1912 Bevington & Sons Organ

Another wonderful organ tour this weekend with a very enthusiastic group, many who are visiting the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd for the first time.

Earlier this month, the Episcopal Regional Commission for Family, Laity and Life (ERCFLL) for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei led by Archbishop John Wong of Kota Kinabalu and hosted by Singapore’s Catholic Family Life visited the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and its historic 114-year-old pipe organ.

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Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hosting British organist and Franck scholar Richard Brasier on a visit to the Bevington, a quick tour of the city churches, and a Hainanese chicken rice lunch!

Pleased to welcome Bishop Severo Ver Cagatan Caermare of Dipolog diocese in the Philippines and his fellow priests for a short visit to the organ with Roster Wu at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Good Shepherd Sunday. Check out our other videos if you want to hear Bishop Caermare and the priests singing!

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Earlier this week, cathedral organists Alf Chern and Angela Lim hosted some of our diocesan seminarians from the Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary at the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd where they got to see and hear the wonderful sounds of Singapore’s oldest pipe organ. See the video in the comments below!

A Palm Sunday processional - The Royal Banners Forward Go to the hymn tune GONFALON ROYAL:

GONFALON ROYAL - THE ROYAL BANNERS FORWARD GO - Hymn for Palm Sunday played by Alphonsus Chern GONFALON ROYAL is a hymn tune written for the Palm Sunday text "The Royal Banners Forward Go" by Sir Percy Carter Buck (1871-1947) organist at Wells Cathedra...

The King on Queen Street - a video by the American Guild Of Organists - Singapore Chapter on the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ hosted by cathedral organists Alf Chern, lim, and Anne Maria at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd:

OrganBytes Ep 10: The King on Queen Street It's been a while and we're on our tenth episode! Here in this episode, we explore some historical gems around the Civic District of Singapore and discover a...

Come see, hear, and play on Singapore’s oldest pipe organ - the 1912 Bevington and Sons at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore’s oldest Catholic church.

“My family enjoyed the organ tour completely! We are especially intrigued by the intricacies of the pipe organ and the kids were thrilled at the opportunity to try out the pipes and playing the organ. May God continue to bless Alphonsus and Angela; and the good work they do!”

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Google review of 1912 BEVINGTON AND SONS ORGAN by Uno ★★★★★ "A very informative and eye opening 1.5hr tour not to be missed! We got to understand the inner workings of the oldest pipe organ, a free book worth $5 and get to blow through different types of pipes too."

Happy faces of children from the Little Shepherds' Schoolhouse @
Church of St. Francis of Assisi during their visit to the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on 23 Nov 2023. The children, accompanied by their teachers, each got to play on the organ, and were later treated to a singalong session accompanied by cathedral organist Angela Lim.

We were honoured to welcome visitors from Singapore, China, and Indonesia on our organ tour at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd last weekend, especially Monsignor Kornelius Sipayung OFM Cap, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Medan (Keuskupan Agung Medan), and the children who were delighted to have a hands-on experience playing pieces on the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ, Singapore's oldest pipe organ.

We had a great time showing student leaders from the Singapore Polytechnic Catholic Students' Society around the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd during their heritage walk last week.

We were delighted to host the University Choir, of The University of Hong Kong to a tour and hands-on experience of the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Led by conductor Ma Wing Heng Kenneth, the students enjoyed the incredible experience of having their accompanists play on the organ while the choir sang pieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, and pieces by Hong Kong composers. The choir travelled to Singapore for the 7th edition of the Singapore International Choral Festival.

Come and enjoy two evenings of organ and choral music at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on 18 and 19 August 2023 from 830pm to 930pm as part of the celebrations. Admission is free.

Last weekend, a delegation of diocesan seminarians, religious brothers and sisters, and their formators from the Xavier Immersion Program (XIP) in Chiang Rai, Thailand visited our 110-year-old Bevington and Sons pipe organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore. For many of them, it was an opportunity to see and hear a pipe organ, handle real organ pipes, and even play hymns on it.

