NEB
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I ask the question because increasingly, I dig out something for before a service play only a few bars and then spend the next 10 mins or so improvising around the themes, and most especially the mood of the day rather than playing the piece itself. Seems to be becoming the norm rather than the exception.
Hymns as well, Most often the offertory needs extending, and I often put in an interlude before the last verse leading to a climactic rendition on the final verse.
During the communion, invariably I'll put in 3-5 mins while choir get theirs and sort themselves out before singing the anthem.
Even exit voluntaries might see me expemporising if the voluntary strikes me as a little short
Hymns as well, Most often the offertory needs extending, and I often put in an interlude before the last verse leading to a climactic rendition on the final verse.
During the communion, invariably I'll put in 3-5 mins while choir get theirs and sort themselves out before singing the anthem.
Even exit voluntaries might see me expemporising if the voluntary strikes me as a little short