Organ Music

Source: The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 40, No. 680 (Oct. 1, 1899), p. 674
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674 THE MUSICAL TIMES.-OCTOBER I, 1899.
Recently, at St. Michael's, Lower Sydenham, At the Royal Duchess Theatre, Balham, the
musical services were given which included a management, as will be remembered by our readers,
selection from the " Hymn of Praise." Upon one has secured a two-manual organ, constructed on the
tubular pneumatic principle by Mr. Eustace Ingram.
occasion the organist, Mr. Ernest Foster, played the
symphony to the " Lobgesang." The special Though organs have long since become necessary
service at the Parish Church, Portsmouth, on theadjuncts of the opera orchestra, their presence in
ordinary theatres has been uncommon; one can recall
3rd ult., included such excellent anthems as Attwood's
"They that go down to the sea in ships" and two or three only in London as in use, and these
Wesley's "Blessed be the God and Father"; and belong
the to days long past. These instruments were at
the Princess's, Adelphi, and the Alhambra. In these
organist, Mr. R. H. Turner, played Bach's Prelude
and Fugue in D major. days of travelling operatic companies, organs are
becoming necessary as articles of theatrical equip-
ment, and the management of the Balham Theatre
has done well to lead the way.
ORGAN MUSIC. It may be mentioned that in Mr. Tree's revival of
"King John," at Her Majesty's Theatre, organ music
is for
IT was a well conceived idea to arrange brought into some prominence, and we understand
a series
of organ recitals upon the magnificentthat a few
organ atdays
thebefore the performance the enter-
Royal Albert Hall, as preludes to the prising
meetings
managerof had a new pipe organ erected for the
the Church Congress to be held in thatproduction.
building. The
phrase " before the meetings," however, An extensive
gives one scheme
an of recitals by Mr. Herbert
Walton,
uncomfortable feeling of a kind of consent toatmaking
Glasgow Cathedral, will be welcome to
music a "doormat," which people, more or less, music-lovers in that city, and go to show that the
heedlessly step on or step over, with their expecta-"good seed" sown by Dr. A. L. Peace during his
tions fixed upon the " good things " to follow. Whyresidence in Glasgow has naturally borne good fruit.
not count the recitals as among the "good things," Mr. Walton's programmes during the past month
and so place music and its excellent representativeshave included organ music by Bach, Lemmens, and
in a more dignified attitude by announcing thatS. S. Wesley, with Mr. Tertius Noble's excellent
the meetings will commence with organ recitals ?Theme with variations and Dr. Basil Harwood's
" Dithyramb."
However, let us be thankful that upon these occasions
organ recitals will be given-another advance which Mr. F. Gostelow has recently given a series of
recitals at Luton Parish Church, the Primitive
will signalise this year's Congress, and which is not
possible every year. Methodist Church in the same town, at Marlowes
Mr. Roger Ascham's organ recital at Feather Baptist Church, Hemel Hempstead, and at the
Market Hall, Port Elizabeth, on August 13, included Alexandra Palace. His programmes have included
such effective works as Handel's Organ Concerto A. in Hollins's Overture in C minor, Dr. Varley
F (known as the " Cuckoo and Nightingale " Roberts's " Bell" Voluntary, Wolstenholme's "Le
Concerto), one of Smart's Andante movements,Carillon," and Nocturne and Reverie in F, by R. Driffil;
Dubois's " Fiat Lux." At Brisbane, Mr. George Meditation and Toccata, by E. d'Evry; and an
Sampson recently gave an interesting selectionIntroduction
on and Fugue from his own pen.
the Exhibition organ, including Mendelssohn's Fourth Mr. H. Weston gave a recital at St. Peter's
Organ Sonata and Hesse's Toccata in A flat. The Presbyterian Church, Upper Tooting, on the 8th ult.,
interest taken by the good people of Brisbane in thehis programme including Sir R. P. Stewart's delight-
series of recitals has been gratifying. The recital ful Concert Fantasia in D, Best's Concert Fantasia
under notice had a plebiscite programme, and it on a theme by Rode, and Overture in D by J. Kinross.
appears that out of eighty-four pieces played duringAt St. Seiriol's, Penmaenmawr, Dr. W. J. Reynolds
the present series of recitals, eighty-one were played a recital on the 12th ult., the scheme of
repeated by an aggregate of no less than 902 votes.which included Fantasia in A minor, Lemmens, and
Further, judgment was given in favour of certainSchumann's fine Fugue (No. 6) on the name of Bach.
specimens of Mendelssohn's work, commanding 107Mr. R. E. Parker's programme at Wilmslow Parish
votes, against eighty-four for Handel and sixty-two Church, on a recent occasion, included Dr. A. L.
for Bach. This looks like present progress and Peace's admirable "Sonata da Camera" (No. I).
future promise. The voting, it should be furtherMr. E. H. Smith gave a recital at St. Bede's, Liver-
noted, secured the repetition of some of Guilmant's pool, on the Ioth ult., his list of pieces including
best organ pieces. The average attendance, it seems,Offertoire in D flat, Salome, and Wedding March,
has been 800. There is a decided touch of practical Best. Mr. Roger Ascham's recital programme at
enterprise in the announcement on the programme St. John's Wesleyan Church, Port Elizabeth, recently
given, included Dr. E. T. Chipp's Andante con moto
that special cars will run an hour before the perform-
ances commence, and that "the car conductors will in F sharp minor and Dr. E. J. Hopkins's "1Dolce
issue tickets covering the fare and admission to theCantabile."
recital." Messrs. Hope-Jones and Company have built a
Mr. George Rathbone lately gave a recital at new organ for All Saints', Upper Norwood. The
Cartmel Priory Church, when Rheinberger's Sonata scheme, when complete, will include great, swell,
in F minor, Elgar's " Lux Christi" Prelude, and echo, solo, and pedal organs. There is a large
the Adagio from Widor's Sixth Organ Symphonynumber of mechanisms well contrived and arranged
were features of a very good scheme. At the Parish for the convenience of the performer.
Church, Scunthorpe, Mr. B. G. Thorne lately gave aThe new organ at the United Methodist Free
Church, Middlesbrough (built by Messrs. Forster and
recital including "Meditation in a Cathedral," Silas;
Sonata in E minor, Rheinberger; Prelude and Fugue Andrews), was opened on Sunday, the 24th ult., by
in E minor, Bach; and a Melody and Postlude fromMr. W. J. Stobbart, who gave recitals in the after-
Mr. Thorne's own pen. noon and after the evening service on that day, and
The organ at the Liverpool Cathedral, having beenagain on the evening of the 27th ult.
satisfactorily rebuilt, has been re-opened by Mr. Mr. H. A. Fricker has continued successfully his
Burstall, the Cathedral organist. The work was recitals at the Town Hall, Leeds, on Tuesday after-
carried out by Messrs. Rushforth and Son. noons and Saturday evenings during last month.

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