St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Fly from your home city to London on the afternoon of Sunday, June 24, arriving in London the morning of Monday, June 25. From there you will board the train to Windsor, then go by taxi a short distance to our hotel, which will be our home for the week. The rest of the day will be spent exploring Windsor and playing the organs of Windsor Castle and Eton College.
We usually have 20-30 in England, and 30-35 on the extension.
We now have a hotel and tentative itinerary for England:
| Hotel: | |
| St. Giles, Heathrow, a 3-star hotel with air conditioning, restaurant, and all amenities. www.stgilesheathrow.com | |
| Monday: | |
| Arrive | check in hotel (10 min. from Heathrow airport) |
| Afternoon: | bus will pick us up from hotel to St. Margaret Lothbury with Richard |
| 5:00 pm: | St. Paul’s Cathedral: evensong, organ demo, and playing |
| 7:30 pm: | dinner: Dome Restaurant (across from St. Paul’s) |
| 9:00 pm: | to hotel on the bus |
| Tuesday: | |
| AM: | London organs TBA. Option: Bromtpon Oratory, St. Martin in the Fields. All Hallows, St. Lawrrence Jewry. |
| 2 pm: | Leave on bus for Winchester |
| 5 pm: | Evensong |
| 6 pm: | Dinner at the cathedral |
| 6:30: | organ demo, playing time and instruction with Sarah Baldock, cathedral organist |
| Wednesday: | |
| AM: | Hampton Court organs |
| Aft & Evening: | Salisbury Cathedral |
| Thursday: | |
| 9 am: | St. George’s Chapel, Windsor |
| 10:30: | Eton College |
| Noon: | Lunch |
| 1 PM: | Eton College workshop with David Goode |
| 5 pm: | Westminster Abbey: evensong, organ demo, and playing |
| Evening: | Dinner at the Savage Club |
| Friday: | |
| Leave on Eurostar for Paris | |
| afternoon and evening: | free time in Paris |
St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
St. George's Chapel Organ at Windsor Castle.
Eton College Chapel and the William Hill organ
of 1885, restored in 1987 by N.P. Mander.
Salisbury Cathedral, built between 1220 and 1258
is a fine example of Early English Gothic.
Tuesday through Thursday will be spent playing and studying at organs in Salisbury, London and its environs, traveling to each destination by luxury motor coach. Sessions will be under the tutelage of well-known British organists. Organ instructors this year, among others, will include Richard Townend, Sarah Baldock,and Andrew Lumsden. Please check the website for updated information about additional instructors. A special feature will be extended playing and study time at Winchester Cathedral.
After breakfast on Friday morning, those of us going to Paris will board our coach which will take us to the Eurostar Station for our first-class Eurostar train to Paris. This four hour luxury ride will include a gourmet lunch. Upon arrival in Paris in the late afternoon a coach will transport us to the Hotel Mercure. We will then enjoy a leisurely dinner at a sidewalk cafe.
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