1 St Albans Cathedral


Last updated:
14 Nov 1998

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Organist:
Master of the Music: Andrew Lucas (Feb 1998) e-mail

Assistant:
Andrew Parnell (1977)

Organ:
Harrison and Harrison, rebuilt 1962, cleaned 1989.
3 manuals, sited Pulpitum - case divided each side. Quire Organ overlooks Quire.

Choir:
22 boys (no choir school), 4A, 4T, 4B.
There is also a choir of 24 girls, and a Parish Choir of 20 adults (Sunday Parish Eucharist).

Services:
5:00 on Mon (boys), Tue (boys), Thu (boys), and Fri (girls); 4:00 on Saturday (boys/men)
Sunday: 9:30 Parish Eucharist, 11:00 Matins (or Solemn Eucharist on 2nd and 5th Sundays), 6:30 Sung Evensong
Telephone: 01727 860780

Recordings:
  • Priory : Berkeley and Elgar directed by Stephen Darlington (PRCD 003)
  • Lammas  Full track lists of all items listed below may be found on Lammas' site.
    • Most recently Over the Rainbow, LAMM 085D
      "Altogether a joy and truly compelling listening" - Paul Hale writing in the ORGANISTS REVIEW. Includes thirteen first recordings.
    • Praise and Majesty, LAMM095D. The last recording of Barry Rose's outstanding boys' choir before he retired at Christmas 1997. Works by Mendelssohn, Hurford, Bairstow, Shepherd, Stanford, SS Wesley and others.
    • Christmas at St Albans, LAMM 081D
      The Cathedral Choir and St Albans Bach Choir with Andrew Parnell (organ), directed by Barry Rose, and including the first British recording of 'Before the Marvel of this Night'.
    • A Crown of Light, LAMM 078D
      Choral and Organ music. "As light flooded into the Cathedral through the new Rose Window, Alan Ridout's specially commissioned organ suite was played for the first time." Includes works by Elgar, Harris, Darke, Rutter, Dyson and others.
    • Carols from St Albans, LAMM 073C (cassette only)
    • Psalms from St Albans, LAMM 075C (cassette only)
    • French Organ Music from St Albans, LAMM 071C (cassette only)
      Stephen Darlington plays Dupré Franck, Mulet and Messiaen.

Other
Information:
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Previous
Organists:
Willie Luttman (1907-1930)
Cuthbert Osmond (1930-1937)
Albert Tysoe (1937-1947)
Albert Davies (1947-1950)
Claud Burton (1951-1957)
Peter Hurford (1958-1978)
Stephen Darlington (1978-1985)
Colin Walsh (1985-1988)
Barry Rose (1988-1997)



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