[{"id":262292013116,"handle":"andrew-fletcher","updated_at":"2021-10-12T09:59:54+01:00","published_at":"2021-10-12T09:58:47+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Andrew Fletcher","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eAndrew Fletcher (b.1950) is a Midlands-based church musician, choral director, teacher, composer, arranger and concert organist who regularly gives recitals, masterclasses and choral workshops both in England and the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Fletcher was educated in Birmingham and at Keble College, Oxford, where he was organ scholar. At the age of 20 he became a prize-winning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists; he also holds their Choir-Training Diploma and is a Fellow of the London College of Music in organ performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis reputation as a choir-trainer was established at St. Mary's, Warwick, where he was Director of Music for eight years. Under his direction the choir made numerous foreign tours, broadcast on TV and radio, and recorded on the Abbey, Chevron and CBS Masterworks labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1985 he has pursued a free-lance career in his home town of Birmingham and is much in demand as a teacher of piano, organ and paperwork, as a recitalist and keyboard accompanist, and as a composer and arranger. He is presently Director of Music at St. Thomas's, Stourbridge (which maintains an all-male choral tradition), and directs the Solihull Choral Society. He is also President of the Birmingham Organists' Association and Chairman of the RSCM Area Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a regular recitalist in England and has performed in such venues as St. Paul's, Canterbury, Coventry, Hereford, Wells and Bristol cathedrals, the abbeys of Tewkesbury, Ampleforth, Waltham and Bath, Southwell Minster, Birmingham and Kidderminster Town Halls, Hull City Hall, and Victoria Hall, Hanley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has toured extensively in the United States, giving recitals, master classes and choral workshops at venues in New York, Hartford CT, Methuen MA, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia PA, (yes, he did get to play a solo on the famous Wanamaker organ!), Baton Rouge LA and Arab AL.\nHis CD recording of late-romantic organ music (St. Mary's, Warwick), has received great critical acclaim and it is hoped that two further recordings, made at Birmingham Oratory and Riverside Church, New York, may eventually be available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a composer he has answered a number of commissions, both organ and choral, for England and the USA, and many of his works are published by the RSCM, Oecumuse, Kevin Mayhew and Oxford University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":262292111420,"handle":"andrew-moore","updated_at":"2021-10-12T10:13:16+01:00","published_at":"2021-10-12T10:08:21+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Andrew Moore","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eComposer, arranger, editor, author, and Catholic priest, Andrew Moore has featured in the Kevin Mayhew catalogue for some 25 years. His compositions for the liturgy are widely used. When time allows he also enjoys painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore about Andrew can be found at: \u003ca href=\"www.andrewmooremusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.andrewmooremusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":262292176956,"handle":"andrew-wright","updated_at":"2021-10-12T10:16:57+01:00","published_at":"2021-10-12T10:15:49+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Andrew Wright","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eAndrew Wright (b.1955) studied music at Worcester College, Oxford under Robert Sherlaw Johnson and was a former Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. He has been Master of Music and Diocesan Director of Music for the Diocese of Brentwood since 1982 and is very active as a conductor, teacher, performer and composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew is also currently Chair of the Bishops' Choristers Award Committee which provides musical and liturgical training for young choristers. He has been much in demand as an adjudicator for Music Festivals over the years. In 1995 he received a civic award from Brentwood Borough Council for his work in the locality.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":158249517116,"handle":"church-music","updated_at":"2021-10-14T16:55:24+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-10T17:45:18+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Church Music","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eKevin Mayhew \u003cstrong\u003echurch music\u003c\/strong\u003e can be found in churches across the world. Most of our publications are focused on the needs of the parish musician and our house composers are some of the very best in the business: Colin Mawby, Chris Tambling, Malcolm Archer, Noel Rawsthorne - the list reads like a who's who of leading British church musicians from the last 40 years. As with all Kevin Mayhew publications, the quality of church music editing, arranging and production is second to none.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":158248927292,"handle":"church-resources","updated_at":"2021-10-16T17:10:21+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-10T17:45:18+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Church Resources","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eChurch Resources from Kevin Mayhew featuring teaching, preaching and service books. In Stock, available to buy direct from the UK publisher online today.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":262293749820,"handle":"colin-mawby","updated_at":"2021-10-12T11:47:53+01:00","published_at":"2021-10-12T11:40:18+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Colin Mawby","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eColin Mawby (b.1936) is a prolific choral conductor and composer.His vocal writing is widely acknowledged to be masterly and his music inspirational. As a conductor, he has worked with the London Mozart Players, the Wren Orchestra, Pro Cantione Antiqua, the Belgian Radio Choir and the BBC Singers. He has been Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, London, Choral Director at Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE) and artistic director of Ireland's National Chamber Choir. On his retirement from the National Chamber Choir in 2001 he was appointed Artistic Director Emeritus to the choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a composer, his extensive output includes twenty-four masses, five song cycles, a large number of settings for choir and two children's operas. He has received commissions from RTE, Westminster Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral, the Royal School of Church Music, the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, and Grace Church, New York, USA. Recent works include a piece written especially for the Requiem of Cardinal Basil Hume and a fanfare for the opening of the Concert Hall in Dublin City University. Awards include Top Honors in the 2002 Waging Peace Through Singing competition in Oregon, USA for his Prayer of Forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis setting of Psalm 23 was included on Charlotte Church's CD, Voice of an Angel and Ave Maria was recorded on The Celtic Tenors CD, So Strong.