Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:33 PM

There is a series of Free organ recitals at the Albert Hall on Sundays during the summer. It's a chance to hear the magnificent Binns organ, a gift to the city from Jesse Boot in 1909. Click on "Read more..." to read the press release.

PRESS INFORMATION

1 May 2005 for immediate release.

The 2005 Summer Series of Binns organ recitals at the Albert Hall, Nottingham will again be FREE this season.

The Trustees of the Binns Organ, with the help and support of the management of the Albert Hall, Nottingham, have decided to continue free admission for the 2005 Summer Series of Sunday afternoon organ recitals.

It is hoped this will encourage City residents and visitors who may not have heard this magnificent instrument to come along to the Sunday afternoon recitals beginning on 1 May with Daniel Hyde from Jesus College Cambridge playing works by Bach, Cesar Frank and Vierne.

Recitals begin at 2.45pm an introductory talk with the soloist at 2.15pm in the Hall. Programmes are £1, and there is a retiring collection.

The other recitals are on 5 June, with Ashley Grote of Tonbridge School; on 26 June with Andy Kotylo from the USA; on 7August with Simon Bell of Southwell Minster; on 4 September with Martin Setchell from New Zealand; on 2 October with David Butterworth from Nottingham. There is also a Fiftieth Birthday Recital on 30 October given by Naji Hakim of La Trinite, Paris, to include his own Concerto No 3 for Organ and Strings with the Nottingham Youth Orchestra. Admission to this is by programme, available at the door for £8 with £5 concessions.

Further information about the recitals is available from David Butterworth (0115 9504464) or visit our new website: www.binns.info

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Additional facts:

The Binns organ was built in 1909, a gift to the City by Jesse Boot. Full restoration by Harrison and Harrison was completed in 1993, funded by a public appeal fund.

The American virtuoso organist Carlo Curley called it one of the five greatest organs in the world.
No alterations have been made to the Binns organ pneumatic actions which are retained in their entirety, making it an internationally recognised instrument and an asset to the City of Nottingham.