Organ Recital
The 2025 Truro Cathedral Organ Recital Series welcomes first-rate organists to play Truro’s acclaimed Father Willis Organ. This recital will be live-streamed on this page at 13:10 and our YouTube channel
This week, we welcome James Perkins as our recitalist.
Bio
James Perkins trained at the Royal College of Music as an organist and harpsichordist, winning the Walford Davies Prize for organ performance and graduating with a first-class honours degree. He is Organist & Head of Keyboard at King Edward’s School Witley and has previously worked at Bradfield College, Haileybury and Berkhamsted School as Organist. He also served in the British Army as a musician, training at RMSM Kneller Hall as a pianist and horn player before being posted to the Royal Artillery Band (Woolwich). Later he served with the Band of the Grenadier Guards during the period from the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to the Coronation of HM King Charles and Queen Camilla. Perkins currently serves with the Band of the Honourable Artillery Company in the volunteer reserve and regularly plays at events for the Corporation and Mayor of London at Guildhall and Mansion House on the piano and horn. He holds diplomas on each of his instruments. He is interested in learning German, drinking real ale and reading short books.
Programme
Fantasia in G (Piece d’Orgue) BWV 572 – J.S. Bach
Variations sur Lucis Creator – Jehan Alain
Prelude & Angel’s Farewell from The Dream of Gerontius – Edward Elgar, arr. Brewer
March Heroique – Herbert Brewer
Live-stream
The series runs from March to October and each recital lasts around 45 minutes. There is no charge to attend or listen to these concerts, and the cathedral only asks that if you are able, you consider making a donation - the income generated by the generosity of both the audience and artists (who play for free) directly supports music at the cathedral and the ability to continue to offer such community events.
Truro Cathedral is a registered charity number 1207821 and relies on public donations to meet costs. Truro Cathedral welcomes regular or single donations from its supporters.
To give regularly by Direct Debit, please use the Parish Giving Scheme
Single donations can be made through the cathedral website
Popular donations are £5/person