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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.
2024Saturday 30 November, 7pm Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, RG9 4BS. 'People, look East!', a concert of Advent music by Tamesis Chamber Choir with Louise Rapple Moore (director) and Simon Dinsdale (organist). Programme includes music by Bach, Bruckner, Lauridsen, Wood, Parry, Rutter, Poston, Chilcott, Mendelssohn, Palestrina, Gibbons and more. Tickets £14, (children/students £5). For further details and to book, visit the Tamesis website. Tuesday 3 December, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Simon Earl (Christchurch Priory). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 12 December, 1.10pm Newbury Methodist Church, Northbrook St, Newbury. Organ recital by Clive Grant (Crewkerne, Somerset). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. 2025Tuesday 7 January, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Roger Sayer (Concert Organist). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 9 January, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by John Halsey (Windsor Parish Church). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Friday 10 January, 7.00 - 8.45pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Bach for Organ & Piano played by James McVinnie. For full details and to book, visit the Southbank Centre website. Monday 13 January, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Ian Hockley (London). Programme to include music by Mozart, Bach, Franck and Dupré. Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the door. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. For full programme when available and to book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Tuesday 4 February, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by George Herbert (New College, Oxford). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 13 February, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Andrew Brown (St. George's Preshute, Marlborough). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Monday 3 March, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Benjamin Chewter (Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church, London). Programme to include music by Meyerbeer, Schumann and Brahms. Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the door. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. For full programme when available and to book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Tuesday 4 March, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Tim Ravalde (Chichester Cathedral). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 13 March, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Chris Totney (St. Benet Fink Church, Tottenham). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Tuesday 1 April, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by Peter King (Organist Emeritus, Bath Abbey). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Thursday 10 April, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Christopher Sears (St. John the Evangelist, Newbury). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Tuesday 6 May, 8pm St Lawrence Church, Alton, GU34 2BW. Organ recital by D'Arcy Trinkwon (Concert Organist). Refreshments available from 7.30pm. Admission £10, or season membership ticket £60 for all 8 concerts between October 2024 and May 2025. Special concessionary rates - free admission for students under 18. Contact 07928 516052 or tony.willman@mac.com for further details, or visit the Alton Organ Society website. Monday 12 May, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Callum Alger (Head of Chapel Music, Solihull School). Programme to include music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the door. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. For full programme when available and to book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Thursday 12 June, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Alistair Davis (Stockcross). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Saturday 28 June, 7.00 - 8.40pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Organ Recital by Wayne Marshall. Programme includes music by Ager, Roger-Ducasse, Schmidt and Marshall. For full details and to book, visit the Southbank Centre website. Monday 30 June, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Eton College organ students. Programme to be announced. Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the door. Please note that the venue no longer accepts cash, so all payments must be made using a credit or debit card. For full programme when available and to book, visit the Concert Hall website. Refreshments will be available in the Pantry Cafe before the recital. Saturday 13 September ** Free BOA-supported Heritage Day Events ** Reading Town Hall Heritage Open Day. Come to hear, learn about and play the famous 'Father' Willis organ. A full day of free events celebrating the Royal College of Organists' Play The Organ Year 2025, in collaboration with the Berkshire Organists' Association and the British Institute of Organ Studies. Plans include a concert, talks, a masterclass and an opportunity for members of the public to have a go at playing the mighty Willis organ in the Concert Hall. Full details will be published soon.
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