This comprehensive collection brings together 45 of June Nixon's finest organ compositions, showcasing the remarkable breadth and accessibility of one of Australia's most celebrated church musicians.
As Organist Emerita of St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, and recipient of numerous honours including the Lambeth Degree Doctor of Music and Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music, Nixon brings decades of liturgical and concert experience to these compositions. Her music has been performed by cathedral choirs worldwide and featured in broadcasts from King's College, Cambridge.
These works are perfectly suited for both worship and concert performance, offering organists of varying abilities music that is technically rewarding yet musically fulfilling.
Contents:
A Braule for the Tuba (or whatever)
Acclamation
Adoro Te Devote
All Glory and Power
Angelus
Badinage on 'Song 13'
Blues on 'Amazing Grace'
Campanella on 'Branle de l'Official'
Chaconne for Good Friday
Christmas Scherzo
Diversion for the Reeds
Eccentric March on 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen'
Epilogue
Fanfare for a Dean
Fantasy on 'St Albinus'
Finale on 'Crüger'
Glory be to Jesus
Ground Bass on 'Iste Confessor'
Improvisation on 'Crimond'
Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray
Lift Up Your Heads
Llamarada
Marche Joyeuse
Marche Pontificale on 'Regent Square'
Meditative Postlude
Mr Purcell's Procession
Nocturne on 'Eventide'
Palm Sunday Procession
Pasticcio
Pastiche on 'Adeste Fideles'
Peaceful Procession on 'Kings of Orient'
Pensive Procession
Pentecost Acclamation
Postlude on 'Bristol'
Prelude on 'Aus Der Tiefe'
Prelude on 'Bunessan'
Prelude on 'Ellacombe'
Procession
Procession on 'Salzburg'
Resurrection Fanfare
Scherzetto on 'Praise, my soul'
Suite for St Wiesel-Popp
Tänzchen on 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'
Threnody on 'Mannheim'
Toccata on 'Christ ist Entstanden'