull down Referring to the diagram, the 3-•­ manual keyboard is at the bottom left-• ­hand N pallet corner. Directly behind this is the bellows or wind reservoir. Above the 0 bellows ribs reservoir arid behind the front display pipes is the Great Organ — the P imposts various ranks of pipes standing on the Great soundboard. Behind the Great Q wind bar are two Passage Boards (walkways) at different heights, to provide access R face board to the Choir Organ (at the same level as the Great) and the Swell Organ (at S table the higher level) — the Swell Organ being enclosed inside a box with T slide louvred openings. Notice the bottom pipes of the 16 foot Swell stops are U upper or cover board “doubled up” so that they will fit inside the box. At the very back, behind V register the Choir Organ, is the Pedal Organ. W rack pillar X rack board Note that while the diagram shows the key action (how depressing a key Y swell louvres allows wind into the pipe), it does not show the stop action, nor the Z pedal tracker AB bellows BC roller board CD tuning clips DE tuning slide

Letters to the Editor (Continued) With this, having put the chant onto the score, I can then repeat for as many verses as are necessary, and then insert “Naughty” tips article words between the staves, moving bar lines to Dear Editor, accommodate the number of words on any one chord. Following on from Adrian Somerfield’s “naughty” article in Only drawback is if they decide to change the psalm on the issue #3 of Soundboard and in particular his section on day of the services, bet eventually I will jhave built up “pitch”, Adrian referred to a book “Hymns Ancient and enough psalms to draw on them all at will. Modern Transposed”. May I suggest a similarly useful Regards, Mervyn Cooper. publication which contains 193 hymns (some with two transpositions) most of which appear in the current hymnal. The title is “Down a Tone” and is published by Kevin Hymn 207 Mayhew, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. It is also obtained from Dear Editor, Opus 2, South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2. Here is a snippet in which readers of Soundboard might be Cheers, Graham Walsh interested. It is a ploy of Joseph Groocock’s that we use at St Thomas’s. During the season of Lent, most churches will use Hymn 207 Another solution to too-•‐high music – Forty days and forty nights, and the tune normally used is Dear Editor, Heinlein. If one reads the words (!), it is clear that the mood Congratulations on another excellent edition. O thought of the first four verses is quite different from that of the last Derek Verso’s article was most thought-­­provoking, as was two, and it is effective to change the mood of the tune too, that by Adrian Somerfield. as Dr. Groocock suggested, at the end of verse 4 (due Regarding his solution to Chants and Psalms, I solved it by warning having been given of course) and sing the last two buying a cheap (under £60 sterling) computer program for verses to Buckland (hymn 655). At least it will make the writing scores – not one of these all singing and dancing ones congregation aware of the words! at £500 plus. Adrian Somerfield

