Patron: Dame Gillian Weir

Registered Charity No.298088

Last update: 28/07/10

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.

2010

Friday 6th August

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Ian May. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Thursday 12th August

1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Edward McCall (St Paul, Wokingham). Free admission - retiring collection.

Friday 20th August

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Chris Hood. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Friday 3rd September

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Raymond Isaacson. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Saturday 4th September

7.45pm - Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton. Concerto Delle Donne with Alastair Ross (director and organ) perform choral music by Charpentier, Monteverdi and Carissimi. £8 (£5 concessions) from Newbury Corn Exchange (01635) 522 733.  www.concertodelledonne.com   

Thursday 9th September

1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by the Jupeter Duo: Peter & Judith Denny (organ and mezzo soprano). Free admission - retiring collection.

Friday 17th September

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Christine Wells. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Wednesday 22nd September

1pm - 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.

Saturday 25th September     ** BOA Event **

7.30pm - Caversham Heights Methodist Church. Organ recital by Ian May, as part of the Association's Local Recital Series. Free admission, retiring collection. Refreshments.

Friday 1st October

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Don Hickson. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

October 4th - 7th or 8th     ** BOA Event **

Study tour of Durham and the North-East. More details to follow.

Thursday 14th October

1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Roy Woodhams (Vicar of Fleet). Free admission - retiring collection.

Friday 15th October

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Sylvia Collins. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Saturday 23rd October     ** BOA Event **   *** EVENT POSTPONED ***

St James the Less Church, Pangbourne. BOA's Local Recital by Jill York. This event has been postponed until spring 2011 due to building work in the church.

Friday 29th October

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Thursday 4th November

7.30pm - 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.

Thursday 11th November

1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime organ recital by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Free admission - retiring collection.

Friday 12th November

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Peter West. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Wednesday 17th November

1pm - 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.

Saturday 20th November     ** BOA Event **

7.00pm for 7.30pm. Annual Dinner at the Six Bells, Beenham. More details to follow.

Friday 26th November

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime organ recital by Jonathan Holl. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

Saturday 27th November

7.30pm - Waltham St Lawrence Parish Church. Organ recital by Christopher Cipkin. Tickets £10 in advance (juniors £5) from Don Hickson, 0118 940 3209 or dandsjhickson@btinternet.com   Tickets on the night £1 extra.

Thursday 9th December

1.10pm - St Nicolas Parish Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Rosemary Evans and the Kintbury Singers (St Mary, Kintbury). Free admission - retiring collection.

Friday 10th December

12.15pm - Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin ('St Mary Butts') Reading. Lunchtime recital by musicians from Reading Blue Coat School. Retiring collection for the Organ Restoration Fund.

2011

Saturday 8th January     ** BOA Event **

2.30pm. St Peter's, Earley. President's social afternoon, to include a service of rededication, a talk by composer and Whitlock scholar Malcolm Riley, and tea. More details to follow.

Wednesday 12th January

1pm - 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 January

7.30pm. 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.

Saturday 12th February     ** BOA Event **

Visit to organs in the Marlow area. More details to follow.

Wednesday 16th March

1pm - 1.50pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ  by Tim Harper (Birmingham Cathedral). Programme to include works by Vierne and Whitlock. £4. Reading Arts  0118 960 6060.

Thursday 14th April

7.30pm - 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 May

1pm - 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.

Saturday 14th May     ** BOA Event **

AGM, recital and tea. More details to follow.

Saturday 28th May

12.00 - 12.40pm. St Mary's Church, Slough. Organ recital by Edward McCall (St Paul's, Wokingham). Admission free. Retiring Collection.

Saturday 11th June     ** BOA Event **

Visit to organs in the Ascot area. More details to follow.

Wednesday 6th July

1pm - 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.

Saturday 9th July     ** BOA Event **

Visit to organs in Surrey. More details to follow.