by barbarah_admin | Oct 7, 2021
Organ settings on familiar and beloved hymns for Gathering.
by barbarah_admin | Oct 7, 2021
As an organist, I am always looking for festive pieces for a special celebration or for an exciting postlude. Festive Toccata is an exuberant setting with dueling manuals over a dramatic pedal part. A short pedal solo leads back into the opening gestures with a short...
by barbarah_admin | Oct 7, 2021
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine ¥ There’s a Wideness in God’s mercy ¥ Nearer, Still Nearer This edition offers engaging interpretations of several beloved American hymns. Each is arranged with an opening toccata, a fugal section, and a closing flourish....
by barbarah_admin | Oct 7, 2021
This blazing toccata by Barbara Harbach is built on the well-known seasonal hymn, “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” (Easter Hymn). It is a dynamic piece that features the melody in the pedals and bravura sixteenth-note motion in the manuals. A more...
by barbarah_admin | Oct 7, 2021
The first section of Summershimmer has a whimsical melody pitted against blocks of chords that slowly change in texture from two-notes to a full hand-cluster. A virtuoso pedal solo utilizes the full pedal board and incorporates grace notes and scales before embarking...
