Music by David Lasky
American composer David Lasky (b. 1957) was educated at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and St. Joseph’s College. Since 1981, he has been organist and director of music at St. Cecilia’s Church in Leominster, Massachusetts. As an organist, Lasky has performed as a soloist and in ensemble throughout Massachusetts and has performed recitals at the Washington National Cathedral, the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Lafayette, Indiana. He has taught classes and workshops on improvisation and service playing for the American Guild of Organists and for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Lasky is very active as a composer and arranger of sacred organ and choral music, having, to date, more than thirty‑five collections of organ music in print and many other individual works. He has had more than 500 pieces of music published by Lorenz Publishing Company; The Sacred Music Press; Warner Brothers Publications; GIA Publications; Randall M. Egan, Publisher of Music, Ltd.; Augsburg Fortress Publications; CanticaNOVA Publications; Wayne Leupold Editions; and others. From 1985 to 2005, Lasky served as a classical music reviewer for The Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette and has written CD and composition reviews for The New England Organist.
Carson Cooman has recorded a number of Lasky’s works for organ.
The recordings can be listened to online at YouTube (full playlist) or downloaded as MP3 files.
The Beauty of Holiness (2018)
1) Blessed Are Those Who Seek Peace (Matthew 5:9)
2) Merciful and Kind Is Our Gracious Lord (Psalm 103:8)
3) Your Dwelling Place Is Lovely, O Lord (Psalm 84:1)
Published by CanticaNOVA Publications
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Cantilena (1992)
Published by H. W. Gray in “Five Solos for Organ”
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Cantilène (2015)
Published by Leupold Editions in “The Organist’s Companion” (July 2016)
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Celebration (2015)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “Easy Organ Library, Vol. 63”
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Centennial Triptych (2018)
1) Rigaudon; 2) Cantabile; 3) Rondeau Recessional
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “The Organist’s Library, Vol. 67”
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Chanson (2018)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “The Organist’s Library, Vol. 68”
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Chorale and Variations (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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from Duos and Trios for Solo Organ (2022)
Duo No. 1
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Duo No. 2
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Duo No. 3
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Duo No. 4
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Duo No. 5
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Duo No. 6
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Duo No. 7
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Trio in A minor
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Trio in C major
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Trio in D major
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Trio in D minor
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Trio in E minor
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Trio in F major
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Trio in G major
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Trio in G minor
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Trio on “Eventide”
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Trio on “Herzliebster Jesu”
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Trio on “St. Anne”
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Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
from Expressions (2019)
A Sacred Reflection
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Jubilate
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Introspection
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Sarabande
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Voluntary in A minor
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Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
Fanfare and Trumpet Voluntary (2011)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Four Trumpet Tunes”
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Festive March (2015)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “Easy Organ Library, Vol. 61”
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Festive Rondeau (2018)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “The Sacred Organ Library, Vol. 6”
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Festive Rondeau in Baroque Style (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Impressions on “Kings of Orient” (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Improvisation on “Berglund” (2009)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “In Praise of God” (out-of-print)
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Introduction and Trumpet Tune in D (2022)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Five Trumpet Tunes”
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Meditation in Trio Style on “Erhalt uns, Herr” (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Meditation in Trio Style on “Salzburg” (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Meditation on “Lac qui Parle” (2008)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “In Praise of God” (out-of-print)
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Meditation on “The Ash Grove” (1999)
Published by Belwin-Mills/Musicnotes
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Meditation on “The Coventry Carol” (1989)
Published by Belwin-Mills (out-of-print)
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Meditation on “St. Agnes” (1998)
Published by Belwin-Mills/Musicnotes
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Meditation on “Veni Creator Spiritus” (1990)
Published by H. W. Gray (out-of-print)
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Pavane and Galliard No. 1 (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Pavane and Galliard No. 2 (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Peace Prayer No. 1 (2022)
Published by SMP Press
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Peace Prayer No. 2 (2022)
Published by SMP Press
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Peace Prayer No. 3 (2022)
Published by SMP Press
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Peace Prayer No. 4 (2022)
Published by SMP Press
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Peace Prayer No. 5 (2022)
Published by SMP Press
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Postlude Brevis (2017)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “Easy Organ Library, Vol. 65”
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Postlude Gigue on “Dix” (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Postlude Giocoso on “Nicaea” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Postlude in the Mixolydian Mode (2019)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “Easy Organ Library, Vol. 66”
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Postlude in Victorian Style (1982/2018)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co. in “The Organist’s Library, Vol. 70”
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Prelude on “Adoro te devote” (2014)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
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Prelude on “Amazing Grace” (1989)
Published by H. W. Gray
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Prelude on “Attende Domine” (2014)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
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Prelude on “Dix” (2007)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers!” (out-of-print)
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Prelude on “O Sacred Head Surrounded” (1990)
Published by H. W. Gray (out-of-print)
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Prelude on “Picardy” (2011)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
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Prelude on “Wondrous Love” (2022)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “Draw Us In”
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A Quiet Moment (1985/2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Recessional in C (2020)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Reflection on “Azmon” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Reflection on “Quem pastores” (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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from Seasonal Expressions (2021)
Advent Hope
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Creator of the Stars of Night
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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Three Reflections on “Savior of the Nations, Come”
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Joy to the World
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Good King Wenceslas
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Lenten Supplication
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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
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Phrygian Meditation
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Variations on “Wondrous Love”
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Easter Alleluias!
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Come, Creator Spirit
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Postlude for a Festival Day
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Tranquility
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We Gather Together
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Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
A Song of Hope (2018)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Short Suite in Two Voices (2024)
1) Allegro assai; 2) Moderato; 3) Rondo Allegro
Published by SMP Press
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Suite Brevis No. 1 (2023)
1) Ostinato; 2) Chorale; 3) Postlude
Published by SMP Press
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Suite Brevis No. 2 (2024)
1) Stately Dance; 2) Berceuse; 3) Meditation: A Short Passacaglia; 4) Festive Recessional
Published by SMP Press
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from That Priceless Grace (2013)
Prelude on “Aus tiefer Not”
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Prelude on “Herzlich tut mich verlangen”
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Prelude on “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
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Published by Augsburg Fortress
Trio on “Duguet” (2011)
Published by SMP Press
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Trio on “Regina Caeli, Jubila” (2011)
Published by SMP Press
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Trumpet Processional in G major (2013)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Four Trumpet Tunes”
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Trumpet Tune in A minor (2022)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Five Trumpet Tunes”
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Trumpet Tune in C (2022)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Five Trumpet Tunes”
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Trumpet Tune in F (2022)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Five Trumpet Tunes”
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Trumpet Tune in G (2022)
Published by MorningStar Music Publishers in “Five Trumpet Tunes”
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Voluntary on “Christ lag in Todesbanden” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Voluntary on “The Third Tune” (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Unexpected and Mysterious (A Reflection) (2013)
Published by Augsburg Fortress in “The King of Glory”
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from Wonder and Praise
Postlude héroïque (2020)
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Reverie (1982)
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Postludium Festiva (1982)
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A Contemplative Prayer (2017)
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Trumpet Tune in F (1985)
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Postlude à la gigue (2020)
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Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.