Organ Festival 2024

Festival 2024 dates

The IAO is pleased to announce the dates of its Organ Festival in York during 2024:

Thursday 25 – Monday 29 July.

Programme details appear below. For ticket prices and online booking arrangements, click HERE.
Only season & day tickets are available in advance. Tickets for certain individual events will be available on the door (details later).
If you prefer to pay by cheque, you can download and print a postal booking form.

Thursday
afternoon – York Oratory

3.00pm – Welcome & registration

Demonstration of York Oratory organ

evening
6.00pm – Choral Vespers, York Oratory

7.00pm – Recital by Robert Sharpe at York Minster

Friday
morning – Central Methodist Church

9.30am – AGM & Coffee

10.30am – IAO/RCO competition semi-final 1

afternoon – Bootham School
1.30pm – RCO Lecture, Professor Jonathan Wainwright (University of York)

St Olave’s Church
2.30pm – IAO/RCO competition semi-final 2

4.00pm – Talk by Sir Andrew Parmley, CEO, RCO

evening – Merchant Adventurers’ Hall

7 for 7.30pm – Festival Dinner

Saturday

9.15am – Coach leaves York for….

10.30am – Recital by Robert Poyser at Beverley Minster

2.00pm – Recital by Paul Carr at Bridlington Priory

Coach returns to York

7.30pm – Choral concert

Sunday
morning

Opportunity to attend church services or visit the National Railway Museum

afternoon – St Olave’s Church

2.00pm – Conversation with Philip Moore

2.30pm – Duet organ recital by
Maximillian Elliott & Keith Wright

4.00pm – Choral Evensong, York Minster

7.30pm – IAO/RCO competition final, York Minster

Monday

9.30am – Talk: Rebuilding the Minster organ,
after which up to a dozen organs in city centre locations will be available for members to hear and play during an ‘open consoles’ session.

Terms & Conditions

CANCELLATION – The IAO reserves the right to cancel the Festival up to four weeks before it is due to start if enrolled numbers have not reached the minimum required.
INSURANCE – Participants are strongly advised to take out travel insurance or adequate cover for the duration of their journey to & from, and time at, the Festival. The IAO does not provide insurance to cover cancellation costs, loss of luggage, injury, money, etc.
LIABILITY – The IAO maintains a public liability policy covering legal liability for bodily injury and property damage; but any loss, damage to property or injury not resulting from negligence will not be covered by the IAO.
CHANGES TO EVENTS – The IAO reserves the right to replace advertised performers or amend the programme in response to changed circumstances.
MINORS – The IAO regrets that it is unable to admit unaccompanied minors to its events unless previously agreed with parents/carers.