The 2010 MPOS/Rodgers Organ
The organ installed (Christmas 2010) at St Peter’s is unique in the UK. It is the first organ to seamlessly combine pipe and digital technology alongside one another in an instrument of this size. The organ is situated in the North-East corner of the church, with the Great organ speaking into the Nave from behind the historic eighteenth century case, the Choir organ speaking from a newly constructed case on the chancel balcony, and the Swell and Pedal divisions speaking from within the resonance of the organ chamber. The organ is a not only a magnificent recital instrument, but also able to provide a firm support for congregational singing and colourful accompaniments for choral music. The organ can be heard every Sunday of the year, morning and evening.
Why a ‘combination’ organ?
In September 2003, the National Conference of Diocesan Organ Advisors was held in Nottingham. The delegates had spent an afternoon at St Peter’s listening to the organ, looking at it, and discussing ways that the instrument might be improved or replaced. They were unanimously of the opinion that it is impossible for a pipe organ of the size of the instrument needed for a church of the size of St Peter’s to occupy the organ chamber and be properly audible around the whole church. The suggestions they offered as to how to solve the problem involved either housing the entire organ in the West gallery (which would involve obscuring the west window, and make choir accompaniment nigh on impossible) or extending the organ chamber beyond the arch into the north aisle which would, of course, require substantial and profound changes to the fabric of the Grade I listed building. Under the guidance of Paul Hale, the Diocesan Organ Advisor, it was suggested that consideration be given to a new and exciting type of instrument that was gaining great success in America and Asia, but yet to ‘take off’ in the UK – that of the ‘combination’ organ, that is, an instrument that combines traditional pipework with state-of-the-art digital synthesis technologies, all designed and voiced together as a single instrument. It was felt that this type of instrument would enable a much greater flexibility in how the organ was arranged in the chamber, and accordingly offer a solution to the space problem outlined above. After consideration of all the options (i.e., replacement of the solid state system in the existing organ, renovation of the existing organ, purchase and ‘transplant’ of a pipe organ from elsewhere, purchase of a new digital organ, purchase of a new pipe organ, purchase of a new hybrid pipe/digital organ), it was agreed by the Parochial Church Council, the Director of Music, Dr Peter Siepmann, and the Diocesan Organ Advisor, Paul Hale, that this ‘hybrid’ solution was the best option for the musical requirements of the church. A report was commissioned from Rodgers UK Ltd in collaboration with Modular Pipe Organ Systems Ltd, who are the world leaders in this field by quite some distance, having installed instruments at such prestigious venues as Hong Kong and Singapore cathedrals, as well as, temporarily, here in the UK at Worcester Cathedral. A contract was subsequently awarded and signed on 5th March 2010.
Contact Details
Contact Information
Please contact the Parish Office for details of any events or to get in touch with a member of staff.
All correspondence should be sent to the Parish Office (not to All Saints’ or St Peter’s church).
The office is situated on the upper floor of the St Peter's Centre, on the south side of St Peter's Church and adjacent to Marks & Spencers.
Further Information
If you wish to trace a former resident or member of the parish, please address your requests to the Nottinghamshire Archives.
For information on service times at All Saints' & St Peter's, please visit the Services page.
Disabled/Pushchair access to St Peter's Church is possible via the North Door, which can be accessed by a path running along the side of the church (off St Peter's Gate, by St Peter's Church Walk).
Charity Number: 1130298
We are pleased to be listed by National Churches Trust.
Safeguarding
Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact:
Parish Safeguarding Officer, Keith Mountford
0115 9483658
Southwell and Nottingham Safeguarding Team
01636 817200
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All Saints' Church
Raleigh Street, NG7 4DP
All Saints' Church is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (11am-1pm) and for a Eucharist Service on Sundays (10.30am - 11.30am).
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Gate, NG1 2NW
St Peter's Church is open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm.
A Sung Eucharist service will be streamed each Sunday at 10.45am (click here, and available to watch again from the Monday following the service for the rest of the week).
Contact Details
Please contact the Parish Office for details of any events or to get in touch with a member of staff.
All correspondence should be sent to the Parish Office (not to All Saints’ or St Peter’s church).
The office is situated on the upper floor of the St Peter's Centre, on the south side of St Peter's Church and adjacent to Marks & Spencers.
Further Information
If you wish to trace a former resident or member of the parish, please address your requests to the Nottinghamshire Archives.
For information on service times at All Saints' & St Peter's, please visit the Services page.
Charity Number: 1130298
We are pleased to be listed by National Churches Trust.
Safeguarding
Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact:
Parish Safeguarding Officer, Keith Mountford
0115 9483658
Southwell and Nottingham Safeguarding Team
01636 817200
Follow Us
Contact Information
The Parish Office
St Peter's Centre, St Peter's Square
Nottingham, United Kingdom,
NG1 2NW
0115 948 3658
(+44 115 948 3658 outside the UK)
Office opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
10 am - 2 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 3 pm (Email only)
All Saints' Church
Raleigh Street, NG7 4DP
All Saints' Church is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (11am-1pm) and for a Eucharist Service on Sundays (10.30am - 11.30am).
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Gate, NG1 2NW
St Peter's Church is open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm.
A Sung Eucharist service will be streamed each Sunday at 10.45am (click here, and available to watch again from the Monday following the service for the rest of the week).
Charity Number: 1130298