Annual Festival of New Organ Music

Patrons: Naji Hakim and Paul Patterson
Festival Director: Martin Stacey

AFNOM is supported by the Royal College of Organists and the Incorporated Association of Organists

Opening a door into the world of contemporary organ music

Celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and the Olympic Games...
presented by AFNOM in partnership with the Royal College of Organists

The fifth AFNOM festival has been a tremendous success. Thanks go to all who helped make the weekend possible and supported the events. We were treated to a lectures by Paul Patterson (with examples of his music stunningly played by Michael Bonaventure) and also by Francisco Amaya (Spain) and Marco Lo Muscio (Italy). Recordings of the two exhibition-concerts are currently being edited and will appear online as soon as possible, along with details of the two concerts given at Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.

Saturday 20th October

10:00   Arrival and introduction
10:30   Lecture-Demonstration Paul Patterson (UK) discusses his organ works with examples played by Michael Bonaventure
11:30  Coffee
12:00   Exhibition-concert - Scores on sale

13:00 Break for lunch (in local restaurants)

14:30   Lecture-Demonstration 1 Francisco Amaya (Spain) on contemporary organ music in Iberia.
15:00   Lecture-Demonstration 2 Marco Lo Muscio (Italy) on "cross-over" organ arrangements of rock and other genres
15:30   Lecture-Demonstration 3 Martin Stacey (UK) on score presentation and self-published works
16:00 Public Debate on issues relating to modern organ composition

17:30 Break for dinner (in local restaurants)

19:30 Exhibition-concert - Scores on sale

Sunday 21st October

16:45   Festival recital at Westminster Cathedral - Michael Bonaventure (UK)
17:45   Festival recital at Westminster Abbey - Francisco Amaya (Spain)
18:30   Drinks/dinner in 'The Sanctuary' (pub close to Westminster Abbey)

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