Organs – St Joseph’s Bradford
The Hopkins Organ
The Bradford Boys’ Choir are the choir in residence at St Joseph’s Church in Bradford. The church organ was manufactured in the late 19th century by Hopkins & Son of York. It is widely regarded as the finest organ in the city centre, benefiting from mechanical key action and a superb case from an earlier Anneessens instrument.
Specification | ||
3 Divisions, 27 Ranks | ||
Pedal | ||
Open Diapason | 16 | |
Bourdon | 16 | |
Principal | 8 | |
Bass Flute | 8 | |
Fifteenth | 4 | |
Great | ||
Bourdon | 16 | |
Open Diapason | 8 | |
Stopped Flute | 8 | |
Dulciana | 8 | |
Principal | 4 | |
Chimney Flute | 4 | |
Fifteenth | 2 | |
Mixture | III | |
Trumpet | 8 | |
Swell | ||
Lieblich Bourdon | 16 | |
Horn Diapason | 8 | |
Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
Echo Gamba | 8 | |
Voix Celestes | 8 | |
Geigen Principal | 4 | |
Fifteenth | 2 | |
Mixture | III | |
Cornopean | 8 | |
Tremulant |



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Yesterday evening, in this first week of Advent, our Cathedral Senior Girls and Choral Scholars broadcast Compline from Corpus Christi Church (The Parish of Saint John Henry Newman).
The office is sung in Latin, introduced by Mgr Paul Grogan, and along with the traditional chants includes music by Sheppard, Tallis and Byrd.
It's available for the next 29 days on BBC Sounds here:
Compline - Advent 1 - BBC Sounds
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From Corpus Christi Church, Leeds, with members of Leeds Cathedral choir.
It was wonderful to welcome Rosemary Downey to St Patrick’s, Huddersfield yesterday to present a Church Choir Award to the choirs on behalf of the Cathedral Music Trust and the Royal School of Church Music.![]()
We’re very grateful for the grant which will support singing lessons for our young singers in the choirs and contribute towards expenses for a forthcoming tour.
Many congratulations to our Cathedral Assistant Organist David Grealy on his appointment as Director of Music for the Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, a post he takes up in January.
David joins a growing list of brilliant young musicians who have gained vital experience in our large programme before moving on to prestigious leadership roles in church music - we're very proud of them all!
Diocese of East Anglia appoints new Director of Music - Catholic Diocese Of East Anglia
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The Diocese of East Anglia has appointed a new Director of Music for the diocese and for St John’s Cathedral in Norwich. David Grealy, a native [...]