Organ Music in New England: Cultivating a Living Tradition

The Organ of First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Series of Launch Concerts

1. Washington’s March, from Organ without a Master
Traditional American, arr. Edward Little White (1809–51)

2. A Fuge* or Voluntary
William Selby (1738–98) *original spelling

3. Voluntary No. 1 “Duetto”
William Wood (1788–after 1815)

4. Soft Organ Voluntary
Christian Henrich Rinck (1770–1846) with additions by Manuel Emilio (1812–71)

5. Variations on “Adeste Fideles”
Rayner Taylor (1747–1825)

6. Double Fugue on “God Save the Queen” for the Full Organ, Op. 2, No. 4
John Knowles Paine (1839–1906)

7. Three-voiced Canon in the Fifth with Accompaniment, Op. 12, No. 9
George Whitefield Chadwick (1853–1931)

8. The Last Rose of Summer, Varied for the Organ, Op. 59
Dudley Buck (1839–1909)

9. Chorale Prelude on “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele,” Op. 20, No. 1
Henry Morton Dunham (1853–1929)

10. Prelude for a Festive Occasion (in the style of Mozart)
Edith Lang (1885–1969)

Suite in E major
Everett Titcomb (1884–1968)
11. Prelude
12. Scherzo
13. Cantilène
14. Recessional

15. In the Isles of the Sea
Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)

16. I’ll sing on
Justin J. Murphy-Mancini (b. 1989)

Partita on “Detroit”
David Hurd (b. 1950)

17. Hymn - Boldly
18. Var. 1 - Smoothly
19. Var. 2 - Playfully
20. Var. 3 - Flowing
21. Var. 4 - With sparkle
22. Var. 5 - Unhurried
23. Var. 6 - Sharply
24. Var. 7 - Simply
25. Var. 8 - Warmly
26. Var. 9 - Fugue: Sturdily, with accent
27. Strong (Hymn reprise)    

Album Release: March 21, 2025

Catalogue #: APL03781
Label: Acis
Track count: 27
Total Time: 73’37”
UPC: 198937603781 (CD)
UPC: 198937603842 (Digital)

Links: Justin J. Murphy-Mancini | First Religious Society, Universalist Unitarian, Newburyport | Front Cover | Press Release