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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | July 10, 2017 · 11:01 am

Bury St Edmunds Organ Scholarship Opportunity

Cathedral Organ Scholar and School Musician in Residence

An exciting and challenging opportunity offered jointly by the Cathedral and School

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

An excellent gap-year opportunity is available in the vibrant cathedral and market town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, for someone with fine musical skills who wishes to broaden their experience and contribute to the working life of the cathedral and secondary school music departments.

Thanks to the generosity of the Derek Marsden Memorial Fund, St Edmundsbury Cathedral is able to offer an Organ Scholarship, which will be awarded annually.

King Edward VI School is a highly-regarded and inclusive secondary school, with a strong tradition of musical and performing arts excellence and with historic links with the cathedral and wishes to appoint a Musician in Residence.

The joint award is initially for one year, though it may be extended depending on individual circumstances.

Accommodation will be provided. Salaried between £6,000 and £9,000.

Further details, including job description and person specification can be found here.

The application form can be found here.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact one of the below for an informal discussion prior to applying:

James Thomas. Cathedral – Director of Music 01284 748720 dom@stedscathedral.org
Mark Hird, King Edward VI School: Assistant Headteacher 01284 761393 hi@king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 19 July, with interviews being held on Wednesday 26 July.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | March 10, 2017 · 12:36 pm

RSCM Liverpool Area Organ Course – April 2017

RSCM Liverpool Area Organ Course – Tuesdays April 25^th, 2^nd May, 9^th, 16^th and 23^rd 2017

7.00pm – 8.30pm

Do you know anyone who would like to begin to play the Organ, develop their skills or polish up what they already know?

If the answer is YES, then we have the answer!!

Course Leaders : Daniel Bishop and Geoff Williams

The course will use the three organs located in the splendour of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, the Chapel of Liverpool College (L18 8BG) and the parish church of St Anne Stanley (L13 3AE)

The total cost is £100 (age 18 and over) or £50 (under 18). The fee includes the cost of any course material (cheques payable to “RSCM Liverpool Area”)

If you would like to take part please forward expressions of interest (and the fee) to Geoff Williams (details below) who will then contact you directly so that the course can be tailored accordingly. Areas to be covered will include – hymn playing, improvisation and repertoire. Please also indicate your age if under 18.

Closing date: Saturday March 18^th 2017

For further information contact:

Geoff Williams Geoffrey.williams@liverpool.ac.uk or at 28 Brookland Road West, Liverpool, L13 3BQ .

Further information can be found here.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | January 9, 2017 · 3:19 pm

RCO ACADEMY – TWO UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS FOR TEENAGE ORGANISTS

An opportunity for ambitious teenage organ students aged 14 to 19 years of age to book for two upcoming RCO Academy events;

parallel and interconnective routes through higher education into the world of professional music making, designed to provide a taste of:

THE CONSERVATOIRE EXPERIENCE
in Birmingham on Saturday 11 February 2017
and
THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE (TOSE)
in Oxford from 18 to 23 July 2017

Please take a moment at the start of this new term to scan the following attachments:

book for TOSE 2017 (1)

Booking for both courses is now open via http://www.rco.org.uk and the attachments provide precise links.

RCO Bursaries are also available to assist with fees for TOSE.

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | September 19, 2016 · 11:00 am

HOA MASTER CLASS AT CHRIST CHURCH, LINTHWAITE

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HALIFAX ORGAN ACADEMY, THERE WILL BE A MASTER CLASS

ON SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2017, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

AT CHRIST CHURCH, CHURCH LANE, LINTHWAITE,

HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, HD7 5TA

HOA/Linthwaite course

European Romantic Repertoire Course

David Pipe leads a class on European Romantic repertoire (c.1830-1930, e.g. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Widor), dealing with topics of registration, technique and performance style. This class is in association with the Halifax Organ Academy and teaching time will be 14:00 to 17:00 with a short break. Class size is limited to six players, but there is no limit on observer numbers (all standards).

Biography

David Pipe

David Pipe has been Director of the Organists Training Programme and Cathedral Organist in the Diocese of Leeds since May 2016. Prior to this appointment, he was Assistant Director of Music at York Minster. David read Music at the University of Cambridge as Organ Scholar of Downing College, and followed this with postgraduate study at the Royal Academy of Music.

Equally active as organist and conductor, David enjoys performing a wide-ranging repertoire, and has recorded regularly as accompanist and soloist. Former students have been awarded Oxbridge organ scholarships and prizes at RCO diplomas.

