Events Calendar : Yorkshire Area Organists' Associations
Here is a summary of events of which we have been informed by organists' associations across Yorkshire.
Date Event Venue OA
2011
Sat. 8th Oct. 7 for 7.30pm Annual Dinner Speaker Revd. Simin Reynolds Holdsworth House, Halifax Hfx.
Sat. 15th Oct. 7.30pm Edward Scott – Choosing Voluntaries St. Barnabas, Heaton Bfd.
Sat. 12th Nov. 7.30pm Malcolm Cruise, D.O.A. Wakefield Diocese Role Of the Diocesan Adviser Catholic Memorial Club, Hopwood Lane, Halifax Hfx.
Sat. 12th Nov. 2pm David Wood – talk on restoration of organ – Members to play it and visit catacombs Unitarian Church, Wakefield by Westgate station Wfd
Sat. 19th Nov. 1pm Annual Meal – Lunch The Wheatley Arms, Ben Rhydding Bfd.
2012
Sat. 21st Jan. 2.30pm Prof. Philip Meadon – Bach interpretation, A case study. Christ Church,. Skipton Bfd.
Sat. 21st Jan. 2pm Visit to Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield Stocksbank Road, Mirfield WF14 0BW Wfd
Sat. 11th Feb. 7.30pm Prof. D. Baker – Lecture recital on Bach’s organ works Riga Rose, Scout Close, Mytholmroyd Hfx.
Sat. 18th Feb. 2.30pm Revd. Simon Reynolds – Clergy and Organists Haworth Road Methodist Church Bfd.
Friday 9th March 7.30pm Annual Dinner – Speaker, Dr. Bernard Knowles MBE The King’s Arms, Heath, WF1 5SL Wfd
Sat. 10th March 7.30pm Choral Workshop – Keith Roberts, Choral Director St. Jude’s, Manor Heath, Halifax Hfx
Sat. 17th March 2.30pm John Norman – The Rise & Fall of the Detached Console. St. James ‘Church, Charlestown, Baildon Bfd.
Sat. 14th April 7,30pm Life on the Inland Waterways – Geoff Spurr Catholic Memorial Club, Hopwood Lane Hfx.
Sat. 21st April 7.30pm AGM & Social Evening Haworth Road Methodist Church Bfd.
Sat. 12th May Organ Day - Early English Organs Halifax Minster Hfx. 7.30pm Annual Recital – Chris Brown, Halifax Halifax Minster Hfx.
Friday 18th May 6.30pm Demonstration on new Viscount organ 7.30pm AGM St. John’s Church, Wakefield WF1 2QU Wfd
Sat. 19th May Annual Outing Bridlington Priory Bfd.
Sat. 16th June 7.30pm Professor D. Baker – Organ Recital St. Joseph’s, Pakington Street Bfd.
Sat. 7th July 7pm AGM followed by Barbeque Riga Rose, Scout Close, Mytholmroyd Hfx.
‘ Items for inclusion to be sent to Sheila Scott scott.sheila@btopenworld.com Please send new items or alterations as soon as available for immediate inclusion.
In addition, there are regular organ recitals in the region at:
Bradford Cathedral - Wednesdays 1.00
Halifax Parish Church - Thursdays, 1.00
Leeds Town Hall - Mondays, 1.00
St. Margaret's Ilkley - some Fridays, 12.30
Details of other recitals can also be found at http://www.organrecitals.com