Diary
Silent Film Improvisation - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Jonathan improvises a score to Lon Chaney’s 1925 epic, The Phantom of the Opera.
Organ Meditation - Neil Cox's Four Ikons of the Archangels
Neil Cox
Four Ikons of the Archangels
i) Prelude: Gabriel, the might of God
ii) March: Michael, sword & shield
iii) Sarabande: Raphael, the healer
iv) Toccata: Uriel, with the fire of God
Lunchtime Organ Recital - Bristol Cathedral
Jonathan plays a lunchtime recital on the recently-restored organ of Bristol Cathedral.
Organ Meditation - Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur
Jonathan’s 13th annual performance of Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (1935).
Organ Concert - Gloucester Cathedral
This concert will be given in memory of Canon Richard Mitchell (1964-2026), Precentor of Gloucester Cathedral from 2016 until 2023.
Wagner, arr. Hope Overture: Der fliegende Holländer (première of 2020 transcription)
Elgar, arr. Brewer Chanson de nuit; Chanson de matin
Saint-Saëns Fantaisie in D flat major, op. 101
Liszt Fantasia and Fugue on Ad nos, ad salutarem undam
Organ Meditation - Messiaen's L'Ascension
Olivier Messiaen
L’Ascension
i) Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père
ii) Alleluias sereins d'une âme qui désire le ciel
iii) Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne
iv) Prière du Christ montant vers son Père
Lunchtime Organ Recital - Dursley Parish Church
Programme to be confirmed nearer the time.
Three Choirs Festival 2026 - Gloucester
Jonathan is Festival Organist for this year’s Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester.
Improvisation Masterclass - Jennifer Bate Organ Academy
Jonathan will spend the afternoon working with the young organists of the Jennifer Bate Organ Academy, on their improvisation skills.
Gloucester Choral Society - Elgar, Finzi and Venables
Elgar Te Deum and Benedictus
Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice
Ian Venables Requiem
Gloucester Choral Society
Carleton Etherington organ
Jonathan Hope conductor
Silent Movie Improvisation - ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1923)
Jonathan improvises to the 1923 silent movie, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo.
Elgar Society Talk (Yorks and North East Branch)
Talk entitled ‘Elgar at the Console’, exploring Edward Elgar’s relationship with the organ, his original organ works, transcriptions he made of others’ work and organ transcriptions of his own work.
Silent Movie Improvisation - ‘Safety Last' (1923)
Jonathan improvises to the 1923 comedy, ‘Safety Last’, starring Harold Lloyd.
Great Malvern Festival of Singing
Jonathan accompanies and helps lead part of the Great Malvern Festival of Singing, including a performance of the Brahms Requiem (arrangement for piano duet accompaniment), and accompanies a song recital by the soprano Jennifer Clark.
Brecon Choir Festival - Carmina Buruna
Orff Carmina Burana
Jonathan Hope piano
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Adrian Partington conductor
Silent Movie Improvisation - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Jonathan improvises to the 1925 movie, The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney. Part of the 2025 King’s Lynn Festival.
Come and Sing Evensong - St Mary's Swanage
Jonathan leads a ‘Come and Sing’ Evensong at St Mary’s Church, Swanage.
‘A Celebration of Psalms' with Bath Bach Choir and The Facade Ensemble
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
L. Boulanger Psalm 24; Psalm 130
Ives Psalm 90
Bath Bach Choir
The Facade Ensemble
Jonathan Hope organ
Benedict Collins Rice conductor
Cheltenham Music Festival - Berlioz Te Deum
Fauré Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville
Brahms Alto Rhapsody, op. 53
Berlioz Te Deum, op. 22
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Liam Bonthrone tenor
South Cotswold Big Sing Group
Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral
British Sinfonietta
Jonathan Hope organ
Adrian Partington conductor
Organ Recital - All Saints, Down Ampney
Jonathan plays the lunchtime recital at All Saints, Down Ampney, the birthplace of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Programme to be confirmed.
Saint Cecilia Singers - ‘Howells and friends'
'Howells and Friends'
Howells’ Requiem and music by his friends and contemporaries Parry, Wood, Vaughan Williams, Stanford and Gurney.
Gloucester Choral Society - Parry, Rheinberger, Bach
Parry Songs of Farewell
Rheinberger Mass in E flat
J. S. Bach Motets
Gloucester Choral Society
Jonathan Hope organ
Adrian Partington conductor
Organ Recital - Norwich Cathedral
Elgar, arr. Hope Froissart, op. 19
J. S. Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Whitlock Canzona and Scherzetto (from Organ Sonata)
Vierne Final (from Deuxième Symphonie, op. 20)
Evening Organ Concert - Gloucester Cathedral
Bossi Étude symphonique, op. 78
J. S. Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Whitlock Andante tranquillo (Five Short Pieces)
Whitlock Fantaisie Choral No. 2 in F sharp minor
Sumsion Intermezzo
Elgar, arr. Hope Froissart, op. 19
Saint Cecilia Singers - 'Resurrection and Light'
'Resurrection and Light'
Music by Lassus, Palestrina, Tallis, Tavener, Gjeilo, Lauridsen, Esenvalds and Whitacre.
Silent Film Improvisation - St Gregory's, Castlemorton
Jonathan improvises live to Lon Chaney’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (1925).
Godalming Music Festival (adjudication)
Jonathan adjudicates the organ classes of the Godalming Music Festival.
Lunchtime Organ Recital - Great Malvern Priory
Bossi Étude symphonique, op. 78
J. S. Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Whitlock Andante tranquillo (Five Short Pieces)
Whitlock Fantaisie Choral No. 2 in F sharp minor
Sumsion Intermezzo
Elgar, arr. Hope Froissart, op. 19
Saint Cecilia Singers - Christmas Concert
‘Winter’s Rose’
A programme of modern and folk-inspired settings of ancient carols, accompanied by Rob Harbron on concertina.
Gloucester Choral Society - Messiah
April Frederick soprano
Angelina Dorlin-Barlow contralto
Benedict Munden tenor
Ross Fettes bass
Jonathan Hope organ
Gloucester Choral Society
Musical and Amicable Society
Adrian Partington conductor