The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

World famous composer visits St Benedict’s School!

Popular and prolific composer and choral conductor, John Rutter CBE, is in demand across the world – and has paid a visit to a Leeds primary school to listen to the children’s progress on a most unusual musical instrument! Whole classes of pupils at St Benedict’s...

New Organist for Leeds Cathedral!

We are delighted to announce the appointment of William Campbell as Cathedral Organist at Leeds Cathedral from April 2024. Prior to joining our team, William, who holds the Royal College of Organists’ prestigious Fellowship diploma, was the Organ Scholar at Canterbury...

Hear Weir’s Wit & Wisdom at Wheeler Hall!

Leeds International Organ Festival is delighted that the world-renowned organist Dame Gillian Weir will visit Leeds Cathedral on Wednesday 5 July to be interviewed by Peter Wright, formerly Director of Music at London’s Southwark Cathedral. Dame Gillian is one of the...

Cathedral Launch of 2021 Leeds International Organ Festival

Happy New Year from LIOF! This Sunday, 10 January, Leeds Cathedral Organist, David Pipe performs Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur to launch the 2021 Leeds International Organ Festival. This is an online event and will be live-streamed at 7 pm from...

Pipe Up! Organ Podcasts from our Cathedral Organist

After successfully going ‘online’ with Jonathan Rennert’s Monday Lunchtime Recital (still available to hear via our Leeds International Organ Festival You Tube Channel, www.lioflive.org.uk ) David Pipe, Leeds Cathedral Organist and Festival Artistic...