Colchester Town Hall’s majestic 1902 Norman & Beard organ is at the heart of this ancient East Anglian town’s musical life, featuring in lunchtime recitals, concerts, civic ceremonies and weddings.
Weston makes a keenly anticipated return to the Moot Hall, after a gap of several years, to give a recital at 1pm on Tuesday 9 August 2022. Free entry, retiring collection. Programme Präludium V (Fantasia) – Johann Christian Kettel (1732-1809) Sonata II in C minor Op. 65 – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) GraveAdagioAllegro maestoso e vivaceFuga […]
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Please note the change of date for our annual Open Heritage Weekend open day: this will now be held on Sunday 18 September 2022. Come up to the Moot Hall between 12 noon – 1pm to have a play on the magnificent three-manual organ – no age limits, and no experience required! Hosted by Ian […]
Read moreAustrian organist Stefan Donner makes his debut at the Moot Hall with a recital of Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt. 1pm, Tuesday 12 July 2022; free entry, retiring collection. Programme Marche Religieuse from The Ruins of Athens – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Finale from Symphony no 5 (arr. Ėdouard Batiste) – Beethoven Sketches for Pedal Piano […]
Read moreFor those attending recitals in the Moot Hall, please be aware that as of July 2022 the Town Hall lift has been temporarily repaired but some of the lift buttons are not working. So please make contact with the Town Hall staff on arrival who will advise further.
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William Saunders returns to the Moot Hall to perform a programme including the Elgar Organ Sonata. Free entry, retiring collection. Programme Imperial March (arr. Hesford) – Edward Elgar (1837 – 1934) Adagio (arr. Riley) – Percy Whitlock (1903 – 1946) Sonata in G major Op. 28 – Edward Elgar Allegro maestoso Allegretto Andante espressivo Presto […]
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A recital by David Poulter, formerly Director of Music at the cathedrals of Coventry, Chester and Liverpool. Free entry, retiring collection. Programme Orb and Sceptre (Coronation March 1953) – William Walton (1902 – 1983) Prelude on ‘Greensleeves’ – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Prelude on ‘Rhosymedre’ – Vaughan Williams Pomp and Circumstance, Military March […]
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The retiring collection of £253.37 from yesterday’s Moot Hall Organ recital by Ian Ray has been donated to the Ukrainian Appeal Fund. A big thankyou to everyone for your support.
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Colchester’s Hon Borough Organist Ian Ray presents a recital of music for Holy Week. Free entry, retiring collection. Programme Les Rameaux (No. 3 of Trois Poèmes Evangelique) – Jean Langlais (1907 – 1991) A tone poem depicting the noisy, jostling excitement of the crowd’s ‘Hosannas’ greeting Christ’s entry on a donkey into Jerusalem marked annually […]
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We’re looking forward to a busy spring and summer at the Moot Hall with the following monthly recitals. Admission free; retiring collection in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. 1pm, Tuesday 12 April: Ian Ray (Hon Borough Organist)Music for Holy Week by Langlais, Bach, Mendelssohn and Howells 1pm, Tuesday 10 May: David […]
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International prize-winning pianist Maria Kustas makes a welcome return to the Moot Hall to give a recital of Beethoven and Brahms in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ and the Mayor’s Charities. 1pm, Tuesday 15 March; admission free with retiring collection. Programme Piano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major, Opus 31, […]
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