2024 Organ Series

Join us at Salisbury Cathedral for a host of exciting musical events as part of the 2024 Organ series. We are honoured to welcome performances from esteemed organists over the next few months including compelling programmes from each.

Andrew Lumsden – 15 June 2024

To commence the Organ Series we welcome Andrew Lumsden, Organist and Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral. As conductor of the Waynflete Singers, Lumsden works regularly with major orchestras including Florilegium, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the English Chamber Orchestra. In November 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Winchester, and the Boy Choristers received a Grammy nomination for their work on a Star Wars Video Game.

This performance from Andrew Lumsden will feature works such as Fantasia and Fugue in C minor by J.S Bach as well as Eugene Gigout’s Grand Chœur Dialogué.

Event details:
Concert start time – 19:30
Concert finish time – 20:45
Doors open time – 19:00
Approximate run time – 75 minutes.

Tickets:
Adult – £15.00
Young Person, under 18 (must be accompanied by an adult) – £7.00

Sarah Baldock – 20 July 2024

On 20 July we welcome solo Organist, Sarah Baldock, Director of Music at Winchester College as well as former Trustee and course tutor for the Royal College of Organists. She performs as an organ soloist, recently broadcasting with the BBC Singers and Concert Orchestra. Baldock began her career as Organ Scholar at Pembroke College, later being appointed founder Director of the Girls’ Choir at Winchester Cathedral at the age of 23. Later, she was appointed Assistant Director of Music, accompanying the Winchester Cathedral boys and men as well as proceeding to be Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral.

You can look forward to hearing various works from Jehan Alain, Rachel Laurin, J.S. Bach and Maurice Duruflé as part of Sarah Baldock’s performance.

Event details:
Concert start time – 19:30
Concert finish time – 20:45
Doors open – 19:00
Approximate run time – 75 minutes.

Tickets:
Adult – £15.00
Young Person, under 18 (must be accompanied by an adult) – £7.00

Kerry Beaumont – 07 September 2024

Organist, Kerry Beaumont’s career began in Canada, from his early studies in Toronto and Quebec to courses in improvisation in Nice and Montreal. After winning the San Anselmo International Organ Improvisation Competition in 1986, Beaumont became director of music in three British cathedrals (St. Davids 1990-94, Ripon 94-2002, and Coventry 2006-2020). Since then, Beaumont has pursued orchestral and chamber activities as a cellist and double bassist as well as being piano teacher in three Warwickshire schools.

This performance from Kerry Beaumont includes exciting works such as First Flight by Cecilia McDowall and Jonathan Dove’s Niagara.

Event details:
Concert start time – 19:30
Concert finish – 20:45
Doors open – 19:00
Approximate run time – 75 minutes.

Tickets:
Adult – £15.00
Young Person, under 18 (must be accompanied by an adult) – £7.00

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More Events:

Organ Scholar concert, Benjamin Mills – 7 July 2024

Organ Prom – 10 August 2024
For more information on this event click here.

The Phantom of the Opera – 5 October 2024
For more information on this event click here.