Patron: Dame Gillian Weir
Registered Charity No.298088
Last page update: 12 November 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
Thursday 15 November
7pm. The Great Hall, University of Reading London Road Campus. Recital: 'Redundant as eyelids in absence of light'. A concert by Studio for Propositional Cinema (libretto) and Hampus Lindwall (organist/interpreter). Admission free (pre-booking recommended). To pre-book and for more information, visit the Reading International website.
Friday 16 November
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Rosemary Evans (Newbury). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Saturday 17 November **BOA Event **
7.00 for 7.30pm. Annual Dinner at Stirrups Country House Hotel, with guest speaker Peter Wright (Southwark Cathedral). Full details including menu options are in the October newsletter. Please send booking forms and payment to the Programme Secretary no later than Friday 2 November.
Sunday 18 November
7.30pm. St Oswald's Church, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3HQ. Recital by Harry Russell, including music by Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn and Vierne. Retiring collection and refreshments.
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.
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. More details to follow.
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 and St Mary-le-Bow. 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.
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 Maidenhead and Marlow. 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.
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.