Offertoire (Convents)

The offertory procession from the Mass for Convents, recorded on the Hauptwerk sample set made by my wife of our parish church organ.

The Mass for Convents is on a smaller scale than the Mass for Parishes and is written for a smaller instrument - 2 manuals rather than 3, but still with a full complement of chorus up to mixtures, mutations and solo reed. The resources of this Holdich organ (2 manuals, 22 stops) match that specification. I have always played this piece as an outgoing voluntary (I was not brought up in a tradition with musical offertory processions) and I enjoy its dance-like quality.