LICHFIELD & DISTRICT ORGANISTS’ ASSOCIATION Founded 1926 LDOA

President: Martyn Rawles, FRCO

JUNE 2012 NEWSLETTER

RECENT LDOA VISITS Overhaul and reconditioning was carried out by Nicholson’s in 1955. It then seems there were further Saturday 21st April 2012 visit to St Peter’s, Maney, for changes carried out around 1974 by Tom Sheffield, with Chairman’s Afternoon and AGM extra stops being added to the Choir, the Clarinet moved from the Choir and changed to a Krummorn playable from The visit was at the kind invitation of our Chairman David the Great and Pedal, and the addition of a Trombone ex Gumbley, who is Organist and Director of Music at St Burton-on-Trent Town Hall. Peter’s Church, and the visit was combined with our 2012 AGM, matters arising from which are covered under In the 2006 rebuild by Nicholson’s, the main changes separate heading following this visit report. made were a Trumpet (2nd hand) on the Choir installed on a new chest, reversal of the 1974 change by restoring the The church was built on land purchased from Emmanuel Clarinet to the Choir, the wind pressure reduced on the College, and St Peter’s was consecrated on 28th June pedal Trombone, a new pedal board, and a 16 channel 1905 by the Bishop of Birmingham, the Rt Revd Charles computer capture system installed. Gore, gaining full status in 1907. As originally consecrated, the church was incomplete owing to lack of The very comprehensive 31 speaking stop full romantic funds, but in the late 1920’s it was decided to build the specification as it stands today is: final west bay and tower, the extension being consecrated by Bishop Barnes on 29th Sept 1935. The reredos and the Pedal pulpit were both designed and made by Bridgeman’s of Harmonic Bass 32’, Violone 16’, Large Bourdon 16’, Small Lichfield Bourdon 16’, Bass Flute 8’, Octave Flute 4’, Trombone 16’

Choir Dulciana 8’, Vox Celeste 8’, Lieblich Gedeckt 8’, Flute 4’, 1 Piccolo 2’, Larigot 1 /3, Clarinet 8’, Trumpet 8’

Great Bourdon 16’, Large Open Diapason 8’, Small Open 2 Diapason 8’, Clarabella 8’, Principal 4’, Twelfth 2 /3, Fifteenth 2’, Mixture II, Trumpet 8’

Swell Bourdon 16’, Violin Diapason 8’, Stopped Diapason 8’, Principal 4’, Mixture II, Cornopean 8’, Oboe 8’, Tremulant.

Accessories Very comprehensive range of couplers, including octave and sub octave, a very useful Gt/Ped Pistons Combined, a 16 channel computer capture system, with 6 general and 6 per division thumb pistons, and corresponding toe pistons to the Great and Swell.

The visit provided an opportunity for David Gumbley to draw on his many years’ experience of playing works by The ornately carved chancel casework of the organ of his favourite composer J S Bach to offer guidance to St Peter’s Church, with David Gumbley at the console lesser experienced members via a masterclass. To assist

our understanding of the sort of organs for which Bach The organ is housed in its own organ chamber, and has would have written, David handed out a copy of the an ornately carved front case in the chancel, with an specification of the restored Wender organ at Arnstadt, opening at the side through a screen in the stone archway with its two 48 note manuals plus pedals, and which is into the south transept. The 3 manual organ was built and known to have been tested by the 18 year old J S Bach installed by Nicholson in 1905 when the church was first when first installed. With regards to how Bach’s music built, and its action was originally tubular pneumatic. In should be performed, David went on to point out that since 1939, Nicholson’s renovated the organ, electrifying the so few of Bach’s organ works were published in his action and adding the Twelfth, Fifteenth stops to the Great, lifetime, lots of assumptions have been made as to how and the Mixture and Oboe stops to the Swell. Bach performed them. David explained that in playing

1 Bach’s music there were three main aspects to consider – 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING registration, articulation and tempo. Matters of interest to members arising from the AGM were: Pat Neville offered to be David first ‘victim’, but as the piece she had originally intended to play was probably not  Election of Officers – Clive Smith had previously actually composed by Bach, Pat bravely offered to sight advised us that he wished to stand down from the read a chorale on Vater unser im Himmelreich. Pam Committee, but was happy to continue to distribute Strong was next up, choosing Toccata & Fugue in D Minor publicity material. Our appreciation to Clive for his (Dorian) BWV 538, with copies handed out of the first efforts publicising the Association. Margaret Pinder three pages being utilised by David to illustrate points on offered to join the Committee, and her appointment registration, articulation and tempo in the masterclass. was duly proposed and seconded. Margaret is an LRAM and was a member of the Liverpool Organists’ Association, of which she was President in 2001/2. The remaining officers confirmed their willingness to continue in office, and were duly re-elected.

 The 2011 Accounts showed that had it not been for the £70 (total of £104 including £34 in 2010) from the sale of James Pinder’s music, our outgoings would have exceeded income from subscriptions, so we are greatly indebted to Margaret Pinder for her generosity. Despite the probability of the IAO capitation fee being increased for 2013, by a majority of 1 it was voted to keep our subscription charges unaltered for a further year. However, to help ‘balance the books’, it was decided to invite a voluntary donation of 50p from members for refreshments provided at our visits. David Gumbley’s masterclass on J S Bach, with

Pam Strong at the console of St Peter’s, Maney.

FORTHCOMING LDOA VISITS Pam then prevailed upon David to play J S Bach’s Prelude

& Fugue in D Major BWV 532, a challenging work by any Tuesday 12th June 2012 visit to St James’ Church, standards, with some tricky pedalling! David received a Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield well-deserved ovation at the end of his performance.

Visit at the invitation of Rev Bill Moore commences at 7.30 Then it was the turn of other members to try out the fine pm. The Nicholson organ dates from c1921, and was Nicholson organ. Andrew McMillan continued the J S Bach extended from 2 manuals to 3 manuals in 1985. The theme with a stirring performance of Fantasia Pièce church has good and lively acoustics. d’Orgue in G major BWV 572, followed by Margaret Pinder playing Rhapsody No 1 by Herbert Howells, with David Gumbley acting as registrant to achieve the required gradual crescendo and diminuendo, and finally yours truly playing the 3rd and 4th movements of Mendelssohn’s Sonata No 2.

