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Woodhall Spa and District Organ Society

Telephone Number :  01526 353 225

Email address :  info@woodhallspa-organ.co.uk

Website :  www.woodhallspa-organ.co.uk

Contact name :  Phil Groves

Venue address : Coronation Hall, Spa Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6PZ

About Woodhall Spa and District Organ Society

The Woodhall Spa & District Organ Society has been in existence for over 25 years, to promote and encourage interest in electronic and theatre organs, both from the playing and listening viewpoint, and generally promote the Woodhall Spa & District Organ Society for the benefit of its members and guests. To widen our appeal we now promote our concerts under the name of "MUSIC FOR WOODHALL".

The “Music for Woodhall” concerts, hosted by the Woodhall Spa and District Organ Society have moved to Coronation Hall, Spa Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6PZ and are held on the first Friday of the month.

Coronation Hall offer us many advantages.  From the audience point of view there is a decent sized car park available, which is floodlit at night and is also covered by CCTV with 24 hour recording.  Access to the hall is on the level with no steps to negotiate. The hall is warm and comfortable. It is equipped with a nice Kitchen with a serving counter adjacent to a lounge area with comfortable seating. We layout small tables and chairs, cabaret style, for the audience and refreshments are brought to the tables during the interval.  The stage is fitted with an LED lighting system, complete with control desk, which greatly reduces the rigging time and the organists have a pleasant dressing area behind the stage.

OUR OCTOBER CONCERT WITH MARK THOMPSON

Unfortunately our October concert with Mark Thompson coincided with the arrival of the first named storm of the winter and the weather was attrocious, which consequently reflected on our audience numbers. However, 45 brave souls ventured out and their enthusiasm was rewarded by a superb evening of music provided by Mark, which opened appropriately enough with a medley containing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"! Mark brought along his Electronic Piano, as well as his trusted Yamaha EL900 and played a number of pure piano pieces during the evening. Also during his first half Mark played a medley of 1974 tunes which included "The Locomotion", "The Entertainer" and "Waterloo". This medely was  performed on both the organ and the piano and saw Mark leaping between the instruments for the different tunes! The second half of the concert opened with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Put another Nickel In". These were followed by the Anthony Hopkins waltz "And the Waltz Goes On" which Mark played beautifully in the style of the Andre Rieu performance. There followed a variety of music including "La Vie En Rose" and Leroy Anderson's "Fiddle Faddle". Back to the piano Mark played the Shostakovich "2nd Waltz" and a little jazz with "Mack the Knife". The concert concluded with  "Twisting the Night Away", "Rock Around the Clock and "Blue Suede Shoes" and his encore was appropriately "We'll Meet Again". A great concert which was really enjoyed by our audience.

Our concert next month will be played by Tony Stace and takes place on Friday, November 7th  at Coronation Hall, Spa Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6PZ. We look forward to seeing you all. Further information is available from our Chairman Philip Groves on 07419 998158 or visit www.woodhallspa-organ.co.uk.