2017 THURSDAY LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS AT 1:10pmAt St. Nicolas Church, Newbury
Admission free with retiring collection
JANUARY 12th *** Please note change of performers and programme ***
NDOA Organ recital by Gillian Blythman (Thatcham) and Rosemary Evans (Newbury). Programme to include - ‘In dir ist Freude’, BWV 615 by J.S. Bach, ‘The three kings’ by Peter Cornelius, ‘Herr Gott, dich loben wir’ by Tunder , ‘Marche de rois mages’ by Dubois, ‘Variations on Auld Lang Syne’ by Eugene Theyer, and ‘Sleigh Ride’ by Leroy Anderson arr. Mike Cornick.
FEBRUARY 9th Gillian Blythman (Thatcham)
MARCH 9th Christine Wells (St. Mary the Virgin, Hambleden)
APRIL 13th John Mountford (Chapel Organist, Bradfield College)
JUNE 8th Alistair Davis (St. John’s, Stockcross)
JULY 13th Rosemary Evans (St. John the Evangelist, Newbury)
AUGUST 10th Jane van Tilborg (St. John the Baptist, Snape, Suffolk)
SEPTEMBER 14th Stephen Holmes (St. Michael and All Angels’, Lambourn)
OCTOBER 12th Roy Woodhams (Rector of Cranleigh, Surrey)
Other event: Saturday 25th February: NDOA Organ Day at St. George’s Church, Wash Common, Newbury - NDOA AGM at 2:00pm followed by an opportunity to play the new Walker organ – Specification below. There may also be a talk/demo at 12 noon TBC.
St George the Martyr, Wash Common ORGAN SPECIFICATION
GREAT ORGAN PEDAL ORGAN 1 Violone 16 1 Violon 16 2 Open Diapason 8 2 Bourdon 16 3 Stopped Diapason 8 3 Principal 8 4 Bass Viol 8 4 Viola 8 5 Principal 4 5 Bass Flute 8 6 Stopped Flute 4 6 Fifteenth 4 7 Fifteenth 2 7 Octave Flute 4 8 Mixture IV 8 Contra Oboe 16 9 Cornopean 8 9 Cornopean 8 10 Octave Oboe 4 I - Swell to Great III – Great to Pedal II – Melodic Bass IV – Swell to Pedal
SWELL ORGAN ACCESSORIES 1 Lieblich Gedact 8 Six general pistons and general cancel 2 Bass Viol 8 Six foot pistons to the Great Organ 3 Voix Celeste 8 (TC) Six foot pistons to the Swell Organ 4 Viola 4 Six pistons to the Great Organ 5 Lieblich flute 4 Six pistons to the Swell Organ 6 Nazard 2 2/3 Reversible pistons I & III 7 Octave 2 Reversible foot pistons I & III 8 Flautino 2 Balanced expression pedal to the Swell Organ 9 Mixture III The manual compass is 61 notes, the pedal 32 notes 10 Cornopean 8 The action is electric 11 Contra Oboe 16 8 programmable piston memories 12 Oboe 8