Choral Varie (Georges Jacob) (Pastor de Lasala, organ of St Stephen's Anglican Church, Willoughby)

Pastor de Lasala OAM plays 'Choral Varié' on the 1929 Hill, Norman & Beard organ of St Stephen's Anglican Church, Willoughby.

From Wikipedia (adapted): Georges Armand Paul Jacob (19 August 1877 – 28 December 1950) was a French organist, improviser and composer.

Born in Paris, Jacob's first musical studies were at the École Niedermeyer de Paris. After he joined the Conservatoire de Paris in 1896, he won a first prize in organ in 1900, in Alexandre Guilmant's class. From 1892 to 1912, he gave organ recitals, which were very well attended at the Schola Cantorum de Paris. His aim was to bring out the best of both ancient and modern works of organ literature.

As a composer, he had already written and published many works. In addition, he began publishing, with an explanatory commentary, the great works for organ of J. S. Bach.

From 1902 to 1914, he was a piano teacher at the Schola Cantorum. He was Organist and Kapellmeister of Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Gare de Paris from 1897 to 1903, and Organist of the great organ of the Église Saint-Louis-d'Antin from 1903 to 1906. He then held the position of Organist and Kapellmeister of the Église Saint-Ferdinand-des-Ternes from 1907 to his death in 1950.

In 1922, he succeeded Joseph Bonnet as organist of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire.

Georges Jacob died in Paris on 28 December 1950 and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (2nd division).

Details of the organ can be found at: https://www.sydneyorgan.com/StStephen...

The recording was made on 7 June 2024.