Margaret Pinder at the console of St Peter’s Maney,

with David Gumbley assisting as registrant. Locator map for St James Hill Church, Mere Green

Our thanks to David Gumbley for hosting the event, and to The church has a square tower and is located at the Pam Strong for the welcome refreshments. Our previous corner of Mere Green Road and St James Rd. Post code two visits had been particularly well attended, so today’s for Satnav users is B75 5BW, and is shown with a blue dot attendance of 12 was rather disappointing, due in part to a on the locator map. When approaching from the direction clash with other events on the same day. TS of Lichfield Road, travelling east along Mere Green Rd, St James Church Centre is on the left just before the church, 2 behind which is a large car park, with the entrance clearly Tuesday 11th September 2012 at 7.30 pm marked. Stephen Farr (St Paul’s Knightsbridge) and 2011 BBC Proms soloist Saturday 8th September 2012 visit to Broadway United Reformed Church, Walsall Tuesday 2nd October 2012 at 7.30 pm Cathy Lamb, Lichfield Cathedral Visit commences at 2.30 pm, hosted by our member and Broadway Organist/Choirmaster Alan Taylor. The organ is Tuesday 30th October 2012 at 7.30 pm a large 4 manual 51 stop organ built by Lloyd & Haynes, Martyn Rawles, Lichfield Cathedral comprising mainly Nicholson/Nicholson & Lord pipework, with a modern mobile console. (See October 2011 Tuesday 27th November 2012 at 7.30 pm newsletter for photos and description) A welcome return visit by Alex Mason, who was Assistant Organist at Lichfield from 2002-7, before moving to St NB. You may like to make a note in your diary of a recital David’s Cathedral, and is now Director of Chapel Music at at Broadway URC by Daniel Bishop of Liverpool Anglican Shrewsbury School. Cathedral on Saturday 15th September, the week after our visit. Tuesday 11th December 2012 at 7.30 pm Cathy Lamb, Ben Lamb, Martyn Rawles and Nigel Argust. Saturday 10th November 2012 - President’s Evening at Lichfield Cathedral Tuesday 22nd January 2013 at 7.30 pm Martyn Rawles Visit hosted by our President, Martyn Rawles. Open Choir rehearsal at 4.45 pm, followed by Evensong, then an Organ Recitals – Lunchtime Series opportunity for members to play the magnificent Hill organ, before finally adjourning for refreshments. Martyn Rawles has advised us of the following ‘MUSIC FOR REFLECTION’ 2012 lunchtime events, on Tuesdays Wednesday 12th December 2012 - Annual Dinner and Fridays from 1.00 – 1.30 pm, some of which have still to be confirmed. The events include both organ recitals Details to follow. and other musical events:

2013 Visits JULY

Pam is well advanced with arrangements for our visits in 17 Philip Lancaster (baritone), Gavin Roberts (piano) 2013, which so far include a visit to Eccleshall Holy Trinity Songs by Gurney Church/Gnosall Parish Church (January 2013), All Saints Four Oaks (February 2013), Shenstone area organ crawl 20 Robert Webb (violin), Helen Jones (piano) (April 2013), and Shrewsbury (June 2013). Visit details will Elgar’s Violin Sonata be included in the next newsletter. 24 Nigel Morris (organ) St. Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Tbc NEWS FROM THE LDOA COMMITTEE 27 Ingrid Cusido (piano). Tbc Children and the Organ

To ensure the future playing of organs in our churches, a 31 Douglas Tang (organ) Organ scholar elect, stated aim of our Constitution is ‘To foster an interest in King’s College, Cambridge. Tbc the organ and organ playing among young people’. Martyn Rawles, Cathy Lamb, Eric Lunt and Steve Mansfield have AUGUST kindly agreed to assist us in organising an event to fulfil this aim, and Trevor Smedley is meeting periodically with 3 Nigel Argust (organ) Lichfield Cathedral this group to plan the event. Following our last meeting on Bach’s famous Toccata & Fugue in D Min + music Saturday 28th April, the next step is to fix a date in the by Elgar Cathedral’s busy diary to hold the first event. 7 Rosie Mosley (soprano), Gabrielle Toy (piano) Next Committee Meeting tbc

The date of the next Committee Meeting has yet to be 10 Keith Hearnshaw (organ) Concert organist finalised. tbc

14 Andrew Kirk (organ) St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL NEWS/EVENTS tbc

Organ Recitals – Evening Series 17 Kristina Shakeshaft (soprano), Cathy Lamb (soprano), Ben Lamb (piano). Tbc The 2012 Evening Organ Recitals commence in September: 21 Mark Swinton (organ) St. Mary’s, Warwick Bonnet & Langlais 3 24 Harriet Hunter (soprano), Martyn Rawles (piano) could be brought to Lichfield Cathedral for a residency. tbc Unfortunately the high transportation/installation costs mean this is unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future, 28 Lichfield Cathedral School Music Department so I took the opportunity to see and hear these two organs Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet now in residency at Halifax Minster, and featured as part of the Yorkshire Organ Day 2012. 31 Gary Desmond (organ) tbc The day started with an invitation to ‘Meet the Minster Organ’, in the form of a short recital by Organist Emeritus SEPTEMBER of Halifax Minster Philip C Tordoff, who has been associated with the Minster for over 40 years. The 4 4 Benjamin Chewter (organ) Chester Cathedral manual 52 speaking stop organ was built by Harrison & tbc Harrison in 1929, incorporating some pipes from the earlier 1766 Snetzler organ. The organ retains its tubular 7 Richard Walker (organ) St. Chad’s, Shrewsbury pneumatic action from 1929, and there have been no tbc registration aids added, making it one of the few remaining large organs in the UK without such modern gadgetry. Other Notable Lichfield Cathedral Musical Events The recital programme explored various features of the Jubilee Proms Concert Saturday 16th June 2012 instrument. Including ranks from the earlier 1766 Snetzler organ and the famous Tuba stop. A celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, playing Proms favourites. With the combined Darwin Ensemble Chamber Orchestra, massed choirs and solo soprano. Presented by John Sergeant. 7.30 pm

Lichfield Festival – Lunchtime Organ Recital, Wed 11th July 2012

The Lichfield Festival takes place from 4-15th July, and includes an organ recital at Lichfield Cathedral by Ben San-Lau FRCO, Organ Scholar of King’s College Cambridge. 12 noon.