Christ Church, Linthwaite

Christ Church Organ

Booking details to follow via the Royal College of Organists: RCO bookings

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | July 12, 2016 · 3:23 pm

JOHN SCOTT MEMORIAL CONCERT – 16 JULY 2016

A MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR JOHN SCOTT (1956-2015)

WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2016 AT 7:00 PM

AT WAKEFIELD CATHEDRAL

8-10 WESTMORLAND STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PJ

The concert will include a programme of John Scott’s choral music, pieces written in his memory and organ music he loved.

Admission is free (retiring collection for the Cathedral Music Department). Refreshments will be served after the concert.

For full concert details and to view the concert poster, please open the following links:

John Scott Concert poster John Scott Memorial info

Contact: Jonathan Bielby: email contact or Wakefield Cathedral Tel: 01924 373923

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | July 7, 2016 · 1:47 pm

RIPON CATHEDRAL SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL

Summer Organ Festival 2016

RIPON CATHEDRAL SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL

A SERIES OF SEVEN RECITALS ON TUESDAY EVENINGS AT 7:30 PM

LIBERTY COURT HOUSE, MINSTER ROAD, RIPON HG4 1QS

(TEL: 01765 603496)

JULY 5TH, 12TH, 19TH, 26TH

AUGUST 2ND, 9TH, 16TH

Tickets are available in advance from the Cathedral Shop (£8:00) or on the door (£10:00). Accompanied under-16s are free.

The ticket price includes a glass of wine or juice after the concert.

Further information is available from the Cathedral website at:

Ripon Cathedral Summer Organ Festival

Full programmes can be found on the events diary at: Ripon Cathedral Events Diary

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | March 2, 2016 · 2:30 pm

Organ Recitals – April to June 2016

Thursday Lunchtime Organ Recitals – 1.00 pm

April – June 2016

Light lunch available from 12.30pm

Free admission – retiring collection

April 2016:

7th April Alexander Woodrow – Bradford Cathedral
14^th April Simon Lindley – Leeds Minster
21^st April Alan Horsey – Hipperholme
28^th April David Barker – St Paul’s Halifax

May 2016:

5^th May Prof David Baker – Mytholmroyd
12^thMay Jonathan Eyre – Bradford Cathedral
19^th May Christopher Newton – Leeds
26^th May Graham Gribbin – Halifax Minster

June 2016:

2^nd June Christopher Cipkin – Birmingham
9^th June Ian Pattinson – Lancaster Priory
16^th June Stephen Maltby – St Hilda’s
23^rd June George Parsons – Sheffield
30^th June Charles Edmondson – Kendal

Leave the office for 45 minutes and join us for some wonderful music in the historic Minster – home to two stunning organs.

All welcome.

Celebrity recital 2nd May 3.00 pm by Simon Lindley

Admission to this recital £6.00

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by d.baker152@btinternet.com | February 9, 2016 · 3:28 pm

DIOCESE OF LEEDS MUSIC DAY – 25 JUNE 2016

Calling all Parish Musicians, Organists, Choirs, Cantors and Clergy!

Diocese of Leeds Music Day

in association with the Royal College of Organists and sponsored by Viscount Organs

Saturday 25 June 2016, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm

Wheeler Hall, Leeds Cathedral

John Duggan – Internationally Renowned Composer

Thomas Leech and Benjamin Saunders – Diocese of Leeds Singing Programme

David Pipe – Diocese of Leeds Organists Training Programme

Philip Meaden – Royal College of Organists

10.00 am – Registration and Coffee

10.15 am – Singing Workshops

A brand new English Congregational Mass setting by John Duggan and a Gregorian Chant Mass for Sundays in Ordinary Time.

Participants are invited to form a choir to sing Duggan’s Mass in the Cathedral at 12 noon (optional).

“Duggan’s new English Mass is by far finest musical setting yet encountered”

“This new mass is brilliant, superbly written, uplifting and perfect for parish use”

12.45 – 1.30 pm – Lunch (not provided)

1.30 3.00 pm – Learn the organ

The Diocese of Leeds Organists Training Programme. This new organists training scheme is a partnership between the Diocese of Leeds and the Royal College of Organists and is aimed at new learners and improving players. The scheme will be introduced by RCO Chief Executive Philip Meaden and a practical workshop will follow with David Pipe, who has recently joined the Diocese of Leeds Music Team from York Minster.

Admission is free to all but places are limited and need to be booked in advance.

A complimentary copy of John Duggan’s new congregational mass will be given to all participants and extra copies will be available for purchase on the day at a discounted rate.

To book for you or your group please email Eleanor Cully with numbers at:

office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk as soon as possible to secure your place/s.

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