Summer Party
ColchesterWe were very grateful to EOA President Philip Prior and his girlfriend, Emma, for hosting this year’s summer party at their house in central Colchester. 10 EOA members and friends […]
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All day visit to organs in Basildon inc. St Martin’s
BasildonWe visited two very different venues for this all-day visit to the Basildon area, which yielded unexpected surprises for all both musical and architectural! Eight members took part in the […]
Extended visit to organs in the Portsmouth and Southampton area
A handful of intrepid EOA members booked into the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth for a few days of friendship together as part of visits to an extremely wide range of […]
Members’ Composite Recital at St James the Great, Colchester
St James the GreatFour EOA members accepted the invitation to perform a wide variety of pieces of their own choice to an appreciative audience of 20 people at St James the Great, East […]
Music Quiz Night at Broomfield Church Hall
Broomfield Church Hall Church Green, BroomfieldUnder the excellent quiz mastering of EOA Committee member, Jonathan Lilley, two teams (one from the EOA and one from Broomfield church led by its organist Jill Parkin) fought a […]
All day visit to organs in Halstead and Earl’s Colne
HalsteadOur day in visiting churches in the Colne Valley in North Essex, began at St Andrew’s Parish Church, Halstead, the medieval parish church of the town. We then moved to […]
“Bring and Share organ music for Lent and Easter”
6 EOA members and friends accepted the invitation to bring along a couple of pieces with a Lenten or Eastertide theme to introduce, share, and perform on the fine organ […]
The 74th AGM of the Association
Although only 5 EOA Members were able to attend the 2024 EOA AGM held in the Octagon Hall of St Mary’s Church, in Maldon to celebrate and review the Association’s […]
“A Byrd in the Hand” a lecture-recital by Dr Richard Overill on the life and music of William Byrd at St Nicholas
St Nicholas Church Chipping Hill, Witham, United KingdomIn this, the 400th anniversary year of the death of the Essex composer, William Byrd (1540-1623), for our July event, EOA members were very pleased to be able to support […]
All day visit to organs in Southend
Our newly elected Committee member and Minutes Secretary, Chris Denney has organised a day’s visits for us in Southend – somewhere which the EOA has not visited for many years, […]
Summer Picnic at Waltham Abbey
Waltham AbbeyJonathan Lilley has kindly offered to host this year’s summer party as an afternoon/evening picnic, with members providing their own food and drink, at Waltham Abbey, using the Church Hall […]