Kingussie Parish Church Organ Sc021546

08/09/2026

Date for your diaries. Fundraising Organ Recital
Friday 23rd October 2026 at 7:00pm

07/09/2026

Calme des Nuits was composed by Camille Saint- Saëns (1835-1921) played today by John Crombie B.E.M.

04/09/2026

My Lord, What a Morning" is a traditional African American Spiritual set for low voice and piano by William Dawson in 1927. Played today by John Crombie B.E.M.

02/09/2026

John Crombie B.E.M. Plays Annie’s song.

28/08/2026

"Come Back to Sorrento" (Torna a Sorrento) is a song co-written by the Italian lyricist and composer brothers Giambattista De Curtis and Ernesto De Curtis in 1902.
Played today by John Crombie B.E.M.

25/08/2026

The music for "Around the World" was composed by Victor Young, a prolific film composer and conductor. The lyrics were written by Harold Adamson.
The song was specifically created as the theme for the 1956 film adaptation of Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days.

23/08/2026

John Crombie B.E.M. plays the hymn tune Crimond..composed by Jessie Seymour Irvine (1836-1887) Born at Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the daughter of a parish minister of the Church of Scotland who served at Dunottar, Peterhead, and Crimond in Aberdeenshire. She became an organist, in training at the town of Banff. In 1871, while living in Crimond, she composed a tune for the metrical version of Psalm 23 as an exercise for a composition class. It was first performed at evening worship at Auchterless Parish Church. Not satisfied with her own work, she asked for help to re harmonise it from musician, David Grant, from Aberdeen.

20/08/2026

John Crombie B.E.M plays the Prayer. A song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. It was written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager, with Italian lyrics adapted by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis.

The Prayer
I hope you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be smart
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way
Lead us to a spot
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

18/08/2026