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  • Playing visits to two rarely-used Black Country town hall organs

    Central Hall Methodist Church, Walsall Ablewell Street, Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom

    As part of our support for the BIOS initiatives to identify instruments for their Historic Organs at Risk Register we are organising a playing visit to Walsall Town Hall (originally Nicholson & Lord 1908 IVP64) and Darlaston Town Hall (J J Binns 1903 IIIP33) - both rarely used organs- and Central Methodist Church, Walsall (originally Nicholson & Lord c. 1890 IIIP36). We need to provide an advance list of attendees to Walsall Town Hall - please let James Coupe know if you plan to come. 

  • Organ recital by Marion Tunwell and Michael Jones

    St Martin's London Road, Worcester, United Kingdom

    As part of the Coffee Concert series at St Martin's, London Road, Worcester, two of WMFO's members will be giving an organ recital

  • Worcester Cathedral anniversary recital

    Worcester Cathedral College Yard, Worcester

    Marking the 18th anniversary of the Kenneth Tickell & Co Quire Organ Martin Baker will be giving a recital, to be followed by refreshments provided by WMFO

  • “Craftsman’s art and music’s measure”

    Church of the Ascension, Malvern Link Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, United Kingdom

    Dr Jim Berrow will give an illustrated talk on the gothic revival and organs.  The Church of the Ascension, Malvern Link (known locally as Belmont Cathedral) was built in 1902 in the Early English style,  and is the work of the architect Sir Walter Tapper.  The organ, by Hunter IIP11 (undated), is one of only a few in the Midlands and will be presented and available for members to play. 

  • Talk on Herbert Howells by Andrew Millington

    Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street GL20 5RZ, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom

    This is a kind invitation from Gloucestershire OA to join them for this event at Tewkesbury Abbey

  • Remembering Arthur Wills

    St John-in-Bedwardine 1A Bromyard Rd, St John's, Worcester, United Kingdom

    In the 100th anniversary year of Arthur Wills' birth Paul Trepte, his successor at Ely Cathedral, will talk about the man he knew and assess AW's contribution to C20th organ and choral music, at St John-in-Bedwardine on the newly refurbished organ 

  • Illustrated talk on development of British organ

    St Martin's (Lower Vestry) London Road, Worcester, United Kingdom

    Andrew Moyes will give a talk on the development of the British organ over the past 50 years, based on his planned talk for the the centenary of the Organ Club