Regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, background or experience, you can be a member of SWO and join our project. #womenorganists #femalemusicians societyofwomenorganists.co.u…

Salisbury Cathedral have published a picture of SWO member Miriam Reveley, their new Organ Scholar who has moved from being a chorister at Ely. After studying music at Jesus College, Cambridge, she spent a year as Organ Scholar at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

The RCO, Creative Oundle for Organists and the SWO would like as many organ students aged up to 22 to complete a survey. Closing date 30 September. Whether or not you responded to the similar one is 2024 please take a few minutes to complete the new one! forms.gle/VerXAr7zjCA9WCdd7

Two new editions of the suggested repertoire lists, one for organ music and one for choral, are now published. They can be found at societyofwomenorganists.co.u… .

On Wednesday 16th at 19:30 SWO member, Carolyn Craig will give a recital in Southwell Minster and a programme including music by Bach, Brahms, Senfter, Reger, Hampton, Price, Parker and Hakim. Admission: £10. Southwell Minster, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD.

Play like a Girl – our free annual event in London for girl organists aged 11-21 – went brilliantly on 5th September. If you missed this year, save the date: Play Like a Girl 2027 on 4th September 2027.

The death of our patron Harry Bramma has been announced. This Spotlight interview with Harry was completed just three days before his death, and we offer it as a tribute to his life and work tinyurl.com/m9caxbch

The next gathering, exclusively for SWO members, will be on Saturday 14th November 2026 at Bristol Cathedral. E-mail [email protected] to book your place. If you are not a SWO member and support our aims visit societyofwomenorganists.co.u…

On Saturday 15th August at 11:30 Elizabeth Harwood will give a recital in St. Wulfram's Church, Grantham NG31 6RR. It will feature a selection of organ music from France and Québec under the title "A French Summer Sunday".

The July SWO Spotlight falls on Dr June Nixon, possibly Australia’s best-known organist, choir trainer and composer. tinyurl.com/yc4mv655 – at Ramsbottom, England

Saturday 25July at 12:00 at Great Malvern Priory, Hilary Norris from Leominster Priory will be the recitalist at Great Malvern Priory, Malvern WR14 2AY. The programme includes Buxtehude, Larsen, Howells, Alain, S.S.Wesley and Rheinberger. Free entry with a retiring collection.

The recitalist for Wednesday 22nd July at 19:00 in Durham Cathedral is Imogen Morgan of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh. She was senior organ scholar at Durham until 2020. Here is a taste from her time working in Durham. youtu.be/SYL5i29Irms

t preview Judith Pendrous is a professional organist and teacher, and also editor of the SWO newsletter. You can learn more about her in the latest Spotlight article at tinyurl.com/y2span5a .

On Friday 3 Jul at 13:10 Alison Howell, Director of Music at St John’ s Keynsham, will give a recital at St Aldhelm's Church, Chessel St. Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3TT. Free entry with donations for musicians and church expenses.

Judith Bingham was born in Nottingham on 21st June 1952. She is a prolific writer of church and organ music and has written seven Missa Brevis. She was awarded an OBE in 2020. Here is her 'Ancient Sunlight' played by Anne Laver. youtube.com/watch?v=i8osR6hG…

Shanna Hart is the SWO's Membership Officer and describes how that fits with her work in publishing and also being a recitalist and organist at St Botolph without Aldgate, London, and Assistant at Selwyn College, Cambridge. tinyurl.com/b3t66s4x

On Sunday 7th Jun at 17:00 Marion Tunwell will give an organ recital at Ickenham URC with the title 'Memories and More', including songs by soprano Zena Wigram. The church is at Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, UB10 8BE. Free admission with donations to Christian Aid.

The 2026 'Play Like a Girl' event on Saturday 5th September from 10.30am is open for booking. It will take place again at St Giles Cripplegate, London EC2Y 8DA. Open to girls and women aged 11-21. societyofwomenorganists.co.u…

Joséphine Boulay was born 22 May 1869 and studied with Franck and Massenet becoming a professor at the National Institution for the Blind i/c organ and composition classes. This is a performance of her Andante from Trois Pièces pour Orgue (1898). youtube.com/watch?v=FwtH95hU…

𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙒𝙊𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 21 𝙈𝙖𝙮 2026 There is still time for SWO members to book for a concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester featuring SWO Patron Anna Lapwood. After the concert, she will meet us backstage. More info in the second image.

SWO member, Andrea Hartenfeller comes under the most recent spotlight. She is a German musician, serving on the board of Arbeitskreis Frau und Musik (Archive of Women in Music). tinyurl.com/bdzm9r6m