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":163063169084,"handle":"discount-km-music-books-auto","title":"Discount - KM MUSIC BOOKS (auto)","updated_at":"2021-10-16T16:50:23+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2020-08-13T17:29:50+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM MUSIC BOOKS"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2020-11-02T12:09:33+00:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":706,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/8884\/2812\/collections\/RedHot.jpg?v=1604318974"}},{"id":260935581756,"handle":"exc-furn","title":"EXC FURN","updated_at":"2021-10-16T19:35:30+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-04-21T13:32:47+01:00","sort_order":"price-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"not_equals","condition":"CR-FURNITURE"},{"column":"type","relation":"not_equals","condition":"CR-WOOD"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":158224285756,"handle":"music","updated_at":"2021-10-16T16:50:23+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-09T14:53:47+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Music","body_html":"","image":{"created_at":"2020-09-18T18:30:23+01:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":675,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/8884\/2812\/collections\/m1400473_12.jpg?v=1600450224"}},{"id":158315675708,"handle":"organ","updated_at":"2021-10-12T12:56:52+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-13T14:26:33+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Organ","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur range of organ music offers sheets music for organists of all levels including bestselling repertoire compilations. Kevin Mayhew has been a trusted brand producing a fantastic range of organ music for over 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":158249615420,"handle":"organ-music","updated_at":"2021-10-09T15:10:21+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-10T17:45:18+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Organ Music","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kevin Mayhew organ catalogue is respected by organists worldwide for its range, the unrivalled skill and experience of our house composers and editors, and the quality of our sheet music presentation. Whether you are a beginner, parish organist, director of music or recitalist, there will be something here for you. We know how important fresh material is for busy organists, so we are committed to publishing new organ sheet music and service collections regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":260935024700,"handle":"queen-95","title":"Queen 95","updated_at":"2021-10-16T19:35:30+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-04-21T11:29:13+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-BRASS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-CANDLES"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-CROSSES"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-PENDANTS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-SIGNS AND BANNERS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-SILVER"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-SUNDRIES"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-VESTMENTS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"CR-WROUGHT IRON"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"DIGITAL"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"GIFT"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"GREETINGS CARDS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM AUDIO"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM CHRISTIAN BOOKS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM DIGITAL"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM HYMN-BOOK"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM MUSIC BOOKS"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"KM NON-BOOK"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"eBook"},{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"SCHOOL RESOURCES"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":262278447164,"handle":"rosalie-bonighton","updated_at":"2021-10-11T14:33:12+01:00","published_at":"2021-10-11T14:11:36+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Rosalie Bonighton","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt is with great sadness that we must inform you that Rosalie passed away in December, below Kevin Mayhew talks about 'Ros'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As publishers we like to think that we have the very best composers on our list and Ros was right there in our Top Ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever I asked her to write for us she did with grace and generosity. We have been her publisher for 18 years and in that time we have published nearly 500 of her choral and organ pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRos understood that the average parish organist was not as technically assured as she was but had a way of writing that makes people sound better than they are. She was able to write across musical styles, from deeply spiritual liturgical music to fun pieces, like her Liturgical Jazz which we will publish next month. Congregations might find themselves called to prayer by such pieces as ‘In the shadow of your wings’, a slow, ravishing meditation on Psalm 57, or shaken out of their seats by ‘Up she rises’, Ros’s riotous variations on ‘What shall we do with a drunken sailor?’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer vocal writing, always setting fine texts, was similarly assured and welcomed by choirs looking for tuneful, well-crafted music with the occasional harmonic twist to keep them on their toes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast year Ros contributed a good number of pieces to Songs every choir loves to sing, a collection of traditional songs, the first time she had written anything of a non-sacred nature for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI liked her pieces so much that I asked her to consider writing more for our instrumental list and we had begun planning a book of recorder pieces which will now sadly not come to fruition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRos always greeted each new request with great enthusiasm. Her editor here, Donald Thomson, said to me: ‘It has always been such a pleasure to work with Ros and she was very prompt about returning her proofs. This last collection of pieces was so full of fun which, although I only knew her at the end of an email connection, seemed to mirror her approach to life.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe shall miss Ros very much but she leaves a legacy that will live on as her music enhances the lives of countless people all over the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosalie Bonighton (1946-2011) was a composer, part-time teacher, and Organist and Music Director at St John the Evangelist Church, Ballarat, Australia.\u003cbr\u003eShe wrote for both professional and amateur performers, and has a special interest in music for liturgical needs.\u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":158315905084,"handle":"sheet-music","updated_at":"2021-10-16T16:50:23+01:00","published_at":"2020-02-13T14:26:33+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Sheet Music","body_html":"A wide range of sheet music from Kevin Mayhew music suitable for schools and players from the very young through to the more experienced.","image":{"created_at":"2021-04-14T17:37:52+01:00","alt":null,"width":3600,"height":5399,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/8884\/2812\/collections\/SheetMusic.jpg?v=1618418273"}}]
If you think organ music can only sound truly magnificent when played on a large cathedral instrument, then you need this book! Drawing on the talents of some of Kevin Mayhew's most talented composers, this is an exceptional collection of festive organ music. Requiring only a modest organ, and written to ensure that no piece is too technical, these pieces make prominent use of the Tuba and other solo reeds. An exceptional collection of music sure to delight.
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Contents
Cantique - Stanley Vann Diversion for the reeds - June Nixon Finale - Andrew Moore March ride - Richard Lloyd Paean - Andrew Wright Scherzando - Robert Jones Tromba pomposa - Andrew Fletcher Tubas ahoy! - Colin Mawby Tuba talk - Rosalie Bonighton
