Ludlow Arts: Classical

Saturday 7 June 2025

1:00pm

St Laurence, Ludlow

Marion Bettsworth: organ

Florence Price: Fantasy from Organ Suite No.1
John Worgan: Organ Piece No.10 in F major
Sister Mary Theophane Hytrek: Organ Suite in Honour of Mary Immaculate
Nico Muhly: The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude
Louis Vierne: Hymne au soleil, Op.53, No.3

Marion Bettsworth is a freelance organist, pianist, and teacher based in Hereford. She is Accompanist and Assistant Musical Director for Ludlow Choral Society and teaches piano and music theory at Hereford Cathedral School.

Originally from Lancashire, Marion read Music at Lincoln College, Oxford, where she was an organ scholar. She has since held the positions of Director of Music at Holy Trinity Church, Hereford; Assistant Director of Music at St Michael's Church, Highgate; and Accompanist for Enfield Choral Society. She has also held organ scholarships at St Marylebone Parish Church, London, and Alexandra Palace. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists, a committee member of the Society of Women Organists, and a teacher for the Diocese of Hereford Organists' Training Scheme.

Alongside performing and teaching, Marion is an audio producer, creating radio programmes and podcasts for clients including BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

You can find out more about Marion from her website HERE .

Free entry. Donations welcome.