Some organs in Surrey, UK. (Anthony Cairns, email: acairns@iao.org.uk .)

I am Organist at Christ Church (United Reformed), Epsom Road, Leatherhead, where there is a fine Hill Norman & Beard 2-manual and pedal organ (1970, extended 1995). During 2000 I played the complete organ works of J.S. Bach at the services there, and during 2007 our congregations will have heard the complete organ works of Buxtehude.
I am a member of the East Surrey Organists' Association, which meets monthly to visit interesting organs in Surrey and further afield. Honorary Secretary: Terrence F. Hancock, 46 Ridgeway Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6PH (Tel: 01737 761178), email: t.f.hancock@btinternet.com).

HOUSE ORGAN

P.D. Collins and EOS11 I have a house organ by Peter Collins which was completed in June 2000.

[Left: Peter Collins after voicing the new organ in my music-room. Below: Chris Jordan and Mark Briscoe regulating the keyboard action.] Jordan and Briscoe install EOS11

It is No.11 in the "EOS" series which Peter Collins has designed and built, and is not only beautiful to hear and to look at, but also very responsive in touch and enables the serious practice of a surprisingly wide repertoire of organ music, with just 4 stops (I: Chimney Flute 8 + Gemshorn 4; II: Stopped Wood 8 + Recorder 2; Ped: Chimney Flute 8 + Gemshorn 4 + Recorder 2 by transmission; tremulant to the whole instrument by hitchdown pedal; shove coupler II/I).

Page updated: 11th February, 2009. (Webmaster: Anthony Cairns, email: acairns@iao.org.uk )

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