Halifax & District Organists' Association Web Log

Alex Binns- Organ Recitals 2008

2008-05-10T10:22:00.003+01:00

Alex Binns will be giving organ recitals at the following venues and times this year. You are most welcome to attend.

Saturday 7th June 7.30pm Halifax Parish Church Followed by Leipzig Exhibition
Saturday 21st June 12 noon St Mary's Luddenden
Friday 27th June 7.30pm St Wilfrid's Leeds
Saturday 5th July 12 noon St Michael's Ashton Under Lyne
Tuesday 5th August 1.00pm Mill Hill Chapel Leeds
Saturday 4th October 7.30pm Halifax Parish Church
Saturday 8th November 3.30pm St Mary's Mirfield

If you have any inquiries about these recitals or you would like Alex to give a recital for you from 2009 onwards, then please do not hesitate to contact him via email alexbinns@aol.com .

Organ Recital - Jonathan Scott

2008-03-16T23:36:00.004Z

Jonathan Scott will be giving a recital at St. Michael's, Cornholme on Saturday, 17th May 2008.

Tickets are £7 adult and £5 concessions inluding one complimentary drink per ticket.

Tickets are available by calling 01422882714.

http://www.jonathanscott.co.uk/

The Crucifixion by John Stainer

2008-02-15T11:17:00.002Z

On Sunday 16th March (Palm Sunday) at 6.30pm there will be a performance of Stainer's Crucifixion at Halifax Parish Church. Everyone is warmly invited to come along and sing in the chorus, which will be made up of choirs and singers from across the district. There are two rehearsals:
Sunday 9th March 2.00pm-4.00pm Halifax Parish Church
Sunday 16th March 4.15pm-5.45pm Halifax Parish Church
Tea and Coffee will be served at 5.45pm on the 16th for singers and if you are singing you may bring sandwiches or snacks.
Conductor: Alexander Binns
Organ: Philip Tordoff
Tenor: Hilary Barber
Bass: Jack Douglas

Please do come along and sing or if you wish just to listen!
Any questions please contact Alexander Binns at alexbinns@aol.com or 01422 369578 or 07891510211.
Many Thanks and look forward to seeing you,
Alexander Binns

Presidents Evening

2008-01-26T17:09:00.000Z

The Presidents Evening will be held at St. John's Parish Church, Clifton on Saturday, 16th February. 7 for 7.30pm.

There will be a pie and pea supper and a quiz.

Members will receive an email or communication by post with a reply slip.

Kirklees Borough Organist

2007-11-16T07:20:00.000Z

ADVERTISEMENT

KIRKLEES BOROUGH ORGANIST

A talented organ musician who loves performing and building a rapport with audiences is sought by Kirklees Council for the position of Borough Organist.

Kirklees has a strong musical heritage which it is seeking to strengthen further. Its programme of organ concerts contribute to a diverse range of music provision in the Borough.

Huddersfield Town Hall is home to a fine Father Willis Organ, much loved by those who have played or listened to it. The Council is seeking a musician to regularly play this instrument and lovingly take care of it. The Borough Organist is expected to play up to 9 performances per year (presently held on Monday lunchtimes) at Huddersfield Town Hall plus programme and manage up to 3 concerts per year by guest recitalists. S/he will also be expected to play up to 3 concerts per year at other venues in Kirklees.

Working with the Principal Music and Events Officer, the Borough Organist will also programme up to 8 lunchtime concerts per year at Dewsbury Town Hall featuring a range of classical musicians.

The Borough Organist will contribute to the development of audiences for organ music in Kirklees by contributing to the planning of audience development projects, participating in press and media campaigns, developing contacts with local societies and music organisations and responding to requests for talks/presentations to local groups.

This is an interesting and prestigious role which will enable the right candidate to build a very special relationship with audiences. The Huddersfield audiences value their organ concerts and appreciate musicians who take the time to help them learn more about the organ and the repertoire performed. It is therefore essential that the new Borough Organist is not only a talented musician but someone who feels comfortable speaking to audiences and is an excellent communicator.

