Prayer In Music

My late Mother, Barbara I Shireby recorded herself on a cassette tape in January 1984 when she was in her 60's. It was a time that she was waiting for a Cataract operation. I didn't know this recording existed until I found it after her death, sadly of Motor Neuron Disease. Recorded on the 1879 Brindley & Foster (tracker) pipe organ installed in St Lawrence Church, Tinsley, Sheffield where I was organist at the time. My late Mother deputised for me. I went back to visit this year (2009) in July & to take photos to go with this audio only clip. We both loved this instrument & although I play at six churches, none of them are as versatile as this organ. I miss the Great mixture & the Swell 8 & 4' strings. I've no idea who the piece is by but did manage to find a photocopy of the music in a folder of hers. It's obviously photocopied from a book and is pages 12 & 13 of a book entitled 'Select Voluntaries, Book 27'. That's all I know.

Richard Shireby, G0OJF

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Barbara
• Shireby
• Tinsley
• Sheffield
• church
• Brindley
• Foster
• pipe
• organ

[christhompsonorganis]

What am amazing find for you this must have been! Your mom was a brilliant player! 5 stars from me.

[g0ojf]

It was a suprise, but then again she could set up manual tape recorders on her own & had been doing since 1959! she recorded this in stereo in a manual record mode (rather than automatic level) for increased dynamic range!

Richard

[cornwall59]

This is lovely Richard,what a wonderful thing to have found,thank u for sharing this with us.

[cvtexas]

An amazing mom, and an amazing find!

[CadillacL]

that's beautiful

[chippieminton21]

Beautiful!