A concert venue has launched a new scholarship programme offering tuition on "one of the UK's most important concert hall" organs.
The 14-metre (45ft) Britton Organ, built in 1956, has been fully restored to the Bristol Beacon's main hall, ready for Grade II-listed instrument's 70th anniversary.
To celebrate the occasion, the Beacon is offering free organ classes to three young people who will perform a concert on the instrument.
Laurie Stewart, head of creative learning at the Bristol Beacon, said: "We want as many people as possible to appreciate it [the organ] and its complexity."
With more than 5,000 pipes, the organ's restoration began in 2018, when the instrument had to be completely taken apart.
Seven lorries were needed to transport all the parts up to Durham, where it was both originally made and recently restored.
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