Lunchtime Concert: Timothy Ravalde, 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 5 May 2026, 13:10
Venue
Nave
Programme

Georg Böhm (1661–1733)
Praeludium in A minor

Timothy Ravalde (1988–)
Fantasia and Fugue on the Te Deum

Frank Bridge (1879–1941) 
Adagio in E

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545
 

César Franck (1822–1890)
Pièce Héroïque

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Wedding day at Troldhaugen
In the hall of the Mountain King

Timothy Ravalde
Toccata in G-flat major
 


Musician Biographies

Timothy Ravalde is the Assistant Organist of Chichester Cathedral, a position he has held since 2010. He plays for the daily choral services and assists Charles Harrison with the training of the choir. He has also accompanied the choir on numerous broadcasts and tours, and appears on various recordings as accompanist, conductor and organ soloist.

He was educated at the Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton, and has held organ scholarships at Carlisle and Salisbury Cathedrals and at St John’s College, Cambridge, where he studied music. He is a recipient of the F.E. Smith medal, presented by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and a winner of the Brian Runnett Prize for organ playing.

He is also the Musical Director of Fernhurst Choral Society. On Saturday 6th June at 7.30pm in St Paul’s Church, Chichester, he will be conducting them in a programme of Mozart, Bach, and his own arrangement for choir and orchestra of eight Sussex folk songs.


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 £7 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.

Summer 2026 Programme