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St Thomas’ Church is a goes above D, and try to well-known landmark in get the congregation South Dublin — at the singing. But it is a very junction of the Bray odd instrument! Road and Fosters Avenue. The neo-Gothic There is also a piano in church was built as a the church and some- Chapel-of-Ease to Taney times we have a "duet", parish, Dundrum, in where Ken Wilson plays 1874. The district was the piano while I play then one of large estates the organ. This is quite effective for some of the surround-ing the village of Glenomena. more evangelical "songs" Population in the area such as "Give me oil in increased greatly before my lamp" (570) or and after the Second "Freely, Freely" (480). World War, and in 1956 Whether we can do it depends on how well in Mount Merrion became a separate parish with St tune the two instru- ments are at the time. Thomas as its parish church. The church was Since the organ goes roughly doubled in size sharp and the piano flat in 1965, and can now as the temperature seat about 150. In 1995 rises, and there are big the parish was changes of temperature as between Sundays amalgamated with that of St Philip and St James, (heat on) and the rest of the week (heat off), it is sometimes Booterstown. foot Bourdon added to cover that "iffy". range. The organist has his back to When I was appointed organist in the congregation, but can see the 1947 (no, I have not been there all chancel in a mirror. He is also the time since, but I went back New Pipe Organ Society outside the main heated area! "temporarily" about twenty years ago Do you appreciate the beauty of and am still there!), the organ was The organ is now as follows: there pipe organ music? Would you like in a handsome varnished pitch- is a single manual of the usual four- to hear and play good pipe organs pine case with an array of gold- and-a-half octaves, and the pedals new and old? Would you like to be painted dummy pipes on the front. as above. There is an 8-foot Open part of a group dedicated to It was near the back of this small Diapason and the 4-foot Principal promoting the pipe organ, to church. A plaque on it says that it covering the whole compass. The 8- demonstrating what good organs was built by R.Cope of London, foot Dulciana (open metal) and the 8- can do, and to conserving organs? though no date is given. It was a foot Clarabella (stopped wood) cover typical small chamber organ such only the top three-and-a-half octaves; Do you know how the organ in as was frequently found in large they are balanced by a "Stop Bass", your church came to be there? If houses in Victorian times, and I in effect an 8-foot stopped diapason, your church hasn't a pipe organ, believe came from Merville, an which only covers the bottom would you like to know where your adjoining house. A brass plate octave. It is quite skilfully voiced; church could obtain a good used proclaims that it was rebuilt and you can "hardly notice the join". All organ? If your church did once enlarged (!) in memory of Mrs this is in a swell-box, controlled by a have a pipe organ and it was taken Frances Sophia Olphert who died in "kick" swell-pedal to the right of the out, do you know why this 1931. I think this enlargement must pedal board. The manual can be happened? Do you wish that more have been the addition of the 4-foot coupled to the pedals by "swell-to- could be done to save organs from Principal; the draw stop, which pedal". The Bourdon, which is being wantonly taken to the tip or does not match the rest, suggests outside the swell-box and has always allowed to suffer needless decay that it — and therefore probably the been temperamental, can only be or damage because they aren't pipes — came from some other played from the pedals. It has properly cared for? organ. There was a flat, parallel pneumatic action; the rest is tracker. pedal board of one-and-a-half If you love the pipe organ and want octaves; that may also have been So, essentially I have five speaking to better understand its history, added at the same time. An electric stops, and yet the organ is quite you may wish to consider blower was in the vestry just adequate for accompanying ordinary becoming a member of the newly behind the organ. church services, but you could formed Pipe Organ Society of hardly give a recital on it. It has a Ireland. Membership is open to When the building was enlarged, very pleasant tone, and with a few all. the organ was put into the old tricks and a bit of ingenuity it does vestry, in a sense outside the main its work. I would far prefer it to For more information, contact aisle of the church, and the anything electronic. I do not have a either the Editor of SOUNDBOARD casework was somewhat butchered choir, and in a church of this size I or Norbert Kelvin, Dept. of Civil & to form a new front, and painted would not want one; in my Environmental Engineering, Univ- white, though most of the dummy opinion are a mixed blessing. I like ersity College Cork, Tel 021 490 pipes were retained. A new two- to give a good lead, have the music 3079 or 087 913 5159, e-mail and-a-half octave concave, radiating transposed down so that it never [email protected]. pedalboard was put in and a 16- Hymns not listed in the Index of "Sing to the Word"

