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Visit
Saturday 24 January 2009,11am, Foundling Museum, London, WC1, more ...
A guided tour of the museum, and of the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, more ...
The Foundling Hospital was Britain's original home for abandoned children and London's first ever art gallery. The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Hospital and of three major figures in British history: its campaigning founder the philanthropist Thomas Coram, the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel who donated an organ to its chapel and who gave annual charity performances of 'Messiah' to raise funds for its work. This remarkable collection of rt, period interiors and social history is now housed in a restored and refurbished building at 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1. A particular attraction to EDOA Members in 2009 will be a special exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel, which will draw on the Gerald Coke Handel Collection which is housed at the Museum. The collection includes an autograph copy of the score of 'Messiah'. We shall have a guided tour of the collection.
Entry to the Museum will be at the special group rate of £4.00. It will be possible to buy lunch and other refreshments at the Coram Café. Those wishing to attend should meet at the Museum shortly before 11.00am.
Meeting and Recital
Saturday 21 February 2009
EDOA AGM and Recital (followed by dinner)
Visit
Saturday 14 March 2009, St Anne's, Limehouse, E14, more ... | organ
The London Organ Day, more ...
EDOA Teachers' Forum Event
April 2009
Visit
May 2009 Visit to Cambridge
Concert by EDOA Members
June 2009
Concerts
Thursday 9-Saturday 18 July 2009
St Albans International Organ Festival, more ...
Talk
Thursday 23 October 2008, 8pm. St Mary Magdalene, Windmill Hill, Enfield, more ...
Ralph Vaughan Williams and The English Hymnal : a talk by Canon Martin Draper, Vicar of St George's Paris and Archdeacon of France who is on the board of the English Hymnal Society.
Refreshments available. Retiring collection.
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Visit
Saturday 5 July 2008, 11am-12.30pm to St Giles Crippleggate, Fore Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA (more ...)
To hear and play the new east end organ (2-manuals) by Mander.
In the afternoon we hope to go on, to St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LG (more ...)
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Concert by EDOA members
Saturday 7 June 2008, 7.30 pm at St John’s Church, Harpenden (more ...) | organ
If you wish to perform at this event please contact Dr Colin Wharton | email
Full details of the venue, and of times, are in the March 2008 newsletter
Choral Directing Workshop
Saturday 17 May 2008, 2pm-4pm at St George's Hanover Square, London W1 (more ...) | organ
A chance for choral conductors from beginners upwards to gain experience and advice from Simon Williams on working with choirs and in conducting a range of church choir repertoire. You can attend as an active participant or observer. Members of Harrow Choral Society will be present to join with EDOA members in forming a choir.
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Students’ Concert
Saturday 26 April 2008, 2.30 at Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church, Palmerston Road, N22 (more ...) | organAny member with a pupil (or pupils) of any age or standard, willing to contribute please contact Roger Carter by 9 April (preferably well before this date!) | email
Do try to come and encourage the next generation of organists.
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AGM and Presidential Recital
Saturday 23 February 2008 at St George’s, Hanover Square W1 (more ...) | organ
5 pm - AGM | 6 pm - Recital | 7 pm (or shortly after) Meal
For further information contact Robin Coxon at the beginning of February. Also, please let him know by Thursday February 14 if you wish to come to the meal.
Illustrated lecture on the music of Olivier Messiaen
Thursday 31 January 2008, 7.30 pm at Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church Palmerston Road N22 8RA (more ...) | organ
2008 has seen the musical world marking the centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, perhaps the most important composer for organ since JS Bach. We are very fortunate indeed that Jennifer Bate, who collaborated very closely with the composer and whose recordings of the complete organ works have received much praise, has agreed to present an illustrated lecture on Messiaen, the man and his music. Attending this event would make an excellent start to a year when we should all try to take advantage of the many opportunities there will be to hear the master's music.
Lecture
Thursday 13 November 2008, 8pm. Trinity-at-Bowes, N22, more ...
The Battle of the Organ Cases
Speaker: John Norman, more ... (Chairman of the British institute of Organ studies, more ... )
Abstract:
Ugly organs lead to instruments being pushed into inconvenient comers. To avoid this, there has been a revival of organ case design in the last 40 or 50 years. Few new organs are made without a significant case Some prefer a 'modern' case whilst others go for something more traditional - a battle which is still unresolved. This illustrated talk will comment on some prime examples of each.
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