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'''Titus Grenyer''' is an Australian organist and composer. He operates the youtube channel '''Pep Organ''' and produces a variety of organ-related content.
'''Titus Grenyer''' is an Australian organist and composer. He is currently the organist of Sydnay Town Hall. He operates the youtube channel '''Pep Organ''' and produces a variety of organ-related content.


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== Organ ==
In July 2023, Titus announced that he had been appointed as the City of Sydney organist for the Sydney Town Hall<ref>[https://youtu.be/qm65oIKt-J8 www.youtube.com], accessed 29 July, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/sydney-town-hall-organ-recitals whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au], accessed 29 July, 2023</ref>.


== Compositions ==
== Compositions ==
Titus has written several compositions ranging in instrumentation from solo organ works to choral works.
Titus has written several compositions both for solo organ and chorus.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Partial list of works by Titus Grenyer
|-
! Year !! Title !! Inst. !! Incipit(s) !! Notes !! Ref.
|-
| 2020 || ''O Salutaria Hostia'' || Choir ||<score><< \relative a' { \key a \major \partial 4 a4 a2 gis fis e d e4 fis } \\ \relative e' { s4 r2 r4 e d2 cis b1 } \\ \\ \relative a { s4 s1 r2 r4 a4 a2 gis } >></score> || For the St. Mary's Singers || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/579139.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Bone Barn Dance'' || Organ || <score><< a''1 \\ \relative a'' { r8 e ees a, e ees a, e } >></score> || || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/561595.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''Processional and Ricercare'' || Organ || Processional<br>Ricercare || || <ref>[https://youtu.be/SYnq_lZzGEk www.youtube.com], accessed 23 August, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/DLhOQNzKNfM www.youtube.com], accessed 23 August, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''Priere'' || Organ || <score><< \relative g'' { \key g \major g4 d2 fis8 e e4 a,2 b4 } \\ \relative d' { <d b>1 <d c a>1 } >></score> || || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/558433.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''Rhapsody for Organ and Orchestra'' || Organ, orchestra || || || <ref>[https://youtu.be/5pe8dQVAZ2E www.youtube.com], accessed 23 August, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''Trumpet Festivity'' || Organ || <score><< \relative c''' { c4 c,8. 16 f8 e d e16 f g8 e d c } \\ \relative c'' { c4 c8. 16 a4 b b a } >></score> || Dedicated to [[James Flores]] || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/578410.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''The Spirit Descends'' || Organ || <score>\relative a { \clef bass r8 a gis fis16 gis fis8 e4 cis8 fis8 e16 cis }</score> || || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/600901.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''The City of Zion'' || Organ || <score>\relative g'' { \time 3/4 g16 cis, d ais b fis g cis, d g b d }</score> || || <ref>[https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/571493.html www.scoreexchange.com], accessed 30 July, 2023.</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''Highlands Idyll'' || Organ, orchestra || || || <ref>[https://youtu.be/2CFAGM3ABMc www.youtube.com], accessed 23 August, 2023.</ref>
|}


== Composition Competitions ==
== Composition Competitions ==
In 2022<ref>[https://youtu.be/7DL8rhLbeTA www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref> and 2023<ref>[https://youtu.be/Yo7WXVFFF9Y www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref>, Titus organized a composition competition. The following reasoning was given:
[[File:Pep organ logo.jpg|thumb|right|The Pep Organ Youtube channel logo (July, 2023).]]
Beginning in 2022, Titus Grenyer has organized an annual organ composition competition.
 
=== Description<ref>See 2022 and 2023 references</ref> ===
Typically, Titus requires submitted compositions to be newly composed and not yet released (see also the requested type of composition for each year), and he places an embargo on releasing the compositions until the results are announced.
 
The judges for the competition are usually selected to represent a variety of positions, from organist to non-organist to non-musician, in order to facilitate the interpretation of the work from a non-organist's perspective.
 
=== 2022<ref>[https://youtu.be/7DL8rhLbeTA www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref> ===
The following reasoning was given for the inaugural composition competition:


<blockquote>For too long, the world has been captured by post-modern composers, institutions, academies. But today, we're going to have a solution for that.<br>-[https://youtu.be/7DL8rhLbeTA Pep Organ Composition Competition 2022!!], accessed 26 July, 2023.</blockquote>
<blockquote>For too long, the world has been captured by post-modern composers, institutions, academies. But today, we're going to have a solution for that.<br>-[https://youtu.be/7DL8rhLbeTA Pep Organ Composition Competition 2022!!], accessed 26 July, 2023.</blockquote>


The requested type of composition in 2022 was one that was suitable for a church setting.
The requested type of composition in 2022 was one that was suitable for a church setting and intermediate in skill-level, on a maximum of two manuals with pedal.
 
The results were as follows<ref>[https://youtu.be/hbOjZIHyRw0 www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref>:
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Results of the 2022 Pep Organ composition competition
|-
! Place !! Composer !! Title
|-
| Highly Commended || [[Paul Fey]] || ''Trumpet Tune in G Major''
|-
| 2<sup>nd</sup> Prize || [[Graham Twist]] || ''Caprice''
|-
| 1<sup>st</sup> Prize || [[Colin Ashworth]] || ''Peppy Postlude''
|}
 
=== 2023 ===
The requested type of composition in 2023 was a piece in the ''Classical style'' (Grenyer gives c.1740-1790) that is suitable for liturgical and concert use with a maximum of two manuals and "should include a pedal part, even if its use is minimal"<ref>[https://youtu.be/Yo7WXVFFF9Y www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref>.
 