Adrian Somerfield, St Thomas, Mount Merrion, Dublin

Organists and others choosing music from the Church 393 The child from God above Windermere Hymnal (2000 edition) may well be using the invaluable book by Edward Darling, Sing to the Word, 402 Before I take the body of the Lord to help them in their selections. However, they may not Laying down recognise that not every hymn in the Hymn Book is 409 Dear Lord, to you again our gifts we bring listed in Sing to the Word, so there is a chance that Song 24 some hymns may be neglected. I have looked through 412 You are welcome, King of angels Fáilte romhat the Index of Selected Hymns in Sing to the Word, and so far as I can see, the following hymns are not there. 414 God whose love is all around us Charing It may be helpful to have this list available when 426 Jesus, to your table led St Philip/Tyholland planning services. 447 The Lord is here -— He finds us as we seek Hymn First line Tune Winton/Woodlands 5 If I were a butterfly Butterfly song 452 As when the shepherd calls his sheep Gift of finest wheat 50 Think of a world without any flowers Genesis 489 Tell me the old, old story Evangel 53 Father we praise you, now the night is over Christe Sanctorum 519 Come, all who look to Christ today Dunedin 54 How beautiful the morning and the day 521 I am the Church, you are the Church St Owen I am the Church 61 Today I awake and God is before me 534 God save our gracious Queen Slithers of gold National Anthem 64 And now this holy day Quam dilecta 542 Lord of creation, giver of gladness Bunessan 68 Now the day is over Glenfinlas 546 O Mary’s dear Son, my treasure 69 O Christ, who art the Light and Day An cúilfhionn rua St Venantius/Christe, qui lux est 547 Approach, my soul, the mercy seat 70 O Strength and Stay, upholding Stracathro Strength and Stay 556 Lord, have mercy on us Lord, have mercy 79 Advent tells us Christ is near 568 Father, we adore you Father, we adore you Orientis partibus/Carne 571 May you live within me Gurab tú mo Bheatha 82 Summer suns are glowing Ruth/Heritage 575 I have decided to follow JesusI have decided 85 Céad mile fáilte romhat, a Íosa Céad mile fáilte romhat 577 I know not why God’s wondrous grace I know whom I have believed 116 To our Redeemer’s glorious name Jackson (Byzantium) 578 I need thee every hour I need thee 150 Born in the night, Mary’s child Mary’s child 582 Jesus, all for Jesus, all I am or have All for Jesus 154 Dia do bheath’ a naoidhe naoimh Hibernia 586 Just as I am Saffron Walden 155 Ding dong merrily on high Branle de l’Official 602 Two little eyes to look to God Two little eyes 165 It’s rounded like an orange The Holly and the Ivy 604 We turn to Christ anew Leoni 169 Listen, listen, Christmas bells are ringing 609 Bí a Íosa, im chroíse Bí, a Íosa Christmas bells 615 I love to think that Jesus saw Childhood 178 Round orange, round orange, you serve as 622 O the love of my Lord is the essence Lourdes The love of my Lord 181 The snow on the ground St Cedma 628 A Rí an Domhnaigh A Rí an Domhnaigh 183 The holly and the ivy The Holly and the Ivy 633 It were my soul’s desire Armagh 252 Alleluia, Alleluia, give thanks to the risen Alleluia no. 1 663 We are marching in the light of God Siyahamba 345 We adore you, Lord Jesus Christ Adoramus te Domine 669 God sent his Son — they called him Jesus God sent his Son 371 Thank you, O Lord, of earth and heaven Les commandemens de Dieu 674 O fair is our Lord’s own city Monmohenock 375 When upon life’s billows you are 707 O gladsome light, O grace Nunc Dimittis Count your blessings 713 (Six Alleluias) (various)

