Lunchtime Recital
đź“… Tuesday 11 August, 1 pm
đź“Ť Moot Hall
Ian Ray is a distinguished organist, conductor, pianist, and singing coach with a career spanning over five decades. He served as Colchester’s Borough Organist from 1988 to 2025, performing at civic occasions and a wide range of cultural events. Director of Colchester Choral Society and Colchester Sinfonia since 1976, he has collaborated with nationally renowned soloists and championed new music, commissioning works by composers such as Alan Bullard. A respected educator, Ian lectured at Colchester Institute for forty years, directing operas, musicals, and choirs, while also leading school music programmes. He has performed and conducted widely across the UK and Europe, including Prague, Reims, Rouen, Wetzlar, and Snape Maltings, and has been Director of Music at Lion Walk Church since 1969, overseeing concerts and accompanying visiting artists.
Admission Free Retiring Collection in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ
Colchester Town Hall High St, Colchester