Darius Battiwalla © Justin Slee

Darius Battiwalla

Name: Darius Battiwalla — Music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, Sowande, Beethoven and Vivaldi/Bach
Start: 2026-10-12T13:15:00+01:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

Music by Coleridge-Taylor, Price, Sowande, Beethoven and Vivaldi/Bach

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 12 Oct 1.15PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 12 Oct

1.15PM

Free admission

Programme

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor March: Ethiopia saluting the colours
Florence Price In Quiet Mood
Antonio Vivaldi/Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in A minor, BWV 593
Ludwig van Beethoven Variations for mandolin
Fela Sowande Yoruba Lament
Fela Sowande Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho

The programme opens in confident Edwardian style with a grand march by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. In the final two pieces we hear Nigerian composer Fela Sowande setting Yoruba and West Indian traditional melodies.

Darius Battiwalla is Leeds City Organist.

About the series

Our recital series in 2026/27 will be the final full season to take place at St Anne’s Cathedral before our return to Leeds Town Hall, and we are immensely grateful to the Dean and all the staff here for their hospitality and support over the last five years.

This season we welcome organists from the cathedrals of St Paul, Winchester, Wakefield, Ripon, and Lincoln as well as many eminent concert organists. For the first time in the series, we celebrate the link with one of Leeds’ twin cities, Dortmund, and we also have the Leeds Lunchtime Organ series premiere of one of the organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach newly discovered (or rather newly attributed) last year.

We’re very grateful to you, our audience, for your support and enthusiasm – please continue to give as generously as you can to enable the series to continue and grow as we return to Leeds Town Hall.

Darius Battiwalla
Leeds City Organist

Free admission, no booking required. Simply turn up and enjoy the music!

Find out how you can support our free lunchtime concerts