Melissa Dunphy

About

Commissioned by Stainer and Bell for the collection Gregoriana, compiled and edited by Anna Lapwood.

Twelve chant-based organ pieces by contemporary women composers, for liturgical and concert performance.

Compiled and edited by Anna Lapwood.

Embracing a project close to her heart, trailblazing organist, conductor and broadcaster Anna Lapwood has commissioned and curated a collection of outstanding original pieces by women composers. Following the example of Jeanne Demessieux

Performances

• 21 Dec, 2025: Sam Halmberg at Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN
• 21 Dec, 2025: Jacob Drengler at Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau, WI
• 21 Dec, 2025: Emily Ballentine Erb at First and Central Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, DE
• 21 Dec, 2025: Margaret Harper at Trinity Church, Princeton, NJ
• 16 Dec, 2025: Dr. Charlie Gurnham at Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne, United Kingdom
• 14 Dec, 2025: Anne Matlack at Grace Church, Madison, NJ
• 07 Dec, 2025: Martin Green at St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego, CA
• 07 Dec, 2025: Andrew Georg at St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, Australia
• 07 Dec, 2025: Nils Halker at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, MN
• 03 Dec, 2025: Maria Söfsten at All Saints Church, Lund, Sweden
• 30 Nov, 2025: Stephan Casurella at Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH
• 17 Nov, 2025: Hélène Richardeau at Église Notre-Dame du Finistère, Brussels, Belgium
• 22 Dec, 2024: David Richardson at Christ Episcopal, La Crosse WI
• 22 Dec, 2024: Eugene Lavery at Saint Alban's Episcopal Church, Waco, TX
• 22 Dec, 2024: Gerald Harder at St. James Anglican Church, Armdale, Halifax, Canada
• 15 Dec, 2024: Nicolas Haigh at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
• 14 Dec, 2024: Mario Buchanan at Christ Church Episcopal, Hudson, OH
• 05 Dec, 2024: Anne Matlack at Chatham United Methodist Church, Chatham Township, NJ
• 03 Dec, 2024: Simon Earl at St. Lawrence Church, Alton, England
• 02 Dec, 2024: Carson Cooman at Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA
• 01 Dec, 2024: Erik Meyer at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA
• 01 Dec, 2024: Sienna Stribling at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR
• 01 Dec, 2024: Carson Cooman at Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA
• 01 Dec, 2024: Piers Maxim at Great Malvern Priory
• 18 Oct, 2024: Erik Meyer at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA
• 08 Mar, 2024: Alison Howell at St. John's Church, Keynsham, England
• 22 Dec, 2023: Aaron Shilson at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, Wales
• 10 Dec, 2023: David Simon at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, Toronto, Canada
• 04 Dec, 2023: Stephan Casurella at Clergy and Staff-Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH
• 03 Dec, 2023: David Simon at Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada
• 03 Dec, 2023: Steven R. Lawrence at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Salem, VA
• 03 Dec, 2023: Thomas Wilhelm at Katholische Kirche St. Nikolaus, Bad Vilbel, Germany
• 03 Dec, 2023: Ryan Tibbetts at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA
• 03 Dec, 2023: Ruben Valenzuela at All Souls' Episcopal Church, San Diego, CA
• 02 Dec, 2023: Christos Theel at Frauenfriedenskirche, Frankfurt, Germany
• 28 Nov, 2023 - 30 Nov, 2023: Evie Perfect at Clare College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
• 21 Mar, 2023: Emily Ballentine Erb at St. David's Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA

Awards

• New Publication of the Year 2022 (a part of Gregoriana, Anna Lapwood's anthology of new compositions for Organ) 2022