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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 1d

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...

Lunchtime Organ Recital

Join us at Norwich Cathedral for a free lunchtime organ recital given by Paul Carr, Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Wolverhampton

cathedral.org.uk

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · 4d

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.

Hundreds of altar servers join together in prayer and celebration at their Annual Mass

More than 320 servers from across the Archdiocese renewed their service and commitment at St Chad’s Cathedral

www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 10d

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...

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 13d

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!

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 18d

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

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · 22d

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:

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GREIG Peer Gynt Suite, Paul Carr Organist - YouTube

Paul Carr plays the JW Walker organ in St Chad’s Cathedral Birmingham. This playlist pulls together the movements of Grieg Peer Gynt Suite: Morning Death of ...

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · 22d

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-...

Orgelmatinée: Basilika St Johann, Saarbrücken, Germany – Paul Carr

www.paulcarr.co.uk

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 10

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.

Ross Daly and Paul Carr at St Bart’s Penn

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 6

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!

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 5

4/4 Come and hear it for yourself: 7:30pm tomorrow, Saturday 6 September 2025.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 5

3/4 It is, and always will be quite a quirky instrument, although its core is 1872 Walker there were tonal changes made in 1974. I think ultimately it’s musical, has character and does the job required of it convincingly, and now it all works well and feels great under the hands and feet.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 5

2/4 Today, I’ve been there preparing for tomorrow evening’s concert which marks the completion of a full refurbishment of the organ by Ross Daly, who has worked wonders over the last seven months or so restoring everything from the ground up.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Sep 5

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.

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · Sep 5

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.

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Archdiocese of Birmingham @rcbirmingham.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'

Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.

www.cnbc.com

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Alternative Classical @alterclassical.bsky.social · Sep 2

An introduction to 10 of the female organists in the UK

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...

10 Female Organists in the UK — Alternative Classical

An intro to the women who are breaking traditions for a previously male-dominated instrument.

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk

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Classical Events @classicalevents.bsky.social · Sep 1

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-...

Classical Events: Grand Organ Opening Concert

Another great concert from ClassicalEvents

www.classicalevents.co.uk

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Aug 29

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.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Aug 24

At Tewkesbury Abbey with St Bart's Penn choir following 4 days at Worcester Cathedral this week.
A great combination of sublime music, excellent liturgy, stunning architecture, all under the brilliant direction of Paul Badley.
Tomorrow preparing for Tuesday’s lunchtime recital here at the Abbey.

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Paul Carr @organistpaul.bsky.social · Aug 20

Looking forward to this on Thursday…@stchadsbirm.bsky.social
@rcbirmingham.bsky.social

Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · Aug 19

This Thurs 21 Aug at 1:15pm we welcome Edmund Aldhouse from @elycathedral.bsky.social to play this week’s Thursday LIVE Plus! Organ Recital @stchadsbirm.bsky.social.
Come and hear the fabulous Walker organ put through its paces in works by J.S.Bach, Marcel Dupré and James Mitchell.
Admission free

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Thursday LIVE Organ Recitals @thursdaylive.org · Aug 11

There is an organ recital in St @stchadsbirm.bsky.social every Thurs during Aug at 1:15pm.
This week 14 Aug @organistpaul.bsky.social plays works by Mozart, Dupré, Boëllmann, Part, Ireland & Guilmant.
Admission free
Retiring collection
All welcome
Full details here: paulcarr.co.uk/thursday-live-plus

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