2025 recitals & lectures

Paul giving a recital at St Martin’s, Barcheston, Warwickshire, 5th May 2024

January 2025

Saturday January 11th: 2.30pm
St James’s Church, Cranham (Gloucestershire)
Opening recital and talk, with Ross Daly (organ builder)

Photograph - Paul & Ross Daly
Paul at the T.C. Lewis console, with organ restorer Ross Daly
Photograph - full house
Photograph - sanctuary

February 2025

Saturday February 15th: 11.00am
St Peter’s Church, Nottingham
Song recital with Stephen Cooper (baritone)

Saturday February 22nd: 3.00pm
Rochdale Town Hall
Organ recital

Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at the console of the Rochdale Town Hall organ
Photograph - Town Hall interior
Rochdale Town Hall – interior showing the Binns organ
Photograph - Town Hall exterior
Rochdale Town Hall exterior

March 2025

Thursday March 20th: 12.30pm
Christchurch Priory
Organ recital

Photograph - organ
Photograph - console & East End
Photograph - 2025 recitalists

Monday March 24th: 7.00pm
Derby Cathedral
Illustrated talk to the Derby Organists’ Association: ‘Recent Organ Projects’

April 2025

Wednesday April 9th: 12.30pm
St Editha’s Church, Tamworth
Lenten organ recital

Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at the console of the Harrison & Harrison organ

Sunday April 27th: 3.00pm
Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
Organ recital

Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at the console of the organ at the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster

May 2025

Friday May 9th: 7.00pm
St Andrew’s Church, Orwell (Cambridgeshire)
Opening recital on the organ rebuilt by Cousans

Photograph - Paul, Canon Ivory & Ian Carter at the console
Canon Chris Ivory and organ-builder Ian Carter (of Cousans) with Paul just before the opening recital at Orwell

June 2025

Friday June 27th: 1.15pm
St Brides’ Church, Fleet Street, City of London
Organ recital

Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at the console of St Bride’s, Fleet Street

July 2025

Saturday July 21st: 12.15pm
Chapter House, Gloucester Cathedral
Give an illustrated presentation about the new cathedral organ to the Friends of Gloucester Cathedral

Photograph - cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral – bright morning sun on the SE corner
Photograph - empty case
1666 case empty
Photograph - address
Paul addressing the Friends of Gloucester Cathedral, 12 July 2025, Chapter House

Monday July 21st: 1.10pm
Albert Hall, Nottingham
Organ recital

Photograph - organ
The Binns organ in the Albert Hall, Nottingham
Photograph - console
The console of the Binns organ in the Albert Hall, Nottingham
Photograph - Paul playing
Paul playing the Binns organ, with John Keys turning pages

Paul plays the Aria by David Machell on the Binns organ in Nottingham’s Albert Hall
Paul plays the March by David Machell on the Binns organ in Nottingham’s Albert Hall

Sunday July 27th: 3.00pm
Manchester Cathedral
Organ recital

Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at the Nave console in Manchester Cathedral
Photograph - Quire case
Manchester Cathedral – Quire case
Photograph - cathedral exterior
Manchester Cathedral through the trees

August 2025

Sunday August 3rd: 4.00pm
St Leonard’s Church, Newland (between Malvern & Worcester)
Organ recital

Photograph - organ
1861 Nicholson organ, St Leonard, Newland
Photograph - console label
John Nicholson console label
Photograph - interior looking east
St Leonard, Newland looking east
Photograph - interior looking west
St Leonard, Newland looking west

Tuesday August 8th: 1.00pm
St James’ Church, Louth
Organ recital

Photograph - console
HN&B 1911 pneumatic console
Photograph - case
South aisle case
Photograph - nave
The magnificent nave, looking west
Photograph - spire
The lofty spire

Thursday August 21st: 1.00pm
St Swithun’s Church, Retford
Organ recital

Photograph - view from SW
St Swithun’s from the south west
Photograph - poster
An elegant church in a beautiful setting – plus me
Photograph - console
There’s a first time for everything
Photograph - view from SE
St Swithun’s from the SE

Saturday August 30th: 4.30pm
St Giles’ Church, Lincoln
Organ recital

Photograph - organ case
The 1795 H.C. Lincoln organ case
Photograph - Paul at console
Paul at St Giles, Lincoln

September 2025

Sunday September 7th: POSTPONED
St Mary’s Church, Moseley (Birmingham)
Opening recital on rebuilt organ (Henry Jones / Nicholson / Clevedon)

Saturday September 20th: 1.00pm
Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury
Talk following the Kent County Organists’ Association Annual Lunch

October 2025

Friday October 17th: 1.30pm
Southwell Minster
Song recital with Stephen Cooper