London Organ Improvisation Course 2010
The ability to improvise, however simply, is increasingly a goal for many organists, not only to enhance their service playing but also as as a means of personal musical expression. For ten years, the London Organ Improvisation Course (LOIC) has sought to encourage and teach organists of all standards to broaden their musical experience through improvisation.
Tutors are:
OTTO KRÄMER
DANIEL MOULT
DUNCAN MIDDLETON
GERARD BROOKS
Venues for 2010 will include:
St. James, Clerkenwell
Historic organ by George England 1792, rebuilt Mander 1978
two manuals, twenty-two stops, mechanical action
St. Giles, Cripplegate
Mander two and three manuals organ, Tickell practice organ
Notre Dame, Leicester Square
Organ in French romantic style. Three manuals, electric action
St. Botolph’s, Aldgate
Historic 18th century English organ
Brochure with application form can be downloaded from the website:
Click on the website above for the July dates, photos and reviews of last year’s course. This is another aspect of our playing we should all improve!
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