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About Matt Penn - Organist

An absolutely first-rate Guinness World Record-breaking free-lance organist with vast experience of churches and events throughout the UK

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Public liability insurance of £5 million

Trained at The RNCM and University of Leeds, Matt stood out for his natural ability to read the room and adapt to any scenario. Amongst many years of services across the country, Matt has created bespoke answers to musical needs for families’ most special and sensitive services. From the challenge of the tiny village instruments that haven’t been played properly for years, right up to the three and four manual giants in larger churches and the cathedrals, Matt will sort it all for you. Twice holder of the Guinness World Record for organ playing marathons (24 and 33 hours!), Matt also won’t have any problem engineering an atmosphere that reflects the sentiments of your day. As a seasoned event pianist as well, Matt’s repertoire is wide and varied, so if you do want traditional organ music - Bach, Widor, Mendelssohn, Wagner and friends - excellent. If you want Elvis mixed with Taylor Swift in the stately processional style of Handel on the organ - that’s excellent too!

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5 out of 5

Matt provided the organ music for our church wedding ceremony and played all the music we asked him for beautifully. We even asked him for a more unique piece which isn’t usually played on organ and he played it so well, you’d have thought he’d always known it! So grateful to have had him join us for our special day, and he made it even more special!

5 out of 5

Matt was excellent throughout the booking process and on the evening. His skills are wonderful and We cannot recommend him enough. Matt is professional, friendly, warm and goes the extra mile (even printing song sheets for singing carols!) - thank you so much - really looking forward to having you play piano next at another party!

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Matt Penn - Organist's Song list

Processional Music

1. “Bridal Chorus” – Richard Wagner

2. “Trumpet Voluntary” – Jeremiah Clarke

3. “Canon in D” – Johann Pachelbel

4. “Rondeau” – Jean-Joseph Mouret

5. “Prince of Denmark’s March” – Jeremiah Clarke

6. “Te Deum Prelude” – Marc-Antoine Charpentier

7. “La Réjouissance” (from Music for the Royal Fireworks) – G. F. Handel

8. “Trumpet Tune in D” – Henry Purcell

Signing of the Register / Reflective Music

9. “Air on the G String” – J. S. Bach

10. “Sheep May Safely Graze” – J. S. Bach

11. “Ave Maria” – Charles Gounod or Franz Schubert

12. “Meditation” (from Thaïs) – Jules Massenet

13. “Clair de Lune” – Claude Debussy (transcription)

14. “Adagio in G Minor” – Tomaso Albinoni (attrib.)

15. “Aria” (from The Goldberg Variations) – J. S. Bach

16. “Nimrod” (from Enigma Variations) – Edward Elgar

17. “Salut d’Amour” – Edward Elgar

18. “Intermezzo” (from Cavalleria Rusticana) – Pietro Mascagni

Recessional Music

19. “Wedding March” – Felix Mendelssohn

20. “Toccata” (from Symphony No. 5) – Charles-Marie Widor

21. “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” – J. S. Bach

22. “Trumpet Tune in C” – David Johnson

23. “Hornpipe” (from Water Music) – G. F. Handel

24. “Alla Hornpipe” (from Water Music) – G. F. Handel

25. “Crown Imperial” – William Walton

26. “Grand Chœur Dialogué” – Eugène Gigout

27. “Festive Trumpet Tune” – David German

28. “Finale” (from Symphony No. 1) – Louis Vierne

29. “Carillon de Westminster” – Louis Vierne

30. **“Procession” – William Mathias

For Funerals:

Reflective Music

1. “Adagio for Strings” – Samuel Barber (transcription)

2. “Nimrod” (from Enigma Variations) – Edward Elgar

3. “Ave Maria” – Charles Gounod or Franz Schubert

4. “Air on the G String” – J. S. Bach

5. “Largo” (from Xerxes) – G. F. Handel

6. “Pie Jesu” (from Requiem) – Gabriel Fauré

7. “Meditation” (from Thaïs) – Jules Massenet

8. “Sheep May Safely Graze” – J. S. Bach

9. “Intermezzo” (from Cavalleria Rusticana) – Pietro Mascagni

10. “Adagio in G Minor” – Tomaso Albinoni (attrib.)

