Brecon Cathedral

Having a commitment to Cathedral music, Brecon Cathedral has a strong team led by Mark Duthie as Director of Music and Organist, and Meirion Wynn Jones as Assistant Organist. In 2003 the Brecon Cathedral Choir Endowment Appeal was launched, with the aim of raising the sum of one million pounds in order to secure the future of music at the Cathedral.

The organ was built in 1886 by William Hill & Son, and was rebuilt by the same firm in 1931, when it was moved to the current organ chamber. The console was moved in 1962 and the positive organ was placed in the space where the console used to be during a rebuild in 1973 by Percy Daniel & Co Ltd. The organ was rebuilt in 1995, again by Percy Daniel & Co, completing the 1973 scheme of work, and included the addition of the impressive Fanfare Trumpet.

Testimonial

The transformation in the tonal resources of our fine Hill organ in the months since Gary Owens and his team took over its maintenance, has been startling and very real. Discovering the instrument's true potential is proving both a delight and joy. Organ builders are easy enough to find, but craftsmen of this calibre are not.

Meirion Wynn Jones - Assistant Organist

In the foreground is the Henry Bevington & Son organ, built in the late 18th Century and restored in 1972.It was presented to the Cathedral by the Right Reverend L.L.Bevan, first Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.

The organ case and stained glass windows of Brecon Cathedral. The organ was originally built in 1886 by William Hill & Son.

The organ console at Brecon Cathedral. Prior to the 1960s the console had been where the Positive Organ is now located.

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Organ Information

Great	Swell	Positive	Pedal
16' Bourdon	8' Open Diapason	8' Stopped Diapason	32' Sub Bourdon
8' Open Diapason	8' Rohr Flute	4' Gemshorn	32' Open Wood
8' Lieblich Gedacht	8' Salicional	4' Flute	16' Open Wood
4' Principal	8' Voix Celeste	2 2/3 Nazard	16' Open Diapason
4' Lieblich Flote	4' Principal	2' Fifteenth	16' Bourdon
2 2/3' Twelth	4' Flute	1 1/3 Larigot	8' Principal
2' Fifteenth	2' Fifteenth	Cymbel (29.33.36)	8' Bass Flute
1 3/5' Tierce	Mixture (15.19.22)	Tremulant	4' Fifteenth
Mixture (19.22)	16' Contra Oboe		4' Octave Flute
Sharp Mixture (26.29)	8' Trumpet	Solo	Mixture (19.22)
16' Double Trumpet	8' Oboe	8' Clarinet	32' Contra Fagotto
8' Trumpet	4' Clarion	8' Fanfare Trumpet	16' Trombone
4' Clarion	Tremulant	8' Dean's Clarion	8' Trumpet
			4' Clarion
Accessories
6 thumb pistons each to Great and Swell	Reversible toe pistons for Sw-Gt, Gt-Pd		Wind Pressure (inches)
5 thumb pistons to Positive	General cancel thumb piston		Great: -
8 general thumb pistons	Gt & Pd combinations coupled		Swell: -
6 toe pistons to Pedal			Positive: 3.7
6' toe pistons to Swell			Solo: -
Reversible thumbs for Sw-Gt, Gt-Ped, Pedal Trombone			Pedal: -
			Fanfare Trumpet: 8
			Great Reed: 3.7

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