allyn@milton.u.washington.edu (Allyn Weaks) (04/28/91)
dtate@unix.cis.pitt.edu (David M Tate) wants to know: >Is anyone out there familiar with Mr. Read's compositions? I had the >opportunity to sing in the World Premiere of his setting of the famous "love" >passage from Corinthians ("Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, >and have not love, I am become as sounding brass..."), for chorus and organ. >After some initial antipathy, I found it to be an exciting and intricate work, >with marvelous subtlety and use of choral technique. Unfortunately, this is >the only work of his I know. I have a CD of his organ music. Gardner Read, Works for Organ; Leonard Raver, organ; Atlantic Brass Quintet; Cassavant Organ at Marsh Chapel Boston University; Northeastern Records Classical Arts NR 239-CD. I liked a couple of the pieces (Sinfonia da Chiesa, and I think Suite for Organ), the others were nice, but nothing special. Caveat: I rarely listen to organ music, so your mileage could well differ. Allyn Weaks allyn@milton.u.washington.edu