In this episode Ian Tracey, Organist of Liverpool Cathedral, demonstrates the newly installed Echo organ and showcases the extraordinary sounds and power of the UK's largest pipe organ. With a total of ten divisions, located in organ cases around the cathedral, this new echo organ completes the tonal design of the organ, which began in 1923 under the craftsmanship of Henry Willis III, and the cathedral's first organist, Harry Goss-Custard.
Liverpool Cathedral Organ (https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/cathedral-music/organ/#:~:text=Henry%20Willis%20began%20the%20construction,on%2018th%20October%20that%20year.)
Specification (https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/liverpool-cathedral-grand-organ-specification.pdf)
Jeremiah Stephenson, Organ Education Lead at St Paul's Cathedral, talks about his work devising events and workshops designed to introduce children to the organ. Challenging traditionally held attitudes, he explains how he presents the organ as a gateway to engage children in the wider appreciation of classical music and performance.
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