Join us at 1pm on Tuesday 13th November 2018 for a recital by Florian Pagitsch (Kussiach, Austria). Free entry, retiring collection. Prelude and Fugue in C-minor BWV 546 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Andante in F-major – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Kanon in B-minor Op 56/5 – Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Toccata – Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) […]
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Organ recital by Ashley Grote, 1pm, Tuesday 9 October 2018
Join us at 1pm on Tuesday 9th October 2018 for a recital by Ashley Grote (Norwich Cathedral). Free entry, retiring collection. Programme: Pièce héroïque – César Franck (1822-1890) Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia and Fugue in G – Charles Hubert Hastings-Parry (1848-1918) Capriccio – John Ireland […]
Read moreOctober-December 2018 recitals in the Moot Hall
Lunchtime recitals on the Moot Hall Organ for October-December 2018 are listed below. Entry free, with retiring collection for the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. Download the Moot Hall Organ recitals flyer Autumn 18. 1pm, Tuesday 9 October 2018 Ashley Grote (Norwich Cathedral). Always one of our favourite recitalists, Ashley returns with a programme […]
Read moreOrgan recital: Ian Ray, Tuesday 11 September 2018
1pm, Tuesday 11 September 2018 in the Moot Hall, admission free with retiring collection. ‘ONLY JOKING’ – Ian Ray (Honorary Borough Organist) plays a programme of scherzos for organ and piano. Scherzo – Alfred Hollins (1865 – 1942) Scherzo Op 2 – Maurice Durufle (1902-1986) Gigue de Pan – Douglas Mews (1918-1993) Scherzo a Capriccio […]
Read moreOrgan recital: Stephen King, Tuesday 14 August 2018
1pm, Tuesday 14 August 2018 in the Moot Hall, admission free with retiring collection. ‘STRICTLY COME DANCING’ – Stephen King (Brentwood Cathedral) plays dance music for organ. Giga – M Enrico Bossi (1571-1621) Maytime (Gavotte) – Alfred Hollins (1861-1925) Morceau de Concert en forme de Valse – Alfred Hollins Two Movements from ‘An English Suite’ […]
Read moreHeritage Open Day Sunday 9 September 2018: Come and play the Moot Hall Organ!
On the afternoon of Sunday 9 September the Moot Hall will be open to the public as part of Heritage Open Day. At 12 midday, Hon Borough Organist Ian Ray will be giving a brief introduction, and after that, it’s over to you! A rare chance for members of the public to play this historic […]
Read moreOrgan recital: James Davy, Tuesday 10 July 2018
1pm, Tuesday 10 July 2018 in the Moot Hall, admission free with retiring collection. ‘SOMETHING BORROWED’ – James Davy (Chelmsford Cathedral) Marche Militaire in D, Op.51 no1 (arr. James Davy) – Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Mozart Changes – Zsolt Gardony (b.1946) Canzona (from Sonata for Organ in C minor) – Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) Prelude and Fugue […]
Read moreJuly-September 2018 recitals in the Moot Hall
Lunchtime recitals on the Moot Hall Organ for July to September 2018 are listed below. Entry free, with retiring collection for the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. Download the Moot Hall recitals flyer for Summer 2018. 1pm, Tuesday 10 July 2018 James Davy (Chelmsford Cathedral) promises a superb programme. 1pm, Tuesday 14 August 2018: […]
Read moreOrgan recital: Ian Ray, Tuesday 13 Mar 2018
1pm, Tuesday 13th March 2018 in the Moot Hall, admission free with retiring collection. ‘ALFRED THE GREAT’ (not the one that burnt the cakes) – Ian Ray (Hon. Borough Organist) explores the music of Alfred Hollins (1865 – 1942). Grand Choeur no 1 in G minor (1895) A Trumpet Minuet (1929) Spring Song (1904) A Song of […]
Read moreOrgan recital: Francis Knights, Tuesday 13 Feb 2018
1pm, Tuesday 13th February 2018 in the Moot Hall, admission free with retiring collection. ‘OLD AND NEW’ – Francis Knights (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) juxtaposes Bach Preludes and Fugues with music by Essex-bred composer Ivan Moody. Preludes & Fugues in F major BWV 856 and A minor BWV 865 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Phosphorescence (2017 […]
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