{"id":9080,"date":"2022-11-30T18:58:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/?p=9080"},"modified":"2022-12-04T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T19:00:23","slug":"southwark-and-south-london-society-of-organists-newsletter-november-30th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/?p=9080","title":{"rendered":"Southwark and South London Society of Organists Newsletter November 30th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Chair of the Society, John Webber:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to this newsletter! I hope that your musical preparations for December are going to plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is good to welcome Chris Smith to our number. Chris lives in Lewisham (as did I in my school days) and is an organist in SE1. Our link is Paul Gobey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 19th, about thirteen of us visited Christ Church, Streatham to see the original Hill organ of 1886 which had formerly been in West Croydon Congregational Church. It has three manuals and pedals. Bishop Rob Gillion is the Vicar and he made us welcome with a hot drink and biscuits on arrival. From there we went, mainly by 417 bus, to St. Peter\u2019s, built in 1870 and a mile or so away in Leigham Court Road. James Furniss-Roe and David Chapman (organist and long standing choir member of St. Peter\u2019s) had been with us at Christ Church. At St. Peter\u2019s, David showed us some slides of the church and the organ, a four manual Hill, enlarged in 1903 from three manuals; other work has been done over the years to restore the instrument.  You can see the two organs <a href=\"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/?p=8952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, along with other photos from our visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forthcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our member Bridget West has produced our 2023 list of events on one sheet; you ought to have had a copy sent, but if not, see it <a href=\"https:\/\/mjgb6c.n3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sslso-events-2023_full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first two events (only) will be on Mondays at 7.00p.m. on Zoom: a quiz on January 16th, and a discussion on the New Oxford Organ Method on February 6th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The AGM is also on a Monday (March 6th.) and new Committee members will be needed. Let me know if this might interest you. Mainly we plan meetings (although 2023 is nicely buttoned up, so there\u2019s not so much to do until the time of each event approaches), but there are other decisions to be made and the 2024 list of possible events will need attention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have eight people going to the Netherlands in late March to visit churches and to play organs. Anyone wanting to go will need to be on a reserve list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bursaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie Warren has announced that SSLSO has five new winners of our annual scheme to encourage new people to study the organ. This year we had an amazing 27 applications, so these five young people have done very well and are in the process of being matched to teachers: Sofia Kerr, Holly Wheal, N\u2019Sira Wills-Diawara, Aden Wong and James Wong (not related). We watch with interest and hope to meet them in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members\u2019 Survey and Directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We felt the need to update our information on members, so that (for example) we can provide names of people available to deputise. Quite a few of you have yet to reply; please do so, as it may be to your benefit! Our website manager has added a page to the website that provides the same explanation as on the forms, with a link to the 2 forms also. You can find the page <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/?page_id=9052\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  It&#8217;s also linked from the home page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recitals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let Richard Pilliner know of forthcoming recitals on our <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/4NBrdQd5m6QNfkMA7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact form<\/a> and he can publicise them from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last \u201cRecital Roundup\u201d mentioned Richard Pinel\u2019s event on Saturday, 10th December at 12:00 noon at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, O&#8217;Meara Street, London Bridge, SE1 1TA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will be playing this programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Prelude and Fugue in G BWV 541 <strong>J.S. Bach<\/strong> (1685 \u2013 1750)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 <strong>J.S. Bach<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sonata in C minor <strong>Percy Whitlock<\/strong> (1903\u20131946) ii. Canzona iii. Scherzetto<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pi\u00e8ce H\u00e9ro\u00efque <strong>C\u00e9sar Franck<\/strong> (1822\u20131890)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>from Five Pieces for Organ <strong>Healey Willan<\/strong> (1880\u20131968)<\/em>: <em>Fanfare \u2013 Intermezzo \u2013 Finale Jubilante <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>from Troisi\u00e8me Symphonie Op. 28 <strong>Louis Vierne<\/strong> (1870\u20131937)<\/em> iv. Adagio v. Final<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(Richard Pinel has just started his new post as Director of Music at St. Mary\u2019s, Bourne Street, near Sloane Square.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peter Smith refers to some incredible stop changes: \u201cA friend sent me <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xGoAbh91qLg&amp;t=261s\" target=\"_blank\">this link<\/a> to a concert she sang in.  See after 48:00 and 53:00. The organist is James Norrey.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridget West has kindly provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchtimes.co.uk\/articles\/2022\/18-november\/news\/uk\/ban-on-choral-singing-based-on-flawed-evidence-study-suggests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this link<\/a> to an item in Church Times about the ban in singing in churches during the pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From \u201cNews of Praxis\u201d (liturgical magazine for C of E) we read from Anne Harrison: \u201cThe publishers of the long-awaited <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/reh.hymnsam.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Revised English Hymnal<\/a> reported in October that advanced proofs stage had been reached and that the full music edition of the hymn book would arrive in May 2023, with other editions following. They hope that a sampler will be available soon, both in print and online. About 185 of the 680 or so items in the new collection were not in the 1986 New English Hymnal.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the Secretary\u2019s Letter of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Autumn 2022, Revd. Robert Canham writes: \u2018The 250th. Anniversary of \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d: January 1st, 2023: \u201cOh, it was mercy indeed to save a wretch like me!\u201d John Newton. John Newton wrote these words in his journal on 21st. March 1796 (at the age of 70), 48 years after his conversion. He had never forgotten that \u201cgreat turning day\u201d in 1748 when, as an obstreperous, rebellious young man, he was surprised to hear himself crying out during a violent storm at sea, \u201cThe Lord have mercy on us!\u201d For it was on that day he discovered, \u201cHow precious did that grace appear, the day I first believed.\u201d The words of Amazing Grace were etched on Newton\u2019s heart daily. But it is assumed that he first wrote the hymn for his New Year\u2019s Morning sermon of 1st. January 1773, for it fits his sermon notes so closely and the text he chose to write above the hymn in the Olney Hymns, 1 Chronicles 17:16,17, is identical to the sermon\u2019s text. Fortuitously for us, 1st. January 2023 falls on a Sunday. So, if you are a Worship Leader or responsible for choosing hymns, please try to ensure that Amazing Grace is sung with a word of explanation. Some of the words have been changed or added to over the years.\u2019 For the original words, please see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnewton.org\/amazinggrace\" target=\"_blank\">the John Newton Project<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My aim is to produce the next newsletter on December 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you all well for the coming season and for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9082,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9080\/revisions\/9082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sslso.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}