Katherine Dienes Williams – Guildford Cathedral Organist

Grayston Ives Intrada Listen
Elizabeth Stirling Movement Listen
César Franck Prelude, Fugue and Variation Listen
Jacques van Oortmerssen Nun ruhen alle Wälder Listen
Cecilia McDowall Church bells beyond the stars Listen
Nico Muhly The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude Listen
Francis Jackson Diversion for mixtures Listen

This concert will last approximately 50 minutes.

Katherine Dienes Williams was the first woman to be appointed as a Cathedral music director. Born and educated in New Zealand, she held posts at Winchester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, and St Mary’s, Warwick before being appointed to Guildford Cathedral.

We are currently unable to live stream Monday lunchtime recitals; in the meantime we will upload video recordings the following day.
Visit our YouTube channel to view Leeds Lunchtime Organ concerts.

Organ Renewal Project at Leeds Town Hall

Work on the renewal of the Town Hall organ is well under way. Apart from the massive front pipes, which are stored on the floor of the stalls awaiting redecoration, the organ has been completely removed to Nicholson & Co’s workshop in Malvern.

Renovation of the existing pipes is progressing well, and many new parts and components have been delivered and manufactured. We need your support for this exciting project so please visit Leeds Town Hall for more information, and you can see pictures of the work in progress at Nicholson Organs.

Thank you.
Darius Battiwalla
Leeds City Organist