Looking forward to playing the first of 2026’s @thursdaylive.org recitals @stchadsbirm.bsky.social, Birmingham tomorrow, Thurs 8 Jan 1:15 pm. Bach Trio Sonata, Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue, works by Paul Spicer, Philip Glass & transcriptions by Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Holst too. thursdaylive.org 

Happy New Year!

Starting on Thu 8 Jan 2026 1:15 PM, and throughout the year. Thursday LIVE - Organ Recital Paul Carr – organ (@organistpaul.bsky.social) #Berlioz #Mendelssohn #JSBach #PaulSpicer + more St Chad's Cathedral, #Birmingham www.classicalevents.co.uk/concerts/st-...

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas season…

December’s release on the @thursdaylive.org YouTube channel is @organistpaul.bsky.social Paul Carr playing Keith Chapman’s ‘Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!’ on the Walker organ of @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. youtu.be/LUm1EJAaPZM

A great start to Christmas Week! Join the annual Carol Service at St Chad’s Cathedral, our Diocesan Mother Church. Sunday 21 December, 5pm.

The 2026 season of @thursdaylive.org organ recitals begins on 8 January - a week later than usual to avoid New Year’s Day. All of the programmes for each month are now available! thursdaylive.org

The 2025 season at #StChads was a Thursday afternoon monthly oasis. Where you could find music that was enchanting, majestic and joyful. And ultimately uplifting, imagine what 2026 has in store for us!

This Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 1:15pm, David Saint & Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social play the final Thursday LIVE in the 2025 season at St Chad’s Cathedral. @stchadsbirm.bsky.social A programme of organ music for Advent and Christmas. Admission is free, all welcome. @rcbirmingham.bsky.social

Thu 4 Dec 1:15 PM Thursday LIVE Organ Recital - Paul Carr (@organistpaul.bsky.social) and David Saint. #JSBach, Louis-Claude #Daquin – Noel Suisse and other Christmas themed items. At St Chads Cathedral, Birmingham (@stchadsbirm.bsky.social) www.classicalevents.co.uk/concerts/st-...

Organ Prom, Victoria Hall Hanley: Today at 12:00

William Harris’ Organ Sonata in A minor is November’s new video release on the Thursday Live YouTube channel. @organistpaul.bsky.social plays the Walker organ in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social youtu.be/5LMgPSesm_I?...

Yesterday afternoon Parish Choirs from around Birmingham combined to sing Choral Evensong under the direction of Professor David Saint in St Chad’s Cathedral. @stchadsbirm.bsky.social It was a rare opportunity to show how effectively the JW Walker organ can accompany the Anglican Choral repertoire.

Entries are open for the IAO–RCO Organ Competition 2026, open to organists aged 18–26 years. A significant platform for emerging organists. Details and application at www.rco.org.uk/events/iao-rco-competition-2026

Looking forward to playing the Midday Organ Prom on Saturday 22 November 2025 at Victoria Hall, Hanley. A programme of pieces from both the organ repertoire and transcriptions of music not originally written for the organ. Hope to see you there! Tickets: www.atgtickets.com/venues/victo...

A memorable day at Bridgewater Hall playing for the The OU degree ceremonies. It’s inspiring watching graduates cross the stage, plus many interesting honorary recipients over the years. Today it was absolutely wonderful to see Anna Lapwood MBE added to this number, receiving an Honorary Doctorate.

Playing the mighty Marcussen organ in Manchester’s @bridgewaterhall.bsky.social today for the @openuniversity.bsky.social degree ceremonies. Lovely way to spend a rainy Tuesday!

Ecumenical Vespers in @lichfieldcathedral.bsky.social this evening marking the third anniversary of the reception of a relic of St Chad from @stchadsbirm.bsky.social @rcbirmingham.bsky.social Beautiful singing from the two Cathedral choirs and an honour to share the organ playing with Martyn Rawles

Tomorrow, Thursday 6 November at 1:15pm, @organistpaul.bsky.social plays the next @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social on the fantastic Walker organ. Come and listen - admission free! @rcbirmingham.bsky.social

An interval cake-treat at this evening’s rehearsal to celebrate 10 years since we appointed @organistpaul.bsky.social Paul Carr as our MD.

At @bmusicltd.bsky.social Birmingham Symphony Hall today to play the magnificent Klais organ for the @openuniversity.bsky.social degree ceremonies.

Thurs 6 Nov 2025, 1:15pm: @thursdaylive.org organ recital in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral B’ham. Admission free. Music by English and French composers including William Harris’ Organ Sonata and Saint-Saëns’ Marche Algérienne - distilled into a 1-minute video here to give you a taste!

Saturday 8 November: Duruflé: Requiem and Petter: Vigil Mass in St Oswald’s, Oswestry with Cantiones Choir directed by the brilliant Tony Coupe.

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Be thou my vision Zsolt Gárdonyi’s beautiful setting of the hymn tune Slane is this month’s YouTube video on our channel. Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social plays the Walker organ in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham @stchadsbirm.bsky.social youtu.be/V9mFmYsHB20?...

www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/Handlers/Dow... Come along to a Jubilee Year day for parish musicians at St Chad’s Cathedral this Saturday.

