Lefebure Wely - Sortie in E flat

Sortie in E-flat performed by Ben Maton at St Michael's Church, Wilsford, Salisbury, UK.
Part of Virtual Voluntary series for the churches of the Woodford Valley, Wiltshire, providing music for self-isolating members of the community.

[alwaysbearded]

Your red socks are the perfect touch for this presentation! I am new to your channel and catching up. Right now I'm binge watching while I fold laundry. This is too exciting to fold by! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[GrotrianSeiler]

I have no doubt Ben’s choice of voices here only makes this piece more alive than other performances. He’s very very good.

[jb]

The organist at Belmont Abbey, Hereford played this at the end of Mass one Sunday. He wasn't sure if it would go down well, but it did - with some of the monks (and congregation) wanting to know what it was.
Thank you - a superb and stirring rendition.

[johnsomers]

The long hair and the red socks are perfect for this almost circus like composition!
More please!

[diannegoldthorpe]

Love all your offerings, I feel better whenever I see you on you tube and listen to your amazing playing.
Thank you for proving music is a great mood lifter and letting your talent shine through every piece. When I return to the UK I hope to hear you.
Happy new year from a brit in the USA

[nancyfalciani]

What a fun piece! It would have been a joy to hear upon exiting the service and would have set the mood for a great week ahead! I applaud your choice😊!

[gregcrease]

The acoustics in your church are the best I, ve heard for recording an organ.not overloaded with reverberation.

[cromorno]

The fact that you play "Perfect" on the organ is even more outrageous than what L.W. used to do

[balazsbokor]

Excellent performance, congratulations!

[patriciawheeler]

So lovely to hear this piece. I am new to your channel but live in the Wylye Valley. My son was a chorister at Reeds School Cobham under the well known organist Richard Coulson, if anyone knew of him sadly no longer with us.

[lindakinzer]

I have been a subscriber for a while but decided to start at the very beginning of your videos. I LOVE this one! It made me feel so happy. Just a treasure!

[seriouslyreally]

Well now! Lefebure Wely was certainly reluctant to put a Coda on that!😂 love that dramatic hair toss in the end, Ben!

[KlausBambey]

The best interpretation of this piece I ever heard and heard a lot.

[charlesdavis]

I love playing 'silly' stuff for the postlude after church services, like the theme from Close Encounters, Darth Vader's Theme, or stuff from Harry Potter, or Gone With the Wind. Thank you for sharing.

[chrisforrest]

I've just had the great good fortune of finding this video! What a surprising pleasure. Apart from the wonderful music, i very much enjoyed seeing you with long hair again, not to mention your velvet jacket and red silk socks. Well, all in all, I loved your eccentric 'Oscar Wilde' phase. It was great fun. P.S. I even liked the white stripe on your shoe heels. 🤗

[henryharesdene]

Fab - a small organ with great punchy stops and sensitive playing really brings this piece alive.
I'm sure the composer would be delighted with tis rendition.
Why am I the only one to comment??
Fwiw - I've just reviewed all the entries that U-tube have presented to me on this piece - and I must say this performance is the tops! Registration, tempo, everything just explodes. Just the piece to exit a rather dull service
Conversely
How about as (intended) - played at the end of a service - perhaps a wedding instead of the 'usual' pieces???

[lancewiesmann]

Thank you, Ben, for introducing me to this incredible piece of music! If I ever get married, I would LOVE for my husband and I to exit the service with this FUN & magical piece!
(I wonder how many hours of rehearsal it took you to perfect all of those 16th and 32nd notes?) 💙💙

[chrisforrest]

P.P.S. Your finale was outstanding! Bravo, Maestro! Bravissimo!😁👍

[lizwilliams]

Magic fingers. Do your long fingers maybe help with playing such lovely music? I have small hands and short fingers. I don’t think there is much I can do to grow them so I’ll listen to your music and admire that and your elegant fingers.

[rockross]

In this video I see a you resemble your brother, Billy.