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The Moot Hall piano

Gallery // January 6, 2016August 16, 2016 by Colchester New Music

The Moot Hall Boston grand piano, presented to the Borough Council for the Moot Hall by Councillor Nick Cope. It was first played in concert in situ on 5th January 2015, in a pianistic interlude during an organ recital by Ian Ray, Hon. Borough Organist.  

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Presentation of Gala programme to the Mayor of Colchester

Gallery // December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by Colchester New Music

Presentation by Cllr Nigel Chapman of a bound copy of the Souvenir Programme to the Mayor of Colchester, Cllr Theresa Higgins, so that the names of the donors recorded in it can be retained for posterity in the Mayor’s Parlour; December 2015, at the AGM of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ. This officially […]

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Roman River Festival 2015

Gallery // December 10, 2015January 22, 2021 by Colchester New Music

Pictures from the Roman River Festival concert in the Moot Hall, September 2015, with organist Tom Bell and the Colchester Chamber Choir conducted by Roderick Earle (photos: Christopher Arnold).  

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Gala re-opening concerts

Gallery // November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by Colchester New Music

Pictures from the Moot Hall Organ gala re-opening concerts in May 2015 (photos: Sheldon Coulthrust).

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firstsite projects, November & December 2014

Gallery // January 12, 2015January 13, 2015 by Colchester New Music

In November and December 2014, sound artist and composer Duncan Chapman and visual artist Willow Mitchell led a series of ‘Free Family Saturday’ workshops for children and families in the firstsite learning spaces, exploring the sounds, history, materials and mechanisms of the organ. From 9th – 11th December, audio and visual responses to the organ […]

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Organ Restoration at Harrison & Harrison, Durham

Gallery // January 12, 2015September 9, 2016 by Colchester New Music

These photos give a behind-the-scenes look at the workshop of the organ restorers Harrison & Harrison in Durham, as they worked on the Colchester Moot Hall organ during the Autumn and Winter of 2015. Click on the images to enlarge. Photos by Dr William McVicker

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Inside the Organ, pre-restoration

Gallery // January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Colchester New Music

These photos show the condition of the organ prior to its removal from the Moot Hall for restoration in July 2014. Click on the images to enlarge. Photos by Dr William McVicker

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