Liturgical Suite

Opus Number
69
Date
June 2004
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Commissioned
Carson Cooman and Richard Bunbury
Dedication
Carson Cooman and Richard Bunbury
Instrumentation
solo organ
Duration
20 minutes
Purchase Score
Premiere

March 6, 2005, St. Theresa of Avila Parish

Program notes

My “Liturgical Suite” for Organ, Op. 69 was completed in June of 2004 and was commissioned by and dedicated to two organists: Carson Cooman and Richard Bunbury. The work is in seven movements and is designed to be both a recital piece and a functional part of a church service.

The movements are Processional, Fugue, Toccata, “Wayfaring Stranger,” Gigue, Pastorale, and Postlude. The whole work is a kind of arch form which frames the central variations on the religious folk song “I am a poor wayfaring stranger.” Some of these movements contain repeats that allow them to be extended as the occasion requires. In addition, each piece contains general registration recommendations that were graciously suggested by the commissioning organists.

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