Five Pieces for Organ (2003) by Nicolas Scherzinger Duration: 12 minutes for solo organ LISTEN Above recording is by Christopher Marks, organ (from the Raven CD's recording, DISCOVERIES. * The audio files on this page are almost complete. For a complete performance on these pieces, please check out Christopher Marks' recording, DISCOVERIES, made available through Raven Recordings (click here for CD recording) click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page MUSIC (SCORE) - download a PDF copy Click here to download a copy of the published score in PDF format (slightly reduced). All PDF copies are made available for free, through the support of volunteer donations. The composer is very grateful for the goodwill and generosity that is expressed by any donation. Click on the PayPal link below to make a donation with a major Credit Card. Suggested donation $10 MUSIC (SCORE) - order a hardcopy To order a hard copy of the music, please contact Nicolas Scherzinger directly (email below). Send an email to Nicolas Scherzinger directly, with
the title of the piece you would like to order. NOTE: whether you download a copy of the score,
or order a hardcopy, if you decide to perform the piece in public, please
let me know about it via email, or even send me a program. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page PROGRAM NOTE This set of Five Pieces for Organ was commissioned by and composed for organist Christopher Marks, specifically for the Holtkamp organ in Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. As my first work for organ, I was interested in exploring many possible sound worlds, thus, settled on the five-piece structure. Each piece is a world unto itself, often taking two or three simple musical ideas and combining them to make a more complex structure. While writing the piece, I worked very closely with Christopher Marks on the Holtkamp organ, finding registrations that worked very specifically for each piece. Although originally composed for a specific organ with specific registrations, each piece is flexible enough in registration to be performed on almost any organ. Five Pieces for Organ is dedicated to Christopher Marks with sincerest thanks and admiration.
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