Home. After a month on the road, conducting Evensong & Compline tonight felt like heaven. I’ve missed this place and its people ❤️ now: sleep.

I was going to exclude a 'How it Feels to Sing' chapter from my thesis, worried it may be seen as too esoteric / too far removed from 'big questions' of state, power, &c.

But that would mean leaving out 'Brains! Brains all over the place!' which seems a shame. #ChoristerResearch

We're back! Join us today for the first double-bill Wednesday of term. GC Evensong @ 6:15: Lapwood, Archer & Holst. CC Compline @ 9:30: McDowall & Antognini. All are welcome to attend both services!

We are seeking a Choral Director, an Instrumental Tutor and a Whole-Class Ensemble Director to join our Schools Singing Programme and Keyboard Studies Programme.

For more information visit dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/vacancies or contact [email protected].

I’m having really productive conversations about what we might expect cathedral music teams to do to support rejuvenation and growth in parish church choirs. What about Oxbridge colleges? Who should I speak to, who is interested in strengthening the whole church music ecosystem?

A little organ humour to start your Wednesday morning. A clip from Florence Price’s delightfully humorous ‘Elf on a Moonbeam’ from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Featuring the one stop they said I probably wouldn’t need which I therefore HAD to include - the ‘Pajaritos’…! 🦜🦜🦜

One of my favourite moments of Classic FM Live last night was when a mobile phone rang in the middle of Rhapsody in Blue. Instantly our incredible soloist Hayato Sumino (@880hz) copied it, incorporating it seamlessly into his improvisation 🤯

Our response to the recently publicised net operating costs of St John's Voices and the Choir of St John's College Cambridge as disclosed via FOI last week. #SaveSJV

One of my favourite moments of the whole tour. Using all the bell stops on the organ to create a bell soundscape at the beginning of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. What an INCREDIBLE organ - it felt like this piece was written for this instrument. Video filmed at Walt Disney

Yesterday evening, St John's Voices came together to make music again for the first time since news broke of the college's proposal to disband the choir at the end of this academic year. Just listen to that sound... and from their first rehearsal of term, no less! 🤩

What a way to end the tour. Not sure how I’m ever going to come back down from Cloud 9. We sold out Disney Hall!!!!! 3 standing ovations. I will never forget this night ❤️ LA Phil

Earlier tonight I got to attend my first concert at the LA Phil for Anna Lapwood’s Debut Concert! Thanks for a magical evening, Anna! It was great to meet you and thank you for inspiring fellow organists like me!

Tonight’s LA Phil Organ Recital by Anna Lapwood at Walt Disney Concert Hall #LAPhil

Very excited to watch Anna Lapwood perform tonight! 😭

I’m extremely proud of where I’m from and my accent isn’t a virus. I love Cumbria (I’m not from Lancashire) and although I work in London, I don’t plan on changing my accent. From a proud Northerner!

Happy International Organ Day 🎶

From boxing feats to rock solos, and of course every incredible Anna Lapwood performance, we're looking back at some of the interesting moments in our Henry Willis organ's history.

Read more: bit.ly/4blBOjV

I lost my mother 8 weeks ago. Before he died my father wrote 'upwards ' in the last page of Elgar's Sea pictures. I will try to sing this piece tonight in Glasgow & Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Last nite Edinburgh. This is for ALL singers who use their bodies to express, through grief and loss, life💔

This is, without a doubt, my favourite transcription I’ve ever worked on. I love getting to experiment and find new ways to bring the score to life! Very very excited to get to perform it at Disney Hall tomorrow!!!

Video filmed at 6am (😴) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall,

Congratulations Anna Lapwood 👏 And just before International Organ Day tomorrow too

3am in Disney Hall, meeting the organ for the first time. She’s known as Hurricane Mama 😍 This is incredibly exciting….!!! laphil.com/events/perform…