Firehead Organ Works

We have a new website! We think it is rather smart, and hope you find it easy and interesting to use. Please visit and explore our catalog(ue) of wonderful works by our house composers, and do please let us know what you think! fireheadorganworks.com

Hark the Glad Sound! Advent is nearly upon us, please visit our website to browse our collection of seasonal hymn preludes and other music: fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/categ…

The next mainly slow concert in Bristol is "Bottlenecks" by Lithuanian composer Arturas Bumšteinas - a crack team of musicians are flying in from Vilnius to perform at @ASCBristol on Sat 9 Nov at 11am, you can hear them at @Selwyn1882 Cambridge on Thursday 7 November too.

**New release!** "Alabaster Owl" for organ with fixed media electronics by @HuwMorgan1. Five minutes of hooting and squeaking, with some Japanese percussion instruments thrown in for good measure, please visit the website for more info: fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

***New release!*** "Celestial Obects II" for organ with fixed media electronics, by @michael02337132 Bonaventure. Please visit our website for more information and to hear a recording: fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

**NEW COMPOSER!** Firehead organ works is delighted to welcome Luca Massaglia to our catalogue! Luca is a ferociously talented organist, a champion of new music, and a great composer. Please visit his page for more info: fireheadorganworks.com/luca-massaglia

Rehearsing music for organ with electronics by @michael02337132, @ElisabetDijkst1, @HuwMorgan1, @MadameCeski and Lauren Redhead this morning - next concert is 5 October, 11am at @TheCCT @StJohnontheWall

Hear "Estampie" by @HuwMorgan1, newly released on Firehead Organ Works, brilliantly played by @michael02337132 Bonaventure! Please visit our website to preview and purchase the score. youtu.be/8Z6d3hsK0T8?si… via @YouTube

**New release!** "Estampie" by @HuwMorgan1, another work composed for the The Organ of St Nicholas Church, Grosmont, intended as a companion piece to the estampies in the 14th century Robertsbridge Codex. For manuals. fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

The excellent Alex from Who's Flying the Plane? has made this lovely video of me playing some of my @OrganSlow repertoire! youtube.com/watch?v=-CaJF0…

**New release!** "Mt. Ephraim" by Frederick Frahm, written for the historic Walker organ at St Nicholas, Grosmont (UK), based on the 18th cent hymn tune by Benjamin Milgrove. First performance is this Sunday, 4pm, at St Nicholas, given by @HuwMorgan1 fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

Drum roll, please! Our 40th anniversary Summer School will be held from Monday 11 August - Sunday 17 August 2025! Application forms will not be open until mid to late October, but do save the dates for now.

**Performance News!** Very best wishes to @DCJPipeOrganist, who includes @HuwMorgan1's "Beata Viscera" in his recital tonight, 7pm, at Holy Trinity & St Mary, Berwick-upon-Tweed! fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

Honoured that the excellent Age-Freerk Bokma will play my "Haven" tomorrow in Geneva cathedral - what a cool programme! Another gig I'd love to go to...

London friends, Lauren Redhead & Alistair Zaldua are giving a smashing concert tomorrow (Friday) evening at St John's Duncan Terrace in Islington. Organ and electronics, very grateful to have my "kestrel" piece on this great programme! Do pop along if you're free

Next mainly slow is this Saturday, 11am @NewRoomBristol - lovely things by Oliver Ginger, @emily_doolittle, Adrian Democ, @philipglass, on the gorgeous 1761 Snetzler instrument. Free admission, one hour, played by @HuwMorgan1

Saturday in Anykščiai, Lithuania - lovely pieces by David Mahler, Eva-Maria Houben, Luiz Henrique Yudo, @Crane1L, Julius Aglinskas and Bach, played by @iasaraZ1941 and myself.

**New release!** "Rowan Tree" by Frederick Frahm - A cycle of anthems for organ and voices, especially composed for Holy Week and Easter. PDF score and more information from our website: fireheadorganworks.com/shop/ols/produ…

The latest issue of @OrganistsReview is out! Though the circumstances of my appointment are terribly sad, I'm honoured to be working for the magazine as acting assistant editor, under the fab @DCJPipeOrganist. (I've an article on Eva-Maria Houben's lovely music in this issue.)

Looking forward to doing this very much indeed! Friends in #grosmont and #abergavenny, please do pop by if you're free this day - raising money to renovate the lovely organ at St Nicholas

**Performance news!** Very best wishes to @DCJPipeOrganist who includes "Beata Viscera" by @HuwMorgan1 in his recital tomorrow at St George's Cathedral, Ano Syros in Greece. Score and more info from our website: fireheadorganworks.com/.../fh350-beat…