SERVICE AREA: Culture & Leisure Services

SECTION: Culture and Leisure Development �??
Arts & Creative Economy Development Unit
___________________________________________________________

POST TITLE: Borough Organist

SALARY: £7,000
____________________________________________________________

PURPOSE OF THE POST

Culture and Leisure�??s vision is to widen access, increase involvement and make it easier for people to get involved. The purpose of the service is to provide choice and opportunity, growth and challenge, empowerment and enjoyment for all of our communities. We have a culture of being outward looking, inclusive and visionary.

To promote organ music in Kirklees including performing concerts, programming and developing audiences.

To contribute to the Arts and Creative Economy Development Unit�??s aim to develop Creative People, Creative Places and Creative Communities in Kirklees.

KEY OUTPUTS

Increased audiences attending organ concerts in Kirklees.

Delivery of high quality organ programme at Huddersfield Town Hall and other venues in Kirklees.

Effective promotion of Kirklees as an attractive place to live, work and visit with a strong reputation for high quality music programmes.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To respond to contacts with Elected Members, local and regional organisations and members of the public.

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage Culture and Leisure Services�?? organ programme including performing up to 9 concerts per year at Huddersfield Town Hall; up to 3 concerts per year at other appropriate venues in Kirklees; and programming up to 3 concerts per year featuring guest musicians at Huddersfield Town Hall.

To contribute to the programming of up to 8 lunchtime recitals per year at
Dewsbury Town Hall.

To contribute to the development of audiences for the Service�??s music
programmes including building a rapport with existing audiences and working
with Culture and Leisure Services officers and their partners.

To promote organ music in Kirklees.

To advise about the quality of Huddersfield Town Hall�??s organ and recommend
repair and maintenance work when required.

Miscellaneous

To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the postholder�??s supervisor from time to time, in consultation with the postholder.

The postholder�??s duties must at all times be carried out in compliance with the Council�??s Equal Opportunities Policy and other policies designed to protect employees or service users from harassment.

a) Take reasonable care of the health and safety of self, other persons and resources whilst at work.

b) Co-operate with management of the Service as far as is necessary to enable the responsibilities placed upon the Service under the Health and Safety at Work Act to be performed, e.g. operate safe working practices.

c) It is the duty of the postholder not to act in a prejudicial or discriminatory manner towards service users or employees, including those who may be for example from minority ethnic communities, women, disabled or older people, lesbians or gay men. The postholder should also counteract such practice or behaviour by challenging or reporting it.

To carry out the above duties in compliance with the Council�??s Environment Policy at all times. In addition, the postholder shall endeavour to prevent pollution, comply with all relevant regulatory requirements regarding the environment and aim for continuous improvement in their environmental performance.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Principal Music and Events Officer

RESPONSIBLE FOR: No staff

HOW TO APPLY

The job description is attached to this advert. If you want an informal chat or have any queries, please contact Adele Poppleton on 01484 414853.

If you decide to apply, send in your CV with a covering letter including details about what skills, knowledge and experience you have which you think make you the ideal candidate for this post. It is advisable to e-mail the CV and letter to adele.poppleton@kirklees.gov.uk although it can be sent via mail to:

Adele Poppleton
Culture and Leisure Services
Business and Leisure Complex
Stadium Way
Huddersfield
HD1 6PG.

The deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 23rd November 2007.

Auditions and interviews will be held on Tuesday 4th December 2007.

Philip Tordoff - organ recital

2007-10-31T23:07:00.000Z

By Andrew Liddle
Halifax Parish Church

Philip Tordoff's first organ recital at the Parish Church was in 1960, more than a decade, in fact, before he arrived, on Easter Sunday, 1971, to take up duties as organist and choir master. Since then there have been 1,000 recitals including 150 by him. His association with the church goes back even further, however, to the period 1954-56, when he was a pupil of Shackleton Pollard, another long-serving organist. Philip got things off to a rousing start with a piece once much favoured at weddings, the Marche Pontificale, from C.M. Widor's Symphony No.1. There followed two items of pure magic, William Byrd's Alman and Thomas Tomkins's Voluntary, played uniquely on the original stops of the Snetzler organ of 1766, recapturing the original sound before rebuilding took place in 1928. After an energetic exploration of Bach's joyous Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, Philip provided a most sensitive accompaniment to Jack Douglas's baritone, before performing works by C.V. Stanford and S. Karg-Elert, finishing with a flurry of cadenzas on A. Guilmant's Sonata No 1 in D Minor. It is particularly remarkable that we are congratulating Philip on this personal milestone because, as readers of a certain age will remember, there was no organised programme of regular recitals before his appointment. This was a night of homage to two of the town's treasures �?? its mighty organ, the best in Yorkshire, and its incomparable organist.

