Judith Weir & Jonathan Dove: Organ Works Thomas Corns

• Jonathan Dove (b. 1959): The Dancing Pipes:
• 1 The Dancing Pipes 09:35
• Judith Weir (b. 1954): Judith Weir:
• 2 Wild Mossy Mountains 04:28
• The Trees Unfold:
• 3 The Trees Unfold 05:58
• The Wild Reeds:
• 4 The Wild Reeds 11:03
• Jonathan Dove: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam:
• 5 Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam 03:28
• Judith Weir: St Alban:
• 6 St Alban 06:53
• The Tree of Peace:
• 7 The Tree of Peace 04:49
• Ettrick Banks:
• 8 Ettrick Banks 04:21
• Jonathan Dove: Niagara:
• 9 Niagara 07:58
• Total Runtime 58:33

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Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) and Dame Judith Weir (b. 1954) may diverge in musical style, yet their organ compositions converge through evocative storytelling.

On this album, their works for organ intertwine, revealing a shared fascination with the organ’s pictorial prowess, particularly in the depiction of watery motifs.

From Weir’s turbulent Scottish rivers in Ettrick Banks, and her rugged yet ghostly depiction of traditional Eastern European folk instruments in The Wild Reeds, to Dove’s jubilant celebrations of organ pipes in The Dancing Pipes, and the almost over-whelming force of his Niagara, each piece unfolds like a rich tapestry of sound.

Organist Thomas Corns breathes life into these compositions, where theological reflections mingle with vibrant sonic imagery, and the organ becomes a palette for storytelling.

Thomas Corns, organ

Thomas Corns
currently holds the post of Director of Music at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, where he leads the choirs in a busy programme of services, concerts, tours, broadcasts and recordings. Educated as a chorister at Wells Cathedral, and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University, he has held positions at St Paul’s Cathedral, Truro Cathedral and Jesus College, Cambridge.

Speaking of the appointment Thomas said: “I am delighted and honoured to have been appointed, to have the opportunity to build on the work of my predecessors and to direct such a dynamic music department. I am looking forward to working in this vibrant city with all in the Cathedral and community and to moving to Sheffield with my wife Claire and our young family.”

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