© DDOA 2010
Professor Ian Tracey
at the Mobile Console
Console of the
Metropolitan Cathedral
In the afternoon we attended Evensong at the Anglican Cathedral. Following the service Professor Ian Tracey gave a talk and demonstration of the organ from the mobile console in the nave. He told us that with the addition of 7 ranks of pipe in the nave, the organ had regained the status of ‘Largest Organ in Britain’. Five members were then able to play the organ.
We then moved on to the Metropolitan (RC) Cathedral, where an introduction to the organ was given by Sam Austin (Organ Scholar). Members were again free to play the organ.
Our thanks to Frank Richardson and the staff at St. George’s Hall;
the staff at the Anglican Cathedral;
Sam Austin and the staff at the Metropolitan Cathedral;
and finally to Professor Ian Tracey.
Also our Secretary for all the arrangements
June: Members’ Recital
Forty five people attended our Members’ Recital which was held at St.James’ Church, Riddings.
Five of our members, David Bott, Gillian Chatto, Laurence Rogers, David Wells and Tony Westerman performed music by Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Dubois, Edmundson, Langlais, Maillochaud and Walther.
July: Tibshelf and Somercotes
In July we visited organs at
St. John the Baptist, Tibshelf
and Birchwood Methodist Church, Somercotes
Sept: Chairman’s Event
For our September event our chairman Peter Williams gave a recital of English music entitled “Six of the best?”, featuring music by Sidney Campbell, John Stanley, Norman Cocker, William Wolstenholme, Edward Bairstow and Simon Preston. This was held in the Repton School Chapel.