St Michael and All Angels, Cornholme

2007-09-15T22:00:00.000+01:00

St Michael and All Angels, Cornholme, are having an Organ Open Day, (10am to 5pm) and informal recital evening (7pm to 9pm) on the 6th October 2007.

Organists are sought to take part and everyone is welcome to come along and support this event.

Organ Recital

2007-08-25T19:20:00.000+01:00

Alexander Binns will be giving his first organ recital at Halifax Parish Church on Saturday 6th October at 12 noon. Entrance is free but a collection will be taken. His programme contains music by Buxtehude, Bruhns, Durufle, Boellmann, Langlais and Vierne. Everybody is welcome to attend.

Other Recitals
19th October St Luke's Norland 7.30pm
10th November St John's Upper Hopton 7.30pm with Juliet Moorhouse, Owen Ryder and Scott Senogles

Small Choir Website

2007-06-07T13:09:00.000+01:00

This is principally intended for small church choirs (those with few or no men).
It includes over 100 pieces of music suitable for such choirs (which may be downloaded and printed as you require �?? all copyright issues have been cleared, and there is nothing to pay for using the site or downloading the pieces). They come from the 16th to the 21st centuries, with European, English, US and Canadian composers and editors.

The site also includes information about local festivals for small choirs.

Access to the Small Choirs Website is via

www.small-choirs.org.uk.

If you would like to download this information and pass it on to someone else, a one page, printer friendly version is available via

