Patron: Dame Gillian WeirRegistered Charity No.298088Last update: 09/03/10 |
Local Events
This listing includes organ-related events within easy reach of Reading. For a comprehensive nationwide listing, visit www.organrecitals.com Please contact David Pether to have your event included in this listing or to subscribe to our events mailing list.
2010Tuesday 9th March1.10pm - 1.50pm. All Saints' Church, High Wycombe. Lunchtime organ recital by Tony Philpot. Free admission - retiring collection.
Thursday 11th March1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Christine Wells (St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden). Free admission - retiring collection.
Saturday 13th March ** BOA Event **1pm. Visit to the Foundling Hospital, London (including a guided tour by the Music Librarian). Discounted group charge £4. Booking forms must be returned to Christopher Cipkin by 1st March.
Saturday 13th March7.00pm - All Saints' Church, Woodham, Woking. Concert by The Loveday Singers. Free admission. Retiring collection. www.woodhamparish.com
Wednesday 17th March1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Paul Derrett (Recording Artist, Hull). Programme to include works by Widor, Vivaldi and Whitlock. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.Wednesday 17th March7.30pm - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Richard Pinel. Tickets, including a glass of wine or soft drink after the recital, are £10 Nave, £15 Organ Loft (limited to 10 seats) obtainable from the Concert Manager 01753 848869 or by email. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Friday 19th March12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Graham Ireland. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.
Saturday 20th March7.00pm - All Saints' Church, Woodham, Woking. "Baroque and Roll" - an evening of early music, featuring recorder, violin, harpsichord and organ. Free admission. Retiring collection. www.woodhamparish.com
Thursday 8th April1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Graham Ireland (All Saints, Reading). Free admission - retiring collection.
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th AprilSt George's School, Windsor and Eton College. 'Finding your feet - first steps at the organ'. Residential course for 10-15 year olds who are either early-stage organists or pianists keen to try the organ. Tutors: Timothy Byram-Wigfield, David Goode, Corinne Hepburn, Daniel Moult and James Parsons. More details and booking form on the Royal College of Organists' Website, or call 05600 767 237.
Friday 9th April12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime piano recital by Margaret Isaacson. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.
Saturday 10th April7.30pm - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Timothy Byram-Wigfield. Tickets, including a glass of wine or soft drink after the recital, are £10 Nave, £15 Organ Loft (limited to 10 seats) obtainable from the Concert Manager 01753 848869 or by email. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 13th April1.10pm - 1.50pm. All Saints' Church, High Wycombe. Lunchtime organ recital by David Aprahamian Liddle. Free admission - retiring collection.
Thursday 22nd April7.30pm - Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). "French Fancies" - Celebrity Organ Recital on the Father Willis Organ by Margaret Phillips. Free pre-concert talk 6.15pm - 7pm. £11.50, concessions £2 off. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Friday 23rd April12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Jill York. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.
Saturday 24th April ** BOA Event **2.30pm - Emmanuel Methodist Church, Oxford Road, Reading. President's Social Afternoon (postponed from January because of snow disruption). Includes a short musical entertainment, quiz and tea. More details to follow.
Saturday 24th April7.30pm - St John the Baptist Church, Cookham Dean. Organ recital by Nigel Ogden. £10, including a glass of wine.
Tuesday 4th May1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Alexander Binns. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Wednesday 5th May1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Programme to include works by Handel, Corrette, Darke, Hakim and Franck. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday 5th May7.30pm - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Richard Pinel. Tickets, including a glass of wine or soft drink after the recital, are £10 Nave, £15 Organ Loft (limited to 10 seats) obtainable from the Concert Manager 01753 848869 or by email. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Friday 7th May12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Christine Wells. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.
Saturday 8th May ** BOA Event **4.00pm - Waltham St Lawrence Church. Recital by Malcolm Harding, tea and AGM. More details to follow.
Tuesday 11th May1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by James McVinnie. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 11th May1.10pm - 1.50pm. All Saints' Church, High Wycombe. Lunchtime organ recital by Joseph Sentance. Free admission - retiring collection.
Saturday 15th May8.00pm - All Saints' Church, Rotherfield Peppard. "The Darling Buds of May". Rebecca Bell (soprano) and Nigel Foster (piano), including music by Brahms, Strauss, Mozart, Gurney and Quilter. Retiring collection for Christian Aid.
Tuesday 18th May1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Simon Bell. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Friday 21st May12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Ian May. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.
Tuesday 25th May1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Tom Winpenny. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 1st June1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Ben Sheen. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Wednesday 2nd June7.30pm - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Timothy Byram-Wigfield. Tickets, including a glass of wine or soft drink after the recital, are £10 Nave, £15 Organ Loft (limited to 10 seats) obtainable from the Concert Manager 01753 848869 or by email. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 8th June1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Ben Giddens. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 8th June1.10pm - 1.50pm. All Saints' Church, High Wycombe. Lunchtime organ recital by Jonathan Holl. Free admission - retiring collection.
Thursday 10th June1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Alistair Davis (St John, Stockcross). Free admission - retiring collection.
Saturday 12th June ** BOA Event **Visit to Wellington College. More details to follow.
Tuesday 15th June1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Richard Pinel. Admission free. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Tuesday 22nd June1.10pm (entry by 12.50pm) - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ 'request' recital by Timothy Byram-Wigfield. Admission free. Click here for more information on how to make requests and access arrangements.
Saturday 26th June ** BOA Event **7.30pm - Cranbourne Parish Church. Organ recital by Jonathan Holl, as part of the Association's Local Recital Series. Free admission, retiring collection. Refreshments.
Wednesday 7th July1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by an Eton College Organ Student. Programme to be announced. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.Wednesday 7th July7.30pm - St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Organ recital by Alexander Binns. Tickets, including a glass of wine or soft drink after the recital, are £10 Nave, £15 Organ Loft (limited to 10 seats) obtainable from the Concert Manager 01753 848869 or by email. Click here for more information on programmes and access arrangements.
Thursday 8th July1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Rosemary Evans (St Mary, Kintbury). Free admission - retiring collection.
Saturday 10th July ** BOA Event **Visit to Ruscombe and nearby churches, finishing with cream tea at Twyford.
Wednesday 22nd September1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by William McVicker and David Pether (Reading Town Hall). A jolly programme of organ duets and solos, including works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schubert and Khachaturian. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Thursday 4th November7.30pm - Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Celebrity Organ Recital on the Father Willis Organ by Carlo Curley. Free pre-concert talk 6.15pm - 7pm. £11.50, concessions £2 off. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday 17th November1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Mervyn Williams (Christ Church, Reading). Programme to include works by Langlais, Tournemire and Albinoni. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
2011Wednesday 12th January1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Tom Bell (London). Programme to include works by Bach, Bliss and Elgar. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Saturday 22nd January7.30pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Andrew Taylor. Programme includes Poulenc's Organ Concerto with soloist David Pether on the Father Willis Organ. More information at www.aldworthphilharmonic.org.uk or Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday 16th March1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Tim Harper (St Paul's Cathedral). Programme to include works by Vierne and Whitlock. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Thursday 14th April7.30pm - Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Celebrity Organ Recital on the Father Willis Organ by Dame Gillian Weir. Free pre-concert talk 6.15pm - 7pm. £11.50, concessions £2 off. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday 11th May1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Mark Venning (Wiltshire and Durham). Programme to include works by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Nicholson and Guilmant. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Wednesday 6th July1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by an Eton College Organ Student. Programme to be announced. £4. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
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