The 2024 Cathedral Organ Recital Series welcomes first-rate organists to play Truro’s acclaimed Father Willis Organ. This week we welcome Andrew Wyatt. This recital will be live-streamed from 13:10.

Programme (for full programme information visit [ Ссылка ])

Litanies by Jehan Alain (1911-1940)

Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du “Veni Creator”, Op 4 by Maurice Duruflé

Biography

Andrew Wyatt is the assistant director of music at Truro Cathedral, Director of the St Mary’s Singers and an Honorary Membership of Birmingham Conservatoire. Andrew plays the famous Father Willis organ for services and recitals and regularly directs the cathedral choirs in rehearsals and services. Educated at Aldenham School, he studied organ with Andrew Parnell and gained an Entrance Scholarship to Birmingham Conservatoire where his organ teachers were David Saint and Henry Fairs. Working concurrently with his four-year course, Andrew held the organ scholarship at St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham. After holding the organ scholarship at Canterbury Cathedral and being awarded the Associateship of the Royal College of Organists, Andrew became assistant organist at Hexham Abbey in September 2012 before being appointed assistant organist and later assistant director of music at Chester Cathedral in 2015.

Andrew Wyatt is the assistant director of music at Truro Cathedral, Director of the St Mary’s Singers and an Honorary Membership of Birmingham Conservatoire. Andrew plays the famous Father Willis organ for services and recitals and regularly directs the cathedral choirs in rehearsals and services. Educated at Aldenham School, he studied organ with Andrew Parnell and gained an Entrance Scholarship to Birmingham Conservatoire where his organ teachers were David Saint and Henry Fairs. Working concurrently with his four-year course, Andrew held the organ scholarship at St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham. After holding the organ scholarship at Canterbury Cathedral and being awarded the Associateship of the Royal College of Organists, Andrew became assistant organist at Hexham Abbey in September 2012 before being appointed assistant organist and later assistant director of music at Chester Cathedral in 2015.

The series runs from March to October and each recital lasts around 45 minutes. There is no charge to attend or listen to these concerts. We rely on your support to help with the cost of maintaining the cathedral’s famous Father Willis Organ. Keeping the cathedral’s musical instruments in first-rate condition enables us to put on such recitals as you have heard today. For our full list of organ recitals, this year, please visit our website [ Ссылка ] or the 'Organ Recitals' playlist on our YouTube channel.

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