Organ & Organists

The Cathedral Organ was built by William Hill and Son in 1886, and rebuilt by that firm in 1931, when it was placed in the present organ chamber. The console was moved to its present position in 1962. The organ was rebuilt again in 1973 by Percy Daniel & Co. Ltd., when the opportunity was taken to re-model the instrument, placing the newly-created Positive Organ in the space previously occupied by the console. The 1995 rebuild, also by Percy Daniel & Co. Ltd., completed the scheme started in 1973. Great care was taken to preserve the unique William Hill tone quality. In 2006, six new digital stops were added by Phoenix Organs.

GREAT ORGAN

Bourdon
Open Diapason
Lieblich Gedacht
Principal
Lieblich flote
Twelfth
Fifteenth
Tierce
Mixture 19.22
Sharp Mixture 26.29
Double Trumpet
Trumpet
Clarion

SWELL ORGAN

Open Diapason
Rohr Flute
Salicional
Voix Celeste
Principal
Flute
Fifteenth
Mixture 15.19.22
Contra Oboe
Trumpet
Oboe
Clarion
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Octave
Swell Unison off

16
8
8
4
4
2 2/3
2
1 3/5
II
II
16
8
4

8
8
8
8
4
4
2
III
16
8
8
4

POSITIVE ORGAN

Stopped Diapason
Gemshorn
Flute*
Nazard
Fifteenth
Larigot
Cymbel 29.33.36
Tremulant

SOLO ORGAN

Clarinet
Fanfare Trumpet
The Dean’s Clarion

PEDAL ORGAN

Sub Bourdon*
Open Wood*
Open Diapason
Open Wood*
Violone*
Bourdon
Principal
Bass Flute
Fifteenth
Octave Flute
Mixture 19.22
Contra Fagotto*
Trombone
Trumpet
Clarion

8
4
4
2 2/3
2
1 1/3
III

8
8
4

32
32
16
16
16
16
8
8
4
4
II
32
16
8
4

* digital stops

COUPLERS

Swell to Great
Swell to Positive
Positive to Great
Positive to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Great and Pedal Combinations

ACCESSORIES

6 adjustable thumb pistons to Great
5 adjustable thumb pistons to Positive
6 adjustable thumb pistons to Swell
6 adjustable toe pistons to Swell (duplicating)
6 adjustable toe pistons to Pedal
1 thumb reverser to Swell to Great
1 toe reverser Swell to Great
1 thumb reverser Great to Pedal
1 toe reverser Great to Pedal
1 thumb reverser Pedal Trombone
1 General Cancel thumb piston
8 General thumb pistons

Mark Duthie - Director of Music

Mark Duthie was born and educated in Aberdeen, and during his time at Aberdeen University was Assistant Organist at St Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Aberdeen.

On graduating with First Class Honours in Pure Mathematics he went as a postgraduate student to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he sang in the Chapel Choir for two years. He was then Organ Scholar at Chester Cathedral prior to his appointment as Assistant Master of the Music at Peterborough Cathedral in 1994. During his time in Peterborough, he founded the Cathedral Girls’ Choir, which he directed in concerts, services and broadcasts.

Mark moved to Brecon in 2007 to become Organist and Master of the Choristers at Brecon Cathedral. He is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and has examined extensively in the UK, and in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Assistant Organist - this post is currently vacant

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