Selby Abbey Organ Recital Series 2026
Tuesdays at 12.30pm
Matthew Collins is a prominent organist, singer and teacher who was appointed Director of Music at nearby Howden Minster in 2009. A graduate of the University of York, he studied with Christopher Gray at Truro Cathedral, and with the late Dr Roger Tebbet here at Selby Abbey.
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
arr. Rawsthorne/Collins
Grand March (from Aïda)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Organ Sonata V in D major Op 65
i. Andante
ii. Andante con Moto
iii. Allegro
César Franck (1822–1890)
Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18
Noel Rawsthorne (1929–2019)
Dance Suite
i. March — On Ilkley Moor
ii. Dancing Feet
iii. Waltz
iv. Danse des Papillons
v. Line Dance
Louis Vierne (1870–1937)
Carillon de Westminster
Free Admission with retiring collections in aid of Selby Abbey Trust.