Home
History
Specification
Mechanism
Recordings
Events in 2012
Funding
Links
Feedback

The Binns organ in the
Albert Hall, Nottingham, UK

The Binns organ in the Albert Hall, Nottingham

We want to share with you our enthusiasm for this wonderful Edwardian instrument in the Albert Hall, Nottingham. Read about the history and construction of the organ, browse the stop list, hear it being played. And why not plan to attend one of this year's recitals?

Details of the 2012 Recital Series are now available.
The next recital will be given by Philip White-Jones on Sunday 6th May.

"Fanfare for Nottingham", a new CD of works played on the Albert Hall organ by John Keys is now available for purchase.

A new set of downloadable recordings made in 2011 are now available.

Centenary Commission - Fanfare for Nottingham
History - Jesse Boot's gift to the City of Nottingham
Specification of the organ and history of alterations
Mechanism - what lies inside the organ?
Recordings - download music files to hear the organ
Events in 2012 - recitals and other events
Funding - how you can help to preserve the organ
Links to other sites of interest
Feedback - send us an email

Timothy Byram-Wigfield plays the Binns organ

Custodian

David Butterworth MA Mus.B. FRCO CHM
The Custodian of the organ is David Butterworth, a prominent local organist who has advised on several organ projects in the district including St Mary's Nottingham, Worksop Priory, St Mary's Hucknall and St Mary's Clifton. He oversaw the rebuilding of the Binns organ by Harrison & Harrison in 1992/93 and continues to supervise the maintenance of the organ. He also arranges the annual series of recitals by local, national and international recitalists.

The Binns Organ Trust

Patron - Carlo Curley
President - Kendrick Partington

Board of Trustees

Hilary Silvester (Chair)	David Butterworth (Custodian)
Ian Wells (Treasurer & Secretary)	Bob Chaffin
Paul Hale	David Hill
John Keys	Neil Page
June Whitesides

Minutes secretary - Joan Orton

EMOR mailing list

If you are interested in receiving email notification of organ recitals in the East Midlands, then why not subscribe to EMOR? "East Midlands Organ Recitals" is a mailing list which will send you occasional emails containing details of recitals in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. To join, simply send an email to emor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Small print

This site has been created on behalf of the Trustees of the Binns Organ Trust and was last modified on 26th February 2012. It is written using Bluefish which is Free/Libre Open Source software.

Return to top of page.