Hopeful and Uplifting Music

11. “Chorale Prelude: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” – J. S. Bach

12. “How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place” (from Requiem) – Johannes Brahms

13. “In Paradisum” (from Requiem) – Gabriel Fauré

14. “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” – J. S. Bach

15. “Prière à Notre-Dame” (from Suite Gothique) – Léon Boëllmann

Communion settings

Gregorian and Chant-Based Settings

1. Missa de Angelis – Traditional Gregorian Chant

2. Missa Orbis Factor – Traditional Gregorian Chant

3. Missa Simplex – Richard Proulx

4. Plainsong Mass for a Mean – John Merbecke

Traditional and Classical Sunday Settings

5. Mass in G Major – Franz Schubert (simplified settings available)

6. Little Organ Mass (Missa Brevis in B-flat, Hob. XXII:7) – Joseph Haydn

7. German Mass (Deutsche Messe) – Franz Schubert

8. Missa Brevis in D Major – W.A. Mozart (select movements)

9. Missa Brevis – William Byrd

English and Congregational Masses

10. Mass of Saint Thomas – David Thorne

11. Mass for Christian Unity – Jan Vermulst

12. Heritage Mass – Owen Alstott

13. New English Mass – Philip Stopford

14. Mass in G Minor – Ralph Vaughan Williams

Contemporary and Accessible Settings

15. Mass of Creation – Marty Haugen

16. Mass of Light – David Haas

17. Mass of Peace – Liam Lawton

18. Celtic Mass – Michael Joncas

19. Mass of the Redeemer – Bernard Sexton

Organ-Friendly Polyphonic Masses for Sundays

20. Mass in E Minor – Charles Villiers Stanford

21. Communion Service in F – Harold Darke

22. Missa Sancti Nicolai – Herbert Howells

23. Mass for Solemn Occasions – George Malcolm

For Regular Choir and Organ Use

24. Mass in G Major – Charles-Marie Widor

25. Mass for Two Choirs and Two Organs – Charles-Marie Widor (simplified versions for smaller settings)

26. Mass in E-flat Major – Louis Vierne

27. Messe Solennelle – Jean Langlais (adaptable sections for regular Sundays)

Seasonally Adaptable for Sundays

28. Messe Solennelle (Op. 16) – Théodore Dubois

29. Missa Choralis – Franz Liszt

30. Missa Oecumenica – Richard Proulx

Voluntaries

Prelude in C Major (BWV 553) – J.S. Bach (from the Eight Little Preludes and Fugues)

2. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. Bach (arranged for organ)

3. Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke

4. Voluntary in G Major – John Stanley (Op. 6, No. 2)

5. Voluntary in D Minor – William Boyce

6. Air from Suite No. 3 – J.S. Bach (arranged for organ)

7. Minuet – Handel (from Fireworks Music)

8. Chorale Prelude on “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” – J.S. Bach (BWV 731)

9. Canzona – Johann Pachelbel

10. Rondeau – Jean-Joseph Mouret (arranged for organ)

Classical and Romantic:

11. Pastorale in F Major – Alexandre Guilmant (Op. 26, No. 1)

12. Meditation from Thaïs – Jules Massenet (arranged for organ)

13. Adagio in G Minor – Tomaso Albinoni (arranged for organ)

14. Largo from Xerxes – Handel

15. Andante in D Minor – Felix Mendelssohn

16. Prelude in C – César Franck (from L’Organiste)

17. Offertoire in E Flat – Lefébure-Wély

18. Sortie in G Major – Lefébure-Wély

19. Sicilienne – Maria Theresia von Paradis (arranged for organ)

20. Toccata in C Major – Théodore Dubois

Modern and 20th Century:

21. Trumpet Tune – Alfred Hollins

22. Cantilène – Joseph Rheinberger

23. Paean – Percy Whitlock

24. Prelude on Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams

25. Postlude in D – Charles Villiers Stanford

26. Fanfare – William Mathias

27. Communion – Léon Boëllmann (from Heures Mystiques)

28. Carillon-Sortie – Henri Mulet (abridged version)

29. Air with Variations – Samuel Wesley

30. A Trumpet Tune – David N. Johnson

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Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£175
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£312.50
Up to 3 hours	£425

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Traditional church music, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Renaissance, Marching

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Wedding, Virtual event, Funeral / Memorial service, Wedding proposal, Church service, Private event, Recording session, Concert, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Birthday party, Burns night, Charity event, Corporate event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Hotel / Restaurant event

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