Join us at Coventry Cathedral for our popular Monday Lunchtime Organ Recitals, running from May to September 2026. These free, half‑hour concerts (12.30–1.00pm) offer a perfect midday pause, showcasing the magnificent cathedral organ played by distinguished guest organists from across the UK and beyond. Each week brings a fresh and varied programme, from much‑loved classics to contemporary and newly composed works, performed in the inspiring surroundings of this iconic building. All are warmly welcome.
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Kathe Wright Kaufman - Free Monday Lunchtime Organ Recitals 2026
Event details
Käthe Wright Kaufman is the Associate Director of Music & Organist at Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Previously, she served as Associate Director of Music at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church and Chapel Organist at the Candler School of Theology, both on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta. Käthe completed her master’s degree as a student of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music, where she also obtained her Bachelor of Music in 2016 after organ studies with William Porter and Edoardo Bellotti. Käthe spent two gap years in the UK, where she served as Organ Scholar at Truro Cathedral (2016-17) and Peterborough Cathedral (2019-20). Both a passionate church musician and an active recitalist, Käthe has performed in venues around America and the UK. She has received several awards, including the Gerald Barnes Award for Excellence in Pipe Organ (2013), the inaugural VanDelinder Prizes in Liturgical Organ Skills (2014 & 2015), and first place in the West Chester University International Organ Competition (2015). Käthe is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians, and a published composer with Selah Publishing Company.
Programme of Music:
Rhapsody in C-sharp minor Op. 17, No. 3 - Howells
Lacrimae - Carter
Variations on “Jesu dulcis memoria” - French
‘Allegro’ from Symphonie VI Op. 42, No. 2 - Widor
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