Some Suggestions for Lent & Easter Music

ALL IN AN APRIL EVENING O FILII ET FILIAE tune in unison but S & A sing a two- Hugh Roberton, 1939, available for This is one of the best (and part four-bar "Alleluia!" above each two parts or for SATB, publ. Curwen. simplest) anthems for Easter and alternate line with an independent This short and well-known anthem can be found as Hymn No 279 in the organ accompaniment. Quite easy is not specifically for Holy Week, but new C of I Church Hymnal. It can be once the choir gets the hang of it. with its quiet and solemn style, and sung by a very small choir Donald Maxwell with reference to the cross, could be (minimum of two) at any pitch, with quite suitable. Technically it is quite or without organ, with the EASTER BELLS (SATB) Gerald E straightforward, with plenty of scope accompaniment in the hymnbook or Brown based on the French folk for expression. with an alternative one (I think the tune "Au Clair de la Lune" Pub: Randal Henly harmonisation in the hymnbook is a Basil Ramsey 1005 Verse 1 is bit crude). As suggested in the book Unison with an independent bell- MORTE CRISTE you can select stanzas to suit the like accompaniment. V. 2 changes This is a 1965 Welsh setting, by Readings - you dont have to sing to the minor key with a sustained Emrys Jones, of When I Survey the them all. It can be sung as a Gradual accompaniment. Line 1 sopranos Wondrous Cross and was originally or Communion. only; line 2 Basses only; lines 3 & 4 published by Lawrence Wright David Bedlow SATB. V. 3 goes back to the major Music Co. Although written for male key. S & A sing two-part staccato voice choirs, it is quite suitable for EASTER ANTHEM "Ding! Dong!, Ding! Dong! Ding!"s SATB choirs and is very appropriate This is a setting by Jack Schrader. sprinkled over T & B singing the to Holy Week. Technically it is not The music is from Lyra Davidica words to the original tune All difficult, but with splendid harmony, and is by Anne Herring. It is a accompanied by a light bell-like it does benefit from having all four simple piece for SATB. As with most organ part moving in quavers ending parts. There are short interludes easy pieces a lot can be put into it. A with the last four bars sustained between the verses, the final one choir can get their teeth into it. SATB while the quavers continue on leading up to a forte last verse. The There is great changing from f to mf the organ. The last bar consists of a Howth choir enjoyed performing it to mp and then finally finishing off solitary 32 ft. pedal note! Ideally it last year and there were several with a rousing ff. My choir should be conducted. Requires a fair appreciative comments from the thoroughly enjoyed learning and amount of rehearsal for the choir to congregation. finally giving a performance of it on get the feel of it if they have to make Randal Henly Easter Day. their entries unassisted by a ©1974,1988 Latter Rain Music. conductor. A bit of a 'pot-boiler' but GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD Hope Publishing Company fun to sing and to play. This SATB chorus (or alternatively, a Ruth Maybury Donald Maxwell quartet) from Stainer’s Crucifixion is very suitable for Holy Week. It is not CHRIST IS RISEN. THE EASTER SONG OF PRAISE just as easy as it might appear to be, This anthem by J. H. Maunder may (Exultet) (SATB) Richard Shephard and a nucleus of competent singers be to some people, “an old one” but RSCM S.358A V.1 Unison with an is needed to carry it through. It is sometimes it is nice to bring old independent organ part. V. 2 SATB marked “unaccompanied” but a 4- things back into circulation. This is unaccompanied ad lib. otherwise the part accompaniment is provided, an ‘old’ piece as the copy I have is organ duplicates the voice parts. V. which would be prudent to use with priced Four Old Pence! The words 3. Mostly Unison with an an amateur choir. are from Hymns Ancient & Modern. It independent organ part ending with Randal Henly is for SATB. There is plenty of some division in the last few bars. changing tempo and it is great for a Not very difficult. HOSANNA FILLIO DAVID choir to put their musical talents to Donald Maxwell the test. The accompaniment gives This plainchant is suitable for Palm Sunday. It can also be sung by a the organist plenty to do! The anthem should be sung with gusto DARKNESS IS GONE (SAB, Oboe, very small choir or by a soloist, at Organ and optional congregation) any pitch, with or without for the beginning section and then the middle section becomes quieter. John L Bell G.I.A. Publications G- accompaniment. The organ can 4385 The first 16 bars consist of an simply double the singer(s) or some The last section gets the choir working up to a great finish all parts organ and oboe introduction but if simple chords could be improvised. you don't have an oboist you can It is suitable as an Introit or singing the same note! © 1892 by Novello, Ewer & Co. either adapt the oboe into the organ Gradual. The music can be found in part or omit the intro altogether. the Graduale Romanum. I will be Ruth Maybury There are six verses. 1, 2 and 4 are happy to supply a handwritten Unison with the organ mainly transcript in modern notation to COME, YE FAITHFUL (SATB Hymn duplicating the haunting and catchy anyone interested. The text is in Anthem) melody. V. 3 and 5 are S.A.Men with Latin. I could not make a translation R.S.Thatcher Oxford Easy Anthems an oboe descant (if you have one). V with the right number of syllables to E.11 Verse 1 in Unison; organ 6 is Unison with an oboe descant. correspond to the music. Anyway I accompaniment upper notes Quite simple; almost hymn-like; a duplicating the voices. Four-bar think everyone knows what Hosanna good one if rehearsal time is limited. interlude between verses 1 and 2; V. means. As the text is very short the Having an oboist will make all the priest can translate it for them if 2 Sopranos with an independent difference but it's still quite effective they don't! Of course if you have the organ acc. but with A/T and B without the oboe. resources to sing the Weelkes singing a two-part four-bar Donald Maxwell setting.... "Alleluia!" under each alternate line David Bedlow of the verse. V .3. T & B sing the Organists’ Crossword 4

