Meetings and Events

2025-26

Saturday 13 September at 2.30pm, Morningside Parish Church

Young organists’ recital

Thursday 9 October, 7.30 pm, Palmerston Place Church 

Gigout 100 - an illustrated lecture on the life and organ music of Eugène Gigout by Gerard Brooks.

Friday 10 October, 7.30pm, St Giles’ Cathedral

 A centenary celebration recital of works by Enrico Bossi and Eugène Gigout by Gerard Brooks.

Tuesday 11 November at 7.30pm, The Music Room, Mary Erskine School, Ravelston Dykes Road

Jack Oades, Organist and Master of the Music at St Giles’ Cathedral, in conversation with John Kitchen.

Jack is an organist, conductor, singer and composer, and so this will be a fascinating discussion.

It will be accompanied by wine.

Saturday 6 December at 3.00pm

An online meeting by Zoom with John Brennan about re-homing organs.

Saturday 24 January at 2.30pm, Reid Memorial Church

President’s meeting

Friday 20 February at 6.30pm, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral

ESO Annual Dinner

Our recitalist will be Jeremiah Stephenson. The recital will be followed by dinner in the Scottish Arts Club.

Saturday 7 March at 2.30pm, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Kilmarnock

A joint visit with the Glasgow Society of Organists to see and hear the 1903 Harrison organ which has been beautifully restored by Harrisons.  John Kitchen will perform Handel organ concertos with a small group of string players from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Saturday 18 April

Venue to be confirmed

Simon Leach, Organist of Canongate Kirk (and a one-time pupil of Naji Hakim) will present a lecture-recital on the organ

music of  Hakim, considering his composition, his improvisation and his teaching.

Friday 8 May and Saturday 9 May

Conference of the Scottish Federation of Organists

Friday 8 May 7pm,  Greyfriars Kirk

Concert by the Edinburgh University Singers, followed by buiffet supper

Saturday 9 May 10am, Grassmarket Community Project, Candlemaker Row

Talk about the Grassmarket Community Project

11am AGM of the SFO

11.45am, Greyfriars Kirk

Talk about, and demonstration of, the Peter Collins organ

2pm, Greyfriars Kirk

Talk about the Music of St Giles' Cathedral by Michael Harris MBE

3.30pm  St Giles' Cathedral

Recital by Jack Oades

Tuesday 19 May at 7.00pm (access from 6.30), Old Saint Paul’s Church

ESO Annual General Meeting

AGM at 7.00pm followed by an organ recital given by John Kitchen at 7.30pm