Bournemouth and District
Association of
Organists
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BAO Events are listed in BLUE
Other Recitals and Events are listed in BLACK
The BAO accepts no responsibility or liaibility in respect of Other Recitals & Events listed below which are not arranged by the BAO; visitors are advised to check arrangements of other recitals and events with their respective organisers or venues. Some events may be subject to an admission charge.
For photos of past BAO events, please see our pages on flickr.
The Eileen Bolt Memorial Recital
This annual recital was instituted shortly after Eileen Bolt’s untimely death in 1977 at the age of only 61 years. Eileen was greatly involved with the Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival from 1949, first as a Deputy Secretary and then as General Organising Secretary from 1956. She was also the Southern Area Secretary of the National Association of Music Competition Festivals.
For many years she was Secretary of the Bournemouth Association of Organists and was elected to the Executive Committee of the Incorporated Association of Organists. A competent organist in her own right, Eileen was also in demand as a deputy organist in Bournemouth. Eileen often accompanied the children’s choir of ‘Little Church’ (now St. Andrew’s Chapel) at Richmond Hill St. Andrew’s URC. It was her keen interest in promoting the love of music among young people that led to the establishment of this annual recital which is always given by an Organ Scholar by invitation from the association.
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Tue 13 May 2025
Organ Crawl
11.00am Wimborne Minster, followed by lunch in Wimborne
PM: St. Mary & St. Cuthberga & All Saints, Witchampton, Dorset
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Sat 7 Jun 2025, 11.00am
Organ Recital - David Warwick
Refreshments from 10. 30am. Free admission, retiring collection.
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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Sat 14 Jun 2025
American BBQ
Contact: Brenda Price
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Sat 5 Jul 2025, 11.00am
Eileen Bolt Memorial Recital - Edward Byrne
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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Fri 18 Jul 2025, 7.00pm
Organ Recital - Martin Penrose
St. John the Baptist Church
Church Lane
Boldre SO41 5PG
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Sat 2 Aug 2025, 11.00am
Organ Recital - Anthony Pinel
Refreshments from 10. 30am. Free admission, retiring collection.
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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Sat 6 Sep 2025, 11.00am
Organ Recital - Colin Davey
Refreshments from 10. 30am. Free admission, retiring collection.
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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Sat 6 Sep 2025, 4.00pm
Organ Recital - Timothy Rice
St. John the Baptist Church
Church Lane
Boldre SO41 5PG
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
Joint Meeting with Dorset association
David Price at St Mary's, Wareham
Priory Church of Lady St. Mary
Church Street
Wareham BH20 4ND
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Sat 4 Oct 2025, 11.00am
Organ Recital - David Beeby
Refreshments from 10. 30am. Free admission, retiring collection.
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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25 Oct 2025
Annual Dinner
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Sat 1 Nov 2025, 11.00am
Organ Recital - Sam Hanson
Refreshments from 10. 30am. Free admission, retiring collection.
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s Way
Bournemouth BH2 6JZ
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Feb 2026
Annual General Meeting
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For details of services and events at CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY,
including the regular Thursday Lunchtime Organ Recitals,
please visit the Priory Website.