Herald AV Publications

HAVPCD255 – I look from afar A Sequence for Christmas

Increasingly, Christmas seems to start long before the liturgists and musicians have begun to think about services on Advent Sunday. When we finally get to the celebration of Christ’s birthday, we may find ourselves tired and jaded by it all – our real celebration of Christmas is quickly over – we turn our minds to the New Year, driven by the world’s agenda. Hence this disc: it tries to recapture some of that music that may easily be lost in our rush to get Christmas over and done with. So, although we open with a traditional Advent text, we focus on the music of the Christmas season itself, and illustrate its movement through to the Baptism of Christ and Candlemas.

HAVPCD246 – Two of a Kind Organs ancient and modern at Gloucester Cathedral

The Rodgers 960 Classical Organ was one of two Rodgers organs installed in Gloucester Cathedral while the pipe organ was out of action for most of 1999 during its restoration. Because the Chancel is separated from the nave by a screen on which the pipe organ and console are sited, two instruments were installed: a large two-manual in the Nave for congregational services and the 960 in the Chancel to accompany the daily Offices.