B.B.C. Organists

by | Jan 4, 2019 | News | 0 comments

Five things you’ll know if you play the organ Chris Taylor, organist and senior producer for Choir and Organ, offers us insight into his world from the organist’s bench. 1. Happiness is finding the perfect pair of shoes One organist I know always plays in the...

Visit to Oxford Saturday June 23rd

by | May 29, 2018 | Past Events | 0 comments

10 a.m. -11.30 a.m.     Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral organ was built in 1979 by Rieger Orgelbau  Austria Cases The upper part of the main case, above the impost, is from the 1680s Bernard Smith organ, and houses the Grand Orgue. The new lower part,...

Saturday 4th August at 2.30 pm

by | May 25, 2018 | Past Events | 0 comments

  Saturday 4th August at 2.30 pm There were about fifteen GOA members attending this event. Sadly, the Over roundabout was closed and the traffic in Gloucester was gridlocked so several members had to give up their journey. Those who made it enjoyed a fine and sunny...

Saturday 4th August at 2.30 pm

by | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorised | 0 comments

Saturday 4th August at 2.30 pm Visit to Ian Fox’s home and organ shed. Tea and Cakes provided. Ian has five working pipe organs in his shed and a three manual Hauptwerk organ in the house. The organ in the house is set up with the Hereford Cathedral Instrument but a...

Christopher Herrick plays

by | Feb 28, 2018 | News | 0 comments

Here is the website of Christopher Herrick playing a selection of organ music including Norman Cocker’s Tuba Tune, Variations on a Theme by Herbert Howells by the late Derek Bourgeois and Alain Litanies. Derek was at Cranleigh School with Christopher Herrick and...