Release of New Lichfield Cathedral Choir CD

A CD of the Lichfield Cathedral Choir has just been released, the first CD for four years, and the first by the ‘new team’ of Cathy, Ben and Martyn.

The CD is a collection of 14 unaccompanied choral works, reflecting the high-points of the Church Year, together with 3 organ solo works. The primary purpose of the disc is to The 1929 Harrison & Harrison organ of Halifax Minster raise funds to finance a visit after Easter 2013 of the Cathedral Choir to their partner diocese of Marlosane in Then followed a talk by Dominic Gwynne, who along with South Africa, and to help them in their work of mission and his partner Martin Goetze, researched and recreated two education. replica Tudor organs around 12 years ago, as part of the RCO Early English Organ Project. The CD was recorded in February 2012, and is directed by Ben Lamb, Organ: Martyn Rawles, and produced by Cathy Lamb. Michael Vogwell (Pam & Ian’s son) is one of our Association members and a member of the Lichfield Choir, and our member Steve Mansfield’s son Edward is also a member of the Choir, and is treble soloist on one of the tracks.

Details of the CD, with short audio samples of each track, can be found on: www.cathedralchoir.org.uk/discography

IAO MATTERS

Yorkshire Organ Day, Halifax Minster, Saturday 12th May 2012

It was hoped that the two replica Tudor organs researched and recreated by organ builders Martin Goetz and Dominic Gwynn as part of the RCO Early English Organ Project The Wetheringsett Organ 4 The Wetheringsett Organ is based on a soundboard found David Baker took questions from the floor, leading to lively in Wetheringsett, Suffolk, discovered during alterations to discussions. a farmhouse, and may have been a dairy door. It has been dated to around 1525. The pitch and scaling of the stops The day concluded with a spectacular recital on the are indicated by the spacing and the toehole sizes on the Minster organ by Director of Music Christopher Brown, old soundboard, and the replica organ has 5 open metal playing a well-balanced programme, impressively stops, 1 stopped wood and 1 short resonator reed. The performed, and finishing in great style with Sonata No 1 in key compass is 46 notes, the nominal pitch is 5’, and the D Minor Op 42 by Guilmant. tuning is a modified form of mean tone tuning. On behalf of the 85 or so delegates, including John The smaller Wingfield organ is based on a soundboard Stormont, IAO President Alan Thurlow offered a vote of thought to date from around 1530-40, found amongst thanks to all the contributors to today’s superb event. TS timber in the coffin house at Wingfield Church in Suffolk. Again the pitch and scaling of the stops are indicated by IAO 2012 Congress the spacing and the toehole sizes on the old soundboard, and the replica organ has 5 open wooden stops. The key The 2012 Congress will be held in Cheltenham from 29th compass is 40 notes, the nominal pitch is 5’, and the July to 3rd August. This promises to be an outstanding tuning is a modification of the Erlangen tuning. event, with visits to Worcester Cathedral, Malvern Priory, St Swithun’s Church (Worcester), Great Badminton Church of St Michael and All Angels, Westonbirt House, Cirencester Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Cheltenham College, Cheltenham Ladies College, St Mary Radcliffe (Bristol) and Llandaff Cathedral (Cardiff). Annual Dinner of the IAO with guest speaker Dr Roy Massey, MBE.

Note that places for delegates are now fully booked, but if you wish to be placed on a waiting list, please contact Jane Allsopp, Congress Administrator on [email protected]

Midlands Organ Day, Saturday 29th September 2012

The Wingfield Organ, showing the ornately decorated front The 11th Midlands Organ Day is to be held on Saturday pipes and the single manual on the reverse side. 29th September in Grantham, hosted by the Lincolnshire Organists’ Association, commencing at 10.30 am Full Dominic Gwynne went on to explain that the soundboards details on the IAO website. don’t tell you everything about the original organs, and a great deal of research was involved to fill in the gaps, including researching organs still around in Spain and RECENT LOCAL RECITALS REVIEWS Southern Mediterranean dating from this era for clues as to bellows design etc. The builders of the original Ian Tracey Recital, All Saints Four Oaks, Saturday 31st instruments are thought to be local English builders, and March 2012 as they didn’t use screws, the replica organs similarly don’t use screws, relying instead on nails and cleats. The organ of All Saints Four Oaks had a substantial refurbishment in 2011. In her introduction to tonight’s Then followed an introduction to the Halifax Organ recital, All Saints Director of Music and LDOA member Academy, with Prof David Baker describing the aims and Angela Sones commented that having first met Organist activities of the Academy. This was followed by a Titulaire of Liverpool Cathedral Ian Tracey at his 1994 masterclass by Thomas Leech (Leeds Cathedral) involving Bank Holiday recital, he was the obvious choice to give the 3 students from the Academy playing the Minster organ. inaugural recital on completion of the refurbishment.

