• 29Sep
    Categories: Notices

    BUSTER KEATON DOUBLE BILL

    THE BOAT & SHERLOCK JNR

    Sunday 18th October at 3pm

     A double bill of Buster Keaton Films, The Boat and Sherlock Junior, with accompaniment on the wonderful Compton Theatre Organ by Donald Mackenzie.

     

    Tickets £10. Just £8 for pensioners    

     

    The Broadway Theatre

    Catford Broadway

    LONDON

    SE6 4RU

    www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk

     

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  • 29Sep
    Categories: Notices

    THE LONDON ORATORY

    Brompton Road SW7

    www.bromptonoratory.com/organ

    OCTOBER ORGAN RECITALS

    Mondays at 7.30pm

    19th  Patrick Russill     Alain, Bach, Couperin, Mendelssohn

    26th  John McGreal      Bach Clavierubung, Part III

    RETIRING COLLECTION

    Underground: South Kensington
    Buses: 14,74, 414, C1

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  • 24Sep
    Categories: Notices

    The Guild of Church Musicians is sponsoring a course for Church Musicians entitled

    “Everything Else an Organist Should Know”
    at
    The Guild Church St. Katherine Cree
    86 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3DH
    on
    Saturday, 31st October 2009

    from 10.30am to 3.30pm

    with Robert Leach and Barry Williams
    (authors of ‘Everything Else an Organist Should Know’)

    Fee £10 includes a simple sandwich lunch and refreshments

    Programme to include:

    ·        Clergy/Organist Relationships

    ·        Contracts, pay and fees

    ·        Employment issues, including Tax and NIC

    ·        Child Protection, including an update on CRBs

    ·        Health and Safety issues

    ·        Photocopying and copyright matters, including recording issues

    ·        Choir management – efficient running of a choir

    ·        A Preview of ‘Everything Else a Choirmaster Should Know’

    ·        Plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion

    Copies of the book ‘Everything Else an Organist Should Know’ will be on sale, with other items, including Merbecke set to the Common Worship words, the Hastings Mass, Horatio Netherwallop’s ‘Organist’s Dictionary of Real Meanings’, some organ music and a few other interesting items.  (There might even be some  copies of ‘150 Choral Choruses’ by then.)

    If you have queries please contact June and Barry Williams : 0208 395 7949
    or e.mail:  juneandbarry@blueyonder.co.uk

    To book please send a cheque for £10 (made payable to Organist Publications Limited) to

    Mrs June Williams MA, FGMS, Hon.GCM

    Organist Publications Ltd
    93 Croydon Road
    Beddington
    Surrey
    SM6 7LU

    Please include your name, address, phone number, email address and any dietary requirements with your booking.

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  • 23Sep
    Categories: Notices

     

    Saturday 24th October 2009 12 noon

    Recital by Alice de Ville (mezzo-soprano) and Philip Collin (piano)

    Programme to include Zigeunerlieder by Brahms

    Free entrance with retiring collection for the organ fund.

    Saturday 7th November 2009 7.30pm

    Voces Raptorum

    Peter Siepmann – Conductor

    Voces Raptorum, a chamber choir of young singers from around the UK, will be performing a programme of music connected by the theme of remembrance, including the première of a Requiem Mass by Ben Ponniah.

    Free entrance with retiring collection for the organ fund.

    Saturday 21st November 2009

    Come and Sing Fauré Requiem and Britten’s St Nicolas

    Following the success of last year’s “Come and Sing Messiah”, all are welcome to join us for a day of rehearsals and workshops leading to a performance of these two great works. Contact us (by replying to music@stpeters-streatham.org) if you would like to take part and we will then contact you with further details.

    The concert performance will be at 7.30pm, tickets priced at £10 available on the door.

    Sunday 20th December 2009 6.30pm

    Christmas Carol Service

    Come and here St Peter’s Church Choir perform the popular traditional carol service.

    Free entrance with a collection for this year’s special charities.

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    More details available on the church website: www.stpeters-streatham.org

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  • 15Sep
    Categories: Notices

    ORGAN RECITALS At ST. KATHARINE’S CHURCH, KNOCKHOLT SATURDAYS at 12 NOON

    October    31    PAUL STUBBINGS        St.Lawrence College Ramsgate
    November    28    D’ARCY TRINKWON       Concert Organist 2010
    January    30    JONATHAN HOPE        Royal College of Music
    February    27    KEITH  HEARNSHAW    Concert Organist
    March        27    STEPHEN DISLEY        Southwark Cathedral
    £6 at the door                Console viewable on video screen
    Further details: www.organrecitals.com / 01689 853612

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  • 09Sep
    Categories: Features and articles

    Christopher Town has sent these three photographs of the historic Hill organ in
    St. Dunstan’s Bellingham:
    Click each picture for larger image.

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    Some notes from Christopher:

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