by Alan Taylor | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The IAO London Organ Day, postponed from 5th March, took place on Saturday 18th June. The programme featured Jeremiah Stephenson, Jean Martyn (on the Hammond organ) and IAO President John Kitchen. Details may be found at https://iao.org.uk/london-organ-day/. Another...
by Alan Taylor | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Society of Women Organists (SWO) has designated Sunday 6th March as ‘Woman Composer Sunday’ and is encouraging church organists to play a voluntary by a woman composer on that day – and even post recordings on social media! For details and a list...
by Alan Taylor | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
The biennial organ competition organised by the Kent County Organists’ Association will be held on Saturday 19 March 2022 at All Saints Church Maidstone ME15 6YE. The closing date for entries has been extended to 11 February 2022. Full details and an application...
by Alan Taylor | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Following the decision of the current Editor of our quarterly magazine Organists’ Review to stand-down after eighteen years of outstanding service, we are pleased to announce that her successor is to be Francis O’Gorman. Francis is a former Oxford college organ...
by Alan Taylor | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The 2021 IAO AGM will be held at 2pm on Saturday 2 October in the Grimshaw Room, St Chad’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Birmingham, B4 6EU. To allow suitable arrangements to be made, those planning to attend should please notify the General Secretary in advance via...
by Alan Taylor | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The IAO/RCO Organ Playing Competition, which was to have taken place at the IAO’s postponed Edinburgh Music Festival, became an online event in July 2021. There were six finalists with the winners being Wenying Wu (Weimar), 1st prize Merle Hillmer (Leipzig), joint 2nd...
