On the 19th September members met at 10am at St Mary’s, Stanstead Mountfitchet, for an all day visit to the Bishops Stortford area. St Mary’s is one of two churches in the town but is sadly redundant and owned and cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. Linda, who welcomed us with refreshments, is very […]
Tea and coffee will be served from 11.30am. The recital begins at 12 noon and will also be live-streamed.
The 1926 Hill, Norman & Beard organ in Broomfield Church (St Mary with St Leonard, Church Green, Broomfield, Chelmsford CM1 7BD) is 100 years old this year and the church is planning to celebrate this milestone with an organ concert at 2pm on Saturday 3rd October. They would love the Essex Organists’ Association to join […]
Led by Ashley Thompson, this workshop features Faure’s Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, plus Saint-Saens’ Oratorio de Noel. Doors open 1.20pm. Tickets £18 including all music, refreshments and cake. Pre-registration preferred (tickets available from Witham Choral members or TicketSource).
Organ Recital to be given by Francesca Massey on the Moot Hall organ at Colchester Town Hall, at 1pm. Admission free (retiring collection). This recital will be followed, at 2pm, by a Masterclass entitled 'Come and Play!' This is a flexible, player-focused session where participants can bring any repertoire or technical challenges they wish to […]
EOA President Emma Gibbins has organised an excellent three-day Extended Visit to play organs in South Wales. The programme of visits (to eight venues) is as follows: Tuesday 27th October St Mary’s, Usk (2pm – 4pm) 3 manuals, 33 stops Gray & Davison 1861. Ex-Llandaff Cathedral St German’s, Splott, Cardiff (5pm – 6.30pm) 3 manuals, […]
Lunchtime organ recital at Chelmsford Cathedral by Samuel Bristow. Tea and coffee will be served from 11.30am. The recital begins at 12 noon and will also be live-streamed.
Organ Recital to be given by Iain Farrington on the Moot Hall organ at Colchester Town Hall, at 1pm. Admission free (retiring collection)
The idea of this event, which is being organised by EOA President Emma Gibbins, is to bring and “share” – by talking about and playing – organ music that is appropriate for Advent, Christmas or Epiphany. It is taking place at Christ Church, 164 New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AW, on Saturday 21st November, 2.30pm […]
Following the success of the EOA 75th Anniversary Lunch in January 2026, with special guest speaker Daniel Moult, we are planning to return to the County Hotel in Chelmsford on Saturday 30th January 2027 for lunch with special guest speaker Tom Bell. The County Hotel, which is within easy reach of Chelmsford railway station, has […]