• Try the organ day, 28th February, Southend High School for Boys

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

    On Saturday 28th February there is an Open Morning at Southend High School for Boys (Prittlewell Chase, Southend SS0 0RG) for anybody who would like to learn more about the organ (https://npor.org.uk/survey/K01507) and to have a go at playing it. Non-organists are welcome! Talks will take place at approximately 9.30am, 11am and 12.30pm. In the […]

  • Composite Recital in aid of the Christopher Kingsley Memorial Fund

    St Mary the Virgin, Shenfield Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

    Do come along, if you are able, to the EOA Composite Recital taking place at Shenfield Parish Church (St Mary the Virgin, Shenfield CM15 9AL) on Saturday 28th February at 2.30pm. It promises to be a very varied and interesting programme. Several EOA members, together with a couple of special guests, are kindly donating their […]

  • 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

    Members travelled to the Southend area on Saturday 21st for a visit hosted by committee member Chris Denney and Nancy his wife. We started at St Clements, Leigh on Sea, which dates from 1460. The Director of Music, Rory Windass, showed us the organ and demonstrated it for us. Our second stop was at St Mary’s, […]

  • 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 […]