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  • Judith Weir

  • The Trees Unfold (2018)

  • Chester Music Ltd (World)

Commissioned by Anne McAlister for Philip Sawyer, who gave the first performance as part of a recital at St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington, on 14th July 2019.

  • org
  • 5 min

Programme Note

I originally expected that this short piece for two-manual organ would be an abstract construction in which a short grid of chords would expand into an eventual large mass of sound via regular multiplications. But, composing the music during a short,  sudden spring following a long cold winter, I couldn’t help comparing my process with the way buds were suddenly appearing on the trees, swelling into leaf and soon forming a thick green canopy.

I am delighted that these musical leaves The Trees Unfold form part of a tribute by many composers to the eminent Edinburgh organist, Philip Sawyer.

Programme note © 2018 Judith Weir

Discography

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  • New album of Weir and Dove Organ Works
    • New album of Weir and Dove Organ Works
    • 5th June 2024
    • On this album, the organ works of Joanthan Dove and Judith Weir intertwine, revealing a shared fascination with the organ’s pictorial prowess, particularly in the depiction of watery motifs.