The lunch break provided an opportunity for delegates to In 1972, a poor two manual organ at All Saints was sample the two replica Tudor organs replaced by a three manual organ of unknown make from St Luke’s Parish Church, Dudley, which had been rebuilt A talk by Dr Judith Blezzard on ‘How Tudor Composers by Nicholson & Lord around 1907. The Swell and Great Worked’ was illustrated by Prof David Baker with extracts departments were used virtually in their entirety but the of music from that era, beautifully played on the Choir department was discarded in favour of a superior Wetheringsett organ. one available from a redundant 1905 Laycock & Banister organ of Jubilee Methodist Chapel, Tunstall, Stoke-on- Then John Mander, Managing Director of Mander Organs, Trent. Other stops of early 1920’s vintage came from two offered his views on the state of organ building in Britain other redundant J J Binns of Leeds organs, together with today, concluding that although times are challenging, the new pipework made by Rogers of Leeds. In 1987, a Solo organ building industry in the UK still has a future. manual was added using and extending some existing stops, making the instrument more versatile. A discussion panel of Dominic Gwynne, Christopher Brown, Thomas Leech and John Mander, chaired by Prof 5 The catalyst for the 2011 rebuild was the umbilicus of the Yehudi Menuhin in Liverpool Cathedral. Ian Tracey’s score mobile console. It was cumbersome and splitting, thus was a transcription by another of his illustrious becoming a health and safety issue as it also carried predecessors and the first organist of Liverpool Cathedral, mains voltage. The Transmission System was very H Goss-Custard, the score being part of Goss-Custard’s antiquated and not up to today’s standards, and also the archive given to Ian Tracey. action was becoming temperamental and slow, making playing the instrument more and more taxing. The size of Three Pieces for Musical clocks by Haydn followed, and the instrument called for the addition of an up-to-date then a further work on Ian Tracey’s DVD - Four Sketches processor, and with it the additional playing aids for Pedal Piano by Robert Schumann, an instrument popular with organists who could practice without having The substantial 2011 refurbishment was carried out by to find someone to pump the hand-blown organs of the Peter Spencer, with Roy Massey acting as Organ Adviser time. Next, Scherzo in G Minor, a showy piece by Marco on the changes. A Musicom console and data Enrico Bossi was described by Ian Tracey as ‘a Jeremy transmission system was installed. The positif Unda Maris Clarkson piece, going from 0 – 90 and back again, frenetic (a re-tuned Dulciana) was discarded and a chiffy 4’ flute and insanely difficult!’ installed. The Spitz Flute was given its proper name of Gemshorn and the Great Chimney Flute re-voiced to A staple of many organists’ repertoire, Suite Gothique by speak effectively. The coarse Swell Mixture was replaced Leon Boëllman, followed. Next in the programme was by lighter brighter pipework, which blends better with the Pavane (Rhythmic Suite) by the American composer Swell Chorus, and the Swell Strings opened up to give Robert Elmore, in a lighter more cinema organ style. This more “presence”. was followed by a transcription by Ian Tracey of Suite from Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, comprising the three dances Advantage was taken of the Musicom Facility to add Fee Draguee, Arab and Mirlitons, also featured on Ian digitally generated stops to expand the organ's range. 16' Tracey’s Liverpool Cathedral DVD. and 32' Open Wood diapasons together with a 32' Trombone were added to the Pedal department and an 8' Fiat Lux by Theodore Dubois makes for a fine finale for an Tuba Magna and 8' Trompette added to the Solo. The organ recital, but on this occasion the Liverpool Trompette is also available on the Positif. The 4 manual connections of this piece were also factors in its choice, as organ now boasts 60 speaking stops and a full the title is on the coat of arms of Liverpool University, complement of 8 general and 6 manual/pedal pistons, whose first organist was W T Best, and indeed the together with stepper control all up to 100 levels. inscription by Dubois on the score of this work is ’A mon ami W T Best’.

After a rapturous applause by a near capacity audience in the church, including no less than ten of our members, Elizabethan Serenade by Ronald Binge was the unusual choice for an encore.

The console and organ of All Saints Four Oaks

Ian Tracey did his own introduction to his programme, and Margaret Pinder chatting to Ian Tracey after his recital opened with a track featured on his Liverpool Cathedral DVD - Overture to the Occasional Oratorio by Handel, A quite sumptuous buffet was laid on in the church hall, transcribed for organ by one of Ian Tracey’s illustrious providing an opportunity for the audience to chat with Ian predecessors at Liverpool, W T Best. Tracey, including our member Margaret Pinder, who knew Ian from when at the age of 17 he was organ scholar to This was followed by Prelude in B minor (48 Preludes & her late husband James at Prescot Parish Church, Fugues), a calm beautiful piece by J S Bach, with the LH Lancashire. arranged by Antonio Silotti, employing string stops. Then followed another piece featured on his DVD – Chaconne in Peter Spencer and his team, together with Angela Sones D by J S Bach – a piece he had first heard played by and Richard Hartshorn, are to be congratulated on the 6 success of tonight’s event and the restoration of the organ, Peter Morris Recital, Walsall Town Hall, Thursday which despite the mixed parentage of its pipework and the 19thApril 2012 electronic additions, blends together beautifully to make a really splendid sound. A most enjoyable and memorable The title of today’s lunchtime recital was ‘Out of the ‘B’ inaugural recital . Box’, which Peter Morris explained related to composers names beginning with ’B’, there being separate box for J S Note: We have kindly been invited by Angela Sones and Bach! Richard Hartshorn to visit All Saints to sample the improvements to the organ for ourselves, and Pam has The first two pieces were by composers from the same era arranged our visit for 23rd Feb 2013. TS Buxtehude (1637-1707) and John Blow (1649-1798). Buxtehude’s Prelude & Fugue in D Major was composed Linda Sitkova Recital, Birmingham Symphony Hall, for the comprehensive organs around in Germany at that Monday 16th April 2012 time, whereas Echo Voluntary in G by Blow sounds to be a much earlier work, because organs in England at the time Today’s recitalist, Linda Sitkova, comes from Roznov pod were quite basic – no pedals and very few with three Radhostem in the Czech Republic, and after finishing manuals. The manuscript for this piece was apparently grammar school in 1999, she started to study organ with found in Japan! Prof Jan Hora at the Prague Conservatory, then further studies in Stuttgart. She has won numerous international Johannes Brahms 3 Chorale Preludes – Schumucke dich organ competitions, including finalist and winner of the O liebe Seele, Herzlich thut mich verlangen and Langlais Prize from St Albans International Organ Herzliebster Jesu were followed by three pieces by Sir competition 2007, and then in 2009 she was awarded Alfred Herbert Brewer, who lived the whole of his life in second prize at St Albans. She is an organist in Prague at Gloucester and was a chorister at Gloucester Cathedral the church of St Jan na Skalce and Tyn’s church. then organist from 1896 to his death in1928. Cloister Garth is a meditative piece, Elegy is a delicate piece described by Peter as ‘delicious’, and finally March Heroique, a very English piece Peter first came across in Sydney Cathedral. The lively opening fanfares give way to a slower passage, and then builds to a Walton-like majestic conclusion.

Leon Boëllmann is famous for his first suite, Suite Gothique, but this next work was his 2nd Suite for Organ in four movements written a year later. Peter played three of the movements – the lyrical Prelude Pastoral, the gentle Andantino, and finishing with the loud and lively Marche- Final, a fine piece deserving of greater exposure.

