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When one ponders the commonalities of baseball parks and pipe organs, one realizes that no two of either are the same. One wonders, then, if Mookie Betts is one of today’s best baseball players, and Anna Lapwood is the Mookie Betts of the organ, and if the organ is the king of instruments, then Anna Lapwood may just be its queen. (Dear Nancy Faust, You’re in a class by yourself!)

Candice AgreeHost

Appointed as the first-ever official organist of the Royal Albert Hall in May 2025, Anna Lapwood has strived to make organ music more accessible to a broader audience. Her dynamic presence and innovative programming continue to inspire both traditional concertgoers and new listeners alike. Firedove is her third solo album, blending classical organ works with contemporary and pop influences. The program includes traditional organ repertoire by Louis Vierne and Maurice Duruflé; contemporary works by Ivo Antognini, Olivia Belli, Ola Gjello, Rachel Portman, Hania Rani, and Hans Zimmer; and arrangements of songs by Bob Dylan and Robbie Williams. Guest artists include saxophonist Jess Gillam, violinist Elena Urioste, and the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, where Anna Lapwood served as music director. Urioste and the choir join in for the album’s title track “Firedove” by Julie Cooper.

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