Rock of Ages (with MIDI file) Uploaded by: CHRIS_037 Composer: Augustus Montague Toplady Organ: Angster Organ from Lutherans of Körmend Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 321
I first heard this played by the late, great organist Garnell Copeland in the early 1970's. I was able to acquire a manuscript from Mr. Beveridge. A brief and simple exposition of the hymn leads into a wild ride.
The American composer Thomas Beveridge has has a distinguished professional career as singer, conductor, instrumentalist and teacher, in addition to his activity as a composer. At Harvard he studied composition with Randall Thompson and Walter piston, proceeding to further study with Nadia Boulanger, with whom he also performed in Europe.