On Wednesday 18th October we had a most interesting talk in Richard Pate Independent School, Cheltenham. Richard Pate was born in Cheltenham in 1516 and he became an English landowner, a Lawyer in Gloucester, the Member of Parliament for Gloucester in the Parliament...
Saturday 30th September 2017. Our member Christopher Boodle MA, FRCO gave a lecture/recital on German Baroque Organ Music at Holy Apostles’ Church, Cheltenham. He started his talk by saying that the period was an age of invention, with inventors Sir Isaac Newton,...
Twelve members of the GOA visited the very pleasant Clifton area of Bristol heard and played two organs, both real gems in fine acoustics.. Our first call was at All Saints with St John where there is quite a historic instrument originally built by Walker in 1967. It...
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Our Annual Dinner was held in the Harwood Hall at Christ Church, Cheltenham, on Saturday 4th November at 7 for 7.30pm, with Roger Judd MRVO as our Guest of Honour. Roger Judd MRVO, Sub organist of Ludlow Parish Church, retired assistant organist of St. George’s...
On Saturday July 9th at 2.30 pm in All Saints Church, Cheltenham. Ian Fox and Cameron Luke led a discussion and demonstration on basic repertoire, hints on registration and “tricks of the trade” including hymn playing. Two of our Student Organists played...
Have you been asked to play an organ and are not sure what stops to pull out? Do you need some help choosing suitable music? Do you need some practice in playing hymns or worship songs? Would you like to enhance a piece of music with registration suggestions? Would...
11 a.m. Organ of St Stephen’s Church, Tivoli. Builders 1912 Norman & Beard see N07465 1965 Nicholson Cases 1912(post) Type North Choir – occupies 2 arches Two oak cases, each 6-5T-6 bracketed out in front of North...
We are due at Magdalen College at 11 a.m. and Exeter College at 2.30. Magdalen College Chapel Main organ 1985/86 N.P. Mander London Cases Type Architectural Cottingham’s stone Chaire case houses the Great organ and a new oak case contains the Swell and...
Visits to St Mary’s Church, Thornbury and Holy Trinity Church, Wickwar Sixteen members arrived at Thornbury at 10.30 am. and after a brief demonstration of the organ by Ian Fox all members had ample time to put this rebuilt organ through its paces. The first organ is...
