"Langwith" (original hymn tune by Peter Tylor) - pipe organ, Holy Trinity Church, St Austell

Peter Tylor plays the hymn tune "Langwith" (an original composition of his own) on the pipe organ at Holy Trinity Church, St Austell, Cornwall, a.k.a. St Austell Parish Church (NPOR K00221), 22/08/2017. (Music "Langwith" by Peter Tylor © 1999, 2006) I composed the melody and basic harmony of this tune (not yet published in any hymn book or collection) in 1999, whilst a History student at the University of York, and gradually refined the harmony until it reached its present form in 2006. It is named after Langwith College there (itself named for nearby Langwith Common), the original nucleus of which incorporated a long, wide, tastefully decorated walkway that seemed to me to possess a certain comparative dignity of appearance and atmosphere which is reflected in the character of this tune. (I understand that Langwith College has since relocated to a new site within an expanded university campus, its former buildings being taken over by neighbouring Derwent College - and, I should add, my own college was not Langwith but Wentworth!) Being a Common Metre tune, this would be suitable for various hymns, but I think it goes especially well to "City of God, how broad and far" (see https://hymnary.org/text/city_of_god_... for the words). This fine 3M&P instrument with 35 speaking stops - originally built in about 1878 by Bryceson Bros and Ellis of London, enlarged by Hele & Co. of Plymouth and Exeter in 1914, and rebuilt by Maurice Eglinton of Saltash in 1973 - is regrettably not much used in Sunday services at present, as (the predominant style of worship at Holy Trinity being charismatic evangelical) the music is largely provided by an instrumental group, albeit a very good one of its kind. More worryingly still, it has been proposed - as part of a radical scheme of alterations to the building - that this organ be disposed of and replaced with a small electronic substitute, so that the space it now occupies can be used for meeting rooms. Although my main purpose in making videos is to entertain, educate and/or provide spiritual uplift to those who watch them, I hope my recordings of the Holy Trinity organ will also raise awareness of this fine instrument, which deserves to be preserved, used and appreciated as an asset to the church and to the wider community of St Austell. Long may it remain here to glorify God and to uplift the hearts and souls of those who hear it!