Patron: Dame Gillian Weir
Registered Charity No.298088
Last page update: 5 December 2018
Local Events
This listing includes organ-related events within easy reach of Reading. For a comprehensive nationwide listing, visit www.organrecitals.com
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2018
Tuesday 4 December
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by Gerald Marlow (Alton). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Thursday 13 December ** Note change of venue **
1.10pm. Newbury Methodist Church, 56 Northbrook Street, RG14 1AN. Organ recital by Clive Grant (St George's, Wash Common). Admission free. Retiring Collection.
Friday 14 December
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Relf Clark (Didcot). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Sunday 16 December
3pm. Farnborough Abbey. Advent Organ Recital by Neil Wright. Programme includes seasonal music by Guilmant, Widor, Demessieux, Franck, Edmundson, Bach and Messiaen, and an improvisation. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Monday 31 December
3pm. Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton. New Year's Eve Concert by Rodolfus Choir, directed by Ralph Allwood, in a programme of seasonal music. Tickets £15 (£10 concessions) from Newbury Corn Exchange 0845 5218 218.
2019
Tuesday 8 January
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by David Hill (International choral director & organist). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Saturday 12 January **BOA Event **
2.30pm. St Andrew's URC, Reading. Social Afternoon with guest speaker Simon Williams of the RCO, who will talk about the College's work with young organists, followed by time for questions. A donation to the Benevolent Fund will be requested at tea. Please notify the Programme Secretary no later than Monday 7 January if you wish to attend.
Thursday 17 January
7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London. Organ recital by American virtuoso Nathan Laube, playing J.S.Bach's Clavier-Übung III. For more information, visit the Southbank Centre website
Friday 18 January
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Gill Blythman (Newbury). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Monday 28 January
1pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by Andy Baldwin (Shinfield). Programme to include music by Bach, Whitlock, Becker and Wesley. £5. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Tuesday 5 February
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by Roger Sayer (Temple Church, London). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Saturday 9 February **BOA Event **
London organs visit, including the Freemasons' Hall at 11.30am and St Mary-le-Bow at 3pm. More details to follow.
Friday 15 February
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Nathaniel Keiller (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Monday 25 February
7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London. Organ recital by Catherine Ennis. Programme includes music by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Bach and Vierne. For more information, visit the Southbank Centre website
Tuesday 5 March
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by Gordon Stewart (Concert organist). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Saturday 9 March **BOA Event **
Visit to organs in Marlow and Maidenhead. Meet at Christ Church URC, Oxford Road, Marlow at 1.30pm, then St Mary's Church, Maidenhead at 4pm. More details to follow.
Friday 15 March
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Andy Baldwin (Shinfield). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Monday 25 March
1pm. Reading Town Hall (Concert Hall). Lunchtime organ recital on the Father Willis Organ by William McVicker (Royal Festival Hall & Reading Town Hall). Programme to be announced. £5. Reading Arts 0118 960 6060.
Tuesday 2 April
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by David Dunnett (Norwich Cathedral). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Friday 12 April
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Ian Hillier (Reading Minster). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Tuesday 7 May
8pm. St Lawrence Church, Alton. Organ recital by Ourania Gassiou (Athens Concert Hall & London). Admission £10 at the door (including programme), with concessionary rates for students. Visit Alton Organ Society for more information.
Saturday 11 May **BOA Event **
St Mary's Church, Shinfield. Recital, tea and AGM. The recital will be given by the President, Andy Baldwin. More details to follow.
Friday 17 May
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Friday 21 June
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Christine Wells (Hambleden). Admission free. Retiring collection.