About

Come and join us for our June concert on the wonderful Wurlitzer Organ - Two For the Price of One! - with Jonathan Eyre joining resident organist David Lowe.

DAVID LOWE

Born in Shipley, West Yorkshire, David is currently the 'resident' organist at the Victoria Hall, Saltaire, playing, tuning and helping to maintain the superb Wurlitzer.  He was introduced to music at an early age and after piano and organ lessons  became assistant organist and choirmaster at St Peter’s Church Shipley while still in his teens. He was featured as house organist from June 1965 at the Gaumont (ex New Victoria) Bradford and played in many of the local social clubs. An appointment at the new Silver Blades Ice Rink, Bradford in 1966 led to his moving to London (after a period at Bradford University) in 1967 as resident organist and circuit MD at the prestigious Streatham ice rink for two periods, and later at Lee Valley Ice centre. He continued broadcasting, and giving concerts in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA, and tunes a number of theatre organs  around the UK.  David plays a wide range of music in a popular style and his programme will feature light music, novelties, music from the shows, from war time and from movies.   David's other professional interests include railways and inland waterways.

JONATHAN EYRE

Born in Sheffield, Jonathan Eyre is one of today’s prominent liturgical organists. Equally at home performing classical or popular genres, literature of the church or theatre, he is very much in demand and has done extensive silent film accompaniment throughout the UK including on the Saltaire Wurlitzer. A frequent performer for the Cinema Organ Society, he has also performed for Penistone Cinema Organ Trust, on the Tywyn Wurlitzer, BBC Radio, and is one of the resident organists at the Regent Street Cinema in London. A Fellow of the Royal College of organists he is a former sub organist at Bradford Cathedral.   Jonathan is currently organist of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
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And there’s more… delicious refreshments by the Interlude Tea Room (table service only) before the concert and during the interval, and the information and sales stand will be available to visit. If it’s your first visit you can view the organ chambers under stage with nearly 1000 pipes and percussions under the stage during the interval. 

Level entry from Lockwood Street (lift), Saltaire station is a few minutes walk