Highlights of 2022
Organs at St Peter and St Paul RC Church, Lincoln and Lincoln Cathedral – March
Henry Willis Organ at Lincoln Cathedral
Kirk Langley Church- presentation of grant towards church organ restoration
Organ at St Michael’s Kirk Langley, Ashbourne
Organ at St Michael’s Shirley, Ashbourne
Visit to organs at Holy Trinity, Stoke, Stoke Minster and St Wulstan RC Church, Wolstanton – March 2022
Organ at St Wulstan RC Church, Wolstanton
Holy Trinity Church, Stoke
Highlights of 2019
Visit to organs in Lincoln and Lincolnshire – September
Lincoln, St Hugh
Stow Minster
Spridlington
Visit to Oxford Colleges – July
Visit to London Oratory and St Alban’s Cathedral – June
Guest speaker Colin Walsh at Annual Dinner – May
Highlights of 2018
Parry Evening – October
Stephen Johns relates some of Parry’s forthright opinions on harmony.
Tom Corfield finds subtle meaning in Parry’s organ music.
Stephen Johns rehearses the ad hoc choir in a performance of “Blest Pair of Sirens”. The event is not without some friendly banter.
The event is not without some friendly banter.
Visit to Church Organ World – September
Dr Keith Harrington introduces a basic home organ.
The top of the market home organ.
An American import.
Surplus stop knobs recycled as wine bottle stoppers.
Holy Trinity, Shaw, just a short walk from Church Organ World.
Speakers for the Makin organ are housed in the former organ chamber.
Denis Littleton at the Makin console in the north aisle.
Visit to Manchester and Salford – July
Manchester Town Hall – a private viewing for DDOA.
Richard Lowe recounts the history of the Cavaillé-Coll organ, augmented by T.C.Lewis and presently due for restoration back to its origonal state.
Chairman, Margaret Eades plays Pietro Yon.
The Renn organ of 1829 offers beautiful classical tones.
An ideal spec for 18th Century repertoire.
Ancient and modern.
Post script.
Manchester Cathedral – Nave case.
Choir case.
Director of Music, Christopher Stokes, demonstrates the diversity and versatility of the new Tickell organ.
The beautiful nave console offers so much choice The massive pedal ophicleide. for Frankie Storer and daughter.
The massive pedal ophicleide.
An Evening of the Music of Denis Bédard, presented by Andy Storer – February
Performers Laurence Rogers, Frankie Storer and Andy Storer.
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