Talk by Hilary Shaw at St Mary the Virgin, Cheddon Fitzpaine
Tuesday 9^th May 2017

Hilary Shaw (SOCA committee member) gave a presentation about this aspect of an organist’s creative life. The attractively situated church at Cheddon Fitzpaine is worth a visit in its own right, and it was made to feel warm and welcoming for the occasion, with refreshments in an interval. The organ is a two manual tracker by Osmond of Taunton dating from about 1900, with a concave straight pedal board and a ratchet swell pedal – a bit of a challenge in other words! Continue reading →

Visit to Wiltshire – Saturday 25 February 2017

Six organists from SOCA visited 3 organs in central Wiltshire.

We started at St Andrews just off the Market Place in central Chippenham and were welcomed by the former organist David Dewar and the President of the Wiltshire and Bath Organist’s Association, Geoff Oldnall. David gave us a short talk on the organ and played a piece by Weelkes, and a Psalm Prelude by Howells to demonstrate the three manual instrument. The organ boasts a range of interesting colours and members were able to enjoy playing it. Continue reading →

Continue reading →

GEOFFREY BOND, MUSICIAN   a tribute by Brendan Chandler

Geoffrey was born and brought up in Nottingham and despite living in Somerset for more than half his life, always regarded himself as a Nottingham man. He attended the prestigious High Pavement School and kept in touch with it through the quarterly magazine for Old Paviors. Continue reading →

Continue reading →

Continue reading →