ORGANISTS at Worcester Cathedral will be pulling out all the stops for the annual spring concert
The Organ Spectacular Concert takes place on Saturday June 14 from 7,30pm and will feature much-loved organ repertoire, alongside music that would not usually be heard at Evensong.
This year’s concert will be celebrating Play the Organ Year and will be raising funds for the Worcester Cathedral Choristers Association.
The cathedral’s director of music, Samuel Hudson, assistant director of music, Nicholas Freestone, and organ scholar Jack McCabe will be performing classics such as Vierne’s Carillon de Westminster (based upon the chimes of Big Ben) as well as much-loved film scores including Pirates of the Caribbean and Jurassic Park. There will also be a return of the ‘relay performance’, which will feature all three performers playing one piece.
The concert will demonstrate the splendour of the cathedral’s three organs – the Quire organ, the Nave organ and the Chamber organ, all producing dramatic and very different sounds.
Nicholas said: “We’re delighted to welcome visitors as we show off the organs in ways that some will not have experienced before. By bringing well known tunes and organ classics together, we hope we can inspire a whole new audience to be captivated by organ music.
“Playing the organ is like having an entire orchestra at your fingertips. You can produce such a unique variety of sounds, it really is magnificent to hear, and we hope to welcome many visitors to enjoy the beauty of our three wonderful instruments here at the cathedral.”
Visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organ-spectacular-tickets-1302922118129 for tickets.
