The 2004 programme of events is (Specifications of the organs can be found by clicking the links in the programme. These have been obtained through public web sources such as the NPOR):
| Friday, 9th January | 7.00pm for 7.30pm: Dinner in the Arlosh Hall, Harris-Manchester College, with organ interludes played by John Brennan on the Robson organ. Guest speaker: Dr Relf Clark. |
| Saturday, 31st January | 3.15pm: Oxford Music Festival Organ Classes, All Saints' Church, Lime Walk, Headington. Hill & Son organ (1860) moved and rebuilt in 1986. |
| Tuesday, 17th February | 7.00pm: Visit St Columba's URC Church, Alfred Street, Oxford. Organ by William Hill (1916), overhauled by Hill, Norman & Beard Ltd (1995). |
| Saturday, 13th March | 10.30am - 3.30pm (with lunch break): Workshop at St Stephen's House and Greyfriars (Drake, 1981), conducted by James Dalton, on Iberian organ music. A prelude to forthcoming visit of the ODOA to Portugal. Fee £5 on the day. |
| Friday, 16th April to Tuesday, 20th April |
The 2004 ODOA: a visit to Portugal, looking at historic and new organs in Lisbon, Évora, Coimbra, Oporto and Braga. |
| Saturday, 15th May | 3.30pm: Visit the organ in the Long Library at Blenheim Palace (Henry Willis, 1891), Assemble at the main ticket office. Entry £5 to include a tour of the Palace, ending with the organ. Applications to Hon. Sec. by 1st May. |
| Saturday, 5th June | 9.30am at Thornhill Park-and-Ride (time to be confirmed): Day trip to Bournemouth by coach. Outing arranged by the Buckinghamshire Association. Members of ODOA and others welcome. Cost £17.50. Organs to be visited: St Peter's (Percy Whitlock's organ), Punshon Memorial Methodist Church, Richmond Hill URC. Contact Peter Willett (01844 343487) to book your place. |
| Saturday, 26th June | 9.00am at Thornhill Park-and-Ride: Day trip to Greenwich by coach. Organs at Trinity College of Music (Drake, 2004), Royal Naval College Chapel (much Samuel Green (1789) pipe work although rebuilt by David Wells (1996) and many others) and St Alfege Parish Church (former organ of Eton College). Cost to be announced (about £15), applications to Hon. Secretary by 1st June. |
| Tuesday, 20th July | 7.00pm: Visit to St Mary's Bampton. Organ by William Gray (c1812) restored by J.W.Walker & Sons Ltd (1991), followed by a meal at a local hostelry. |
| Saturday, 25th September | Join members of the Wiltshire and Bath Organists' Association on a visit to the recetly restored Cavaillé-Coll organ in Farnborough Abbey. Details later. A contribution to the WBOA is called for, to help defray their costs in organizing the event (Visit subject to confirmation). |
| Tuesday, 12th October | 7.00pm: Visit to Oxford Town Hall. Organ by Father Willis - a fine four manual organ from 1897. |
| Monday, 15th November | 7.00pm for 7.30pm: Greyfriars Hall, Iffley Road, Oxford. Annual General Meeting, followed by an organ-relate event. |
| Oxford Music Festival, January 2005 | The Oxford Music Festival will happen again in January/February 2005. The organ class is to continue and the syllabus is now available. Applications must be submitted by Wednesday 20th October 2004. |
Last updated: 08 January 2005