Chris Kippin's peal of 4-Spliced Royal

13th – 31st July 2025

Chris Kippin’s ground-breaking composition of 4-Spliced Surprise Royal was first rung on 20th July 1975 at Christ Church, Bristol. It quickly became established as a classic and the following peals, rung around the 50th anniversary of the first performance and some twelve months after his death, celebrate his life and work.

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Associated performances

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8 Aug 2025Coalbrookdale (Holy Trinity)5000 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
29 Jul 2025Thatcham (St Mary)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
21 Jul 2025Thorverton (St Thomas of Canterbury)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Alderney (St Anne)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Backwell (St Andrew)5000 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Moseley (St Mary)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Oxford (Magdalen College)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Pontefract (St Giles)5000 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
20 Jul 2025Selby (Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
19 Jul 2025New York (Trinity Church)1280 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
19 Jul 2025Southampton (St Michael Archangel)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)
17 Jul 2025Reading (26 Redlands Road)5120 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m)