The final piece from Peter’s ‘B’ box was Toccata by William Arthur Blakeley, a pupil of Sir Frederick Bridge and Linda Sitkova organist of Mansfield Parish Church from 1883 to 1891. The lively opening gives way to a quieter middle section Her opening piece was Prelude & Fugue in E Flat by J S before loud chords provide a fitting climax to a recital Bach, the fugue being commonly known in England as ‘St comprising many rarely heard pieces. TS Anne’ from the resemblance with William Croft’s hymn Andrew Fletcher Recital, Emmanuel Church, Wylde tune. th Green, Friday 27 April 2012 This was followed by three movements from Widor’s Symphony No 6, Allegro, Adagio and Finale, with full use This 2011/12 lunchtime recital series has as its theme ‘The being made of the strident reeds on the Klais organ for the Olympics’, and having opened the series with the Olympic Hymn, for this final recital before his requests programme Allegro and thrilling Finale. st on 1 June, Andrew Fletcher chose Olympic Fanfare by As a Czech herself, for her final two pieces Linda featured John Williams, written for the 1984 Summer Olympic works by two Czech composers. Firstly Chorale Prelude Games in Los Angeles, as fitting an opening to this recital on the Czech hymn translated as ‘A stern voice sounds in as for the 1984 Olympic Games. the darkness’ by Bedřich Antonín Wiedermann (1883- 1951), who spent most of his life in Prague and became Next followed Chant de Mai by J Jongen, a gentle the greatest Czech organist of his generation. This was meandering work before the major work of today’s followed by the rather better known Petr Eben and the programme – the whole of Widor’s Symphony No 5. Finale from Sunday Music. This dramatic virtuoso piece encompasses many different moods and colours, and kept Andrew commented that the idea of a symphony had been the registrant very active as a consequence, finally touched on by Guilmant, but it really came to the fore with exploding into a wild toccata. Widor, who wrote 8 numbered symphonies plus Symphonie Gothique and Symphonie Romane. It was then A charming, elegant young lady whose splendid picked up by Vierne, who wrote six symphonies. performance was worthy of a rather better attendance at Symphony Hall. TS All the 5 movements of Widor’s Symphony No 5 make for superb tuneful organ music, but the final movement, 7 Toccata, became universally popular following the entrance, which leads to an inner vestibule with two arms wedding of The Rt Hon Angus Ogilvy to Princess of a fine staircase sweeping up to the gallery, then on Alexandra of Kent in 1963, when Francis Jackson played it through the vestibule into the large circular nave, with the at their York Minster wedding, and today it provided the organ located on the gallery above the entrance to the thrilling climax to today’s recital. TS nave.

Thomas Trotter Recital, Birmingham Town Hall, The three manual organ with 37 speaking stops was built Monday 30th April 2012 by Norman & Beard in 1904, and the inaugural recital was given by C W Perkins, the noted organist of Birmingham Having heard the whole of Widor’s Symphony No 5 three Town Hall. It was restored by Nicholson & Co in 1963, days earlier, the first movement Allegro Vivace was the included replacement of the tubular pneumatic action by choice of Thomas Trotter for a vibrant opening to today’s electro pneumatic action. recital, beautifully played from memory. By 1984-5, wear and tear was causing problems with the Thomas admitted that one of his hobbies was listening to action and Harrison & Harrison were chosen to carry out organ CD’s, and he recently heard this next piece on a restoration. Finally, in 2011 Harrison & Harrison were CD. The Belgian August de Boeck was best known for his engaged to carry out a £300,000 rebuild and restoration operas and ballets, and although he was a church organist with some tonal adjustments and additions, taking the for most of his life, he wrote only five short pieces for organ to a very comprehensive 41 speaking stops. The organ. Allegretto is the third of a set of three pieces action was completely replaced and several new playing composed around 1898, and is a delightful little piece, but aids were added. The inaugural recital was given by Dr I suspect Thomas’s motive for inclusion in the recital was Roy Massey MBE, with a second recital a week later by that it gave him the excuse to utilise his favourite Simon Preston. Whitechapel Bells stop!

Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 541 by J S Bach followed, full of strong melody, rich harmony and driving rhythm all the way through. Superbly performed.

Thomas Trotter described Messiaen’s style as usually either intense or virtuosic, and L’Ascension is both. It is the first of his major cycles of organ pieces, and today Thomas chose to play the second and third of these ‘Four Symphonic Meditations’. Alleluias Sereins is a quiet intense work employing soft tone colours, whereas Transports de Joie is a dramatic, striking piece given a virtuosic performance by Thomas Trotter.

Wagner has been the composer chosen for the finale of a number of Thomas Trotter’s Town Hall recitals, and today’s choice was the third of Wagner’s operas, Rienzi Overture, transcribed for organ by Edwin Lemare. The Martyn Rawles taking his bow at the end of his slow introduction begins mysteriously with a single trumpet St Chad’s Shrewsbury recital note, and this leads on to a soaring hymn-like theme (Rienzi’s prayer). The prayer builds up to a tumultuous Martyn Rawles’ recital was part of St Chad’s Music climax and then erupts into an extended allegro Festival, and he opened this well attended recital with a movement, dominated by ringing fanfares. A magnificent piece he promised would be unknown to all of us, Prelude piece with which to fully demonstrate the orchestral & Fugue in D composed by Ambrose Probert Porter, a colours of the Town Hall organ, not to mention Thomas predecessor of Martyn at Lichfield Cathedral from 1925- Trotter’s flawless technique and beautiful registrations. 59. A surprisingly worthy piece, which builds to a majestic Have a look at this piece on YouTube, played by Thomas ‘fff’ conclusion. Trotter in 2007 at the Budapest Palace of Arts. A rather more familiar piece followed in the form of A wonderfully varied recital, with Thomas Trotter on great Chorale from Symphony Romane by Widor, and form! TS beautifully registered by Martyn. Being in Shropshire, it was opportune to include 3 dances from Shakespeare’s Martyn Rawles Recital, St Chad’s Shrewsbury, Friday Henry VII by composer Edward German, a ‘Shropshire 4th May 2012 Lad’ born in Whitchurch, arranged by Lemare. Next followed the beautiful slow Largo Op 71 No 2, by Flor A recital by our Association President Martyn Rawles is Peeters, and then Chorale Prelude BWV 649, Ach bleib always worth making an effort to attend, but in this case bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, one of the six Schübler Chorales there was the added incentive of hearing the result of a by J S Bach. restoration by Harrison & Harrison of the organ at St Chad’s, Shrewsbury, completed in 2011. To conclude the recital Martyn chose the deservedly very popular Cortège et Litanie by Dupré. The gentle Cortège This was my first visit to St Chad’s, and it is a most leads to the Litanie, with its instantly recognisable interesting building in that it has a tower above the repetitive theme, which builds progressively to a 8 magnificent full organ climax. This piece alone was well Another popular march followed, this time Imperial March worth making the trip to Shrewsbury to hear. The restored by Elgar, who wrote this orchestral piece to celebrate the organ is a quality instrument, and speaks unhindered into Diamond Jubilee in 1897 of Queen Victoria, and to whom the fine acoustic of the circular nave, complemented by an the Walsall Town Hall organ is dedicated. Then back again immaculate performance by Martyn Rawles. TS to Handel for another of his famous pieces with a royal connection – Music for the Royal Fireworks – written as a Richard Syner Recital, Sutton Coldfield URC, Tuesday wind band suite for George II for a fireworks display in 15th May 2012 London's Green Park on 27 April 1749. Fortunately the music proved to be rather more successful than the Our member Richard Syner took up his post at Sutton building made for the event, which being constructed from Coldfield United Reformed Church in 2011, and today saw wood, predictably burnt down! Peter played the his first public recital there. celebratory La Rejouissance, followed by Minuet.

