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Recital programmes for January – March 2016
A series of three lunchtime Organ Recitals given on the magnificent Moot Hall Organ recently restored with the aid of the Heritage Lottery Fund and The Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. Listen to this splendid instrument whilst enjoying the ambiance of Colchester’s elegant Town Hall. Admission is free, with retiring collection in aid of […]
Read moreRecitals announced for January – March 2016
We are delighted to announce the next series of three lunchtime Organ Recitals on the magnificent Moot Hall Organ. Listen to this splendid instrument whilst enjoying the ambiance of Colchester’s elegant Town Hall. Admission is free, with retiring collection in aid of The Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. 1pm Tuesday 5th January 2016 ‘Happy […]
Read moreRecital programme: ‘Prelude to Christmas’, Tuesday 1st December
The next lunchtime recital, on a Christmas theme, will be given by Hon. Borough Organist Ian Ray at 1pm on Tuesday 1st December 2015. Entry is free, and there will be a retiring collection for the Mayor’s Charities. Programme: Noël: ‘Une Vierge pucelle’ – Nicholas le Bègue (1630-1702) Fantasia on ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ BWV729 – […]
Read moreThe glories of the Moot Hall Organ at the Roman River Festival
The Moot Hall Organ will be the focus of a Roman River Festival concert on 27th September. Organist Tom Bell and the Colchester Chamber Choir under Roderick Earle will perform works by Brahms, Bruckner, Bliss, Bridge, Duruflé and Fauré, plus the world premieres of the two winning pieces from the Pipeworks competition by East Anglian […]
Read moreFuture Organ Recitals at the Moot Hall
New dates have been announced for organ recitals at the Moot Hall: 6 October, 10 November and 1 December 2015. Each recital begins at 1pm and will be given by Ian Ray, the Borough Organist.
Read moreGarglyjock and Bulkybones : Alison Willis
Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Oysters, Garglyjock and Bulkybones is one of the chosen pieces in the Pipeworks competition played by Weston Jennings on the Moot Hall Organ as part of a primary school event in collaboration with Firstsite in June 2015. The piece was inspired by a 1940’s cartoon promoting the Oyster […]
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Mersea Oysters and Colchester VIth form
Following a series of workshops led by Duncan Chapman and a trip to meet Richard Haward (http://www.richardhawardsoysters.co.uk/home/4586237615) a group of music and music technology students from Colchester VIth form have created a series of pieces from recordings made on the island combined with studio work at the college. This slideshow is a compilation of their […]
Read moreSummer 2015 Organ Fest recital programmes announced
We are pleased to announce the programmes for the Summer 2015 Moot Hall Organ Fest recital series; free entry with a retiring collection for the Mayor’s charities. Tuesday 21st July 2015 at 1pm Gillian Ward Russell A Theatre Matinee Wedding March (from the incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream transcribed by Cunningham Woods) Felix […]
Read moreWinners announced for PIPEWORKS composition competition
CNM and the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ are delighted to announce the winners of PIPEWORKS, the Moot Hall Organ composition competition: First prize (£250): Moot Points by John Furse Second prize (£150): Graduation Toccata by Mark Bellis These two pieces will be premiered by organist Tom Bell at a Roman River Festival concert […]
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