Lunchtime Concert: Stephanie Gaunt, organ

Chichester Cathedral's popular lunchtime concerts take place on Tuesdays at 1.10pm during term time, in the spectacular setting of the Cathedral Nave. They are free and last approximately 50 minutes. There is a retiring collection.

Event details

Tickets
Free
Date
Tuesday 1 July 2025, 13:10
Venue
Nave
Programme

 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor

John Ireland (1879-1962)
Miniature Suite for Organ

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
A Fancy in C fa ut

Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
Suite gothique

 


Musician Biographies

Stephanie Gaunt reflects on her year as Chichester Cathedral organ scholar

Stephanie started learning the organ at St John’s Church, West Byfleet in 2021. She was also a member of the choir at St John’s, and in 2023 she helped to establish a new Junior Choir there. She has been the Organ Scholar of Chichester Cathedral since September 2024, and during her time here she has enjoyed accompanying the choir and contributing to daily services. 

She completed her degree in Music and Sound Recording at the University of Surrey, graduating in 2024. In Summer 2024, she passed her ARCO organ diploma, winning prizes for the highest aggregate marks in the exam, and the highest marks in written paperwork. Stephanie also holds an LTCL piano diploma, and is currently having organ lessons with Stephen Farr and Anne Marsden Thomas; in July she will start working towards FRCO with Frederick Stocken. 

In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys dancing, painting, and caring for her twenty eight pet stick insects. 

From September, Stephanie will become the Organ Scholar of Canterbury Cathedral.
 


Donations

Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £3 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Donations can be made in the retiring collection, in the Cathedral, at our Visitor’s Desk or at various donation points, using cash, card and contactless or using the button below.

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Can't make it this time?

Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.

Click here for Summer 2025 programme