The organ was purchased from Nicholson & Lord in 1887, Staying with Handel, but this time Karg-Elert using one of and was enlarged in 1904 when the organ chamber was his themes as the basis for the piece 54 Variations on a built in the chancel. There have been two major rebuilds Theme of Handel, and providing Peter with the opportunity since, in 1964 and 1987. The console was electrified by to showcase lots of different styles and registrations on the Nicholson’s and moved to its present detached position in Town Hall organ. 1970. It has three manuals and a comprehensive 41 stop specification. Then followed variations on the tune America, not on this occasion the Charles Ives version, but another Charles - Richard’s recital was of ‘light organ music’. It was Charles Wesley, composer of God Save the King with accompanied by a slide show of images of Sutton New Variations. Coldfield/Sutton Park and others reflecting the pieces in a programme of music by predominantly British composers Then finally, to end this recital featuring music with a royal of light music, including Percy Grainger, Alfred Ketelby, connection, another famous march, Orb and Sceptre by Ronald Binge and Eric Coates. The concluding piece was William Walton, composed for the Coronation of Queen Richard’s own arrangement of The Dambusters by Eric Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953. This piece brought back Coates, accompanied appropriately enough by slides memories for Peter Morris of the celebrations for the showing Lancaster bombers in action. Coronation, when as a boy in Huddersfield, he entered a fancy dress competition dressed as Robin Hood, and was Considerable thought and effort had clearly gone into the mortified when he failed to win! This disappointment must music and slide show, and this was much appreciated by have understandably scarred him for life! patrons of this well attended event. Well done Richard! TS Today’s uplifting programme provided a fitting end to a Peter Morris Recital, Walsall Town Hall, Thursday 17th splendid 2011-12 series, and the Walsall Town Hall May 2012 regulars are indebted to Peter for his efforts on our behalf over the last 9 months, and we look forward to the start of Today’s lunchtime recital by our Honorary Member and the 2012-13 recital series, commencing on Thursday 20th Walsall Borough Organist Peter Morris was the final recital September 2012. TS in the 2011-12 series. Thomas Trotter Recital, Birmingham Town Hall, Being the closest recital to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Monday 28th May 2012 the recital featured music with a ‘Royal’ connection, and was dedicated by Peter to Elaine Box, who has recently The last recital of the 2011/12 series of lunchtime organ died of cancer at the age of 58. Elaine, an officer of recitals was as usual a ‘Summer Request Concert’, Walsall Council, was described by Peter Morris as a good featuring requests from the public for works performed by friend of the Walsall Town Hall organ, in that if anything Thomas Trotter during the series. needed doing to keep it in working order, he could always rely on Elaine to somehow find the funding to do it, even in The first request was entitled Mohrentanz, a lively dance recent times of financial constraints. by Tylman Susato, an Antwerp composer, instrumentalist and publisher, providing a rousing opening to today’s Crown Imperial by William Walton provided the ideal piece recital. This was followed by the very familiar Introduction to open today’s recital. Having been first performed at the & Allegro from Organ Concerto Op 4 No 2 by Handel. Two Coronation of George VI in 1937, it has been performed at Canonic Studies Nos 4 & 5 Op 56 by Schumann followed. many state occasions since, including most recently as a recessional piece for the wedding of Prince William and Next the Allegro Maestoso from Edward Elgar’s Organ Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011. Sonata in G, Op 28, a majestic work ideally suited to the power of the Town Hall organ. Continuing the ‘royal’ connection, next followed Water Music – Bourree, Minuet, Air and Hornpipe - by Handel, The remaining requests followed a ‘Wedding Fever!’ premiered on 17 July 1717 after King George I had theme, reflecting this time of the year most favoured for requested a concert on the River Thames. The concert weddings. Wedding of the Painted Doll by Nacio Herb was performed by 50 musicians playing on a barge near Brown provided Thomas with the excuse to use for the the royal barge, from which the King listened with close melody his much favoured Whitechapel Bells. ‘Something friends. old’ came in the form of J S Bach’s Toccata in C Major,

