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Christ Church Cathedral's organ was designed
by Thomas Elliot and installed in 1817 by Alexandra Buckingham in
a position close to its current site. In 1889 the organ was moved
to the north east corner of the nave and remained there until 2002.
From here the sound did not carry well, the organ fell into disrepair
and was inoperable for almost sixty years until its restoration by
Kenneth Jones in 2002.
In 2003 an inaugural concert by organ virtuoso Peter Sweeney was
held to celebrate the magnificent Elliot-Jones organ. The organ
is used weekly for service and concert organ recitals are included
in Christ Church Cathedral's music programme. For more information
go to What's On
The Cathedral is an outstanding resource as a centre for arts and culture in the city of Waterford.
Young Comhaltas Ceoltóirí musicians play at the Cathedral 6th March 2005
Children's organ workshops at the Cathedral November 2004 (photos:Eric Luke)
Each December the Cathedral is host to Waterford City's Civic
Carol Service Click to see more Views and Additional Features of the Cathedral
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