Thomas Hewitt Jones' Carnival. Composed 2010. Written for Martin Neary President of the Organists Charitable Trust. These five short works are all extracted from the excellent Little Organ Book from the Organists Charitable Trust edited by Martin Neary and first published by Novello in 2010. This is a wonderful resource of 11 mainly new works by British composers all of moderate difficulty and well-defined character. Iain Farrington’s Bluesday is full of delicious harmonies with a bold climax framed by a gentle beginning and ending. David Bednall’s Fanfare is a joyful work that would bea good recital opener or festival voluntary with a chance to unleash the big reeds. The simplicity of the title of Howells’s Cradle Song belies a richness and warmth that make this a moving miniature. John Rutter’s evening prelude from 1979 on the plainsong hymn Te lucis ante terminum is tender and clear with some surprisingly plangent harmonies. Thomas Hewitt Jones’s Carnival is an outburst of festivity and bravura. All these pieces are very much worth playing though organists interested in more than two of them would be better served purchasing a copy of the original anthology which is still very well priced (Little Organ Book Novello 9781849386814 £9.95). - Sunday by Sunday

Bob Chilcott And David Blackwell. Carols for Choirs: Book Cinq comprend 50 chants superbes pour fêter les 50 ans des célèbres Chants pour les séries chorales. De nouveaux arrangements de Bob Chilcott et David Blackwell, ainsi que des compositions originales, y compris de nombreux écrite spécialement pour cette collection. Un large éventail de compositeurs sont présentés, y compris Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Gabriel Jackson, Philip Ledger, Jaakko Mantyjarvi, Mathew Martin, Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott, John Rutter, Carl Rutti, et David Willcocks. Un mélange équilibré d'éléments accompagnés et non accompagnés, y compris l'ordre de service pour un festival de neuf leçons et cantiques de Noël. Les volumes de Carols for Choirs se sont imposés comme les livres carol quintessence de chanteurs carol à travers le monde. Comme ses prédécesseurs, Carols for Choirs 5 présente un large éventail de chants de Noël pour toutes les occasions, allant de la musique classique superbement arrangés pour les meilleures compositions originales. La collection met en valeur les noms très mieux établis et les nouveaux dans la composition chorale d'aujourd'hui, tant dans le Royaume-Uni et dans le monde entier./ Recueil / SATB et Piano

Made in England is a collection of pieces chosen from the recordings Julian Lloyd Webber has made over the last 20 years. This complilation mixes old favourites such as Saint-Saens 'The Swan' with more recent compositions such as Elton John's 'Your Song'. / Violoncelle Et Piano

Eleven pieces for solo Organ from the 19th to the 21st century. Selected and edited by Martin Neary. 'An imaginative kaleidoscope of attractive pieces. There is much to enjoy in this wide-ranging collection.' - John Scott LVO Organist and Director of Music Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York 'A valuable collection for organists. The fact that it is published in aid of such an important cause makes it all the more appealing.' - James O'Donnell Organist & Master of the Choristers Westminster Abbey Visiting Professor of Organ Royal Academy of Music 'Containing stimulating music for professional and amateur alike thisbeautifully produced volume is one of the highest quality and useful Organ albums to have been released in years. You should buy a copy - you won't regret it.' - Jonathan Vaughn (Choir & Organ - March/April 2011) Produced in association with the Organists Charitable Trust with the support of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust this is a collection of 11 pieces for solo organ (ABRSM Grade 6-7). Featuring previously-unpublished works by Howells and Rutter and new works by Philip Moore and three 'rising stars' David Bednall Iain Farrington and Thomas Hewitt Jones. Selected and edited by Martin Neary.