RECITAL DIARY
The WOA Diary of Public Recitals in the Region from December 2023
(Concerts arranged by or including WOA members are shown in bold italics)
2023
Friday 1st December 1.00pm The Friends Meeting House, Bournville, Birmingham
Keith Hearnshaw (Hanbury)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Saturday 2nd December 1.15pm Hereford Cathedral
Peter Dyke (Hereford Cathedral)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 3rd December 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Monday 4th December 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist – with Carols)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Tuesday 5th December 1.15pm Cheltenham College Chapel
Carleton Etherington (Tewkesbury Abbey)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Thursday 7th December 1:15pm Thursday Live St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 17th December6.30pm Gloucester Cathedral
Jonathan Hope (Gloucester Cathedral) Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 18th December 1.00pm Symphony Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist) with Salisbury Cathedral Choir
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Tuesday 19th December 6.30pm Great Malvern Priory
Andrew Caskie (Worcester) Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur
Admission free, retiring collection.
2024
Saturday 6th January 2.30pm St Peter, Cradley, Black Country
Michael Haynes (Hexham Abbey)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 7th January 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 7th January 6.30pm Worcester Cathedral
Nicholas Freestone (Worcester Cathedral)
Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 11th January12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Benjamin Markovic (Queens College, Cambridge)
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 15th January 1.00pm Symphony Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Monday 29th January 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 1st February12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Christopher Allsop (Eton College)
Admission free, retiring collection
Sunday 4th February 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Thursday 8th February12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Calum Alger (St Peter, Wolverhampton)
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 12th February 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 22nd February12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Luke Mitchell (Queens College, Oxford)
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 26th February 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 29th February12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Carleton Etherington (Tewkesbury Abbey)
Admission free, retiring collection
Sunday 3rd March 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Thursday 7th March12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Angela Sones (Lichfield)
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 11th March 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Monday 25th March 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Sunday 7th April 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 7th April 3.00pm St James, Cradley, Herefordshire
James Lancelot (Emeritus organist, Durham Cathedral)
Admission £10, including a cream tea.
Monday 8th April 1.00pm Symphony Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Saturday 20th April7.30pm Worcester Cathedral
Organ Spectacular to celebrate RCO National Organ Day
Admission TBC
Monday 22nd April 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist with guest Peter Holder)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 25th April12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Charles Gurnham (Worcester Cathedral)
Admission free, retiring collection
Sunday 5th May 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Thursday 9th May 6.30pm Worcester Cathedral
Samuel Hudson – A devotional performance of L’Ascension by Olivier Messiaen
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 11th May12.00pm Great Malvern Priory
Peter King (Emeritus organist – Bath Abbey)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 16th May12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
David Brookshaw (Old S Martin’s Worcester)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 23rd May 12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Harrison Cole (Trinity College Cambridge)
Admission free, retiring collection
Sunday 2nd June 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection
Monday 3rd June 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist and duets with Simon Gledhill)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 6th June12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Emma Gibbins (Newport Cathedral)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 13th June12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Jung-A Lee (California USA)
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 15th June 10.3amm St John’s, Bromsgrove
Keith Hearnshaw (Hanbury) A coffee and cake concert
Admission free, retiring collection.
Monday 17th June 1.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City organist – Summer requests)
Admission £7.50/£5 under 30s and volume discounts available.
Thursday 20th June12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Jack Oades (Exeter)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 27th June12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Jonathan Clinch (Royal Academy of Music)
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 29th June7.00pm Pershore Abbey
WOA/HOS joint members recital hosted by WOA
Admission free, retiring collection
Sunday 7th July 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Sunday 4th August 3.00pm Holy Trinity, Wordsley, Stourbridge
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection.
Saturday 26th August12.00pm Great Malvern Priory
TBA
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 12th September 5.00pm Tewkesbury Abbey – celebrating CV Stanford anniversary
Carleton Etherington (Tewkesbury Abbey) a joint WOA/GOA event
Admission free, retiring collection.
Thursday 19th September12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Edward Byrne (Magdalene College, Oxford)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 26th September12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
David Hardie (St Phillips Cathedral Birmimgham)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 3rd October12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Simona Fruscella (Cremona, Italy)
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 5th October 7.30pm Worcester Cathedral – The Quire organ 16th anniversary recital
Daniel Moult (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
Admission £15, students under 18 free.
Thursday 10th October12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Simon Williams (Royal College of Organists)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 17th October12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Paul Carr (Birmingham)
Admission free, retiring collection
Saturday 26th October12.00pm Great Malvern Priory
TBA
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 31st October12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Stefan Donner (Vienna, Austria)
Admission free, retiring collection
Thursday 21st November12.15pm Worcester Cathedral
Joshua Stephens (Winchester Cathedral)
Admission free, retiring collection
Changes and details of any new recitals will be made at the beginning of each month.
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