• Moot Hall Monthly Recital Series at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    All recitals start at 1pm and last approximately 45 minutes. Admission is free, with a retiring collection in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. Tuesday 10th March: Claudia Grinnell (Director of Music, St Edmundsbury Cathedral) Tuesday 14th April: Darius Battiwalla (Leeds City Organist) Tuesday 12th May: Emma Gibbins (Director of Music, Chelmsford […]

  • All day visit to organs in the Southend area

    Southend

    EOA Committee member Chris Denney has arranged an all-day visit to organs in the Southend area. The programme for the day is as follows: 10am St Clement’s Church, Church Hill (off Broadway), Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PG. 11.30am St Mary's Church, East Street, Prittlewell SS2 6LQ 1.15pm Lunch at The Saxon King Pub, 160 Priory Crescent, Prittlewell […]

  • Moot Hall Masterclasses at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    Masterclasses will start at c.2pm, following a recital by the person taking the masterclass. Tuesday 14th April: ‘Navigating a Town Hall Instrument’ with Darius Battiwalla Tuesday 12th May: ‘Confidence at the Console’ with Emma Gibbons There are just four playing places available per masterclass, for “advanced students, organ scholars, experienced amateur organists, pianists/keyboard players transitioning […]

  • A Celebration of the Life and Music of Percy Whitlock (1903- 1946) with distinguished Whitlock scholar Malcolm Riley

    Waltham Abbey Church Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey

    The last big event of the EOA’s 75th Anniversary year is an afternoon dedicated to the Life and Music of Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) which coincides, almost to the day, with the 80th Anniversary of the composer’s death. This special afternoon, which is taking place at Waltham Abbey Church on Saturday 9th May, will feature an […]

  • Recital, Masterclass and Playing Opportunity at the Moot Hall, Colchester Town Hall

    Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    EOA President Emma Gibbins will be giving a recital and masterclass on the Moot Hall organ in Colchester Town Hall on Tuesday 12th May. It would be lovely to see other EOA members there. If you can come, you would be very welcome to join us for a late brunch / early lunch beforehand, from […]

  • EOA AGM plus lunch and a concert at Chelmsford Cathedral

    Chelmsford Cathedral Chelmsford, Essex

    We are planning to combine this year’s AGM with a concert taking place in Chelmsford Cathedral on Saturday 27th June and a meal. The provisional programme is as follows: 12pm Lunch in Chelmsford 2pm Samuel Bristow (Assistant Director of Music) will be performing Prokofiev’s musical fairytale ‘Peter and the Wolf’ at Chelmsford Cathedral, with narration […]

  • Organ recital – Stephen King

    Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea SS0 0RG

    On Saturday 27th June at 7:30pm, Stephen King (Organist Emeritus at Brentwood Cathedral) will give a recital at the Southend High School for Boys based on the theme of ‘dance’.