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Local Organ EventsThis listing includes organ-related events within easy reach of Reading. Please contact to have your event included on this page or to subscribe to our events mailing list. For a comprehensive nationwide listing, visit www.organrecitals.uk Sign up to our Mailing ListAn email listing of local organ-related events is sent out twelve times a year, around the end of each month. Sign up to our mailing list using this form (hosted on the MailChimp email service). In accordance with our Privacy Policy, the Berkshire Organists' Association will not retain or use your data for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe from the emails at any time.
2026Tuesday 6 October, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by David Hill (International Choral Director and Organist). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 8 October, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury, RG14 5HG. Organ recital by Roy Woodhams (Assistant Archdeacon of Surrey). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Friday 16 October, 7.30pm All Saints' Church, Marlow, SL7 2AA. Celebrity Organ Concert by David Hill. Programme will include works by Bach, Vierne, Coleridge-Taylor, Howells and Mendelssohn. Tickets £20, available from Ticketsource, tel: 0333 6663366, or on the door. Proceeds will be shared between All Saints' Marlow Music Trust and the church. Saturday 17 October, 2pm ** BOA Event - POSTPONED** We regret the planned visit for members has had to be postponed. Further details will be notified in the members' newsletter. Monday 2 November ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital. Organ recital by Nat Keiller (Windsor). Programme includes music by S.S.Wesley, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Coleridge-Taylor. Tickets minimum £5 in advance (£7 on the door), or pay what you can towards the maintenance of the organ up to £20. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. To book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Tuesday 3 November, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by David Halls (Salisbury Cathedral). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 12 November, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury, RG14 5HG. Organ recital by Nat Keiller (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Tuesday 1 December, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Barry Rose (Formerly Guildford, St Paul's and St Alban's Cathedrals). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 10 December, 1.10pm Newbury Methodist Church. Organ recital by Clive Grant (Crewkerne). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website.
2027Tuesday 5 January, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Anthony Gritten (Concert Organist / RAM). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Monday 18 January ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Carleton Etherington (Tewkesbury Abbey). Programme includes music by Bach, Elgar and Franck. Tickets minimum £5 in advance (£7 on the door), or pay what you can towards the maintenance of the organ up to £20. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. To book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Saturday 23 January, 7.00 - 8.45pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Isabelle Demers (organ) gives a recital of music by Bach, Stravinsky, Alkan, Laurin, Peeters and Brahms. For further details and to book tickets, visit the Southbank Centre website. Tuesday 2 February, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Martin Baker (International Concert Organist). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Monday 1 March ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Hannah Gill (St Albans). St David's Day programme includes music by Mathias and Jenkins. Tickets minimum £5 in advance (£7 on the door), or pay what you can towards the maintenance of the organ up to £20. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. To book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Tuesday 2 March, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Richard Pearce (Concert Organist and Choral Director). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Tuesday 6 April, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Francesca Massey (International Concert Organist). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Tuesday 4 May, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Katherine Dienes-Williams (Winchester Cathedral). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £14, or season membership ticket £84 for all 8 concerts between October 2026 and May 2027. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Monday 10 May ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Stefan Donner (Concert Organist, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna). Programme includes music by Bach, Vierne and Whitlock. Tickets minimum £5 in advance (£7 on the door), or pay what you can towards the maintenance of the organ up to £20. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. To book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Monday 5 July ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by an Eton College organ student. Programme to be announced. Tickets minimum £5 in advance (£7 on the door), or pay what you can towards the maintenance of the organ up to £20. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. To book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital.
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