Come and play the Birmingham Cathedral Organ.

This event is open to anyone and everyone, whether you are a world class performer or you have never ever played a keyboard before. Any age, any ability.

No booking. Just turn up.

Everyone is welcome to join us for a free concert of music at the cathedral during lunchtime!

We host a variety of fantastic performers from across the country, including organists, instrumental ensembles and chamber choirs.

The recital will start at 1310 and last approximately 40 minutes.

Entry is free and donations are encouraged.

Booking is not required.

The cathedral choir will perform a concert to mark the launch of our Divine Harmony Cathedral Organ Appeal, working towards an essential and major clean and overhaul of the cathedral organ to take place, hopefully, in 2029. This will also be the first choir concert accompanied by Conor McGlone, our new Assistant Director of Music.

The programme contains a number of choral classics, such as Parry’s I was glad, Franck’s Panis Angelicus and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, all of which particularly showcase the organ and its fundamental importance to the construction of those pieces and to the work of the cathedral choir in general.

The concert will last an hour with admission by donation to the Divine Harmony Fund.

The Urban Sermon invites celebrated authors, with a particular connection to the city, into Birmingham Cathedral for a special, one-off event to talk about some of the pressing issues of our time. This year’s Urban Sermon will be delivered by award-winning poet and author Liz Berry.

“Who are your angels? Name them…”

Many years ago, the Zen Buddhist writer and teacher Natalie Goldberg posed this question to her students. Following her inspiration, poet Liz Berry, has spent the last and a half year asking people in the region about their angels. Across faiths and doubts, griefs and new beginnings, their stories illuminate the way we live, love and endure. Who watches over us? Who cares for us when we are at our most vulnerable? Who shows kindness when the world is very cold?

In this hour of poems, storytelling and wondering, Liz will explore the idea of angels, and asks how, in a time which can feel so divided and individualistic, we might offer comfort and solidarity to each other.

Tickets: £10/£8 (concs)