Patron: Dame Gillian Weir
Registered Charity No.298088
Last page update: 6 May 2022
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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2022
Monday 9 May ** BOA-supported Event **
1pm. Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Graham Barber (Concert Organist). Programme includes music by Whitlock, Franck, Karg-Elert, Jackson and Bax. 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. Click here for full details and to book.
Saturday 14 May ** BOA Event **
Recital, Tea and AGM, at Reading Minster. Nat Keiller will give the recital at 4pm. At 5pm the Minster will provide tea and coffee for those who have booked. Please notify the Programme Secretary on 01491 S571588 or c@wells.vnworks.net of your intention to attend, no later than Monday 9th May.
Friday 20 May
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Rosemary Evans (St Alphage, Burnt Oak, Edgware). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 9 June
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Alistair Davis (St. John's, Stockcross). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Friday 17 June
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Christopher Cipkin (Wokingham). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 23 June
8pm. Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Annual Andrew Chamblin Memorial Concert, given by Stephen Farr. Programme includes music by Couperin, Byrd, Muffat, Guilain, Sweelinck, Krebs and Bach. Admission free, or view the live-streamed performance here.
Monday 4 July ** BOA-supported Event **
1pm. Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by an organ student from Eton College. Details of performer and programme will be published as soon as possible. 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. Click here for full details and to book.
Saturday 9 July ** BOA Event **
Visit to Windsor Parish Church to hear about the recent restoration of the organ. More details to follow.
Thursday 14 July
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Rosemary Evans (St. Alphage, Burnt Oak, Edgware). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 11 August
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital. Recitalist to be confirmed. Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 8 September
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Stephen Holmes (St. Michael & All Angels', Lambourn). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Saturday 17 September ** BOA-supported Event **
Heritage Day at Reading Town Hall. More details to follow.
Thursday 13 October
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Roy Woodhams (Rector of Cranleigh, Surrey). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Friday 4 November ** BOA Event **
Annual Dinner at Stirrups, Maiden's Green, with guest speaker Ghislaine Reece-Trapp. More details to follow.
Thursday 10 November
1.10pm. St Nicolas' Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 8 December
1.10pm. Northbrook Street Methodist Church, Newbury. Lunchtime recital by Clive Grant (Crewkerne, Somerset). Part of the Newbury and District Organists' Association Thursday recital series. Admission free. Retiring collection.