Joshua Stephens

Name: Joshua Stephens — English music is strongly featured in Joshua's programme, reflecting the tonal colours of the Leeds Cathedral organ
Start: 2026-10-05T13:15:00+01:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

English music is strongly featured in Joshua's programme, reflecting the tonal colours of the Leeds Cathedral organ

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 5 Oct 1.15PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 5 Oct

1.15PM

Free admission

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541
William Lloyd Webber Benedictus
Herbert Howells Rhapsody No 3
Edward Elgar Chanson de Matin
Edward Elgar Sonata: i Allegro Maestoso

English music is strongly featured in this programme, reflecting the tonal colours of the Leeds Cathedral organ. William Lloyd Webber’s tuneful and romantic music was rather unfashionable in his lifetime but has recently become more popular. The last two pieces in the programme reflect two contrasting sides of Edward Elgar’s artistic personality.

Joshua Stephens is organist at Winchester 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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