Salisbury Cathedral will be presenting an organ concert with big screen relay for audiences to see “behind the scenes”.

The concert, by the cathedral’s assistant director of music John Challenger, will take place 7.30pm on Wednesday, May 8 as part of the Cathedral’s celebrations of composer Charles Villiers Stanford

The programme will feature not only Stanford’s music, but organ works by the composers who influenced him, such as Brahms and the Schumanns, and some of the well-known composers he taught, including Holst, Herbert Howells and Vaughan Williams.

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Salisbury Journal: Salisbury Cathedral associate director of music John Challenger will be playing the cathedral's 147-year-old organ during an upcoming concert that will also show the audience the behind-the-scene's working of the instrument on big screens.Salisbury Cathedral associate director of music John Challenger will be playing the cathedral's 147-year-old organ during an upcoming concert that will also show the audience the behind-the-scene's working of the instrument on big screens. (Image: Ben Tomlin)

The concert, which will be played on the cathedral’s organ, completed by Henry Willis in 1877, will feature a combination of both well-known and less familiar works, ending with Stanford’s Fantasia and Toccata.

The big screen, set up in the central nave of the Cathedral, will offer audiences a backstage view into the organ loft, allowing them to watch John as he puts the cathedral’s organ through its paces.

Tickets are available online and cost £15 for adults and £5 for children.