The first classical organ method for children, the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki organ lessons. In certain pieces, the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique, pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 7 is a great tool for Suzuki organ lessons, encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström and Jeremy Chesman. Titles: Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) * Piéce d'Orgue (Franck) * Praeludium (Buxtehude) * Sortie (Franck) * Prelude (Bach) * Trio (Lemmens) * Preparatory Exercise (Walthier) * Ouverture (Schmügel) * Toccata (Rönnberg) * Praeludium (Walther) * Prelude (Bach) * Sortie (L. Boëllman) * Toccata (Rönnberg). "Piéce d'Orgue," "Sortie," and "Toccata BuxWV 157" are Federation Festivals 2016--2020 selections. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. Learn More

The first classical organ method for children, the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki organ lessons. In certain pieces, the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique, pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 4 is a great tool for Suzuki organ lessons, encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström. Titles: Prelude (Krebs) * Minuet (Purcell) * Prelude (Hartung) * Preparatory Exercise (Lübeck) * The Wedding March (Wagner) * Louise's Dance (Rönnberg) * Preparatory Exercise (Bach) * Rondeau (Purcell) * March from The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky) * Trumpet Tune (Purcell) * A Short Story (Lichner) * Organ Piece (Knecht). A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. Learn More

The first classical organ method for children, the Suzuki Organ School is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's Mother Tongue Method. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Organ School. The student listens to the recordings and work with their Suzuki organ teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. This Suzuki Book & CD is essential for Suzuki organ lessons. In certain pieces, the authors have placed small phonetic signs above the notes to indicate differentiated non legato playing. In order to develop pedal technique, pedal melodies are included between every manual piece. The included performance CD for Volume 2 is a great tool for Suzuki organ lessons, encouraging practice while featuring recordings by Lars Hagström. Titles: Allegro (Suzuki) * Amaryllis (Ghys) * Anthem (Traditional) * Bells (French Folk Song) * Cinderella (French Folk Song) * Claire de Lune (Lully) * Folk Song (Icelandic Folk Song) * French Folk Song (Traditional) * Goodbye to Winter (Folk Song) * London Bridge (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (Bayly) * Lullaby (Schubert) * Musette (Anonymous) * O, Come Little Children (Traditional) * Prelude (Charpentier). "French Folk Song," "O, Come Little Children," and "Prelude (from "Te Deum")" are Federation Festivals 2016--2020 selections. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. Learn More

More listeners have been converted to the glories of organ music by hearing a toccata, carillon, or scherzo than through any of the instrument's other genres. This unique collection offers a variety of church and concert works for the organ--many available for the first time since their original publication--in a mix of virtuoso works and brilliantly effective pieces on a less technically demanding level. This comprehensive publication--the first of its kind--includes French, Italian, English, Belgian, German, and American music that spans more than 250 years of organ composition and features the most universally popular works: Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (in the edition prepared by the great English organist Edwin H. Lemare) and the Toccata from Charles-Marie Widor's Fifth Organ Symphony. Dover original compilation of 30 works from authoritative editions. Learn More

The original Saint Cecilia Series was aptly named for the patron saint of musicians who has often been represented in art as playing the organ. This special edition of the Sunday Morning Organist includes many of the most famous pieces from the original H. W. Gray Series compiled into one convenient resource for professional organists. Many musical genres are represented including traditional hymn tunes, gospel songs, American folk melodies, classical favorites, as well as Christmas and wedding selections. Best of the Saint Cecilia Series provides a valuable collection of performance pieces for the church organist. Titles: Arabesque on "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" * Fanfare in C for Organ * Festival Piece on "Nicaea" * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Now Thank We All Our God * Recessional on "Hymn to Joy" * Rigadoun * Shall We Gather at the River * Sinfonia from the Cantata Wir Danken Dir, Gott * Sinfonies de Fanfares * Solemn Processional * Toccata on "Adeste Fideles" * Toccata on "Nicaea" (Holy, Holy, Holy) * Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes * Two Preludes on Wedding Hymns * Two Sinfonias * Variations on "Adeste Fideles" * Variations on "Angels We Have Heard on High" * Variations on "Chester" * Variations on "Simple Gifts." "Arioso - I Stand at the Threshold (Sinfonia to Cantata No. 156)," "Nettleton (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing) from Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes," "Shall We Gather at the River," "Sinfonies de Fanfares 1. Rondeau (From Premiere Suite, mvt. 1)," and "Toccata from Variations on Angels We Have Heard on High" are Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selections. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. Learn More

Christmas is an extremely busy time for church organists. To simplify performance preparation during this hectic season, Alfred has compiled a substantial 128-page collection of carol arrangements and medleys in styles ranging from meditations to fantasies. Featuring most-requested pieces arranged by the legendary Virgil Fox, as well as other professional organists including Robert J. Powell and Franklin Ashdown, this convenient Sunday Morning Organ Companion: Solos for Christmas contains a rich source of materials from the Belwin-Mills, H. W. Gray, and Alfred organ catalogs. Titles: The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came * Angels Sing! (Medley) * Angels We Have Heard on High * Baloo, Lammy * Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella * A Carol Fantasy * Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus * Gesù Bambino * Good Christians All, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * Hark! the Herald Angels Sing * He Is Born * I Saw Three Ships * In the Bleak Midwinter * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * Joy to the World! * Maria Walks Amid the Thorn * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, Little Children * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Holy Night! * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Sing We Now of Christmas * We Three Kings of Orient Are * What Child Is This. Learn More

The seasons of each church year include several special Sundays that focus on the celebration of events in both the Christian church and our nation. This collection provides organists with a wealth of solos appropriate for those specific occasions. The musical talents of several well-known arrangers are represented, giving this compilation a variety of musical styles. Solos for Special Sundays is the perfect all-in-one resource for the entire church year and will undoubtedly become an essential part of any church organist‘s repertoire. Titles: Ah, Holy Jesus * America, the Beautiful * Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus * Ding! Dong! Merrily on High * God of Our Fathers * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen with The First Noel * Good Christian Men, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * Hallelujah Chorus * Hark! the Herald Angels Sing * Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty * Hosanna, Loud Hosanna * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * Now Thank We All Our God * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Sacred Head, Now Wounded * O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus * Palm Sunday Prelude * To All the World * Trumpet Voluntary on "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" * Ukrainian Bell Carol * Wondrous Love. Learn More

One of the most important aspects of church performance is playing for weddings. This edition of Sunday Morning Organist includes innovative wedding arrangements for organ and piano. Featuring eight wedding staples, this book is a powerful tool for creating memorable duo performances that will lift the service even higher. Processionals, recessionals, and service music are all prominently featured in Organ and Piano Wedding Duos. Titles: Ave Maria * Bridal Chorus * Canon in D * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Ode to Joy * Sonata, K. 329 * Suite from Water Music * Wedding March. Two copies required. Learn More

A fine collection of choral preludes based on the early Moravian tunes. Learn More