page_title: Christ Church, West Didsbury
section_title: Concert venue and organ
hierarchical_section_title: Christ Church, West Didsbury / Concert venue and organ
caption_attribution_description: English: Quire looking west
context_page_description: Christ Church, West Didsbury is the Parish Church of West Didsbury and part of Withington in Manchester. The parish is home to almost 18,000 people.
  It is notable in part as it is one of the most passed churches in Manchester as it is on the entry to Manchester on the A5013. Thousands of motorists pass its stone tower every day.
context_section_description: Christ Church is a venue for concerts due to its excellent acoustics (especially for chamber music) and flexible interior. It is the regular 'home' of the Manchester Chamber Choir and The William Byrd Singers of Manchester.
  The church has a pipe organ of 42 speaking stops based on by JJ Binns of Leeds. It was brought to Christ Church in 1981 and rebuilt and enlarged in a new case at the West end. More recently (2013), the organ has been rebuilt by A. J. Carter of Wakefield. Changes included new digital combination and transmission systems along with repairs to the wind system. There is also a 2-manual Viscount Physis organ in the chancel which is used for choral accompaniment and can also operate the west-end organ via a midi link.
caption: Looking west from the quire
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