9 BWV 564, with its familiar manuals opening and then FORTHCOMING LOCAL ORGAN RECITALS extended pedal solo. LDOA Members’ Recitals/Events ‘Something new’ came in the form of Festival Toccata by the actor, writer, broadcaster and musician Jeremy Mervin Jones - Darlaston Town Hall Nicholas, the first public performance of which was given Concert of popular theatre organ music on 2nd Thursday by Thomas Trotter as part of his ‘The King of Instruments’ of every month, with Mervin Jones at the 3 manual Binns concert at Birmingham Town Hall on 19th March 2012, and Organ, 1.30 to 3.30 pm which was presented by Jeremy Nicholas. This really is a superbly flamboyant toccata for organ, which deserves Peter Morris - Walsall Town Hall wider popularity. The 2012/13 recitals series by our Honorary Member and Walsall Borough Organist Peter Morris will commence on ‘Something borrowed’ was provided by Rossini’s Overture Thursday 20th September 2012 at 1 pm, and then monthly to William Tell, presumably ‘borrowed’ from the orchestral (generally 3rd Thursday of the month) until May 2013. repertoire and arranged for organ by Lemare, and again superbly suited to the Town Hall organ. Next for Martyn Rawles ‘something blue’ – Thomas Trotter’s arrangement of Blue In addition to the recitals listed for Lichfield Cathedral, Tango by Leroy Anderson – not actually played in this Martyn Rawles is giving the following organ recitals: current series, but is due to be played in the recital on 26th November in the 2012/13 series.  Saturday 2nd June 2012, 12.15 pm at St Mary’s Collegiate Church Warwick. Finally, and predictably given the wedding theme,  Wednesday 18th July 2012. 7.45 pm at Derby Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Cathedral Dream, was the popular choice to end today’s recital programme and this year’s lunchtime recitals series, Cathy Lamb leaving just enough time for the piece long associated with In addition to the recitals listed for Lichfield Cathedral, the Vienna New Year Concert, Radetzky March by Johann Cathy Lamb is giving the following organ recitals: Strauss, to providing a rousing encore.  Wednesday 20th June 2012, 7.30 pm at St Luke’s, So that’s it for the Town Hall lunchtime recitals till Monday Fountain Street, Leek. Celebrating 125 years of the th st 17 September, but there is at least Thomas Trotter’s 21 installation of the organ. See attached flyer. Anniversary Concert of the Symphony Hall organ to look rd th  Tuesday 3 July 2012, 1.15 pm at Hereford Cathedral forward to on Wednesday 13 June 2012. TS  Saturday 28th July 2012, 4 pm, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London  Wednesday 19th September 2012 1.10 pm, at St ORGAN THEMED PUZZLE Michael & All Angels, Croydon

Timed to coincide with the masterclass on J S Bach given Pat Neville - Trinity Methodist Church, Shenstone by David Gumbley at our April meeting, we had a J S Bach Further free lunchtime organ recitals will be held on themed puzzle to test your wits in the last newsletter. Monday 18th June, Monday 1st October and an Advent recital on Monday 3rd December by our Treasurer and Andrew McMillan was the winner once again, making it a Shenstone resident organist Pat Neville at 12.45 pm to hat trick of wins, and receiving a £10 W H Smith gift 1.30 pm. Bring your sandwiches – drinks will be available. voucher kindly donated by our author of the puzzle. Come and go as you please.

For your information, the solution to the Bach-Clu-Doku Recitals In Local Area (to mid August) puzzle was: June 2012 123876495 459213876 Frid 1 June 2012 • 12:40 to 1:20 • St Chad’s, Shrewsbury 876549321 Ian Curror 741682953 632954718 Frid 1 June 2012 • 1:00 to 1:45 • Emmanuel Wylde Green 598137264 Requests Programme. Andrew Fletcher (Birmingham 987361542 University) 265498137 314725689 Frid 1 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1.50 • Birmingham Cathedral Tim Harper (Birmingham Cathedral) VACANCY Sat 2 June 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Vacancy at St Peter’s Church, Rickerscote, Stafford Warwick Martyn Rawles (Lichfield Cathedral) The vacancy at St Peter’s, Rickerscote, has yet to be filled, so if this is of interest, please see the April 2012 Sat 2 June 2012 • 7:00 • St Mary Magdalene, Bridgenorth newsletter for details/contacts. Carlo Curley (Concert Organist)

10 Sun 3 June 2012 • 12:00 • St Thomas’ Stourbridge Sat 23 June 2012 • 12:00 to 1.00 • The Victoria Hall. Jon Payne (St Thomas’ Stourbridge) Hanley Francis Jackson (Organist Emeritus, York Minster) Sun 3 June 2012 • 3:00 • Holy Trinity Wordsley Paul Carr (St Paul’s Birmingham) Sat 23 June 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick Mon 4 June 2012 • 3:30 • Southwell Minster Mark Swinton (St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick) Paul Hale & Philip White-Jones (Southwell Minster) Sat 23 June 2012 • 2:30 • St Lawrence’s, Ludlow Thurs 7 June 2012 • 1:15 to 1:45 • St Paul’s Birmingham James Lancelot (Durham Cathedral) Jon Payne (St Thomas’ Stourbridge) Tues 26 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1:50 • Warwick Road United Frid 8 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1.50 • Birmingham Cathedral Reformed Church Jonathan Stamp (Birmingham Cathedral) Tim Campain (Warwick Road United Reformed Church)

Sat 9 June 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Sat 30 June 2012 • 12:00 to 1.00 • Malvern Priory Warwick Tobias Frank (Neubrandenburg, Germany) Simon Niemanski (St Mary’s Met. Cathedral, Edinburgh) Sat 30 June 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Mon 11 June 2012 • 1.00 • Birmingham Cathedral Warwick Summer Organ Festival – Marcus Huxley (Birmingham Sebastian Thomson (BloxhamSchool) Cathedral) Sat 30 June 2012 • 2:30 • St Lawrence’s, Ludlow Mon 11 June 2012 • 1:00 to 1:30 • Coventry Cathedral Roger Judd (St Lawrence’s, Ludlow) Benjamin Sheen (Julliard School, New York) July 2012 Mon 11 June 2012 • 7:30 • St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham Sun 1 July 2012 • 3:00 • Holy Trinity Wordsley Martin Baker (Westminster Cathedral) Paul Carr (St Paul’s, Birmingham)

