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Spectacular opening recital celebrates return of Bristol Cathedral’s grand organ
Bristol Cathedral’s historic organ returned to full voice on Friday 8th May as an audience of more than 320 people gathered for the Harry Crook Grand Organ Opening Recital - a special evening launching the Cathedral’s 2026 Grand Organ Festival. The recital marked the culmination of an 18-month restoration carried out by specialist organ builders Harrison & Harrison [...]
BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong – live from Bristol Cathedral
BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting live from Bristol Cathedral this afternoon. We invite you to tune in or, if you are free, come to the Cathedral and listen with us. Whether you’re tuning in from home or listening first-hand, you’ll hear the Cathedral Choir in full voice, accompanied by the newly restored magnificent organ, filling the building [...]
Epiphany Evensong
The Trustees of Bristol Cathedral Trust were delighted to attend a very special Epiphany Evensong at Bristol Cathedral on 12th January, joined by more than 20 members of the Fitzhardinge Society. This was the first Fitz event to be held in Bristol Cathedral for around 18 months, and it felt particularly fitting to gather again in this much-loved [...]
Honorary Lifetime Membership presented to Liz White
On Sunday 21st September, members of the Fitzhardinge Society attended a very special open event at Bristol Cathedral to witness the rededication of the Cathedral organ. The remarkable restoration project was funded by £2.2M raised by Bristol Cathedral Trust, of which the Harry Crook Foundation generously gave £1,670,000 to pay homage to the late Harry Crook, former Lord [...]
Fitzhardinge Society visit to Berkeley Castle
Robert Fitzhardinge was a Saxon Nobleman who undertook two great building projects in the mid-1100s - St Augustine’s Abbey in Bristol and Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. This deep-rooted connection between Berkeley Castle and Bristol Cathedral is of great interest to the Fitzhardinge Society, whose members were honoured to be invited on a private tour of the castle [...]
A moment of musical history
Stephen Parsons MBE, Chair of Bristol Cathedral Trust, recently attended a special preview of the refurbished organ being played. Here, he shares a report on this magical experience… “Michaelmas Term typically marks the start of the academic term and this year on September 1st it also marked the first notes to be played [...]
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