Music at Lunchtime is a series of concerts given in the Farnham United Reformed Church building on Tuesdays between 1pm and 2pm.
There is no charge for admission to lunchtime concerts, but there is a retiring collection.
Programme
All performances 1-1.45pm
1 October 2019
Will Nisbet, organ
5 November 2019
Sarah Poole, soprano
David Heyes, double bass
10 December 2019 (in the Methodist building)
Yoon Seok Shin, piano
4 February 2020
Music students from
Lord Wandsworth College
5 May 2020 (in the Methodist building)
Dominic Clarke, trombone
Music Explored – Illustrated Piano Recitals
Every Wednesday from 1-2pm in the Farnham URC building
Every Wednesday during term-time, the Farnham-based composer and pianist Matthew Taylor is giving a series of illustrated piano recitals. Previous talks have included music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Mozart, Berg and
Schumann. Each recital comprises a very engaging, informative talk, time for discussions and very enjoyable piano playing.
£8, per session, tickets on the door.
Mailing List
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Specification of the Organ
The organ was built in 1906 by Henry Jones & Sons, South Kensington, renovated in 1986 by Bishop and Sons and rebuilt in 2005/6 by James Richardson-Jones.
| SWELL ORGAN | GREAT ORGAN | PEDAL ORGAN | |||
| 1 Double Diapason | 16 | 10 Open Diapason | 8 | 17 Open Diapason | 16 |
| 2 Open Diapason | 8 | 11 Dulciana | 8 | 18 Bourdon | 16 |
| 3 Viol di Gamba | 8 | 12 Rohr Flute* | 8 | 19 Bass Flute (from no 18)† | 8 |
| 4 Vox Angelica | 8 | 13 Harmonic Flute | 4 | 20 Super Octave (from no 17)† | 4 |
| 5 Lieblich Gedact | 8 | 14 Principal | 4 | ||
| 6 Gemshorn | 4 | 15 Fifteenth | 2 | ||
| 7 Harmonic Piccolo | 2 | 16 Mixture II† | |||
| 8 Cornopean | 8 | ||||
| 9 Oboe | 8 | ||||
| Tremulant | Swell to Great | Swell to Pedals | |||
| Swell Octave | Great to Pedals | ||||
Compass of Manuals C to g³, 56 notes
Compass of Pedals C to f¹, 30 notes
Mechanical action to manuals; electro-pneumatic action to pedals
Balanced Swell pedal†
* – misnomer for Clarabella
† – items new at the 1986 renovation