A few highly productive hours spent at the organ of Norwich Cathedral last night preparing for today’s concert which starts in just over an hour at 1:10pm. There’s something very special about being alone (well almost) in such a large building with so much history and filling it with sound…

1/2 Composer William Harris en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William... taught my first organ teacher, the late Michael Burton, and he mentioned him often in my early organ lessons so I’ve always felt a connection. Harris’ Organ Sonata is rarely played, but is a real gem. Two opportunities to hear it live.

Another good rehearsal last night - Haydn coming along nicely and some juicy jazz chords taking shape in the complex harmonies of our arrangement of ‘Blue Moon’. Looking forward to this all coming together in @sellyparksingers.co.uk concert on Saturday 28 March 2026 at 3:00pm. Put it in your diary!

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Tickets are now available for Duruflé Requiem - Cantiones at St Oswald's Parish Church, Shropshire on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 3:30PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/cantionescho...

Looking forward to playing the lunchtime organ recital in @norwichcathedral.bsky.social next Thursday 16 October 2025. Music by Paul Spicer, William Harris, Edwin Lemare, John Ireland and Camille Saint-Saëns. cathedral.org.uk/events/lunch...

Let us give thanks for all our Altar Servers! On Saturday over 320 of them gathered at St Chad's Cathedral for the Annual Mass of Thanksgiving for the Guild of St Stephen. An opportunity for servers to come together as we give thanks for their faithful service.

This evening’s concert is in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany - a picturesque town on the banks of the Moselle. The church of St Briktius houses a large and powerful instrument complete with an impressive set of horizontal trumpets. Music from Germany, England and France… www.pfarrei.de/veranstaltun...

Another highly enjoyable concert yesterday evening, this time playing at Wendelinus-Basilika, St.Wendel on the beautiful Klais organ - a programme of works by Wesley, Bach, Vierne, Lindberg, Langlais and two further works by Paul Spicer.

Greatly enjoyed playing the wonderfully colourful instrument in St Johann Basilica, Saarbrücken, Germany this morning. An all-English composers programme including works by Paul Spicer, Henry Smart, Edwin Lemare, William Harris and Percy Whitlock. Thanks to everyone who came to the concert!

Good to be in Notre Dame de Paris again today. Phenomenal improvisations during Mass by Thibault Fajoles throughout - totally inspiring…

Today at 1:15pm the final movement of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite - In the Hall of the Mountain King - will be released on YouTube. You can then watch the entire suite (Morning, Death of Ase, Anita's Dance and In the Hall of the Mountain King) here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Saturday 27 September 2025 at 11:00am - the first of my recitals in Germany… www.paulcarr.co.uk/diary/orgelm... And www.pfarrei-st-johann.de/st-johanner-...

Last Saturday I played the organ concert marking the completion of the refurbishment of the organ of St Bart's Penn. Daly Organs have done a fabulous job turning a clunky action into something which feels musical under the hands and feet. The large audience of over 200 made for a lovely atmosphere.

Tomorrow, Sunday 7 September 2025, exactly 22 years since the first SundayAfternoonOrganMusic at Holy Trinity Wordsley, I shall play my final and 241st programme in the series there at 3:00pm. A programme packed with different styles to show off the organ one last time. Hope to see you there!

1/4 It was on a Friday evening during the summer of 1989 that I first encountered the organ in St Bart's Church Penn when I played for choir practice there. I’ve been associated with the church there in one way or another ever since, and from 2016 have shared the organist duties with Gary Cole.

Huge thanks to Nicholas Freestone who played September’s @thursdaylive.org recital today. Pictured post-recital with @stchadsbirm.bsky.social Cathedral Dean Canon Brian McGinley. A beautifully played programme which explored the organ’s many colours.

Please share: The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action. Find out more at gov.uk/alerts

From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

An introduction to 10 of the female organists in the UK www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...

Sat 6 Sep 7:30 PM Grand Organ Opening Concert: Paul Carr (@organistpaul.bsky.social) plays the refurbished organ. (The organ was installed at St Bartholomew’s in 1872 by J.W. Walker & Sons) St Bartholomew’s Church, Penn, Wolverhampton www.classicalevents.co.uk/concerts/st-...

Beautiful Conacher organ in an exquisite Dallam case which dates from 1714 in St Alkmund’s Whitchurch, Shropshire. Come and hear music by Mozart, Vivaldi, as Wammes and more at 1pm today, Friday 29 August 2025.

Tomorrow, Thur 28 Aug at 1:15pm in @stchadsbirm.bsky.social St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham, come and hear Victoria Ulriksen play a 40-minute organ recital. I heard her rehearsal this evening and we’re in for a treat: musical, colourful and virtuosic playing of the highest order. @thursdaylive.org

The beautiful Milton organ in the stunning Tewkesbury Abbey after rehearsal yesterday evening. Come and hear Spicer, Vivaldi/Bach, Vierne and Lindberg at 1:00pm today (Tues 26 Aug). Admission free! paulcarr.co.uk