Only four correct entries to Crossword 3 were received (was it too difficult?), and these came from Stephen Bond, Adrian Somerfield, Aileen Godden, and one with neither name nor address. The lucky winner whose name came out of the mythical hat was Aileen Godden from Clontarf. Well Done to her, and we hope she enjoys the book about hymn-•­tune writers that has been sent. Thanks to Stainer & Bell for donating the prize.

Crossword 4 follows, and solutions to this should reach the Editor by the end of February. (Remember to include name and address!)

Clues across

Crossword 45. Dickens’ Oliver is a 1960s dance! (5) 9. Best known for his Canon in D (9) 11. A period in history (3) 12. Russian folk dance in quick 2/4

time (5) 14. The last item (6) 15. A stringed-•­toned 16 foot stop (7) 16. Prefix denoting an octave lower 28. Puzzling variations by Elgar (6) 8. Venue for a large organ? (9) (6) 31. Legendary women warriors of 10. See, behold! (2) 18. Josef, nineteenth century German Asia or S. America (7) 13. Slow stately dance dating from organist, pianist, conductor and 33. Two-•­fold (4) Shakespeare’s time (5) composer of many organ works (11) 34. Purchaser (5) 17. The Queen of Sheba coming! (7) 22. Venue at which a mechanical 35. Edwin, English organist, composer 19. Flight of a sweet insect? (3) organ may often be heard (7) and transcriber of orchestral music 20. Orlando, English composer, 24. Unit of sound intensity (7) for organ (6) virginalist and sometime organist of 26. Giuseppe, Nineteenth century 36. G in key C (3) Westminster Abbey (7) Italian organist but best known for his 37. A small biblical city (2) 21. French composer — in the operas (5) 38. A large string player? (7) Underworld? (9) 39. Reverberation of organ manual 5 23. The second note (2) (4) 24. Fundamental stop (8) 40. This hymn with last post is 25. A Welsh church (6) played for remembrance (7) 27. Max, German composer, pianist, organist, conductor and teacher (5) Clues down 29. Dilly’s peaceful, pastoral works (6) 30. Alla this in march-•­like style (6) 1. A nineteenth stop (7) 32. Disciples or followers of a 2. A series of fugues and canons philosopher, artist, etc. (6) by Bach all on the same 35. Ancient fretted stringed theme (3,3,2,5) instrument played by Galileo (4) 3. A smoking organ pipe? (4) 39. For example (1,1) 4. Pull out the stops! (8) 6. Irritating (7) 7. Italian time (5)

Solutions to Organists’ Crossword 3 RSCM Summer Course for Organists 2002 Raymond Russell, Castleknock & Clonsilla

