Organ recital by Dewi Rees, Assistant Director of Music at St Albans Cathedral, with Christmas works for the organ and carols for the audience.
Dewi Rees is taking to the organ at St Albans Cathedral on Sunday 6 December, for a Christmas recital that runs from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Rees is the Cathedral's Assistant Director of Music, so this is one of our own stepping out from the choir stalls to take the bench for an hour of festive arrangements.
The programme mixes well-known Christmas works for the organ with seasonal classics rearranged for the instrument. You'll hear The Nutcracker and Sleigh Ride—two pieces usually associated with a full orchestra—reimagined here on a single keyboard. It's that kind of crossover that makes an organ recital accessible even if you don't usually follow the repertoire. The set closes with carols for the audience to join in, so it's not just a sit-and-listen affair; you'll be singing along by the end.
It's worth keeping in mind where this is happening. The Cathedral is home to a world-class choir and the Gaia installation, under which many of its candlelit concerts take place. The organ fills the space in a way that's hard to capture anywhere else, and having Rees—who works here day-to-day—at the controls adds a nice local touch to the whole thing.
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Entry is free, with a suggested donation of ÂŁ10 to support music at the Cathedral. It runs from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Sunday 6 December at St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, AL1 1BY.