www.pnms.co.uk/printer-versions/small-choirs.pdf

Philip K Norman

Choral Director - Leeds

2007-05-30T08:45:00.000+01:00

The Diocese of Leeds has one of the fastest growing and largest programmes of choral music for young people in the United Kingdom. It includes two boys�??, three girls�?? and a professional adult choir with eighteen choral scholars. Daily services are sung in the Cathedral, the choirs regularly broadcast on the BBC and have produced three commercial CD recordings. Concerts are also held every Thursday lunchtime in the Cathedral. Singing in Diocesan Schools The Diocese covers a large geographical area including Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Harrogate, Halifax and Ripon. The choral programme in the Diocese is on large scale because the Cathedral Director of Music also takes responsibility for music in Catholic Schools throughout the Diocese. Centres of singing excellence are therefore situated not only in the Cathedral in Leeds, but also in schools throughout the Diocese. The first stage of the Diocesan schools singing programme involved Bradford and Keighley, who have enjoyed special musical provision since 2003. A consortium of high schools in this area entered in a funding partnership with the Diocese to offer an exceptional level of choral provision to their students. The Assistant Director of Music carries delegated responsibility for the delivery of this programme. The current holder of this post, Christopher McElroy, has led the individual school choirs to several competition successes over the past eighteen months, including the prestigious title of �??Yorkshire Schools�?? Choir of the Year�?? 2006 - 2007. The programme benefits from timetabled rehearsal slots for the choirs during the normal school day. In essence, this means that the children can develop beyond the level of many school choirs because they rehearse in school time rather than being dependent on parental commitment for after school rehearsals. In September 2006, singing provision in Bradford was expanded to cover all of the primary schools. The post of Choral Director (Bradford) was established, allowing all Catholic school children in Bradford from the age of 6-18 to benefit from expert choral leadership. In addition to the School Choirs, the Bradford Boys�?? and Girls�?? choirs have been formed, by audition, from the Catholic schools. These choirs rehearse weekly after school, and have enjoyed several high profile engagements including performing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, live broadcasting on BBC radio, and working with conductors such as John Rutter and Sir David Willcocks. The repertoire of the choirs is an even mixture of secular and sacred. Concerts and competitions are an important part of the year, as is the liturgical function, singing in churches and at Leeds Cathedral. The success of this Diocesan model of young peoples singing has attracted considerable media interest, including recent articles in Cathedral Music, The Tablet and Church Music Quarterly and discussions on BBC Radio 3 The Choir programme. In November of this year, children drawn from all of the Bradford Schools will be featured in a BBC 1 broadcast of Songs of Praise. Leeds Cathedral Choirs The Cathedral has its own programme of three dedicated choirs which perform in rotation. Choral Vespers and Mass are sung Monday �?? Thursday each week, alongside three Sung Masses on a Sunday. Places in the choirs are open to all; however these are subject to an audition, interview, perfect attendance record and good sight reading skills. Choral scholars are mainly music students at Leeds and Huddersfield University and Leeds College of Music. The girls choir attend many different schools across West Yorkshire. Notable national BBC broadcasts during the past few years have included Midnight Mass, Choral Vespers live on Radio 3 for the election of Pope Benedict XVI, Mothering Sunday and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11. The choirs will once again broadcast Choral Vespers live on BBC Radio 3 in December of this year. The cathedral pipe organ has been removed to Germany by Klais of Bonn and a new four manual Phoenix organ will be used until its restoration is complete. The pipe organ is to be enlarged and reorganised to accommodate the new central position of the choir in a reordered sanctuary. This complex work benefits from the advice of the cathedral organ consultant, David Sanger. The song school also houses a grand piano and further pianos are available in other rehearsal areas. The first Diocesan Director of Music was Joseph Cullen, appointed in 1988, and now well known nationally as the chorus master of the London Symphony Chorus and Huddersfield Choral Society. The notable composer Stuart Thompson, now Head of Music at Caterham School, succeeded him, establishing the first girls�?? choir in a Catholic cathedral. Benjamin Saunders was appointed in 2002 after holding posts at Downing College Cambridge, St Giles�?? Edinburgh, Blackburn and Chester Cathedrals. The new post of Choral Director This post is designed primarily to enable the further development of the Diocosan schools singing program in new areas of the Diocese not previously covered. The postholder will have responsibility for delivering a choral curriculum to primary and secondary schools in Huddersfield and Keighley. In addition, the post holder will undertake outreach work to schools in Leeds and a new junior choir based at the Cathedral for boys and girls. The new post holder will form part of a dynamic team which includes the Director of Music, Assistant Director of Music, Choral Director (Bradford) and the new post of Choral Director (Huddersfield and Keighley.) In addition to work in the schools, there is an opportunity to work in other areas dependent on the skills of the post holder. For example, an organist might be involved in accompanying Cathedral liturgies, or a singer may sing in the adult choir. In July 2008, two of our Diocesan High School Choirs will be travelling to Graz, Austria to participate in the World Choir Games. In an innovative partnership, this project will be fully funded by the OPAL foundation with logistical and artistic input from Bradford and Huddersfield Universities. The new Choral Director will assist in preparing these choirs for what is the highlight of the international choral calendar. The post is funded as a partnership between the Diocese of Leeds, Schools in Huddersfield and Keighley and the DfES. The Choral Director position is suitable for an ambitious and creative musician with exceptional gifts in working with young voices. Previous leadership experience is useful, but not as essential as a proven ability as a children�??s vocal trainer. Our choirs are well resourced, high achieving and over subscribed by applicants �?? the time is ripe for growth. Post Title: Choral Director Time commitment: Full time Date of commencement: 1 September 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter Purpose of post: To develop music within the Diocese of Leeds To whom responsible: The Assistant Diocesan Director of Music in the first instance (line manager), with the support of the Director of Music and a Management Committee Employer: The Diocese of Leeds Trustee Probationary Period: Six months Remuneration: In the region of £20k. Mileage allowance in Fixed Profit car scheme. Contributory pension scheme available after six months of employment. Duties: �?� Diocesan Schools in Huddersfield and Keighley The Choral Director will work with the Assistant Director of Music in devising and delivering a comprehensive choral curriculum to schools in Huddersfield and Keighley involved in the Diocesan Schools singing program. This may include singing classes in schools, directing school choirs and directing or assisting the Bradford Boys�??, Girls�?? and Youth Choirs. This is a well-resourced programme and is performance driven. �?� Leeds Cathedral �?? In liaison with the Assistant Director of Music he/she will be responsible for: (i) The termly outreach program to schools in Leeds (ii) Forming, maintaining and leading a new junior choir at the Cathedral Resources available: Music Department secretary; part-time assistant cathedral organist; eighteen choral scholarships; organ scholarship; choral conducting scholarship; composition scholarship; two parental choir support groups; two girls�?? choirs; two boys�?? choirs and one mixed voice professional adult choir In service training: Encouraged, offered and arranged as appropriate Faith commitment: Sensitive to the Christian ethos and worship of the Diocese. Applications are welcome from non-Catholics. Conditions: Appointment to, and continuation in this post is conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of initial and periodic checks with the relevant statutory bodies to comply with child protection procedures PERSON SPECIFICATION Qualities required: �?� The ability to develop mature, and harmonious working relationships �?� An excellent communicator skilled in consultation �?� Ability in public speaking �?� A willingness to take initiative and think strategically �?� Ability to prioritise and manage time efficiently �?� An outstanding trainer of young voices, with the ability to motivate and inspire singers �?� The ambition and energy to achieve the highest possible standards of performance and recognition �?� Excellent keyboard skills, especially as an accompanist on piano and/or organ Qualifications: A thorough education at University, Conservatory or equivalent in any subject. Experience: �?� The successful candidate will have had leadership experience as a choir trainer within an educational, secular or cathedral/church type institution �?� Proven success at working with and relating to young singers �?� Knowledge of child protection issues �?� An understanding of the use of the media in promoting musical performances �?? computer skills advantageous �?� A grasp of the importance of teamwork in creative leadership roles The successful candidate will also need a full UK driving licence/transport to travel between schools and the cathedral. APPLICATIONS Applicants should return the completed application form together with a covering letter indicating their interest in the position. Any supporting materials may be included in the application. These should be sent to: Benjamin Saunders Director of Music Cathedral House Leeds LS2 8BE Tel. 0113 244 8634 Informal discussions or visits can be made by contacting the Director of Music. Closing date: Tuesday 19th June, Short listing: Wednesday 20th June Interviews: Tuesday 26th �?? Wednesday 27th June 2007.
www.directorofmusic.org

