Organ Performance Tutorial Chorale Prelude on 'Cranham'

The hymn tune Cranham is best known to us for the Christmas carol “In the bleak midwinter”. Relf Clark’s chorale prelude on the tune is from An Oxfordshire Organ Book, published in 2019 by the Oxford and District Organists’ Association.
“Cranham” is possibly a piece that organists could learn in time for Christmas. It could make a useful interlude or prelude to a carol service, for example.
The piece is marked simply to be played on manuals I and II, with II holding the accompaniment, and I having the melody in the tenor. It gives the organist a lot of flexibility when choosing a registration.
0:00 Short playing intro
0:14 Introduction to Organ Tutorial Series by Francis Rumsey
0:47 Discussion with Jonathan Kingston about "Cranham"
2:41 Jonathan plays Chorale Prelude on 'Cranham'
5:09 Credits and Outro
About the Church and Organ played:
This video tutorial series was recorded at St Margaret’s, Oxford. The pieces are all performed on the Regent 338, an instrument designed specifically to meet increasing church demand for a smaller three-manual instrument.
The hand-built English-made console houses 38 speaking stops. Offering illuminated drawstops, this high-quality solid wood console is only made to individual order, and is our only instrument that does not include an internal speaker system.
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[@stephentaylor4794]

What a nice arrangement! I like the way the accompaniment pre-empts the theme. Simple but very effective. Well played Jonathan!

[@shawardara]

Lovely, fluid playing.

[@tonyleeson1]

Very beautiful and what a lovely sound!

[@ViscountOrgans]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@benoitducene466]

Musical gravy and chips!