An Organ Recital on our Grade 1 listed, William Hill Organ by organist Klaus-C van den Kerkhoff.Saturday March 1st at 6.00pm. Tickets on the door £10, Concessions £5. All monies raised will go to our Refurbishment Programme.The concert features music by Johann Sebastian Bach, 'Rhosymedre' by Ralph Vaughan Williams and the 5th Organ Symphony by Charles-Marie Vidor.There will be refreshments after the concert [for a small donation] which will provide an opportunity to meet and talk to the organist Klaus.Come along and bring your friends - it should be a wonderful evening.
The wording on our certificate is as follows:'The organ in Christ Church, Streatham, London has been awarded a certificate Grade 1.A large and important organ by William Hill & Son of 1886, when the firm was under the direction of Thomas Hill [the founder's son] carefully moved here in 1987 without significant tonal or mechanical alteration.It is therefore listed in the Institute's Register of Historic Pipe Organs as being an instrument of importance to the national heritage and one deserving careful preservation for the benefit of future generations.The corticate was signed by Nicholas Thistlethwaite - Chairman and Melvin Hughes - Secretary on 13 May 2023.
