The 2008 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 11th January | 7.00pm for 7.30pm: ODOA Dinner at St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane, Oxford. |
| Saturday 26th January | Afternoon: Oxford Music Festival Organ Classes, All Saints' Church, Lime Walk, Headington. Hill & Son organ (1860) moved and rebuilt in 1986. |
| Friday 22nd February | 10.00 to 1.00pm: John Betts Master Class give
by David Briggs at Pembroke College. 8.30pm: Keble College Chapel, David Briggs uses his improvisational skills to accompany a silent movie. |
| Monday 25th February | 7.30pm: Visit to St Mary the Virgin (University Church) a chance to play the three-manual, 29-stop Metzler organ, built in 1987. |
| Saturday 8th March | 10.30am to 4.00pm: Bach Workshop conducted by Thomas Trotter, on the organ of Oriel College Chapel (Walker, two-manual, 1988). Participation fee £15 (payable in advance) - contact ODOA Secretary. |
| Friday 28th March to Tuesday 1sh April |
The 2008 Oxford Organ Tour: a visit to Holland, visiting organs around Utrecht. |
| Wednesday 9th April | Coach trip to London to visit four organs St Paul's Church Deptford; St Mary's Rotherhide; St Botolph Aldgate and St Giles-in-the-Fields. |
| Saturday 24th May | Visit Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, to play the mid-nineteenth century Robert Postill Organ in the private chapel. |
| Thursday 26th June | 7.30pm: Visit to Dorchester Abbey to the play the organ rebuilt by Peter Collins (2007), with supper at a public house afterwards. |
| Tuesday 1st July | 7.00pm: Visit to Horley Church near Banbury to play the organ with supper at a public house afterwards. |
| Saturday 13th September |
1.300pm-4.30pm: Informal workshop at St John's College Chapel, playing the new three-manual organ built by Bernard Aubertin which will be installed in January 2008, under the direction of John Wellingham. The cost will be £15, payable (to ODOA) in advance. For those who would like to come and listen, the charge will be £5, payable on the day - contact ODOA Secretary. |
| Saturday 4th October | Afternoon. Visit to Kenneth Tickell's organ-building workshop in Northampton, plus an organ visit en route. Details to follow. |
| Monday 10th November | 7.00pm for 7.30pm: ODOA Annual General Meeting at Greyfiars Hall, Iffley Road - to include a member's recital. Should you wish to play, please let Mark Purcell have details, as he has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the programme. Refreshments will be served. |
| Oxford Music Festival, January 2008 | The Oxford Music Festival will happen again in January/February 2008. Put it in your diary and encourage local organist to participate. |
Last updated: 08 August 2008