3rd Annual Battle of the Organs

2007-05-30T08:44:00.001+01:00

Leeds Parish Church

On Wednesday 6th June 2007 at 7.30pm Leeds Parish Church hosts the 3rd Annual Battle of the Organs. We welcome back our friends from Liverpool Cathedral, Professor Ian Tracey who this year travels to Yorkshire with colleagues Ian Wells and Daniel Bishop. The Leeds home team likewise again fields a full complement of Organists: Master of the Music Dr Simon Lindley, David Houlder and organ scholar Peter Brand.

Dr Simon Lindley said
�??This is an event to which all the participants look forward with eager anticipation. Enjoyable music-making to suit all tastes within a superb setting has made these Battle concerts very different from the original seventeenth century concept when the Benchers of the Inner and Middle Temples of London�??s Inns of Courts assembled in the Temple Church two organs by competing builders of the day and appointed notorious �??hanging Judge�?? Judge Jefferies to adjudicate between them. Present day battles have nothing of the skullduggery that went on at the prototype event!�??

The evening�??s programme is devised by Leeds organist David Houlder, who earlier served as Sub Organist at Liverpool over two decades.

David Houlder said
�??David Houlder said �??Battle III will be our biggest (and certainly Loudest!) celebration of the power of the Organ to stir the souls of the listeners. We are playing a programme which will appeal to all tastes, be it Organ Enthusiast or Organ Just Curious. With six players (plus other Guest Artistes) at four instruments during the concert, the choreography will be fast and furious, maybe chaotic, and perhaps quite intimate. The main accent of the evening is on Fun and Entertainment. Bring your Ear Plugs for the organists�?? venture into song. And Be Prepared to Sing in the special Leeds version of The Last Night of the Proms!�??

Professor Ian Tracey said
�??We absolutely delighted to be able to assist once again with music in support of the Parish Church�??s Choral Foundation Appeal at Leeds. Maybe a �??return match�?? at Liverpool will take place in the near future.

