Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Edward Elgar's Imperial march.


Sir Edward Elgar’s (1857-1934) Imperial marchwas written to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. Its premiere was at a Crystal Palace concert on 19 April 1897. Originally an orchestral work, it was transcribed for the organ by Sir George Clement Martin (1844-1916).



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music