The organ is a 2-manual Conacher
Players interested in joining the rota are asked to contact Judith Kay direct on:
Tel: 01484 713929 or Email: Judith Kay
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AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FEW DAYS IN EDINBURGH AMIDST THE AUTUMN COLOURS
AND THE SUPERB ORGANS
RCO Academy in Edinburgh at autumn half-term 2016
LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACCREDITATION FROM THE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS
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YOUNG ORGANISTS IN TRANSITION
OCTOBER COURSES FOR YOUNG ORGANISTS
IN A RELAXED HALF-TERM ATMOSPHERE
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sign up for
FIND YOUR FEET!
(early steps in organ playing – ideal for young people age 8 to 15 –
especially pianists who’d love to try the pipe organ)
and
BUILD YOUR SKILLS!
(ambitious teenage organists develop Style and Technique)
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Friday 28 to Sunday 30 October 2016 in Edinburgh
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INFORMATION AND EASY ONLINE BOOKING AT
https://www.rco.org.uk/events.php?eventid=461
Please see attachment: book-for-fyf-and-bys-2016-1
(James Parsons: 07887 537773)
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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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