We are delighted to announce Selby Abbey’s 2025 Lunchtime Organ Recital Series running weekly this summer, featuring exceptional organists from across Great Britain.
Recitals take place on Tuesdays at 12.30pm and programmes will be publicised in advance of each recital. Admission is FREE with a collection taken to support the brilliant work of Selby Abbey Trust.
✏️ Please note these dates in your diaries and we look forward to welcoming you!
❖ 26 August: JOHN HOSKING is Organist in Residence at Blackburn Cathedral. He is also one of the organists for BBC Radio 4’s ‘Daily Service’. A former organ scholar of Westminster Abbey, he is a well-known as a brilliant organist and composer.
The organ of Selby Abbey is widely recognised as among the finest ‘romantic’ instruments in Britain. It was built in 1909 by the firm William Hill & Sons, and was magnificently restored in 2016 by Principal Pipe Organs of York, led by Geoffrey Coffin. With 4 manuals and 67 speaking stops, the organ’s sound is characterised by its bright choruses, a wealth of tonal colour, and its thrilling and powerful reeds. The organ gained international recognition in the 1960s when the Italian virtuoso organist, Fernando Germani made several recordings here. Since then the Abbey organ has been played and celebrated by distinguished organists from across the world.