Keith Harrington, Managing Director, Makin Organs said:
�??The evening is of course a battle in name only! We at Makin Organs are pleased to assist by show-casing some of our latest pipeless instruments for church and home use deploying digital technology in the service of music. Our association with the Parish Church of Leeds extends back well over a decade to the restoration of the pipe organ, during which we were pleased to provide instruments to assist in the maintenance of the music over the course of the better part of a year of repairs to Leeds�?? famous instrument.�??

The trans-pennine event raised more than £1000 for the Choral Foundation Appeal in 2006. We are very grateful to Keith Harrington and Makin organs for supplying so many wonderful instruments.

The Battle of the Organs is promoted by The Friends of The Music of Leeds Parish Church �?? an organisation dedicated to securing the future of almost 200 years of choral tradition at historic Leeds Parish Church. Admission is free �?? and there is a retiring collection.

Committee Meeting

2007-04-26T07:55:00.000+01:00

A Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday, 26th April, 2007 in the former nursery under Causey Hall.

This will commence at 7.30 pm.

Annual General Meeting

2007-04-14T22:44:00.000+01:00

The AGM will be held in either the Choir Vestry or Rokeby Chapel at Halifax Parish Church on Saturday, 5th May.

All members welcome.

Celebrity Recital

2007-04-14T22:35:00.000+01:00

Dr Simon Lindley
Halifax Parish Church
Saturday, 21st April at 7.30 pm

This recital is the Annual Recital of the HDOA. Please try and support this event.

President's Evening

2007-02-09T07:53:00.000Z

This event, due to be held on Saturday, 10th February, has been postponed until further notice.

Recitals at St Wilfrid, Leeds

2007-01-01T15:18:00.000Z

Wednesdays at 7.30pm

31st January
PHILIP C TORDOFF
HALIFAX PARISH CHURCH
DEDICATION OF THE ORGAN & INAUGURAL RECITAL

28th February
JULIE TANNER
LEEDS CATHEDRAL

28th March
ANTHONY NORCLIFFE
MILL HILL CHAPEL

25th April
WILLIAM CULMBACHER
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST BIERLEY BRADFORD

30th May
Dr CHRISTOPHER NEWTON
ST BARTHOLOMEW ARMLEY

27th June
Dr SIMON LINDLEY
LEEDS PARISH CHURCH & CITY ORGANIST

Admission free �?? retiring collection

The church is on Whincover Drive, just off the Ring Road at Lower Wortley, a little west of Ringways, and is served by bus routes 5 and 42.
Further details at www.classicsnet.plus.com/sw.htm
or contact Wilf O�??Neill: 0845 456 0992;
stwilfridleeds@classicsnet.plus.com

Poster - http://www.hdoa.org.uk/stwlrec.pdf

Pauline Fletcher

2006-12-28T15:38:00.000Z

It is with sadness that we report the death of Pauline Fletcher, wife of Michael, organ builder on December 23, 2006, after a short illness fought with dignity.

Reception into Saltaire United Reformed Church will be on Wednesday, January 3, at 4.30pm, funeral service will be held on Thursday, at 11am, followed by interment at Thornton Cemetery. Will friends please meet at the church, flowers, if desired, may be sent to the Private Chapel of H H Birch & Son Ltd, Nab Wood, Shipley or alternatively donations may be made to Saltaire United Reformed Church for which a plate will be provided at the church for this purpose.

January 2007 meeting

2006-09-15T10:38:00.000+01:00

Our President, Nick Bennett, will now give the January 2007 lecture due to Philip Wilby's departure to Bristol.

Nick's talk will be entitled 'William Herschel's Halifax Voluntaries'.

Many thanks to Nick for his help.

Harold Kershaw

2006-08-30T22:56:00.000+01:00

Fellow Association member Harold Kershaw, who served two Todmorden churches as organist, died on 23rd March aged 80.

Mr Kershaw learned to play the organ as a boy and began to play at Todmorden Unitarian Church aged 11.

He took up the position at Lumbutts Methodist Church 14 years ago.

The Association has only just learned of his passing and we send our sincere condolences to his family.

A tribute to Mr Kershaw was held at Lumbutts Chapel on 2nd September.

