SKU: MN.10-960

UPC: 688670109607.

This work's four movements were inspired by the four Ariel poems of T.S. Eliot. The poems are entitled Journey of the Magi, A Song for Simeon, Animula, and Marina. Colorful organ registrations, late twentieth-century musical language and references to other organ works and chant melodies are employed in this musical representation of Eliot's poetry. The poems mark, in part, Eliot's conversion experience to orthodox Christianity. The spiritual theme of T.S. Eliot Impressions is that of a journey from darkness to light and from despair to hope. A tour-de-force concert calibre work of some twenty minutes in length. Detailed notes by the composer are included in the publication and are critical to the understanding and appreciation of this extended work.

SKU: PL.9621

This delightful piece, for manuals only, displays the playful side of Leslie Betteridge's musical personality. The outer sections are scherzo-like, while the chordal middle section remains related to the opening material in its syncopated rhythms and its use of similar motives. The flavor of the work is decidedly French in the lightness of its character and English Romantic in its harmony. This work would serve beautifully as a concert encore or as service music.