by Alan Taylor | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
The IAO Festival 2024 will take place in York from Thursday 25 until Monday 29 July . It will include two recitals on the recently rebuilt Minster organ in addition to hearing many other local instruments. The final stages of the IAO/RCO organ competition will be an...
by Alan Taylor | Apr 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
This year’s IAO AGM will be held at 1.30pm on Saturday 17 June at Blackburn Cathedral. All members are invited to attend but only ‘Friends’ and ‘Partners’ have voting rights at the meeting. It will be followed by a recital given by our...
by Alan Taylor | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
IAO Organ Days during 2023 have already been announced. They include IAO London Organ Day (11 March) and IAO Eastern Region Organ Day (27 May). Online booking for these events is now available. Please note that should a rail strike be announced for 11 March, those...
by Alan Taylor | Sep 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
We regret that it has become necessary to cancel the IAO Yorkshire Organ Day planned for Saturday 17th September 2022. This is due to the period of mourning following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth and its effect on the availability of...
by Alan Taylor | Jul 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The IAO/RCO Organ Playing Competition 2022 took place during this year’s IAO Festival in Edinburgh, at St Cuthbert’s Church. There were five finalists and the prize-winners were as follows: Charles Francis (Birmingham), 1st prize Jonas Schauer...
by Alan Taylor | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Kent Organ Competition 2022 was held at All Saints Church Maidstone on Saturday 19 March and attracted ten competitors. The adjudicator was Dr David Flood, MA, DMus, FRCO, FGCM. The winners in the respective categories and the music they played are listed below....