Symphony of Sound takes its name from a poem by Porfyrius Optatianus who was court poet to Constantine the Great in the 4th century AD. The poem in question describes a contemporary pipe organ in considerable technical detail and notes that it is capable of expressing a "symphony of sound in rapid and vigorous songs or calm and simple melodies". This humble offering seeks to do just that, exploring British and French repertoire by Kenneth Leighton, William Mathias, Marcel Dupré and Jean Langlais and two newly composed pieces by Robert Walker.

from Music Forum (journal of the Music Council of Australia, May edition):

'...everything on the disc ... is played with brilliance, and a good understanding of the instrument and the music'

 

Symphony of Sound is now available from the cathedral shop as well as from www.perthcathedral.org