Harrison & Harrison Ltd

29/10/2024

Organisations from across the organ and church music world have announced Play the Organ Year 2025, a year-long project to increase the number of people learning and listening to organ music.

We are inviting organists to organise First Encounter performances, hold Play the Organ sessions, or simply invite anyone who might be interested to experience this remarkable instrument first hand.

Want to get involved? For resources and information, visit: www.rco.org.uk/play

The initiative involves organisations including: The Incorporated Association of Organists, Royal School of Church Music, Society of Women Organists, British Institute of Organ Studies, The Organ Club, The Cathedral Organists Association, Institute of British Organ Building, and the Association of Assistant Cathedral Organists.

21/09/2024

The visual impact and ingenious tonal design of Harrison & Harrison’s new organ for The Guards’ Chapel brings another landmark instrument to central London. Nicholas Thistlethwaite reviews the work

01/09/2024

In this episode, Harrison & Harrison Head Voicer and Managing Director, Andy Scott, takes Mark O'Brien on a tour round the workshop in Durham to highlight the importance of apprenticeships in sustaining the skill and craft of organ building. A...

15/08/2024

St Mary’s Church, Horden

The team are back on site reinstalling this lovely two-manual H&H instrument.

The organ has been comprehensively restored (mechanical key, coupler and drawstop actions, exhaust pneumatic Pedal action) and is currently being reinstated.

New casework has been provided, and the case pipes have been stripped, upper lips releathered (Great Open Diapason pipes) and sprayed gold.

15/08/2024

The team are back on site reassembling the Willis/Harrison organ at St Augustine, Kilburn.

The organ has been restored, including releathering of all of the exhaust pneumatic key actions, diaphragm machines, wind reservoirs, drawstop actions and jamb machines. All is now being carefully reassembled in the church.

New passageboards and ladders in an aesthetically appropriate style have also been provided to improve the general access.

07/08/2024

The inaugural recital of the new organ at the Guards’ Chapel is on Thursday 5th September at 7.30pm.

The recital will be preceded by a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm, featuring key figures involved in the project discussing the design and construction.

Tickets to this event are free, though you need to apply for one. See the attached flyer for more details.

12/07/2024

20/05/2024

St Mary's, Horden

03/05/2024

Our wonderful new Harrison & Harrison organ has been enriching our Sunday morning services since Easter. Over the next few months we are looking forward to a number of special events which we'd love you to add to your diaries:

THURSDAY 13th JUNE, 7pm - GALA ORGAN CONCERT
The Organists & Choir of the Guards' Chapel are joined by the Band of the Coldstream Guards in a concert celebrating the very best of the Chapel's musical tradition.
Featuring a selection of works showcasing the new organ, including the Finale from Saint-Saëns' 'Organ Symphony', Vaughan Williams' 'Lord, thou hast been our refuge' and Rutter's arrangement of 'Now thank we all our God'.
Book your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gala-concert-tickets-887494970347

SUNDAY 16th JUNE, 11am - DEDICATION OF THE ORGAN, on the Sunday marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the Guards' Chapel.
Featuring the premiere of a new commission by Philip Moore for choir, organ and brass.

THURSDAY 27th JUNE, 6.30pm - STUDENT SHOWCASE CONCERT
Students from the Royal College of Music present a composite recital highlighting the versatility of our new instrument.

THURSDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 6.30 for 7.30pm - INAUGURAL ORGAN RECITAL and pre-concert talk
Join us at 6.30pm to hear about the genesis of the organ and the evolution of this ambitious project, including contributions from Andrew Scott (Harrison & Harrison)
At 7.30pm, the organ is put through its paces by Martin Ford (The Guards' Chapel and St Paul's Cathedral), Ben Giddens (The Guards' Chapel), William Fox (St Paul's Cathedral) and Peter Holder (Westminster Abbey). The colourful programme includes works for organ duet and a new commission from Matthew Martin.

Entry to all these events is free, but pre-booking is required for the Gala Concert.

29/04/2024

The workshop extension full of St John's College, Cambridge soundboards

25/04/2024

We are looking forward to Dr Gordon Stewart's upcoming recital over in Houghton-le-Spring this May!

18/04/2024

The NORTH EAST THEATRE ORGAN ASSOCIATION ARE PLEASED TO BE PART OF ROC INTERNATIONAL ORGAN DAY AT THE NEW VICTORIA CENTRE, HOWDEN-LE-WEAR, CROOK, DL15 8EZ EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THIS OPEN DAY EVENT ADMISSION FREE. Saturday 20 th April
10.00 —-5.00. See POSTER FOR DETAILS or www.netoa.org.uk for more information

17/04/2024

St Monica's Rest Home, Bristol

16/04/2024

The opening recital at Wi******er Cathedral will be given by Olivier Latry on Saturday 27th April!

Concert Saturday 27th April 2024 at 6.30pm Organ Concert : Olivier Latry Celebrating the completion of the cathedral's organ restoration What's on Concert Organ Concert : Olivier Latry Cathedral map Directions Book now DATE & TIME Saturday 27th April 2024 at 6.30pm Location Wi******er Cathedral Nave...

12/04/2024

It is very busy with lots of different jobs in the workshop at the moment. Here are some pictures from just this week of: Bristol Cathedral; St Monica's Rest Home, Bristol; St John's College, Cambridge; St Mary's, Horden; and St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood, London.

07/04/2024

We are delighted to launch our 2024 'Music at the Met' concert brochure outlining a series of musical liturgies and concerts taking place at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

https://bit.ly/3x8KLxV

At the centre of our 2024 events is the official return on May 12 of our grand organ after its once-in-a-generation by Harrison & Harrison Ltd organ builders. We welcome internationally renowned organist and improviser Martin Baker to give the opening organ recital.

The organ features in many of the events listed in our Music at the Met 2024 concert brochure, as does the Metropolitan Cathedral Choir.

Tickets for all paid events can be purchased from www.ticketsource.co.uk/metcathedral

We look forward to welcoming you to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral!

03/04/2024

“Building a new organ gives us the ability to have a modern expression of what we are as a company.” In ep.5 of The Organ Podcast, Harrison & Harrison’s head voicer Andy Scott talks about voicing the new instrument at London’s Guards’ Chapel.
Available wherever you get your podcasts (including Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube and Google) or visit https://theorganpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

28/03/2024

London, The Guards’ Chapel

Over the past seven weeks the organ has been voiced and it will be used for the first time on Easter Day.

Details of the opening recital will be published when they are known.

27/03/2024

Some work on Bristol Cathedral so far.

22/03/2024

St John's College, Cambridge

19/03/2024

Join us for Organ Reborn! The 2024 music festival celebrating the return of Norwich Cathedral's historic pipe organ from 6 to 14 July.

14/03/2024

St Augustine's, Kilburn

06/03/2024

Releathering the Rossall School Great Large Open Diapason. In the 1970s, the Large Open was moved to the Pedal and the leather removed. We are placing the stop back on the Great and reinstating the leather.