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 Gabriel Fauré's Pavane.


French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924) became one of the leading French composers of his era, and his music had a lasting influence on 20th century composition. Written in 1887, his Pavane, Op. 50, was originally written for the orchestra; Fauré published a piano version two years later, and the work became one of his most popular compositions.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music