The Royal College of Organists, and Royal School of Church Music have launched a campaign to get more people playing the organ.
Play the Organ Year 2025 will see a series of concerts across the UK, to raise awareness of the instrument.
The campaign says: “We firmly believe that the best way to achieve both these objectives is to get as many people as possible not just hearing and seeing the instrument, but playing it!”
Anna Lapwood, Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, is patron of the campaign. She is keen to see more women and girls take up the instrument.
Her TikTok account shows her playing popular themes, and accompanying BRIT-winning artist Raye at the Royal Albert Hall.
@annalapwoodorgan This was insane. @Raye - what an artist. #raye #royalalberthall #pipeorgan #organtok #organist #rayeroyalalberthall #escapism #musician #classicalmusic ♬ original sound - Anna Lapwood | Organist