Organ recitals

Organ recitals are held in the Abbey every Sunday afternoon. These 30-minute concerts are free of charge and a wide range of music is presented, showcasing the Abbey’s magnificent Harrison & Harrison organ. Reservations are not required but you will not be able to attend if the seating allocation is full.

This month's organ recitals

Services | Choral services
1st - 31st March 2025
Sunday, 2nd March 2025
Sunday next before Lent
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Jonathan Allsopp, Southwell Minster

Schmidt Prelude and Fugue in D 'Hallelujah'
Whitlock Preambule (Seven Sketches on Verses from the Psalms)
Widor Andante sostenuto (Symphonie IX Op 70)
Widor Marche pontificale (Symphonie I Op 13 no 1)
Sunday, 16th March 2025
Second Sunday of Lent
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist

Byrd Fantasia in C FVB 103
Purcell arr Greally 'Come away, fellow sailors' and The Sailors’ Dance (Dido and Aeneas)
Smart Postlude in D
Bairstow Evening Song
Howells Sarabando (in modo elegiaco) and Paean (Six Pieces for Organ)
Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Third Sunday of Lent
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Yvette Murphy, St Saviour's, Pimlico

Peeters Lucis Creator Optime
Summers O Lux Beata Trinitas
Peeters Veni, Creator Spiritus
Buxtehude Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BuxWV 199
Howells Master Tallis’s Testament
Sunday, 30th March 2025
Fourth Sunday of Lent
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Matthew Jorysz, Sub-Organist

Everyone is welcome to attend these recitals, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.