Organist Jonathan Ryan’s new release Influences includes music spanning two centuries and several countries. Introduction, Passacalglia and Fugue was written by Anglo-Canadian composer Healy Willan after a friend challenged him by saying that only a German composer could write a properly magnificent passacaglia. Hear Ryan’s performance of the piece on today’s Of Note.
Of Note for Thurs., Feb. 4, 2016: Willan Rises to the Challenge
