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Past Events |
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Events in 2010 arranged by WOA were as follows: January - AGM and Annual Service at St Martin’s, London Road, Worcester February - Mike Irvine: Visual & Musical Presentation of the 2008 Convention of the American Guild of Organists. St Matthias, Malvern Link; 2.30 p.m. March - Coventry Cathedral, advance booking essential; 5.00pm April - St James’ Parish Church, Wollaston; 2.30 p.m. May - St Michael’s, Stourport and All Saints’, Wilden; 2.30 p.m. June - St John’s, Fladbury; 2.30 p.m. July - Annual Dinner at the Green Dragon, Guarlford Road, Malvern; playing at Beauchamp Community, Newland before. Advance booking essential; 6.30 p.m. August - Visit to the Compton cinema organ at Fentham Hall; 6.30 p.m. August - Little Malvern Priory, The Ascension Malvern Link, and St James’, West Malvern. Pub lunch or picnic September - Old St Martin’s and St Swithun’s, Worcester; 2.30 p.m October - Victoria Hall, Hanley; 2.00pm November - Recital by Paul Carr at Malvern Priory and Social
Events in 2009 arranged by WOA were as follows: January - AGM and Annual Service at St Martin’s, London Road, Worcester. February - Organ morning at Worcester Cathedral March - Michael Jones and Malcolm MacDonald. Talk and recordings of interesting and historic organs of the West Midlands. At St Matthias, Malvern Link April - All Saints’, Bromsgrove, where Henry Fairs enjoys the Tamburini organ. May - Moravian Church, Leominster, and a local house organ, and the second hand music store of the Herefordshire Organists’ Society. June - St Mary’s, Usk, newly restored by Nicholson & Co. July - Annual Dinner at La Brasserie, Kidderminster; playing at Baxters first. August - More small organs around Tenbury. “Hill organs on Hills!” August - Visit to the Compton cinema organ at Fentham Hall. September - Jim Berrow, illustrated lecture on organ cases. At St Matthias, Malvern Link. October - Bournville Meeting House, St Francis and the Carillon. November - Annual Social, hosted by Jenny and Hugh Edwards.
Events in 2008 arranged by WOA were as follows: January - AGM and Annual Service at St Martin’s, London Road, Worcester. February - Northampton: Kenneth Tickell Organ Building Works and then to St Matthew’s, including short recital. March - Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies’ College April - St John’s, Wolverhampton May - St Mary’s, Moseley, Birmingham and St Anne’s. June - St Michael’s Cofton Hackett and to St Chad’s, Rubery July - Annual Dinner at The Old Swan, Netherton with playing at Netherton church beforehand August Small and not so small organs around Tenbury Wells September - Marlborough College Chapel October - Fiona Chryssides talks on French organ music with musical illustrations November - Skittles and buffet supper at The Huntsman nearr Kempsey
Events in 2007 arranged by WOA were as follows: March - St John’s, Kidderminster April - St Peter’s, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire (Saxon church) May - Allegro Music and then to St Peter’s, Lugwardine, Herefordshire June - St Matthias & St George, Astwood Bank and then to St Stephen’s Redditch July - Dinner (informal) at The Swan, Newlands, Malvern, with playing at Madresfield Court Chapel and the Beauchamp Community Chapel beforehand. Aug - Some small organs around Clent September - St John’s, Bromsgrove October - St George’s, Barbourne, Worcester November - Skittles evening – social event |