Three Carols (SATB and organ) (2010)

These three carols are already quite well known and to have them in a single volume is very welcome. I wonder as I wander has a delicious quirkiness. O little town of Bethlehem is gentle and coloured with some effective harmony. My dancing day is an energetic piece with lots of syncopation. It is great fun to sing and to listen to (if performed well!). It calls for a skilled organist with a rock-steady sense of the pulse. This volume is warmly recommended.

I hope the publication of Three Carols gives this composer the recognition he deserves. I wonder as I wander and My dancing day have real freshness, the latter with energetic rhythms. The instant charm and appeal of his simple harmony, with just the occasional jazzy chord, is apparent in O little town of Bethlehem, which properly captures the tranquility of Philips Brook's hymn text.