Dear Friends:
I want to let you know about a project I have been working on for several years which is now coming to fruition.
For the first time, all thirty-two original hymn tunes composed by the Dean of Canadian Composers, Healey Willan, have been compiled into one volume This includes his hymn tunes for congregational singing, for children, as well as his four unpublished hymn tunes. I suspect most of you know some of Willan’s hymn tunes (St Osmund, St Basil, and Stella Orientis are likely the best known). But there are many, many more fine tunes to be discovered!
This limited edition publication will be coming off the presses in October 2022. It includes commentary and the history behind each tune which Willan wrote, as well as a foreward by Giles Bryant, Willan’s successor at the Church of St Mary Magdalene.
If you are interested in pre-ordering a copy, I would invite you to visit
https://healey-willan-hymn-tunes.square.site/
And if there are others in your orbits whom you think might want to have a copy of this unique collection, I would be so grateful if you might send thislink to them so that they can pre-order a copy of this limited edition collection. (And thank you so much if you are able to do so!)
Best,
David Harrison