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January 2021

After 18 years at St Matthew's Bethnal Green, Chris has accepted the post of Organist of St Mary Magdalene's East Ham.

November 2020

A review of Here be Dragons! has been published in the November/December 2020 edition of the Dutch magazine de Klarinet. A translation may be read here.

October 2020

The corrected proofs of Prelude & Fugue (organ) and Invocation and Paean (organ) have been returned to Paraclete in readiness for publication in 2021.

Further works are due for release as follows:

June 2021
Ad Cantus Leticie (choir) CHRISTMAS
A Little Child There is Yborn (choir) CHRISTMAS
Love Came Down at Christmas (choir and organ) CHRISTMAS
The Jolly Shepherd (choir and organ) CHRISTMAS
The Linden Tree Carol (choir) CHRISTMAS
The World's Desire (choir) CHRISTMAS

2022
A brighter dawn is breaking (choir & organ) EASTER
Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts to heaven and voices raise (choir & organ) EASTER
Drop, drop slow tears (choir) LENT/PASSIONTIDE
Royal Presents (choir & organ) EPIPHANY
Recessional (organ solo)

September 2020

Paraclete Press has published another batch of Chris's compositions:

All and Some (choir) CHRISTMAS
Hurry to Bethlehem (choir and organ) CHRISTMAS
Jesus, to your table led (choir and organ) HOLY COMMUNION
Easter Alleluias (fantasia for organ on 'Victimae Pachali Laudes')
Suite (organ)

July 2020

There is now a 'Meet the Composer' video on Chris's Paraclete page.

June 2020

Pianist Jonathan Williams's performance of As long as your eyes are blue has been included in Opera Cabaret's 2020 virtual performance.

May 2020

Several of Chris's organ and choral compositions have received enthusiastic reviews in the June 2020 edition of Organists' Review. See the Reviews page for more information.

April 2020

Clarinettist Samantha Christopher has recorded Chris's easy clarinet duets Liquorice Allsorts on SoundCloud and YouTube.

April 2020

Having recently completed an extensive revision of his History of the Organs of St Matthew's Bethnal Green, correspondence from Paul Tindall has prompted another significant revision thanks to Mr Tindall's discovery of the stop list of the organ installed in 1772. The new History may be downloaded HERE.

January 2020

Paraclete Press has published Prelude and Fugue on the Name of Durufle (organ), Eleven Chorale Preludes (organ) and Let Christians all with joyful mirth (choir and organ).