Organ scholar Patricia Darana plays The First Noel from Wilbur Held’s Six Carol Settings:

The First Noel - Six Carol Settings by Wilbur Held - Organ Scholar Patricia Darana

Organ scholar Rushil Thomas plays “Prelude on ‘Irby’” by Sir David Willcocks this Christmas season:

Prelude on 'IRBY' by David Willcocks Published as part of The Oxford Book of Christmas Organ Music in 1995, Prelude on ‘Irby’ by David Willcocks is set to the hymn Once in Royal David’s City, a ...

A very merry and blessed Christmas to one and all. Here is the 1912 Bevington organ accompanying the Cathedral Children’s Choir and the Cathedral Choir of Saint Gregory the Great with Warlock’s Adam lay ybounden:

ADAM LAY YBOUNDEN (PETER WARLOCK, 1922) - The Cathedral Children's Choir, Singapore The text of "Adam lay ybounden" comes from early 15th century England, celebrating God bringing forth good from the evil of Adam's sin. As it describes, Adam...

Come on a pipe organ tour! The 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is open to the public for tours every first Saturday of the month. Find out more about Singapore's oldest pipe organ. Handle real organ pipes, listen to the different sounds that the organ makes, and even play on it yourself. Register via this form https://bit.ly/CGSPipeOrganTour on a first-come, first-served basis. Do note that this tour is often oversubscribed!

The hymn For All The Saints sung by the Cathedral Choir of Saint Gregory the Great and the congregation of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at the All Saints’ Day Anticipatory Mass on 31 October 2022 conducted by Angela Lim:

FOR ALL THE SAINTS (SINE NOMINE) - The Cathedral Choir of Saint Gregory the Great, Singapore For All The Saints (SINE NOMINE)Text: William Walsham HowTune: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsFor all the saints who from their labours rest,who thee by faith before ...

The Bevington organ has been in service almost continually throughout the Covid-19 pandemic providing music for the weekend Masses. After running for two years without servicing, the team from Diego Cera came by on a maintenance visit. This was followed by an organ loft cleaning by the Organ Scholars of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, and the grand old dame is now ready to be played at the Singapore Night Festival 2022!

Watch the penultimate episode of our Easter organ series featuring Sidney Schofield Campbell's Canterbury Improvisations – Impromptu played by organ scholar Christian Low:

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Canterbury Improvisations – Impromptu Composer Sidney Schofield Campbell, MVO, FRCO, was born 1909 in London and studied organ under Ernest Bullock and Harold Darke. He wrote this piece based on ...

An exciting set of variations on the Easter hymn “Ye Sons and Daughters of the Lord” (O filii et filiae) by Jeanne Demessieux played by organ scholar Rita Padawangi on the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore:

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O filii et filiae (Variations) (Op.8, No.7) Organist: Rita PadawangiComposer: Jeanne DemessieuxThe 1912 Bevington & Sons organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, SingaporeComposed in 1947, Jeanne D...

Cathedral Organist Alphonsus Chern shares his experience at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd playing the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ with friends from the Harmony Circles and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - MCCY. A blessed Easter to all of you!

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Brahms’ Herzlich tut mich verlangen played by organ scholar Calista Gabriel Lee on the 1912 Bevington & Sons Organ at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore.

This text to this hymn "Herzlich tut mich verlangen nach einem sel'gen End", translated as “I do desire dearly a blessed end”, was written by German theologian and hymn writer, Christoph Knoll, during the plague of 1599 as a prayer for a blessed death.

In this setting by Brahms, the melody - more familiarly sung to the text "O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded" - is played on the pedals under a flowing accompaniment in the manuals.

He wrote this set of chorale preludes in the wake of the passing of his close friend Clara Schumann, and at the end of his own life.

Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, No. 10: Herzlich tut mich Verlangen (I do desire dearly) This text to this hymn "Herzlich tut mich verlangen nach einem sel'gen End", translated as “I do desire dearly a blessed end”, was written by German theologi...