Tues 12 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1:50 • Warwick Road United Tues 3 July 2012 • 1:10 to 1.50 • Worcester Cathedral Reformed Church Andrew McCrea (St Swithun’s, Worcester) Ivan Linford (Oakham) Wed 4 July 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Wed 13 June 2012 • 2.00 • Symphony Hall, Birmingham Jane Watts (Concert Organist) 21st Anniversary Organ Concert. Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City Organist) Thurs 5 July 2012 • 1:15 to 1:45 • St Paul’s Birmingham Paul Carr (St Paul’s, Birmingham) Frid 15 – Sun 17 June 2012 • 7:30 • St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham Thurs 5 July 2012 • 1:15 to 1:45 • Burton-on-Trent Town Flower Festival, with organ recitals at 7.30 pm daily. Hall Mick Pattison, Martin Atterbury Mon 18 June 2012 • 1.00 • Birmingham Cathedral Summer Organ Festival – Tim Harper (Birmingham Sat 7 July 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Cathedral) Warwick Thomas Corns (St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick) Sat 16 June 2012 • 6:45 to 8.00 • Worcester Cathedral Peter Nardone (Worcester Cathedral) Tues 10 July 2012 • 1:10 to 1:50 • Warwick Road United Reformed Church Sun 17 June 2012 • 6:55 to 7:45 • St Chad’s, Shrewsbury Jason Hawkins (Bury Parish Church) Richard Stephens (St James’, Chipping Campden) Wed 11 July 2012 • 1:10 to 1.45 • Tues 19 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1.50 • Worcester Cathedral Laurence Caldecote (St Nicholas, Nuneaton) Gerdi Troskie (Worcester) Wed 11 July 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Wed 20 June 2012 • 7:30 • Southwell Minster Daniel Moult (Concert Organist) Ian Tracey (Liverpool Cathedral) Thurs 12 July 2012 • 1:00 • St Mary’s, Shrewsbury Wed 20 June 2012 • 1:10 to 1.45 • Shrewsbury Abbey Paul Carr (St Paul’s. Birmingham) Francis Murton, Nykkö-Mickaël Grégoire Sat 14 July 2012 • 12:00 to 1.00 • The Victoria Hall. Frid 22 June 2012 • 1:00 to 1:45 • Emmanuel Wylde Hanley Green Ian Tracey (Liverpool Cathedral) Richard Dawson (Organ Scholar of Keble College, Oxford) Sat 14 July 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Frid 22 June 2012 • 1:00 to 1:40 • St Swithun’s, Worcester Warwick Roger Judd (St Laurence’s, Ludlow) Adrian Moore (Holy Trinity, Leamington Spa) 11 Sat 14 July 2012 • 1:00 • St Lawrence’s, Ludlow August 2012 Ian Ball (Worcester) Wed 1 August 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Sat 14 July 2012 • 6:45 to 8.00 • Worcester Cathedral Steven Grahl (St Marylebone Parish Church) Stephen Farr (St Paul’s, Knightsbridge) Thurs 2 August 2012 • 1:15 to 1:45 • St Paul’s Sun 15 July 2012 • 6:55 to 7:45 • St Chad’s, Shrewsbury Birmingham Roger Allen (St Peter’s College, Oxford) Paul Carr (St Paul’s, Birmingham)

Wed 18 July 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Frid 3 August 2012 • 12:40 to 1:20 • St Chad’s, Martyn Rawles (Lichfield Cathedral) Shrewsbury David Jackson (Northwich) Thurs 19 July 2012 • 1:00 • St Mary’s, Shrewsbury Charles Jones (Holy Trinity, Llandudno) Frid 3 August 2012 • 1:00 to 1.30 • Lichfield Cathedral Nigel Argust (Lichfield Cathedral) Sat 21 July 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick Sat 4 August 2012 • 1:00 to 1:45 • St Thomas’ Stourbridge Ruaraidh Sutherland (Christ’s Church, Rye, New York) John Keys (St Mary the Virgin, Nottingham)

Sat 21 July 2012 • 1:15 • St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove Sun 5 August 2012 • 3:00 • Holy Trinity Wordsley Jonathan Kingston (St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove) Paul Carr (St Paul’s, Birmingham)

Tues 24 July 2012 • 1:00 to 1.30 • Lichfield Cathedral Tues 7 August 2012 • 1:10 to 1:50 • Warwick Road United Nigel Morris (St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham) Reformed Church David Warner (St Nicholas’, Barton le Clay) Tues 24 July 2012 • 1:10 to 1:50 • Warwick Road United Reformed Church Wed 8 August 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Jon Payne (St Thomas’, Stourbridge) Peter Gould (Derby Cathedral)

Tues 24 July 2012 • 1:10 to 1.50 • Worcester Cathedral Wed 8 August 2012 • 1:10 to 1.45 • Shrewsbury Abbey Paul Derrett (Hull) Adrian Cleaton, Eleri Lloyd

Wed 25 July 2012 • 7:45 • Derby Cathedral Thurs 9 August 2012 • 1:00 • St Mary’s, Shrewsbury D’Arcy Trinkwon (Worth Abbey) Richard Pilliner (London)

Thurs 26 July 2012 • 1:00 • St Mary’s, Shrewsbury Frid 10 August 2012 • 1:00 to 1.30 • Lichfield Cathedral Paul Derrett (Hull) Keith Hearnshaw (Concert Organist)

Sat 28 July 2012 • 12:15 • St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Sat 11 August 2012 • 1:00 • St Lawrence’s, Ludlow Warwick Richard Gowers (Eton College) James Scott (Bath) Mon 13 August 2012 • 1:00 to 1:30 • Coventry Cathedral Sat 28 July 2012 • 1:00 • St Lawrence’s, Ludlow Francesca Massey (Durham Cathedral) Jonathan Vaughn (Wells Cathedral) Tues 14 August 2012 • 1:00 to 1.30 • Lichfield Cathedral Mon 30 July 2012 • 1:00 to 1:30 • Coventry Cathedral Andrew Kirk () Alistair Reid (Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut)

Mon 30 July 2012 • 4:00 to 4.50 • Malvern Priory Roger Judd (St Laurence’s, Ludlow) For a complete listing of organ recitals in the UK and further details go to www.organrecitals.com Tues 31 July 2012 • 1:00 to 1.30 • Lichfield Cathedral For details of recital organ specifications go to the National Douglas Tang (Hereford Cathedral) Pipe Organ Register at www.npor.org.uk

LICHFIELD & DISTRICT ORGANISTS’ ASSOCIATION CONTACTS

President: Martyn Rawles, FRCO Chairman: David Gumbley, 0121 308 4845, e-mail [email protected] Secretary: Pam Strong, 01543 433368, e-mail [email protected] Treasurer: Pat Neville, 01543 481195 Publicity: Clive Smith, 07939 550408 Newsletter Editor: Trevor Smedley, 01543 319329, e-mail [email protected]

Editorial Note - next Newsletter is planned for August 2012, with deadline for submission of items for inclusion of 31/07/12, to Trevor Smedley by e-mail as above, or by mail to 8 The Parchments, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NA

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