Prelude

William Southcombe Lloyd Webber CBE (11 March 1914 – 29 October 1982)

His father was interested in organs and spent money travelling London to hear them, taking his son with him. William soon developed an interest and started playing. He was a well known recitalist by 14 and at 19 was studying with Ralph Vaughan Williams. He was actually known as William Webber, but at the Royal College of Music, there was someone else with that name so he started using his middle name 'Lloyd' with Webber (significant for later on in the story).

He was organist and choirmaster at All Saints, Margaret Street, London before becoming Musical Director at Westminster Central Hall. He also taught at various places in London.

If you are wondering why the name Lloyd Webber sounds familiar, he was father to Julian Lloyd Webber and the probably more famous Andrew Lloyd Webber, both accomplished musicians in their own right.

This piece is from a set of 13 'simple organ voluntaries' published between 1952 and 1959. Webber writes:

"These pieces have no serious musical ambition. If organists with sufficient ability... find them manageable and enjoyable, and if congregations find them conducive for an atmosphere for worship, my intentions are fully realised.'

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This is another piece I found on my USB from a while back. It comes from before the summer when I was testing if I could play the organ still because of my back problems so has a few mistakes.

Hope you enjoy
John