Chorale Prelude on Kilmarnock

One of three chorale preludes. This one published in 1940 and on the tune Kilmarnock (CM) by Neil Douglas (1831).

Dr A. E. Floyd was born in Aston, Birmingham in 1877 and after education and work in the UK came to Australia to take up the position of organist and Choir Director at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne. He was there for over 30 years and wrote a number of anthems, hymns and voluntaries. As well as being a music critic for the Argus, he presented Music Lovers Hour on ABC radio for 24 years. He died in Melbourne in 1974.