Binns Organ | Lunchtime Concert
Jonathan Allsopp
Monday 6th October 2025
Bliss Overture to ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’
J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547
Widor Choral (from Symphony No 10 ‘Romane’)
Mendelssohn Sonata No 2 in C minor
Lemare Andantino in D flat
Widor Marche pontificale (from Symphony No 1)
The concert runs from 1.10pm to 1.55pm. Admission £5. Feel free to bring your own lunch.
Jonathan Allsopp has been Assistant Director of Music at Southwell Minster since 2019; in this role, he is the principal accompanist to the Cathedral Choir, playing for all services in the Minster. He regularly conducts the Cathedral Choir, and directs the Minster Chorale, the Cathedral’s adult voluntary choir. He has previously held organ scholarships at the cathedrals of Westminster, Durham and Hereford.
Jonathan also maintains an active freelance career. He has given organ recitals in cathedrals and churches across the country, as well as in Holland and Canada. He is Musical Director of the Derbyshire Singers, and accompanist to Nottingham Harmonic Choir; until recently, he was Musical Director of the Lincoln Chorale. He regularly works with the Musical & Amicable Society in both Southwell and Derbyshire.
Jonathan began the organ with Ronny Krippner while at school; he currently studies with Tom Bell and Colin Walsh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.
In his spare time, Jonathan pursues a keen interest in the world of wine, and is currently taking the Level 3 qualification of the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust.
Tickets: £5.00