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Moot Hall Monthly Recital Series at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
2026-03-10 13:00 - 2026-06-09 14:00 UTC | 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 Cathedral)
Tuesday 9th June: Hilary Punnett (Assistant Director of Music, St Paul’s Cathedral)

Organ recital - Gillian Ward-Russell
2026-03-11 13:00 - 14:00 | United Reformed Church, Lion Walk, Colchester CO1 1LX

Organ recital - Lyndon Ford
2026-03-13 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mary’s Church, Chediston, Suffolk IP19 0AU

Organ recital - Emma Gibbins
2026-03-20 12:30 - 13:30 | St Stephen Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN

Moot Hall Masterclasses at Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
2026-04-14 14:00 - 2026-05-12 15:30 | 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 to organ and anyone wanting experience on a large civic instrument”, but observers are welcome. To enquire about playing places or to find out more, contact the Colchester City Organist, William Saunders, via www.moothallorgan.co.uk/contact

Organ recital - Tim Patient
2026-04-29 12:30 - 13:00 | St Botolph-without-Aldgate, London EC3N 1AB

Organ recital - Emma Gibbins
2026-05-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

Summer Lunchtime Concert at St James the Great, East Hill, Colchester CO1 2QL
2026-06-02 12:30 - 14:30 | St James the Great, East Hill, Colchester CO1 2QL
On Tuesday 2nd June at 1300 (with light refreshments from 1215): Samuel Bristow (Assistant Director of
Music, Chelmsford Cathedral)

Organ recital - Michael Danes
2026-06-13 19:00 - 21:30 | St Nicholas Church, Tolleshunt D’Arcy
Free entry with light refreshments. Retiring collection in aid of Tolleshunt D’Arcy Village Larder and St Nicholas Church.

Organ recital - Stephen King
2026-06-27 19:30 - 21:30 | 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’.

Organ recital - Philip Prior
2026-11-13 12:00 - 14:00 | St John the Baptist Church, 55 Main Road, Danbury, Chelmsford CM3 4NG
