Schnitger at Alkmaar · at Alkmaar . . .. . . Müller at Haarlem YOUR CHANCE TO VISIT AND PLAY TWO...
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Subscribe to online digital editions— save money & trees YOrganists' Review on paper: 4 issues £23.80— online £10.99 CHOIR & ORGANX on paper: 6 issues £24.99— online £4.99 Subscribe at<https://pocketmags.com> <w.w.w.co-ca.org> When did you last check up on your Association’s website? No response yet to John Waring’s appeal for a member who’ll take over maintenance of the website. After several years John agrees it’s in need of thorough re-design—by someone else. All it takes is time, a computer, and an interest in appealing graphic design. How about it? Schnitger at Alkmaar . . . . . . Müller at Haarlem YOUR CHANCE TO VISIT AND PLAY TWO CELEBRATED DUTCH ORGANS Invitation from DAVID THORNTON F.R.C.0. of Preston & District Organists’ Association and Organist of Clitheroe Parish Church Organ Study Tour to the Netherlands Alkmaar and Haarlem, September 2019 “For many years I have been involved with taking small groups of organists to play instruments in France and latterly Germany. Provisional dates for next year’s trip are Sunday 8th September to Saturday 14th. We will be visiting the area around Alkmaar and Haarlem, with playing time already arranged for the F. C. Schnitger organ at the Laurenskerk Alkmaar and the C. Müller organ at the Bavokerk Haarlem. We will also be visiting several other historic organs around the region. We usually book 2 hours playing time on each organ, I intend to take 8 players and at present have a few places available. If you are interested please contact me, David Thornton at [email protected] for further details. This trip will be run on a ‘cost only, not for profit’ basis. Kind Regards, David Thornton FRCO”
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Subscribe to onlinedigital editions—save money & treesYOrganists' Reviewon paper: 4 issues £23.80—online £10.99
CHOIR & ORGANXon paper: 6 issues £24.99—
online £4.99Subscribe at<https://pocketmags.com>
<w.w.w.co-ca.org>When did you lastcheck up on yourAssociation’swebsite?
No response yet to John Waring’s appeal for amember who’ll take over maintenance of thewebsite. After several years John agrees it’s inneed of thorough re-design—by someone else.All it takes is time, a computer, and an interest inappealing graphic design. How about it?
Schnitgerat Alkmaar . . .
. . . Müller at Haarlem
YOUR CHANCE TO VISIT AND PLAYTWO CELEBRATED DUTCH ORGANSInvitation from DAVID THORNTON F.R.C.0.of Preston & District Organists’ Associationand Organist of Clitheroe Parish Church
Organ Study Tour to the NetherlandsAlkmaar and Haarlem, September 2019
“For many years I have been involved with taking small groups of organiststo play instruments in France and latterly Germany. Provisional dates fornext year’s trip are Sunday 8th September to Saturday 14th. We will bevisiting the area around Alkmaar and Haarlem, with playing time alreadyarranged for the F. C. Schnitger organ at the Laurenskerk Alkmaar and the C.Müller organ at the Bavokerk Haarlem. We will also be visiting several otherhistoric organs around the region. We usually book 2 hours playing time oneach organ, I intend to take 8 players and at present have a few placesavailable. If you are interested please contact me, David Thornton [email protected] for further details.This trip will be run on a ‘cost only, not for profit’ basis.
Kind Regards,David Thornton FRCO”
Action tubing disconnected and Swell-organbottom board removed to workshop
Progress at Kirkleatham
Water-damaged top board ofreservoir removed from chamber
Rusted reservoir weights and spoiledleathering of ribs
New double-rise reservoir top in progress
Pneumatic motors re-leathered
These are just a few of the photos taken byorgan-builder Andy Carter as he works onSaint Cuthbert’s organ.
To see lots more, and a short video, copyand paste this link in your browser:
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The major musical event in the coming weeks isour annual Baroque Concert when we join withTees Valley Youth Choir and a 20+ orchestra.We shall perform Bach’s Cantata 34 and parts ofCantata 39 and the Ascension Oratorio. Handel’sCoronation Anthem, ‘The King shall rejoice’ is alsoon the menuSaturday 12 January at 7.30 in St Peter’s.
We also have an Advent Carol Service on Sunday 2December at 6 p.m. with carols by V.Williams,Palestrina, Poston, Goldschmidt and Pretorius.
...and on Sunday 23 December at 6pm our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Choir carolarrangements by Mack Wilberg, June Nixon, William Mathias, John Rutter and Philip Ledger.
Coming up at Saint Peter’s, Stockton
Darlington Association
Organ & Brass Eveningon Saturday 24th November - 7.30pm at Northgate United Reformed ChurchDarlington DL1 1QU, with Matthew Atherton Organ and Wear Brass.The programme will include pieces for each separately and together, concluding withan opportunity for audience participation in singing Jerusalem.
Matthew Atherton is Director of Music at Aysgarth School and Wear Brass is a quintetof players from Weardale.
This should be a wonderful sound!
DON’T MISSBillingham’s
JONATHANPARKIN
at Classical CaféMiddlesbrough Town Hall
Sunday 2 December, 15:00(Doors & bar open 14:15)
Tickets only £3OR . . .
at Stokesley Methodist Church, Thursday 6 December, 13:30Mengyuan Zhen, piano (£7)
at Tuned In!, Redcar, Wednesday 12 December, 13:30Andrew Broome, clarinet, Matt Lam, piano (£7.50)
Guisborough Choral Society at Guisborough Methodist Church, Saturday 8 December, 19:30Christmas Concert with Salvation Army Band (£6)
