Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral organ

Tom Bell
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

A respectful restoration of the inspired Walker organ at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral has released its intended potential for the first time. Tom Bell takes us on a tonal tour

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool, was designed by Sir Frederick Gilbert (1908-84) and consecrated in 1967, when its Walker organ was first heard
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool, was designed by Sir Frederick Gilbert (1908-84) and consecrated in 1967, when its Walker organ was first heard

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