Changes to HDOA website

2006-08-30T16:08:00.000+01:00

Over the last 24 hours we have moved the hosting of this website. The Secretary hopes he has not left any erroneous links but if you find any please let us know.

Reason for moving? We had problems with the hosting company we were using.

The Blog can now be found at http://www.dandpforum.co.uk/hdoa/blog. That's the only change to note.

Organist / Choirleader required

2006-08-11T11:41:00.000+01:00

St Andrew�??s Church, Oakenshaw, Bradford �?? on the Bradford / Kirklees / Calderdale border - are a small, yet enthusiastic Church requiring an organist/choirleader.

The post that we offer would be ideally suited to someone seeking work experience or a first appointment with considerable support from the ministry team, if necessary.

Remuneration would be £25 per Sunday morning service [ 10 30 am Communion] plus choir practice [£15] and other services / weddings etc paid as required. Free board and lodging would be available to a suitable candidate.

Further information is available from:

Geraldine Cooper

E cringles.cooper@virgin.net

geraldine.cooper@educationbradford.com

T 01274 670307

An Organist's Adventures in Austria

2006-07-20T10:29:00.002+01:00

A young American organist based in Linz, Austria presents her blog with photographs of organs and accompanying text.

It's not all organs though and there's often an insight to life on the continent.

Do have a look at http://linzlifescape.blogspot.com

She has agreed to place a reciprocal link to the HDOA website!

2006/7 Syllabus

2006-07-08T11:55:00.000+01:00

Sep 16th OUTING TO MIRFIELD
Opportunity to hear and play 3 organs
Meeting at St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane
1 pm
Click for itinerary (webpage)
Click for itinerary (PDF)

Oct 14th ANNUAL DINNER
Imperial Crown Hotel, Winding Road, Halifax
Principal Guest: Jonathan Bielby About
7 for 7.30 pm
Menu (webpage) Menu (PDF)

Nov 11th LECTURE
"Rescue and Revival"
Dr David Wyld
Causey Hall, Halifax (Lower Floor) - 7.30 pm

December COMPOSITE RECITAL
Halifax Parish Church
Volunteers please contact the Asst. Secretary

_________2007________

Jan 10th (Wednesday) LECTURE
"William Herschel's Halifax Voluntaries"
Nick Bennett
Halifax Parish Church, Rokeby Chapel �?? 7.30 pm

Please note: this lecture was to have been given by Prof. Philip Wilby but due to his departure from Halifax our President has kindly offered to give an alternative talk.

February
PRESIDENT�??S EVENING
Details later

Mar 18th LECTURE
�??How Halifax Got Its' Railway�??
David Pearson
Causey Hall (Lower Floor), Halifax �?? 7.30 pm

April 21st CELEBRITY RECITAL
Dr Simon Lindley
Halifax Parish Church �?? 7.30 pm

May 5th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Halifax Parish Church �?? 6.30 pm prompt

More information soon.

Committee Meeting

2006-06-15T14:22:00.000+01:00

A committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, 20th June at 8 pm.

We will be using the former nursery (lower floor) of Causey Hall.

Regrettably, we are unable to use the Rokeby Chapel because access to the Church is apparently restricted in the evenings due to work in progress on the pathways.

Wadsworth/Keates/Willis organ in the Upper Chapel Sheffield

2006-06-13T23:20:00.000+01:00

Recital by Roger Fisher

Saturday September 30th at 3.p.m.

The programme will include music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Widor (Symphony no 6 in G minor) and will be in two forty minute halves.

The organ is now a large 3 manual, with the following registers:

Pedal: 32 (acc), 16, 16, 8, 8, 4, 16

Choir: 8, 8, 8, 4, 4, 2, II (Sesq), 8 (C. di Bass.), 8, Tuba

Great: 16, 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 4, 2.2/3, 2, III, 8, 4,

Swell: 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 4, 2, III, 16, 8, 8,

The time of this event has been specially chosen to make it possible for associations to travel to and from Sheffield easily within a day and without an unduly late return home. Light refreshments will be provided.

Upper Chapel is in the centre of Sheffield, very near to the Cathedral and to the Crucible Theatre.