Enfield and District Organists Association

ENFIELD & DISTRICT ORGANISTS' ASSOCIATION

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Honorary Life Members
- Dr Jennifer Bate O.B.E.
- David Aprahamian Liddle

The Incorporated Association of Organists (IAO)

Events

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London Organ Day

6 March 2010There is no separate EDOA event in March as many members will wish to attend the London Organ Day more ...

EDOA Teachers' Forum event

Tuesday 27 April 2010 at Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church, Palmerston Road, N22

Pupils' recital.

Visit

Saturday 15 May 2010 VISIT TO TWO 3-MANUAL ORGANS IN DULWICH

Please let Robin Coxon know by Monday May 10th if you wish to attend (see Committee section, or the Newsletter, for contact details). The event will be cancelled if there is not enough interest.

13:30hrs Christ's Chapel of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7AS

The organ, built by George England in 1759 and thought to be the oldest surviving example of this famous organ-builder's work, has been fully restored by William Drake ( more ...) and was rededicated on 27 September 2009. The Chapel's organist Marilyn Harper will introduce the instrument.

15:15hrs St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue, Dulwich, London, SE21 7DG

Organ by Kenneth Tickell (1997). The church's Organist Dr William McVicker will welcome us and introduce the instrument more ...

These two mechanical action organs are both in the English tradition, but one is largely historic, the other made new. The Christ's Chapel instrument is in a typical 18th-century case, whilst the Tickell at St Barnabas is a spectacular contemporary design. Both buildings are easily accessible on foot from North Dulwich Station. Christ's Chapel is attached to the famous Soane-designed Dulwich Picture Gallery (more ...) with its marvellous collection of art (and very nice café!).

Concert by EDOA Members
Saturday 12 June 2010 at St Mary's Church, Churchgate, Cheshunt more ... | organ spec (PDF format).

The 1891 Hill organ has undergone extensive restoration by The Village Workshop, and the inaugural recital is to be given by Simon Johnson on SATURDAY 8 MAY 2010 at 7.30 pm.

Talk
Thursday 15 July 2010 19:30hrs St Mary Magdalene Church, Windmill Hill, Enfield, EN2 more ...

Simon Williams gives a brisk but comprehensive survey of organ music from the 16th century to the present day, pointing out the links and the differences between composers and schools of composition and illustrating his talk by playing live and recorded examples.

Past Events: most recent shown first

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Annual General Meeting and Recital

6 February 2010 at St John's Church, St.John's Road, Harpenden more ...

5.00 pm tea

5.20 pm AGM

6.00 pm Recital by Roger Carter.

7.00 pm Meal at the 'Engineer' public house, a few yards from the church.

Talk

Wednesday 20 January 2010, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Trinity at Bowes Church, Palmerston Road, London N22 8RA
S.S. Wesley - a bicentenary appreciation

S S Wesley (1810 - 1876), son of Samuel Wesley, grandson of Charles Wes ley and great nephew of John Wesley, is known today for his fine hymn tunes, melodious anthems and lyrical organ music. In his day he did much to revive the fortunes of cathedral choirs after a period of low standards and haphazard organisation, holding positions at Hereford, Exeter, Winchester and Gloucester Cathedrals, and at Leeds Parish Church.

Dr Peter Horton, Research Librarian at the Royal College of Music, whose biography of Wesley is published by OUP, will give an illustrated talk on the life and music of this energetic musician.

Study event

Saturday 21 November 2009, 10.15am - 6.00pm, St Giles Cripplegate Church, London EC2

RCO London Organ Forum, Mendlessohn: playing with history

Visit

Monday 19 October 2009, 7.00pm - 9.30pm, at Felix Aprahamian's house, Muswell Hill, N10

Concert organist David Aprahamian Liddle spoke about the organs in the house and played them.

Visit
Thursday 17 September 2009,at 8 pm

At Home - with Colin Wharton (in Whetstone, London, N20)

Concerts

Thursday 9 July - Saturday 18 July 2009

St Alban's International Organ Festival

Further details in future newsletters and at the St Albans International Organ Festival website, more ...

Concert by EDOA Members

Saturday 13 June 2009 7.30 pm at St Mark's Church, Colney Heath, more ... | organ (PDF format).

EDOA Teachers' Forum event

Tuesday 28 April 2009, 7.30pm at Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church, Palmerston Road, N22, more ...

Ann Elise Smoot from St Giles International Organ School (London), offered a masterclass on the organ music of Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Purcell; all of whom have anniversaries in 2009.

Visit

Saturday 14 March 2009, 9.30 for 10.00 - 17.15 at St Peter's, Eaton Square, London, SW1W 9AL, more ...

Principal soloist: Johannes Geffert

Masterclass | an EDOA Teachers' Forum event

Annual General Meeting and Recital, St Andrew's, Market Square, Enfield, EN1 3EG, more ...

Saturday 21 February 2009

5 pm AGM

6 pm Recital by Linden Innes-Hopkins | Download a poster for this event (PDF format)

7 pm Meal at Caf� Uno, Silver Street, Enfield

Visit

Saturday 24 January 2009, 11am, Foundling Museum, London, WC1N 1AZ, more ...

A guided tour of the museum, of the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, and the special anniversary exhibition: Handel the Philanthopist.

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 art, 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 the special exhibition, Handel the Philanthropist, 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.

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.

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.

More details: A4 poster | A5 poster

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Visit

Saturday 5 July 2008, 11am-12.30pm to St Giles Crippleggate, Fore Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA

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

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Concert by EDOA members

Saturday 7 June 2008, 7.30 pm at St John�s Church, Harpenden, more ...

If you wish to perform at this event please contact Dr Colin Wharton | email

Full details of the venue, and of times, were in the March 2008 newsletter

Choral Directing Workshop

Saturday 17 May 2008, 2pm-4pm at St George's Hanover Square, London W1, more ...

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.

Any 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

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AGM and Presidential Recital

Saturday 23 February 2008 at St George�s, Hanover Square W1, more ...

5 pm - AGM | 6 pm - Recital | 7 pm (or shortly after) 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 ...

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.

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Image: St Benet Fink, Tottenham, by Abraham Jordan (1714), rebuilt by Henry Willis (1884). Click the image to view more details about this instrument on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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