Yesterday morning I dug out some music to play at the 11 am Presbyterian (Welsh) chapel service in Hoylake. I decided to play some stuff by Noel Rawsthorne for the offertory (taken separately rather than during a hymn) , and postlude (one of this Trumpet Voluntaries). When I arrived at the church I was told Noel had played for a midweek funeral (I'm usually in Headingley so cant do these), it was a friend of one of his neighbours. So I sat at the organ and played the music of a man who had sat on the same seat a few days earlier.!
I recall another coincident. I had decided to play the reflective Howells Psalm Prelude Set 1 no 2 '(as the hart panteth..) leading up to the start of the service. The Minister walked in , and opened the service with the words 'As the Hart panteth after the water brooks, so longeth my soul for thee O Lord'.
She is totally non musical and wouldnt have had a clue what I had just played.
Anyone else had coincidences like this ?

I might have mentioned this before - I had prepared to play an abridged version of Elgar's Imperial March, the final hymn was 'Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour' and I noticed that the hymn tune was by George Martin who had arranged the Elgar

I'm playing Mr Rawsthorne's Aria at the moment!

The organ world is full of coincidences!

I play the Dance Suite (quite good fun, but very tricky middle movement!) and I've recorded the Hornpipe Humoresque, which I think he is in danger of only being remembered for.

He has also published quite a few transcriptions which used to published by Mayhew in a book called Encore. I think they now publish them in two separate books. The Bach Sinfonia to Cantata no 29 is one of the best ones, along with Handel Occasional Oratorio Overture. There are a couple of lighter items, eg Radetzky (sp?) March, Entertainer and the Dvorak New World second movement.