This Thursday, 9 April 2026 - a week later than usual, at 1:15pm in St Chad’s Cathedral @stchadsbirm.bsky.social.
We regret that Stephen Disley, who was due to play, is indisposed so Thursday’s recital will be a revised programme of music for Easter performed by Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social .
No @thursdaylive.org organ recital today @stchadsbirm.bsky.social - April’s recital is a week later than usual to avoid Holy Week.
Join us next week when Stephen Disley will perform.
Thursday 9 April 2026 at 1:15pm.
All welcome!
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Venus, the Bringer of Peace - from Holst’s The Planets is the latest video released on the Thursday Live YouTube channel played on @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham’s Walker Organ by @organistpaul.bsky.social Paul Carr.
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🔸This Thursday, 5 March 2026🔸Professor David Saint, Director of Music at @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham, plays the 1:15pm Thursday LIVE Organ Recital. Admission is free with a retiring collection. 🆓
⬇️ Programme ⬇️
Today March 2nd is St Chad’s Day so to mark this we’re sharing @organistpaul.bsky.social Organist & Associate Director of Music playing Fanfares for Chad by Paul Spicer on the Walker organ of @stchadsbirm.bsky.social - the mother church of @rcbirmingham.bsky.social
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4/4 …which was played on the Lloyd organ by John Pryer, who extended this short jazzy piece with one of his inimitable and brilliantly inventive improvisations.
The whole recital was clearly enjoyed by the large audience present.
3/4 The remainder of the program was performed on the Walker organ by David Saint, Paul Carr, and Nigel Morris with the exception of Behnke’s Go Tell it on the Mountain…
2/4 With Nigel Morris at the main Walker organ, John Pryer at the chancel Lloyd organ, and Paul Carr on the chamber organ, the recital opened with Bach’s famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, different sections being played by each organ creating interesting surround-sound and echo effects.
1/4 Yesterday’s @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social was a variation on the usual format: the slightly extended programme of requests submitted by the audience was performed by all four Cathedral Organists and used all three Cathedral organs 🎹.
This Thur 5 Feb 2026 1:15pm @stchadsbirm.bsky.social: a programme of pieces requested by the audience. Come and hear Cathedral Organists David Saint, Paul Carr, Nigel Morris and John Pryer in this hour-long programme. Featuring all 3 of the Cathedral’s organs.
Admission free - retiring collection.
Looking forward to playing the first of 2026’s @thursdaylive.org recitals @stchadsbirm.bsky.social, Birmingham tomorrow, Thurs 8 Jan 1:15 pm.
Bach Trio Sonata, Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue, works by Paul Spicer, Philip Glass & transcriptions by Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Holst too.
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It’s the first Thursday of the month BUT January’s @thursdaylive.org organ recital is a week later than usual this month, so we hope to see you on Thursday 8 January at 1:15pm in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social when @organistpaul.bsky.social will play the first recital of the 2026 season. thursdaylive.org
Starting on Thu 8 Jan 2026 1:15 PM, and throughout the year.
Thursday LIVE - Organ Recital
Paul Carr – organ (@organistpaul.bsky.social)
#Berlioz #Mendelssohn #JSBach #PaulSpicer + more
St Chad's Cathedral, #Birmingham
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David Saint and Paul Carr introduce the 2026 season of @thursdaylive.org recitals in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social Birmingham.
The first recital of the season is on Thursday 8 January at 1:15pm.
(A week later than usual!)
We hope to see you at St Chad’s Cathedral during 2026.
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December’s release on the @thursdaylive.org YouTube channel is @organistpaul.bsky.social Paul Carr playing Keith Chapman’s ‘Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!’ on the Walker organ of @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham.
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The 2026 season of @thursdaylive.org organ recitals begins on 8 January - a week later than usual to avoid New Year’s Day.
All of the programmes for each month are now available!
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The 2025 season at #StChads was a Thursday afternoon monthly oasis. Where you could find music that was enchanting, majestic and joyful. And ultimately uplifting, imagine what 2026 has in store for us!
2/2 “A splendid recital to conclude the recital season…” “…a special pleasure to hear the three Bach Chorale Preludes” “Just stunning” “So musical, so accurate” “…exquisite” just a few of the reactions shared by those present in the sizeable and enthusiastic audience.
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2025’s season of Thursday LIVE organ recitals was brought to a stirring conclusion yesterday with Professor David Saint and Paul Carr taking it in turns to put the Walker organ of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham through its paces with music for Advent and Christmas.
This Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 1:15pm, David Saint & Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social play the final Thursday LIVE in the 2025 season at St Chad’s Cathedral. @stchadsbirm.bsky.social
A programme of organ music for Advent and Christmas.
Admission is free, all welcome.
@rcbirmingham.bsky.social
Thu 4 Dec 1:15 PM
Thursday LIVE
Organ Recital - Paul Carr (@organistpaul.bsky.social) and David Saint.
#JSBach, Louis-Claude #Daquin – Noel Suisse and other Christmas themed items.
At St Chads Cathedral, Birmingham (@stchadsbirm.bsky.social)
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William Harris’ Organ Sonata in A minor is November’s new video release on the Thursday Live YouTube channel.
@organistpaul.bsky.social plays the Walker organ in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social
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Last Thursday’s @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social which was performed by @organistpaul.bsky.social has been reviewed by one of the audience members.
Read it here:
www.paulcarr.co.uk/reviews/
(Or in the screenshot ⬇️ )
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@positivelybrum.bsky.social
Tomorrow, Thursday 6 November at 1:15pm, @organistpaul.bsky.social plays the next @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social on the fantastic Walker organ.
Come and listen - admission free!
@rcbirmingham.bsky.social
Thurs 6 Nov 2025, 1:15pm: @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral B’ham.
Admission free.
Music by English and French composers including William Harris’ Organ Sonata and Saint-Saëns’ Marche Algérienne - distilled into a 1-minute video here to give you a taste!
Be thou my vision
Zsolt Gárdonyi’s beautiful setting of the hymn tune Slane is this month’s YouTube video on our channel.
Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social plays the Walker organ in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham @stchadsbirm.bsky.social
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Join us at St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham @stchadsbirm.bsky.social for the next in our monthly recital series. Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social plays Harris’ Organ Sonata and other works on Thursday 6 November 2025 at 1:15pm.
Admission is free- not to be missed!
This Thursday, 2 October 2025, join us at @stchadsbirm.bsky.social for the free monthly @thursdaylive.org organ recital which this month will be given by Mark Brafield. The programme opens with Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B minor.
Full programme below and further details at thursdaylive.org.uk
Today at 1:15pm the final movement of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite - In the Hall of the Mountain King - will be released on YouTube. You can then watch the entire suite (Morning, Death of Ase, Anita's Dance and In the Hall of the Mountain King) here:
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Thursday Live returns to the monthly pattern following our weekly ThursdayLivePlus! summer series.
The next recital will be given by Mark Brafield on Thursday 2 October at 1:15pm in St Chad’s Cathedral #Birmingham - free admission. All welcome!
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