Join us for the Grand Organ Festival 2024 at Lincoln Cathedral. On Monday 14 October we are delighted to welcome Jonathan Allsopp, Assistant Director of Music at Southwell Minster
As always, there will be a screen so you can enjoy watching the recitalist in action up in the organ loft. There will also be an opportunity to meet the recitalist at the end of the performance
About Jonathan Allsopp
Jonathan Allsopp is Assistant Director of Music at Southwell Minster; in this role, he is the principal accompanist to the Cathedral Choir, playing for all services in the Minster. He regularly conducts the Cathedral Choir (including for the 2023 Easter Day Eucharist, broadcast live on BBC One), and directs the Minster Chorale, the Cathedral’s adult voluntary choir. He oversees both the annual organ recital series, and Music in the State Chamber, a series in support of Southwell Minster Choir Association which promotes, in particular, young and local musicians. He has previously held organ scholarships at the cathedrals of Westminster, Durham and Hereford.
Jonathan also maintains an active freelance career. He has given organ recitals in cathedrals and churches across the country, as well as in Holland and Canada. He gives an annual performance of Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur at Southwell, and has given first performances of works by Francis Jackson, Roxanna Panufnik and Alec Roth. He is Musical Director of the Derbyshire Singers, and is accompanist to Nottingham Harmonic Choir; until recently, he was Musical Director of the Lincoln Chorale. He regularly directs and plays with the Musical & Amicable Society at Southwell (including Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s St John Passion).
Jonathan began the organ with Ronny Krippner while at school; he currently studies with Tom Bell and Colin Walsh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.
In his spare time, Jonathan pursues a keen interest in the world of wine, and holds the Level 2 qualification from the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust.
Tickets cost £15.00
Tickets are sold as non-returnable and non-refundable.
This programme is subject to change with no notice. We reserve the right to cancel this event. If we do need to cancel, all tickets will be refunded.
This event is run through the Lincoln Cathedral Learning, Arts, Culture and Events CIO. Registered charity in England and Wales 1175597. Registered Address 4 Priorygate, Lincoln, LN2 1PL. Raising funds for Lincoln Cathedral.
