EDOA Events
We usually have one event every month except August (when many people are away) and December (when most organists are occupied with extra services).
Wednesday 14th May: Workshop at St Margaret's Topsham, 7pm (refreshments) for 7.30pm
Ian Curror will lead a workshop on all aspects of playing for the Sunday Eucharist to include settings, hymns, voluntaries, music during Communion, liturgical improvising etc. With Ian’s wealth of experience, you will find something useful for your playing. Ian was for many years organist at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, and he is a very experienced teacher. He would like a few volunteers to play the standard congregational settings.
Saturday 21st June (tbc): Organ visit to West Dartmoor, possibly to include Bridford / Christow / Lustleigh and Bovey Tracey
Details and timetable to follow.
Saturday 12th July: President’s Event 3pm Crediton P.C. EX17 2AQ
This is an enjoyable social event with Nigel and Tina Guthrie, who will give a small recital, tea and cakes will be available.
Saturday 20th September (afternoon): Educational event at Buckfast Abbey TQ11 0EE with PipeUp Devon
We hope to encourage youngsters who play keyboards to take up the organ. David Davies will be leading the event, hope you will come along to support it.
Saturday 4th October: Visit to Exmouth (tbc)
Still in the planning stage, but we hope to visit some churches in Exmouth, possibly the delightful Point of View Chapel EX8 5BD with a pulpit organ, then St. John the Evangelist EX8 3 AE, Lunch, then Glenorchy EX8 1PL finishing at All Saints EX8 1PX.
Thursday 6th November: Annual Dinner at Devon Hotel EX2 8XU, 7pm for 7:30pm
Due to the overwhelming response we will be returning to the Devon Hotel again; the speaker will be Tim Parsons, organist at Wells Cathedral.
In a typical year . . .
. . . we organise:
~ A visit to Exeter Cathedral for members to play the cathedral organ (usually January)
~ A quiz night with bring-and-share supper in a local pub (usually February)
~ Two or three organ crawls, usually in the south west
~ The AGM followed by a pub lunch (usually May)
~ The President's Evening (usually June) - this might, for instance, be a concert by a visiting organist or choir and usually involves refreshments.
~ A talk or lecture, illustrated at the organ (Andrew Millington, The organ music of Edward Elgar (2018); Andrew Millington, The organ music of Herbert Howells (2019); Peter King, English organ music 1920-2020 to mark the association's centenary in 2020
~ In some years there is a residential trip
~ Annual Dinner with guest speaker (usually November) - recent speakers have included David Halls, Timothy Noon, Peter King, Canon Christopher Palmer, David Owen Norris
~ The President's Evening (usually June) - this might, for instance, be a concert by a visiting organist or choir and usually involves refreshments.
~ A talk or lecture, illustrated at the organ (Andrew Millington, The organ music of Edward Elgar (2018); Andrew Millington, The organ music of Herbert Howells (2019); Peter King, English organ music 1920-2020 to mark the association's centenary in 2020
~ In some years there is a residential trip
~ Annual Dinner with guest speaker (usually November) - recent speakers have included David Halls, Timothy Noon, Peter King, Canon Christopher Palmer, David Owen Norris
Annual dinner at The Ruffwell Inn
In the last few years . . .
. . . we have organised organ crawls to:
~ Taunton (St John the Evangelist - Fr Willis; Holy Trinity - Hill; St James - Hill/Minns)
~ Buckfast Abbey - Fratelli Ruffatti, and Totnes St Mary - Fr Willis
~ Bath (St John's - Bryceson/Hope-Jones; St Mary's - Fr Willis, altered; Bath Abbey - Klais)
~ Buckfastleigh (William Drake Organ Works; Totnes St John's - William Drake organ; Ashburton - Fr Willis, altered)
~ Torbay (St John, the Apostle - Hill/Walker; St John the Baptist Paignton - Speechly & others; St John Marldon - organs by Goetze & Gwynn and by Hawkins)
~ Taunton (St John the Evangelist - Fr Willis; Holy Trinity - Hill; St James - Hill/Minns)
~ Buckfast Abbey - Fratelli Ruffatti, and Totnes St Mary - Fr Willis
~ Bath (St John's - Bryceson/Hope-Jones; St Mary's - Fr Willis, altered; Bath Abbey - Klais)
~ Buckfastleigh (William Drake Organ Works; Totnes St John's - William Drake organ; Ashburton - Fr Willis, altered)
~ Torbay (St John, the Apostle - Hill/Walker; St John the Baptist Paignton - Speechly & others; St John Marldon - organs by Goetze & Gwynn and by Hawkins)
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Buckfast Abbey
Recent residential trips . . .
These have included:~ Oxford (2017) (Keble - Tickell; Exeter - Walker; Christchurch Cathedral - Rieger; Merton - Dobson; The Queen's College - Frobenius; Blenheim - Fr Willis)~ Truro (2018) (Launceston St Mary - Hele/Walker; Launceston Methodist - Compton; Newquay St Michael - Griffin & Stroud/Hele/Lance Foy; Cubert - Fr Willis; Truro Methodist - Brindley & Foster/Lance Foy; Truro School - Mander; Truro Cathedral - Fr Willis)
A trip to the West Midlands was planned for 2020 but was cancelled due to the corona virus crisis (Tamworth St Editha - Harrison & Harrison; Lichfield Cathedral - Hill/Harrison; Walsall St Matthew - Walker; Darlaston Town Hall - Binns; Wolverhampton St John - Walker; St Peter - Willis/Michael Farley; Birmingham Cathedral of St Philip - Nicholson; Birmingham Cathedral of St Chad - Walker)