Summer Organ recital with Geoffrey Morgan - Selby Abbey

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.

5 August: GEOFFREY MORGAN is renowned for his brilliant organ management and performing skills. A former Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey, Sub Organist of Guildford Cathedral, and visiting Professor of Organ at Yale University USA, in 2002 Geoffrey was appointed Organist of Christchurch Priory where he now serves as Organist Emeritus. Knightsbridge March Eric Coates (1886-1957) Sonata VI Op 65: Chorale & Variations “Vater unser” Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Variations on “Amazing Grace” Denis Bedard (b.1950) Ave Maria Op 80 Max Reger (1873-1916) Concert Rondo Alfred Hollins (1865-1942) 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.