The results of the 2023 competition are<ref>[https://youtu.be/1IPKdLH-oq4 www.youtube.com], accessed 26 July, 2023.</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Results of the 2023 Pep Organ composition competition
|-
! Place !! Composer !! Title
|-
| Highly Commended || [[Phil Lehenbauer]] || ''Courtly March in C''
|-
| 3<sup>rd</sup> Prize || [[Luigi Mengoni]] || ''Tuba Tune on Lourdes Hymn''
|-
| 2<sup>nd</sup> Prize || [[Toby J Huitson]] || ''Voluntary in G''
|-
| 1<sup>st</sup> Prize ||  ||
|}
 
No first prize was awarded in the 2023 composition competition. The reasons cited included the low quality of submitted compositions, both in terms of musicality and adherence to the Classical style, and lack of percieved influence to the organ repertoire.


== Commentary ==
== Commentary ==

Latest revision as of 19:00, 23 August 2023

Titus Grenyer

Titus Grenyer is an Australian organist and composer. He is currently the organist of Sydnay Town Hall. He operates the youtube channel Pep Organ and produces a variety of organ-related content.

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Organ

In July 2023, Titus announced that he had been appointed as the City of Sydney organist for the Sydney Town Hall[1][2].

Compositions

Titus has written several compositions both for solo organ and chorus.

Partial list of works by Titus Grenyer
Year Title Inst. Incipit(s) Notes Ref.
2020 O Salutaria Hostia Choir
<< \relative a' { \key a \major \partial 4 a4 a2 gis fis e d e4 fis } \\ \relative e' { s4 r2 r4 e d2 cis b1 } \\ \\ \relative a { s4 s1 r2 r4 a4 a2 gis } >>
 For the St. Mary's Singers [3]
2020 Bone Barn Dance Organ
<< a''1 \\ \relative a'' { r8 e ees a, e ees a, e } >>
 [4]
2020 Processional and Ricercare Organ Processional
Ricercare		 [5][6]
2021 Priere Organ
<< \relative g'' { \key g \major g4 d2 fis8 e e4 a,2 b4 } \\ \relative d' { <d b>1 <d c a>1 } >>
 [7]
2021 Rhapsody for Organ and Orchestra Organ, orchestra [8]
2022 Trumpet Festivity Organ
<< \relative c''' { c4 c,8. 16 f8 e d e16 f g8 e d c } \\ \relative c'' { c4 c8. 16 a4 b b a } >>
 Dedicated to James Flores [9]
2022 The Spirit Descends Organ
\relative a { \clef bass r8 a gis fis16 gis fis8 e4 cis8 fis8 e16 cis }
 [10]
2022 The City of Zion Organ
\relative g'' { \time 3/4 g16 cis, d ais b fis g cis, d g b d }
 [11]
2022 Highlands Idyll Organ, orchestra [12]

Composition Competitions

The Pep Organ Youtube channel logo (July, 2023).

Beginning in 2022, Titus Grenyer has organized an annual organ composition competition.

Description[13]

Typically, Titus requires submitted compositions to be newly composed and not yet released (see also the requested type of composition for each year), and he places an embargo on releasing the compositions until the results are announced.

The judges for the competition are usually selected to represent a variety of positions, from organist to non-organist to non-musician, in order to facilitate the interpretation of the work from a non-organist's perspective.

2022[14]

The following reasoning was given for the inaugural composition competition:

For too long, the world has been captured by post-modern composers, institutions, academies. But today, we're going to have a solution for that.
-Pep Organ Composition Competition 2022!!, accessed 26 July, 2023.

The requested type of composition in 2022 was one that was suitable for a church setting and intermediate in skill-level, on a maximum of two manuals with pedal.

The results were as follows[15]:

Results of the 2022 Pep Organ composition competition
Place Composer Title
Highly Commended Paul Fey Trumpet Tune in G Major
2nd Prize Graham Twist Caprice
1st Prize Colin Ashworth Peppy Postlude

2023

The requested type of composition in 2023 was a piece in the Classical style (Grenyer gives c.1740-1790) that is suitable for liturgical and concert use with a maximum of two manuals and "should include a pedal part, even if its use is minimal"[16].

The results of the 2023 competition are[17]

Results of the 2023 Pep Organ composition competition
Place Composer Title
Highly Commended Phil Lehenbauer Courtly March in C
3rd Prize Luigi Mengoni Tuba Tune on Lourdes Hymn
2nd Prize Toby J Huitson Voluntary in G
1st Prize

No first prize was awarded in the 2023 composition competition. The reasons cited included the low quality of submitted compositions, both in terms of musicality and adherence to the Classical style, and lack of percieved influence to the organ repertoire.

Commentary

In addition to musical content, Grenyer also makes commentary videos (titled Reveries[18]) on a variety of organ and music-related topics.

References

www.youtube.com/@peporgan, accessed 26 July, 2023.

  1. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 29 July, 2023.
  2. ↑ whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au, accessed 29 July, 2023
  3. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  4. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  5. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 23 August, 2023.
  6. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 23 August, 2023.
  7. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  8. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 23 August, 2023.
  9. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  10. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  11. ↑ www.scoreexchange.com, accessed 30 July, 2023.
  12. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 23 August, 2023.
  13. ↑ See 2022 and 2023 references
  14. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
  15. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
  16. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
  17. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
  18. ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
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