Organ Lessons
There are over 30 organ pupils within the Keyboard Studies Programme. We have enjoyed notable successes so far: a recent student is currently a Cambridge Organ Scholar reading Music, and several others are now pursuing careers within the profession as teachers and performers. There are three university student Organ Scholars at Leeds Cathedral in addition to a Sixth-Form Scholar, each receiving regular tuition in solo performance and accompaniment. Students are given performance opportunities in the annual Leeds International Organ Festival. The Programme’s organ studies strand benefits from a close relationship with the Royal College of Organists and the University of Huddersfield. Plans are afoot to publish a new tutor book for beginner organists, with encouragement and inspiration as its driving force.
The Keyboard Studies Programme has access to an excellent selection of Diocesan instruments. In addition to Leeds Cathedral’s four-manual Klais organ, there are fine Skrabl instruments in St Patrick’s Huddersfield and St Joseph’s Bradford. For practice and additional teaching, the Cathedral Chambers facility has four small pipe organs and two digital instruments.
For more information on the Keyboard Studies Programme or to be added to the lessons waiting list please contact:
office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk / 0113 244 8634
Join Tom on YouTube at 2pm for alliterative animals in Bless the Lord, The Osprey, a Lenten meditation with Salvator Mundi, and burn off some energy with GO BANANAS! This week's themes are reconciliation and forgiveness and musical signs and symbols.
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Join Wil on YouTube - going live in 5 mins!
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Today's the deadline! If you're thinking about throwing your hat in the ring, do it now - lovely team of people to work with and plenty of creative freedom. https://twitter.com/DOLMusic/status/1357018983824826369
Join Tom for a packed Virtual Sing today at 2pm! Four different languages, lots of alliterative animals, two songs marking the start of Lent and a VERY spooky version of the Ghost of Tom (as well as a bonus quiz!).
https://youtu.be/8VKUChr_4rY
Cathedral choir’s CD gets national airtime on Radio 3 - The Catholic Universe
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On Valentine’s Day, Leeds Cathedral Choir received a huge boost when its recording of the ethereal sacred music of Arvo Part’s The Beatitudes was played on BBC Radio 3.
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