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 Josh Hales as our recitalist.
Programme
Pièce Héroïque – César Franck
Trio super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664 – Johann Sebastian Bach
From Five Short Pieces – Percy Whitlock
- Allegretto
- Folk Tune
- Pæan
Sicilienne (from Suite, Op. 5) – Maurice Duruflé
Allegro (from Symphony no. 6 in G minor, Op. 42, No. 2) – Charles-Marie Widor
Bio
Joshua Hales is director of music at St Anne’s, Kew, in South West London, where he directs the volunteer church choir as well as St Anne’s professional choir, the Capel Consort.
Josh spent four years as assistant director of music at Sheffield Cathedral, which included fifteen months as acting director of music. Whilst in Sheffield he appeared as organist or director numerous times for live broadcasts of Evensong for BBC Radio 3 and on Radio 4's Daily Service, played the organ for the 2015 Royal Maundy service in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II, was the organist for episodes of BBC Songs of Praise, and was an organ tutor at Chetham's School of Music.
Prior to Sheffield, Josh held posts at Truro and Salisbury cathedrals and was organ scholar at Exeter College, Oxford, where he read for a degree in Music and directed the respected mixed-voice choir. Under his leadership, the choir undertook successful tours to Italy and Spain, which included singing services and concerts at St Mark's, Venice and Barcelona Cathedral.
Josh has given organ performances in numerous cathedrals, churches and chapels, including Westminster Abbey; St Paul’s Cathedral; St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; St John’s College, Cambridge; St John the Divine Cathedral and Trinity Church Wall Street, New York; La Madeleine, Paris; and the Katharinenkirche, Hamburg. He has appeared as an organist and harpsichordist with a variety of baroque ensembles and given several world-premiere performances.
Outside of music, Josh served as an officer in the Royal Air Force and has interests in history, literature, and beer.
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