EOA 75th Anniversary Luncheon with special Guest Speaker Daniel Moult

Eighteen people attended the EOA 75th Anniversary Luncheon that took place at the end of January in a private dining room at the County Hotel in Chelmsford. We were delighted to be joined by special guest Daniel Moult who, in addition to being Head of Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is well-known as an international concert organist, recording artist and film presenter.

Attendees enjoyed a delicious two-course lunch, followed by tea/coffee, and Dan changed tables between courses so that everybody got a chance to talk to him. Whilst we were waiting for tea/coffee to be served, Dan delivered a brilliant 15-minute carefully-prepared speech about organ performance, commenting that musical feeling is more important than accuracy, and recounting some hilarious tales of when things go very wrong. As Dan helpfully pointed out, the Royal Festival Hall is also 75 years old, and so Dan topped-and-tailed his speech by talking about the organ therein.

Following the success of this year’s Luncheon, your committee is considering holding another Luncheon next year and we already have a special guest speaker lined up.