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EAST OF ENGLAND ORGAN DAY – 7 MAY 2016

THE 2ND EAST OF ENGLAND ORGAN DAY

SATURDAY 7 MAY 2016

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

AT THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL

HOLBROOK

SUFFOLK

This year’s event features Kevin Bowyer, Tom Bell, Tim Harper and William Saunders

The event showcases the school’s two organs by Hill, Norman & Beard, including the 4-man Grand Organ from 1933

Please see programme of the day below

Holbrook is approximately 60 minutes from Liverpool Street by train (to Manningtree) and easily accessed via the A12

For further information please contact:

Andrew Cantrill BA FRCO, Organist, The Royal Hospital School, Suffolk

Tel: 07752 626 424

Email: drewcantrill@gmail.com

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Organ Recital at The Community of the Resurrection – 30 April 2016

The Community of the Resurrection is proud to present an organ recital on Saturday 30 April 2016 at 7.30 pm

The Community of the Resurrection
Stocks Bank Road
Mirfield, West Yorkshire
WF14 0BN

http://www.mirfieldcommunity.org.uk/news/393-ben-teague-organ-recital

The concert will once again be performed by Ben Teague, a student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama:

Ben Teague Organ Recital Poster

The acoustics in the Community’s recently refurbished church are spectacular and offer a unique environment in which to hear choral ensembles, organ recitals and orchestral programmes:

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Tickets are £7.50 which includes a complimentary interval drink

All proceeds to the Community’s works

To purchase your ticket in advance, please contact Jenny Ashmore on tel: 01924 483308 or e-mail: Jashmore@mirfield.org.uk

 

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RCO ACADEMY IN ST ANDREWS – 30 MAY 2016

Organists – join us in St Andrews, Scotland

 on Spring Bank Holiday Monday 30 May 2016

09:30 to 17:30

RCO ACADEMY in association with ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY promotes

RAISE YOUR GAME!

Inspiration day for organists of all ages and stages

Organists—join us in St Andrews on 30 May 2016 (1)

A great ‘hands-on’ day-programme with tuition in graded classes

Also ideal for pianists who would like to try the organ

Play the superb pipe organs in St Andrews

and receive top tips from tutors

TO BOOK AND FOR ENQUIRIES: see attached flyer

 

 

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JOHN HILL MEMORIAL ORGAN RECITALS – MAY 2016

JOHN HILL MEMORIAL ORGAN RECITALS 2016

TUESDAYS – 1:00-1:45 PM

MAY 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31

THE GUILD CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE JEWRY NEXT GUILDHALL

CITY OF LONDON

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This May, as for the last 11 years, St Lawrence Jewry will be home to a most unusual festival of organ playing, featuring the most brilliant young players of the moment.  Each year there have been quite breathtaking programmes and 2016 will be no exception, with the music of Cesar Franck being a common thread this year.   This is the only Young Artists programme for organists in the UK so it is a very special series, enthusiastically supported by the family of the late John Hill.

Please join us for one or more of our May 2016 performances.

Admission is free.

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WESTGATE CHAPEL, WAKEFIELD – VACANCY FOR ASSISTANT

Westgate Chapel

Off Mulberry Way

Wakefield

We are seeking an Assistant Director of Music to assist with choir recruitment and training,

also to play for  Sunday service

as well as weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies and other services

Remuneration for none Sunday services starts at £100

The Chapel Committee is currently formulating a new salary for the Director of Music

The organ was restored in 1874 and again in 2012 by David Wood of Huddersfield and is in good overall condition

Contact: Director of Music Paul Lindsay Dawson Bsc Hons MA FINS – 07729108385

 http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/wakefield/



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THE LONDON ORGAN COMPETITION – 29 DECEMBER 2016

The London Organ Competition, administered by the Committee of  The Organ Club,  will be held on

Saturday 29th  December, 2016

at St Clement Danes Church

Strand, London

Please open the links below for:

  • Entry details (and entry form)
  • Joining Instructions (Junior Section)
  • Joining Instructions (Senior Section)
  • Rules and Conditions

 

London Competition Entry Form London Competition Join Junior London Competition Join Senior London Competition Rules and Conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COFFEE, CAKE & KEYS – ST JOHN’S CHURCH, LEEDS

You are invited to St John’s Church in Leeds on Thursday 31st March at 11.00 am for the first session of Coffee, Cake & Keys.
 
Coffee, Cake & Keys is a chance to listen to organ and piano music with refreshments and chat about organs, pianos, church music, choral and more. What’s more, the tea, coffee and cake will be provided for free!
 
St John’s Church is the oldest parish church in the city of Leeds and one of 350 churches in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust, the national charity protecting historic churches no longer needed to regular worship. The organ at St John’s was built by Forster & Andrews of Hull in 1864 – more information here. The architecture and historic furnishings are magnificent.
 
Further information is available at http://theleedsorganist.co.uk/coffee-cake-and-keys/
 
If you’re unable to make it but know anyone who might be interested in coming along, please forward this invitation as we’d like to meet as many people as possible who share our interest in music.
 
 

 

 

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HALIFAX MINSTER – THURSDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS

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Thursday Lunchtime Organ Recitals 1.00 pm

Light Lunch available from 12.30 pm

Free admission – retiring collection

April – June 2016

7th April – Alexander Woodrow – Bradford Cathedral

14th April – Simon Lindley – Leeds Minster

21st April – Alan Horsey – Hipperholme

28th April – David Barker – St Paul’s, Halifax

5th May – Prof David Baker – Mytholmroyd

12th May – Jonathan Eyre – Bradford Cathedral

19th May – Christopher Newton – Leeds

26th May – Graham Gribbin – Halifax Minster

2nd June – Christopher Cipkin – Birmingham

9th June – Ian Pattinson – Lancaster Priory

16th June – Stephen Maltby – St Hilda’s

23rd June – George Parsons – Sheffield

30th 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

www.halifax minster.org.

 

 

 

 

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RCO Academy courses for young organists in April and July 2016

Join us in Oxford on Saturday 2 April 2016

SET YOUR SIGHTS!

A taste of the organ scholar experience – a day-programme for teenage organists aiming for an organ scholarship at University or Cathedral

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Join us in Cambridge – Tuesday 19 July to Sunday 24 July 2016

THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE

Live the life of an organ scholar with tutors

 

For full details and on-line booking instructions: –

book for 2016 SYS&TOSE

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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
  • 14th April Simon Lindley – Leeds Minster
  • 21st April Alan Horsey –  Hipperholme
  • 28th April David Barker – St Paul’s Halifax

 

May 2016:

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

 

June 2016:

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