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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 7 September, 11am - 12.30pm ** BOA-supported Heritage Open Day Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Join Organ Curator Dr William McVicker and members of the Berkshire Organists' Association in an exploration of the history and sounds of the internationally-renowned 'Father' Willis Organ in Reading Town Hall. Find out how it works and listen to some stirring music. There will also be a chance for members of the public to try the instrument for themselves. Admission free. No need to book - just turn up. Thursday 12 September, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Gillian Blythman (Thatcham). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Monday 16 September, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Simon Dinsdale (Berkshire). Programme to include music by Bach, Lang, Mendelssohn and Boëllmann. 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 26 September, 7.00 - 8.00pm Windsor Parish Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Windsor, SL4 1LD. Organ recital by Richard Pinel, including Stanford's Sonata Eroica and music by Widor, Franck and William Harris. Tickets £10.50 (students £8.50). For more details and to book, visit the Windsor Festival website. Wednesday 2 October, 7.00 - 8.40pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Organ recital by James McVinnie, including music by Stanford, Byrd, Swayne and Liszt. For full details and to book, visit the Southbank Centre website. Thursday 10 October, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Roy Woodhams (Rector of Cranleigh, Surrey). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association website. Monday 4 November, 1pm ** BOA-supported Event ** Reading Town Hall (The Concert Hall). Lunchtime Organ Recital by Francesca Massey (Concert Organist, Rochester). Programme to include music by Hollins, Karg-Elert, Mendelssohn, Farrington and Bach. 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 9 November ** BOA Event ** Proposed visit to churches in Windsor. Full details to be announced. Thursday 14 November, 1.10pm St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Nathaniel Keiller (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring Collection. For further details visit the Newbury & District Organists' Association 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. 2025Friday 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. 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. 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. 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.
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