• Pipe-Up! event: organ music and illustrated talk for Play the Organ Year

    The United Reformed Church in Chappell Rose Green, Colchester Road, Chappell, Colchester

    The Royal College of Organists has designated 2025 as Play the Organ Year. Our Chapel contains a fine small historic pipe organ and has an experienced organist Anthony Percival who with David Tibbetts-Chaplin, the Chapel’s very capable assistant organist, are presenting Organ Music and Illustrated Talk. Afterwards you can have a go! Free entry with […]

  • Organ recital by Dr Emma Gibbins, Ridgewell Parish Church

    We do hope that members will be able to join us on the afternoon Sunday 17th August for what promises to be an enjoyable programme of social activities organised by EOA Vice-Chairman & Treasurer Michaela Cottee, beginning with a recital at 3pm by the new EOA President Dr Emma Gibbins at St Lawrence Church in […]

  • Organ recital by Krystian Kaniecki, St Francis of Assisi Church, Colchester Road, Halstead

    At the end of August, EOA student member Krystian Kaniecki gave an organ recital at St Francis of Assisi RC Church in Halstead. Krystian is supported by the EOA’s Christopher Kingsley Memorial Fund (CKMF) which pays for Krystian to have organ lessons. There was a large audience present to hear Krystian give a very assured […]

  • Chelmsford Cathedral Organs – 30th anniversary celebrations

    Chelmsford Cathedral Chelmsford, Essex

    There will be a special celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Chelmsford Cathedral organs on Friday 3rd October at Chelmsford Cathedral, with a talk from former Director of Music, Dr. Graham Elliott, and a recital from the current Assistant Director of Music, Samuel Bristow. The full programme is as follows: 5.15pm Celebratory Evensong 6.15pm […]

  • Southend Symphony Orchestra

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

    EOA member Joseph Zammit has been in touch to tell us about a concert he is organising with the Old Southendian Organ Society and Southend Symphony Orchestra, which features organist Roderick Elms and the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony. Not to be missed! Southend Symphony Orchestra performs: - Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (The Organ Symphony) with organist […]

  • Three day extended visit to organs on the island of Jersey

    Seven players and three non-players participated in the EOA’s Extended Visit to Jersey during the October half-term week. The visit was arranged by Andrew Stevens, who is a frequent visitor to the Channel Islands and responsible for tuning the organs that we visited. Although Jersey is just 9 miles wide and 5 miles high, it […]