Bath Abbey Organist

Organ, in north transept The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. It has had several organs since the first was installed in 1634 and multiple organists and assistant organists since the 16th century. The organ has over 4,000 pipes and can be enjoyed inside (and sometimes outside!) the Abbey every Sunday and at regular recitals.

Over the centuries, organs in Bath Abbey have stood in various different places in the building. The first mention of an organ in the Abbey dates back to 1634, but nothing is known of it. Every Tuesday lunchtime at 1pm we welcome an organist to perform in Bath Abbey on our magnificent Klais Organ.

Runs. Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey, Peter was Director of Music at the Abbey from 1986-2016. Under his direction the Abbey Choir visited France, Germany and Holland, and released eight CDs.

In 1997 Peter started a Girls' Choir at Bath Abbey; it quickly established itself as one of the finest in the country. Book review The Organs and Organists of Bath Abbey By David Falconer and Peter King It is astonishing that records exist of organists at the Abbey from 1523 and that the configuration of pipes is recorded for a Jordan organ of 1740. The first mention of an organ in the Abbey dates to 1634, but nothing is known of this instrument.

The first properly recorded organ in Bath Abbey was built by Abraham Jordan in 1708. It was modified in 1718 and 1739 by Jordan's son. The specification recorded in 1800 was one of twenty stops spread over three manuals.

[1] The abbey's next organ was built in 1836 by John Smith of Bristol, to a. Peter King, Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey, having been the Abbey's Director of Music for thirty years (1986-2016), performs a wide-ranging concert, demonstrating the virtuosity and. The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England.

It has had several organs since the first was installed in 1634 and multiple organists and assistant organists since the 16th century. Organ Recitals Tuesdays@1 Organ Recitals Tuesdays 1.00pm May - October Performed on Bath Abbey's magnificent Klais Organ. Every Tuesday lunchtime at 1pm we welcome an organist to perform in Bath Abbey on our magnificent Klais Organ.

Runs weekly from 6 May until 28 October. No tickets or booking required. Bath Abbey is delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Field as the new Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music.

Adam is currently the organ scholar at Exeter Cathedral, where he is a member of the musical team who prepare and deliver seven choral services per week, which includes playing the organ and the training of the 40 cathedral.