Dear all,
Welcome to new members, David Corbett, Rhoda Hazelden, Vanessa Martin and Almond Zhao, who have all joined as a result of our 2019 NDOA Bursary Scheme.
We have an organ playing visit to Farnborough Abbey on Saturday 21st September 2019 at 10am. Saint Michael’s Abbey, 280 Farnborough Road, Farnborough. GU14 7NQ is a Benedictine monastery with a famous Cavaillé-Coll organ, which continues to be used for Sunday Mass and Vespers on most Sundays of the year. This will be a very special visit – see below for information and directions.
Please also see below for NDOA/BOA events from Thursday 8th August to the date of our visit to Farnborough on Saturday 21st September 2019.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Rosemary
A comprehensive listing of organ recitals nationally, including stop lists, maps etc. is available at www.organrecitals.com
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Thursday 8 August
1.10pm. St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring Collection.
Friday 9 August
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Ian Hillier (Reading Minster). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 15 August
1.10 - 2.00pm. St Lawrence's Church, Alton. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Rob Goldfinch. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Sunday 1 September
3pm. Farnborough Abbey. Organ recital by David Bendix Nielsen (Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark). Admission free. Retiring collection. Visit the Farnborough Abbey website for more information.
Thursday 12 September
1.10pm. St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by NDOA member Stephen Holmes (St. Michael & All Angels’, Lambourn). Admission free. Retiring Collection.
Saturday 14 September
2pm. Newbury Methodist Church, Northbrook Street. Newbury. RG14 1AN. Group session to initiate course of NDOA 2019 free organ lessons to selected applicants.
Saturday 21 September
10am. NDOA Playing visit to Farnborough Abbey, 280 Farnborough Road, Farnborough. GU14 7NQ. Cost £5 each on the day. Please contact Rosemary Evans by 14th September.
Directions:
Follow signs to Farnborough from the M3. (You may like to stop at the Shell Garage to use the facilities).
Turn left immediately after the Abbey House Office Block – there is a small brown sign to the abbey in the middle of the road exactly at the turn. (If you reach the Clockhouse roundabout you have gone too far).
If the wrought iron gates do not open press the bell for the abbey on the key pad.
Drive in and when you reach abbey buildings go up the left-hand slope and park around the roundabout in front of the west door.
On exit you must turn left on the main road.
Welcome to new members, David Corbett, Rhoda Hazelden, Vanessa Martin and Almond Zhao, who have all joined as a result of our 2019 NDOA Bursary Scheme.
We have an organ playing visit to Farnborough Abbey on Saturday 21st September 2019 at 10am. Saint Michael’s Abbey, 280 Farnborough Road, Farnborough. GU14 7NQ is a Benedictine monastery with a famous Cavaillé-Coll organ, which continues to be used for Sunday Mass and Vespers on most Sundays of the year. This will be a very special visit – see below for information and directions.
Please also see below for NDOA/BOA events from Thursday 8th August to the date of our visit to Farnborough on Saturday 21st September 2019.
Many thanks and best wishes,
Rosemary
A comprehensive listing of organ recitals nationally, including stop lists, maps etc. is available at www.organrecitals.com
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Thursday 8 August
1.10pm. St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by Jonathan Holl (Windsor). Admission free. Retiring Collection.
Friday 9 August
12.30 - 1.15pm. Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Ian Hillier (Reading Minster). Admission free. Retiring collection.
Thursday 15 August
1.10 - 2.00pm. St Lawrence's Church, Alton. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Rob Goldfinch. Admission free. Retiring collection.
Sunday 1 September
3pm. Farnborough Abbey. Organ recital by David Bendix Nielsen (Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark). Admission free. Retiring collection. Visit the Farnborough Abbey website for more information.
Thursday 12 September
1.10pm. St Nicolas Church, Newbury. Organ recital by NDOA member Stephen Holmes (St. Michael & All Angels’, Lambourn). Admission free. Retiring Collection.
Saturday 14 September
2pm. Newbury Methodist Church, Northbrook Street. Newbury. RG14 1AN. Group session to initiate course of NDOA 2019 free organ lessons to selected applicants.
Saturday 21 September
10am. NDOA Playing visit to Farnborough Abbey, 280 Farnborough Road, Farnborough. GU14 7NQ. Cost £5 each on the day. Please contact Rosemary Evans by 14th September.
Directions:
Follow signs to Farnborough from the M3. (You may like to stop at the Shell Garage to use the facilities).
Turn left immediately after the Abbey House Office Block – there is a small brown sign to the abbey in the middle of the road exactly at the turn. (If you reach the Clockhouse roundabout you have gone too far).
If the wrought iron gates do not open press the bell for the abbey on the key pad.
Drive in and when you reach abbey buildings go up the left-hand slope and park around the roundabout in front of the west door.
On exit you must turn left on the main road.