Saturday 26 June 1100-1530 at St. Giles International Organ School
Charity Fair of Used and New Organ Music
We have a huge sale of organ music, books and recordings in aid of charity* - an ideal opportunity to find out-of-print music, to amplify your music library at minimal cost and to explore hundreds of pieces.
This year’s sale is boosted by many exciting donations, including a large quantity of excellent new music, all at knock-down prices.
Entrance is free, and do bring organ music and CDs for us to sell, if you like.
(*the money raised helps to fund the maintenance of the church’s three pipe organs, all of which enjoy daily use)
St. Giles Cripplegate Church
Fore Street
Barbican
LONDON
EC2Y 8DA
Nearest stations: Moorgate, St. Paul’s.
The church is opposite the Barbican Centre, across the lake.
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL 2010
Tuesdays at 7.00 pm, 13 July to 10 August
Westminster Abbey is the imposing setting for five concerts by some of the world’s leading organists. The versatility of the Abbey’s magnificent five-manual Harrison and Harrison organ will be explored in a fascinating range of music spanning six centuries.
13 July: Thomas Trotter performs works by Bach, Bairstow, Ketelbey, Goss-Custard, Coates, Stravinsky, and Katya Kulkova
20 July: John Scott performs works by Sweelinck, Bach, Schumann, Jongen, Howells, Alain, Jonathan Harvey, and Eugenio Maria Fagiani
27 July: Robert Quinney performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Dvořák, Widor, Hindemith, and Tarik O’Regan
3 August: James O’Donnell performs works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, and Franck
10 August: James McVinnie performs works by Byrd, Bach, Handel, Widor, Willan, Berveiller, and Alain
TICKETS
Single tickets £10 (concessions £7)
Season tickets £40 (concessions £28)
Available from Westminster Abbey Shop and on the door (doors open 6.15 pm)
Book online at www.westminster-abbey.org/shop
Further information is available from www.westminster-abbey.org
Organ details from the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N00646
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Monteverdi Vespers at Southwark Cathedral this Saturday 26 June 2010 at Southwark Cathedaral, London Bridge, SE1.
London Early Opera Orchestra, the Cathedral Girls choir and New Renaissance Voices will be joining forces to celebrate the 400th anniversary of this stunning music originally written in 1610. Concert starts at 7pm and tickets are £15, available on the door.
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