Firehead Organ Works

A downloadable catalog of new music for organ by distinguished US, EU, and UK composers: solo repertoire, chorale preludes, chamber music, & with electronics

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

We have a new website! We think it is rather smart, and hope you find it easy and interesting to use. Please visit and explore our catalog(ue) of wonderful works by our house composers, and do please let us know what you think!

https://t.co/tFt1WtO6jQ

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

Hark the Glad Sound!

Advent is nearly upon us, please visit our website to browse our collection of seasonal hymn preludes and other music:

https://t.co/hF4UHdcgya

[mainly slow organ music @OrganSlow]

The next mainly slow concert in Bristol is "Bottlenecks" by Lithuanian composer Arturas Bumšteinas - a crack team of musicians are flying in from Vilnius to perform at @ASCBristol on Sat 9 Nov at 11am, you can hear them at @Selwyn1882 Cambridge on Thursday 7 November too.

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**New release!**

"Alabaster Owl" for organ with fixed media electronics by @HuwMorgan1. Five minutes of hooting and squeaking, with some Japanese percussion instruments thrown in for good measure, please visit the website for more info:

https://t.co/A1p0ZdUoSt

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

***New release!***

"Celestial Obects II" for organ with fixed media electronics, by @michael02337132 Bonaventure. Please visit our website for more information and to hear a recording:

https://t.co/bLZA1qCQNk

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**NEW COMPOSER!**

Firehead organ works is delighted to welcome Luca Massaglia to our catalogue! Luca is a ferociously talented organist, a champion of new music, and a great composer. Please visit his page for more info:

https://t.co/GffbuIMCxj

[mainly slow organ music @OrganSlow]

Rehearsing music for organ with electronics by @michael02337132, @ElisabetDijkst1, @HuwMorgan1, @MadameCeski and Lauren Redhead this morning - next concert is 5 October, 11am at @TheCCT @StJohnontheWall

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

Hear "Estampie" by @HuwMorgan1, newly released on Firehead Organ Works, brilliantly played by @michael02337132 Bonaventure! Please visit our website to preview and purchase the score.

https://t.co/ja4SOsIWBH via @YouTube

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**New release!**

"Estampie" by @HuwMorgan1, another work composed for the The Organ of St Nicholas Church, Grosmont, intended as a companion piece to the estampies in the 14th century Robertsbridge Codex. For manuals.

https://t.co/OTiySkkNu1

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

The excellent Alex from Who's Flying the Plane? has made this lovely video of me playing some of my @OrganSlow repertoire!

https://t.co/d4AzE5TSNJ

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**New release!**

"Mt. Ephraim" by Frederick Frahm, written for the historic Walker organ at St Nicholas, Grosmont (UK), based on the 18th cent hymn tune by Benjamin Milgrove. First performance is this Sunday, 4pm, at St Nicholas, given by @HuwMorgan1

https://t.co/pGNTAxByto

[Creative Oundle for Organists @Oundle4rganists]

Drum roll, please! Our 40th anniversary Summer School will be held from Monday 11 August - Sunday 17 August 2025! Application forms will not be open until mid to late October, but do save the dates for now.

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**Performance News!**

Very best wishes to @DCJPipeOrganist, who includes @HuwMorgan1's "Beata Viscera" in his recital tonight, 7pm, at Holy Trinity & St Mary, Berwick-upon-Tweed!

https://t.co/Y6JSdi5wTI

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

Honoured that the excellent Age-Freerk Bokma will play my "Haven" tomorrow in Geneva cathedral - what a cool programme! Another gig I'd love to go to...

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

London friends, Lauren Redhead & Alistair Zaldua are giving a smashing concert tomorrow (Friday) evening at St John's Duncan Terrace in Islington. Organ and electronics, very grateful to have my "kestrel" piece on this great programme! Do pop along if you're free

[mainly slow organ music @OrganSlow]

Next mainly slow is this Saturday, 11am @NewRoomBristol - lovely things by Oliver Ginger, @emily_doolittle, Adrian Democ, @philipglass, on the gorgeous 1761 Snetzler instrument. Free admission, one hour, played by @HuwMorgan1

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

Saturday in Anykščiai, Lithuania - lovely pieces by David Mahler, Eva-Maria Houben, Luiz Henrique Yudo, @Crane1L, Julius Aglinskas and Bach, played by @iasaraZ1941 and myself.

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**New release!**

"Rowan Tree" by Frederick Frahm - A cycle of anthems for organ and voices, especially composed for Holy Week and Easter. PDF score and more information from our website:

https://t.co/MnCfgs0Fz9

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

The latest issue of @OrganistsReview is out! Though the circumstances of my appointment are terribly sad, I'm honoured to be working for the magazine as acting assistant editor, under the fab @DCJPipeOrganist. (I've an article on Eva-Maria Houben's lovely music in this issue.)

[Huw Morgan @HuwMorgan1]

Looking forward to doing this very much indeed! Friends in #grosmont and #abergavenny, please do pop by if you're free this day - raising money to renovate the lovely organ at St Nicholas

[Firehead Organ Works @FireheadMusic]

**Performance news!**
Very best wishes to @DCJPipeOrganist who includes "Beata Viscera" by @HuwMorgan1 in his recital tomorrow at St George's Cathedral, Ano Syros in Greece.

Score and more info from our website:
https://t.co/5GjmWTyEeX