IAN Dollins, who is director of music at the Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth was the latest accomplished organist in the monthly recitals at Dursley Parish Church which are now in their seventh season. He chose to play a considerable number of short pieces, all played extremely well, but I would have preferred fewer. There was a mix of old and newer and I enjoyed listening to the works of two of JS Bach's predecessors, Pachelbel and Buxtehude each of whom influenced the great man, It was fitting to hear a Chorale Prelude by Bach afterwards, full of decorated melancholia.

The short recital had begun with a quite wonderful fanfare in Sidney Campbell's Gaudeamus. Organist and organ produced the most exhilarating of sounds. In total contrast was Sumsion's lovely Pastoral with its delightful flute solo. Alec Rowley's Chorale Prelude: Horbury was new to me but pleasant enough. I enjoyed Francois Couperon's Dialogue, rhythmic and unusual, and his Fugue sur les jeux d'Anches.

But what to say about Eric Coates's famous Dambusters March with which Ian Dollins chose to end his programme? It is a fine, invigorating march , tuneful and rightly popular, but it all sounded too much like a fairground organ and jarred after JS Bach, Buxtehude and Pachelbel!