SFZ MUSIC, the independent label for HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS, are pleased to announce their latest venture, an exploration of the world of contemporary organ music in Britain. Volume 2 features the music of AVRIL ANDERSON and her husband DAVID SUTTON-ANDERSON. They are both composers and teachers at the Royal College of Music, and tireless promoters of contemporary music through their ensemble SOUNDS POSITIVE. Their music makes full exploration of the range of colours available on the organ, searching constantly for new combinations and sonorities: dark, rhythmic, deep, even creepy at times, at others, pastoral and beautiful. Both volumes are recorded at ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER NORWOOD: the organ there, by TC Lewis (who also built the organ of Southwark Cathedral) is one of the finest in London and has a wide range of beautifully voiced and balanced sounds. The organist, MICHAEL BONAVENTURE, is renowned for his interpretations of contemporary music: his recent recordings of Messiaen for Delphian Records have received widespread critical acclaim, and he is much sought after as a recitalist in Britain and abroad. He has commissioned over 60 new works for the organ, from all the composers featured on these recordings and from others such as James MacMillan, Jean-Pierre Leguay, and Judith Weir. Volume 3 of the series will be recorded this summer in Coventry Cathedral and will feature music by Bonaventure himself, Glyn Perrin, Elisabeth Lutyens, David Bedford, Graham Fitkin and many others. Future volumes are planned, featuring the music of Paul Patterson, Geoffrey King, and John McCabe.