Sussex Toccatina

A few weeks ago, I received a PDF file of Sussex Toccatina from London based composer, Paul Ayres. Paul asked me if I would be interested in adding it to the collection of his jazz/pop inspired works I have recorded for YouTube. It is a delightful miniature based on the Sussex Carol (“On Christmas night all Christians sing, to hear the news the angels bring”). For more on Paul Ayres, see my description on YouTube.

I have the pleasure of presenting the premiere performance of this work in my concert on the four manual, 1938 Casavant organ in the Basilica of SS Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine on September 8th (2021). In the mean time, there are two other performers in the series held at 12:15 p.m. that I would like to call to your attention: Ray Cornils (August 25th) and Mark Thallander (September 1). These performances are open to the public and also live streamed through the https://princeofpeace.me live streaming portal.