December 2025
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 4 December 2025: 13:15 – 13:55
Paul Carr and David Saint play Advent and Christmas Music in the finale of 2025’s Thursday Live organ recital series
Retiring collection
January 2026
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 8 January 2026: 13:15 – 13:55 (please note that this is a week later than usual)
Paul Spicer (b.1952)
Fanfares and Dances
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Prelude & Fugue in D minor
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata 1 in E flat BWV 525
Allegro; Adagio; Allegro
Philip Glass (b.1937)
Prélude pour Orgue
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Le Prophète: Coronation March
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
The Planets: Venus – The Bringer of Peace
Louis Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) arr. W.T. Best
La Damnation de Faust: Rákóczi March
February 2026
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 5 February 2026: 13:15 – 13:55
SPECIAL REQUESTS PROGRAMME
THE CATHEDRAL ORGANISTS
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Litanies
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Pomp and Circumstance March no.4
Zsolt Gárdonyi (b.1946)
Be thou my vision
John A. Behnke (b.1953)
Go Tell it on the Mountain
César Franck (1822-1890)
Choral no.3 in A minor
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue in G minor BWV 578
Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
Concert Piece
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Symphony no.5: Toccata
Christchurch Priory Lunchtime Organ Concert
Thursday 12 February 2026: 12:30 – 13:15
Paul returns to play the Priory’s Nicholson organ in this popular series
Free
March 2026
St Benedict’s Wombourne Evening Organ Concert
Saturday 7 March 2026: 19:30 – 21:30
Evening Organ Concert with interval refreshments
Admission charge tbc
Concert with Cantoras Upper Voices Chamber Choir
Friday 13 March 2026: 19:30 – 20:45
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham
Cantoras Upper Voices Chamber Choir perform the regional premiere of this
Lent meditation for upper voices directed by Mariana Rosas with Paul Carr, organ.
£15
Concert with Cantoras Upper Voices Chamber Choir
Saturday 21 March 2026: 19:30 – 20:45
‘Stabat Mater Dolorosa’
by Kim Andre Arnesen
Cantoras Upper Voices Chamber Choir perform the regional premiere of this
Lent meditation for upper voices directed by Mariana Rosas with Paul Carr, organ
£15
May 2026
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 7 May 2025: 13:15 – 13:55
Naji Hakim (b.1955)
Ouverture Libanaise
Paul Ayres (b.1970)
The Lord’s my Shepherd
Paul Spicer (b.1952)
Suite for Organ:
Prelude; Aria; Finale
Zsolt Gárdonyi (b.1946)
EGATOP
David Briggs (b.1962)
Marche Episcopale
Organ Recital: Hinckley URC
Saturday 23 May 2026: 15:00 – 16:00
Afternoon organ recital on the historic Holdich organ
June 2026
Wesley Methodist Centre Chester Organ Recital
Saturday 20 June 2026: 12:45 – 13:30
Paul returns to play his fifth recital on the wonderfully restored JJ Binns organ – Chester’s hidden gem!
Free admission
July 2026
St John the Baptist, Cardiff ‘Heritage in Action’ Lunchtime Organ Concert
Friday 10 July 2026: 13:15 – 13:45
Paul plays the fine 1894 Father Willis organ in St John the Baptist Cardiff in a ‘Heritage in Action’ Concert for Cardiff Organ Events.
August 2026
St Asaph Cathedral North Wales Organ Recital
Wednesday 5 August 2026: 19:30 – 21:00
Paul plays in the 2026 Evening Organ Recital Series at St Asaph Cathedral, North Wales
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Plus! Organ Recital
Thursday 13 August 2026: 13:15 – 13:55
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Cortège et Litanie
Olivier Latry (b.1962)
Salve Regina
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Symphony no.4: Final
September 2026
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 3 September 2026: 13:15 – 13:55
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Three Pieces for Musical Clocks
Alexandre P.F. Boëly (1785-1858)
Fantaisie & Fugue in B flat
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Chant de Mai
Gaston Bélier (1863-1938)
Toccata
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Symphony no.5: Allegro Vivace
October 2026
St Chad’s Church Shrewsbury Concert in the Round
Friday 16 October 2026: 12:30 – 13:10
Paul returns to play in this popular Friday concert series
Free
Bath Abbey Lunchtime Organ Recital
Tuesday 27 October 2026: 13:00 – 13:40
Paul plays a 40-minute programme on the fabulous Klais Organ in Bath Abbey
Free
November 2026
St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham Thursday LIVE Organ Recital
Thursday 5 November 2026: 13:15 – 13:55
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata & Fugue (Dorian) BWV 538
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Cantata 22: Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Deuxième Symphonie:
Preludio; Intermezzo; Toccata
St Mary’s Guildford Organ Recital
Tuesday 10 November 2026: 13:10 – 14:00
Paul returns to play at St Mary’s Quarry Street in Guildford.
Free
January 2027
St Peter’s Collegiate Church Wolverhampton Lunchtime Live! Organ Concert
Friday 22 January 2027: 13:15 – 14:00