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Dunblane Cathedral – 25 years of the Flentrop Organ

PRESS RELEASE The 25th Anniversary of the dedication of the Flentrop Organ on Sunday 22nd April 1990 will be marked by a special recital at 4.00pm on Sunday 26th April. Not only will this give music lovers a wonderful chance to hear this remarkable instrument, which has enjoyed high acclaim from the organ world sinceContinue reading “Dunblane Cathedral – 25 years of the Flentrop Organ”

Saturday 18th April Organ Crawl

Only one week until our Lanarkshire Organ Crawl!!! Please use the form below if you are coming – WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU!! Saturday 18th April 2015, starting at 11am in St Pauls and St Johns Church, Springwells Ave, Airdrie.  Here they have a lovely instrument well suited to the Church.   Parking on Springwells AveContinue reading “Saturday 18th April Organ Crawl”

Lanarkshire Organ Crawl

The date, times, and locations are all now firmed up! The Lanarkshire Organ Crawl will take place on Saturday 18th April. We hope that as many of you as possible can join us for all or part of the day, please use the contact us page to let us know if you are coming along.Continue reading “Lanarkshire Organ Crawl”

Lanarkshire Organ Crawl

When: Saturday 18th April 2015 Where: Airdrie, Hamilton and Cambusnethan Organs: Brindley & Foster, Harrison & Harrison, Forster & Andrew, and JW Walker If you are interested in joining the LSO and friends in this organ crawl and a day of socialising please get in touch for more details  – contact us We look forwardContinue reading “Lanarkshire Organ Crawl”

Bothwell Come and Sing – Faure’s Requiem

Saturday 21st March saw a very successful Come and Sing “Faure’s Requiem” in Bothwell Parish Church.  Conducted by Philip Hotham and organ accompaniement from John Pitcathley.  Our Baritone soloist was Neil Parker and the Soprano soloist was Elaine Trower. We had in excess of 85 singers coming along from all over the country, from asContinue reading “Bothwell Come and Sing – Faure’s Requiem”

SFO Annual Conference – booking form

The SFO Conference for 2015 take place on 15th and 16th May and is organised this year by the Stirling and District Society of Organists. An interesting programme of events are taking place in Stenhouse and Carron Parish Church. Please download the booking form and send back to: Miss Margaret Simpson, 18 Craigton Crescent, Alva,Continue reading “SFO Annual Conference – booking form”

St John Passion at Paisley Abbey – 22nd March 2015

The performance of Bach’s masterpiece, the St. John Passion, will take place on Sunday 22nd March at 7.30 pm. It will be noteworthy for several reasons. Firstly, the Abbey Choir will be joined by several former choristers as soloists. The Evangelist will be Stuart Patterson who is now enjoying a successful career, mainly in operaContinue reading “St John Passion at Paisley Abbey – 22nd March 2015”