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== Composition Competitions == | == Composition Competitions == | ||
Beginning in 2022, Titus Grenyer has organized an annual organ composition competition. | |||
=== 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 == | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 26 July 2023
Titus Grenyer is an Australian organist and composer. He operates the youtube channel Pep Organ and produces a variety of organ-related content.
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Compositions
Titus has written several compositions ranging in instrumentation from solo organ works to choral works.
Composition Competitions
Beginning in 2022, Titus Grenyer has organized an annual organ composition competition.
2022[1]
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[2]:
| 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"[3].
The results of the 2023 competition are[4]
| 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[5]) on a variety of organ and music-related topics.
References
www.youtube.com/@peporgan, accessed 26 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
- ↑ www.youtube.com, accessed 26 July, 2023.
