Emma Gibbins

Name: Emma Gibbins — Music by Sibelius, Hindemith, McDowall and Franck
Start: 2027-01-25T13:15:00+00:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

Music by Sibelius, Hindemith, McDowall and Franck

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 25 Jan 1.15PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 25 Jan

1.15PM

Free admission

Programme

Jean Sibelius Finlandia
Paul Hindemith Sonata No 1
Cecilia McDowall Church Bells beyond the stars
César Franck Choral No 3 in A minor

Emma Gibbins has been Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral since 2024, having previously held similar posts at Newport Cathedral and St George’s Church in Belfast. Her recital begins with Finlandia, (arranged by Herbert Fricker who was Leeds City Organist from 1897 to 1917), and concludes with César Franck’s third Choral, one of the most-performed pieces in the Leeds Lunchtime Organ series.

Emma Gibbins is organist at Chelmsford Cathedral.

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

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