by Ian Fox | May 26, 2018 | Past Events |
Sunday 15th July – 7.30 pm On a pleasant Sunday evening a good number of GOA members, parents and friends enjoyed hearing GOA student organists give an inspiring recital on Gloucester Cathedral. All but one of GOA’s six Student Organists played, the exception...
by Ian Fox | May 25, 2018 | Past Events |
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...
by Ian Fox | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorised |
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...
by Ian Fox | Feb 28, 2018 | News |
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...
by Ian Fox | Jan 19, 2018 | Past Events |
Despite the rain and some illnesses, an encouraging number of members came to Evensong at Worcester Cathedral. The conductor was James Lancelot, who is described as the Interim Organist. James treated us to the trio version of “Alien Gott in der höh sei...
by Ian Fox | Dec 10, 2017 | Uncategorised |
The diary will be found under “Events” and then “Other (Non-GOA)”
by Ian Fox | Dec 8, 2017 | Past Events |
Talk by Ian Fox at Christ Church, Cheltenham, on Saturday 20th January 2018 – “Am I Too Soft” Ian Fox’s talk was at 2.30 in the Music Room at Christ Church, Cheltenham. The talk was illustrated by pictures and recordings of his time at Cranleigh Preparatory...
by Ian Fox | Dec 8, 2017 | Past Events |
The meeting started with an organ recital by our member Dr. James Lancelot D.Mus, FRCO, the retired organist of Durham Cathedral. The AGM followed at 3.15pm. GOA Recital by James Lancelot Buxtehude: Toccata in F, BuxWV 157 Sweelinck: Toccata No 21 in G minor Bach:...
by Ian Fox | Dec 8, 2017 | Past Events |
On Wednesday 18th October we had a most interesting talk in Richard Pate Independent School, Cheltenham. Richard Pate was born in Cheltenham in 1516 and he became an English landowner, a Lawyer in Gloucester, the Member of Parliament for Gloucester in the Parliament...
by Ian Fox | Dec 8, 2017 | Past Events |
Saturday 30th September 2017. Our member Christopher Boodle MA, FRCO gave a lecture/recital on German Baroque Organ Music at Holy Apostles’ Church, Cheltenham. He started his talk by saying that the period was an age of invention, with inventors Sir Isaac Newton,...