The Royal School of Church Music’s Our accommodation was in Sundial Messaien’s Alleluia Sereins. Simon Holiday Course for Organists (30th Court which is the student residence Williams gave us a very clear and July to 3rd August 2002) was hosted for the Gufidhall School of Music, and exciting performance of Bach’s for the sixth successive year by the St is close to St Giles. Each day began at prelude and fugue in G major and Giles International Organ School 8.00 with a rehearsal for the organists Kevin Bowyer brought the course to a under the charismatic direction of involved in the afternoon service of close with a vigorous account of Fête Anne Marsden Thomas. Organists of the hymns, psalm and voluntaries. by . all standards, from beginners to those Tuesday’s theme for the of diploma standard, are catered for masterciasses was Tempo and There was a very supportive on this course, which is divided into Rhythm and these classes gave atmosphere and aid our tutors gave three strands: A — beginners, B — opportunities to play on some of the us great encouragement. I would intermediate, and C -­­ diploma largest organs in the City (City highly recommend this course to standard. All groups had a maximum Temple, St Michael’s Cornhffl, organists of all standards. I've picked of twelve and there were three Bishopsgate etc.). There were two up many new ideas and fun intermediate groups. Masterclass strands for improvisation given by voluntaries to play. repertoire lists, a provisional Gerard Brooks and Henry Fairs. In the programme, service details and much class I attended, Gerard gave many Here is the list of some of those fun helpful advice had been sent to us in useful tips for modulations after a pieces: April. This year, as always, there were hymn and putting the melody into wonderful opportunities with the tenor and bass line in turn. In the Hornpipe Humoresque, Noel fourteen pipe organs available for afternoons there were classes on Rawsthorne; practice and teaching, within the City transposition, score-­­ reading, pedal Leprechaun in London, Nigel Ogden, of London, and seven digital technique, and sight reading. On publ. Stainer & Bell; instruments in St Giles — which were Thursday night everyone walked to St Mozart Changes, Zsolt Gardonyi, fully booked from 6.00 each morning! Paul’s Cathedral to hear a magnificent publ. Moseler; Everyone had at least one personal recital by John Scott. Entry of the Gladiators (March of lesson with a tutor, at least 11/2 Triumph), Joulius Fucik; hours a day to practise, and up to The weekend came all too soon, and Teddy Bears’ Picnic, J W Brattan; eight performance opportunities in on Saturday morning we had our fmal Marigold, Billy Mayerl. master classes, services and concerts. Service with improvised voluntaries and improvisations at the end of the Congratulations are due to Raymond The course began on Monday hymns. Now it was time fothe male Russell on acquiring his ARCO afternoon in St Giles Church with a tutors to give the closing recital. (Associate of the Royal College of short recital given by the female Henry Fairs gave us a very Organists). He prepared for this with tutors of the course. Ann Elise Smoot atmospheric performance of Anne Marsden Thomas of the St played the Bach F major Toccata. This Giles’ Organ School, London. was followed by a stunning performance of Intermezzo from Widor’s 6th Symphony played by Gerdi Troskie. Anne concluded the The Diocesan Church-•‐Music Committee recital by giving us a majestic This committee is appointed by the Dublin & Glendalough Diocesan Council for performance of the Coronation the purpose of providing information about church music, training and general March ‘Le Prophete’ by Meyerbeer support to organists and directors of music in churches. In practice the work arranged by W.T. Best. This was extends outside the diocesan boundaries, to an area within approximately 100 followed by organising our practice km of Dublin city. Ongoing activities include the church music training scheme – times on the pipe organs in various now in its thirteenth year – the periodical SOUNDBOARD and guidelines on the churches in close proximity to St remuneration for organists. One-•­ off courses on particular topics are run Giles. Maps and details of how to get periodically. The present committee consists of: to the churches were supplied. After • Archdeacon Edgar Swan (Chairman), Rector, Greystones Parish; a short snack everybody had a full • Ms Ruth Maybury (Secretary), Organist, Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire; choir rehearsal with Simon Wffliams • Mr David McConnell (Treasurer), Organist, Zion Church, Rathgar; for the evening service after dinner. I • Mr Randal Henly (Editor), Organist, St. Mary’s Howth; was particularly interested in the warm - • Mr Kerry Houston, Organist, St Catherines, Donore Av.; •­up exercises and the resulting improvement in our singing. • Revd Tom Gordon, Organist, St Nicholas, Galway; • Canon Ricky Rountree, Rector, Powerscourt with Kilbride; • Mr Donald Maxwell, Organist, Ballybrack; • Judy Cameron, Organists, Enniskerry.