Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies - The English Organ
2025-10-25 11:00 - 17:00 UTC | Cambridge
On Saturday, October 25 the Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies will present the first of three annual events celebrating the legacy of Professor Peter Williams, a major figure internationally in the study of the organ and its music and the first Patron of CAOS. This year The English organ is our focus with a masterclass led by Margaret Phillips, talks by John Mander with demonstrations of three organs marking stages of the organ’s development over as many centuries, and a commemorative lecture by William McVicker.
11.00am masterclass at Trinity College, chapel available from 10.30am for arrivals.
12.30-1.30pm lunch break (own arrangements).
1.30-3.30pm visits to three organs: Great St Mary’s University organ, Pembroke College and Queens’ College.
4.00pm-5.00pm Dr William McVicker gives the Peter Williams lecture in the Cavonius Room (on the Caius College site on West Road, directions will be provided).
Please reply to CAOS Secretary Tim Patient <tim.patient@gmail.com> if you wish to attend.
Price £45
Full-time students £20
For further information go to www.cambridgeorganacademy.org

Organ recital by Timara Easter, Waltham Abbey Church
2025-10-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Waltham Abbey Church, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DG

Concert - Richard Brasier (organ) with Anne Page (harmonium) and James Lipka (piano)
2025-11-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Exeter College Chapel, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP
Part of the RCO Organ Forum on César Franck, but bookable separately.

"Pipe up for pipe organs" event, Broomfield Church Hall
2025-11-15 14:30 - 16:00 | Broomfield Church Hall, Broomfield Parish Church (St Mary with St Leonard), Church Green, Broomfield CM1 7BD
‘Pipe Up for Pipe Organs’ is a charity set up in 2022 which aims to save pipe organs threatened with destruction by:

Rescuing threatened organs and finding them new homes
Getting underused organs back into use
Putting organs in public places for the public to play
Promoting pipe organs and music to a wider public

George Allan, who is Chair of the charity, gave an extremely interesting (and worrying!) talk to EOA members. ‘Pipe Up’ estimates that up to four pipe organs a week are being stripped out of churches and sent to rubbish tips. Find out more about the very important work of this charity here: Pipe Up.

Organ recital by Chingyan Lo, Waltham Abbey Church
2025-11-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Waltham Abbey Church, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DG

Organ recital - William Saunders, City Organist
2025-12-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

EOA 75th Anniversary Luncheon with special Guest Speaker Daniel Moult
2026-01-31 12:30 - 15:30 | County Hotel, Chelmsford
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the re-founding of the Essex Organists’ Association, we held a very special luncheon at the County Hotel in the centre of Chelmsford. We were delighted to be joined by special guest Daniel Moult from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, who gave an excellent and thought-provoking speech after the meal. It was a most enjoyable occasion! One of the leading organists of his generation, Daniel is well known as a concert organist, recording artist and film presenter as well as Head of Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and a trustee of and examiner for the Royal College of Organists.

Silent film event with Richard Hills
2026-02-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Colchester Moot Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

Try the organ day, 28th February, Southend High School for Boys
2026-02-28 09:30 - 21:00 | Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea SS0 0RG
Join The Old Southendian Organ Society (OSOS) for a special open morning, from 9.30am to 2pm, and then a concert in the evening at 7.30pm, at Southend High School for Boys. Discover the organ’s rich history, hear it played and even step up to the keys yourself. Whether you’re a total beginner, a piano player or an experienced organist, come and experience an incredible instrument up close. The evening concert will have something for everyone, featuring an eclectic mix of instruments and voices and the organ. Come and be entertained by past and current musical talent from the school.

Composite Recital in aid of the Christopher Kingsley Memorial Fund
2026-02-28 14:30 - 17:00 | St Mary the Virgin, Shenfield, Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9AL, United Kingdom
The aim of the Christopher Kingsley Memorial Fund is to offer modest grants towards the costs associated with being an organist, such as organ shoes, organ music and organ lessons. The fund is open to organists aged 25 and under who are living, working or studying in Essex. We are holding a composite recital at Shenfield Parish Church (St Mary the Virgin) on the afternoon of Saturday 28th February to raise much-needed income to top-up the Christopher Kingsley Memorial Fund, with eight players lined up to take part.

All day visit to organs in the Southend area (Venues TBC)
2026-03-21 10:00 - 17:00 | TBC
More information to follow. In the meantime, please save the date!

A Celebration of the Life and Music of Percy Whitlock (1903- 1946) with distinguished Whitlock scholar Malcolm Riley
2026-05-09 14:30 - 17:00 | TBC
More information to follow. In the meantime, please save the date for this special celebration of Whitlock’s centenary.

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