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Evelyn Stell

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Runner up in the 2002 Baird Ross Trust Competition.  In what was described as a very strong and numerous entry, the adjudicators had difficulty separating this setting from the winner.

These well written voluntaries would also be suitable for recital use.  They are contemporary in feeling but not at all difficult for the listener.  The concluding Alleluia is a dazzling tour-de-force in a toccata-like idiom with uneven time signatures that is technically less demanding than it sounds - something all of us value.  It is the sort of piece that, after you have played it, people will come up to you and ask what it is.

Laudes would make a splendid postlude for Easter. The meditation is quietly reflective and may incorporate, optionally, the traditional melody of 'The Lord bless you and keep you' should this be appropriate. The idiom is nice scrunchy modern.

Dr Stell is the organist in a Catholic church and her pieces are based mainly on plainsong themes.  Most of these however will be familiar to organists in other denominations.  Whilst designed to be extremely simple to play, the compositional idiom is quite sophisticated and sometimes mildly dissonant, and the music thus has a contemporary edge that will be found highly appealing.

These pieces are highly suitable for discriminating reluctants (amongst others) since Evelyn’s style has a welcome touch of gentle astringency that provides a contemporary edge.  The music is full of interest and character.  The pedal parts are mostly of the simplest nature.

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