Tune in E (In the style of John Stanley)

This performance is dedicated to my very good friend, drrpsu246, as I know he is working on some Stanley Voluntaries! This is for you, Other Dave! ;-)

Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball CBE (18 June 1896 – 18 January 1987) was an organist and composer who, though originally from Australia, spent most of his life in Britain. Born in Sydney, of Cornish parents who brought him back to the UK when he was four years old, he was known as George Thomas Ball or G.T. Ball until early adulthood. After graduating from the RCM, the young man was asked to deputise as organist at London's Temple Church by its then organist, Sir Henry Walford Davies. In 1923, he succeeded Walford Davies as organist and director of the Temple Church choir, a post he held for nearly 60 years.
Thalben-Ball composed several anthems and organ works, of which the best known is his meditative Elegy for organ, which was played, for example, at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. In 1935 he was awarded the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Music. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1967 and knighted in 1982. The latter honour was conferred shortly after his retirement from Temple Church.

This "rare" little piece was published by Bosworth in 1945. Though romantic in element and atmoshere, it is, as the title indicates written perfectly in the style of the famous blind organist, John Stanley, himself a former organist of the Temple Church.
This piece features "the tune" played on the Solo Clarinet with Flute Harmonique added. It also shows "how" to use the SLOW moving swell shutters to achieve an excellent and smooth control over the dynamics.