The London Organ Improvisation Course (LOIC) was established in 2001 to address the growing interest in the subject among British organists in particular, but it has attracted students from all over the world.
In 2006, fifteen students from Britain, France and
Iceland took part over an intensive four-day
period in July.
LOIC is based in central London and uses the organs of:
Iceland took part over an intensive four-day
period in July.
LOIC is based in central London and uses the organs of:
- All Souls Langham Place
Organ by Harrison; 4 manuals; 75 stops,
electric action - St. James Clerkenwell
Organ by England 1792; Mander 1978;
2 manuals; 22 stops; mechanical action - Notre Dame de France, London
Organ by Shepherd (including elements
of Cavaille-Coll); 3 manuals; electric action
The course comprises up to 18 students under the tuition of Gerard Brooks, Duncan Middleton and a guest tutor. Guest tutors have included Loïc Mallié, (Professor of Organ and improvisation at Lyon Conservatoire and San Sebastian) Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin (Saint Sulpice, Paris), Nigel Allcoat and Pascal Reber (Strasbourg Cathedral).
St. James, Clerkenwell (Classical-style organ); Notre Dame de France Leiceister Place (French romantic organ);
St. Giles, Cripplegate, Barbican (English classical organ and practice organ)
Guest Tutors: Martin Bambauer, (Trier, Germany) Daniel Moult,
Duncan Middleton, Gerard Brooks
Improvisation for all standards: Beginners upward
Classes in keyboard harmony, figured bass, extending hymns, service improvisation and more advanced free styles. Tuition in small groups
Concert: By Martin Bambauer and other tutors
For futher information and full details, please download the LOIC brochure below or contact Gerard Brooks by e-mail. All enquiries welcome!
St. James, Clerkenwell (Classical-style organ); Notre Dame de France Leiceister Place (French romantic organ);St. Giles, Cripplegate, Barbican (English classical organ and practice organ)
Guest Tutors: Martin Bambauer, (Trier, Germany) Daniel Moult,
Duncan Middleton, Gerard Brooks
Improvisation for all standards: Beginners upward
Classes in keyboard harmony, figured bass, extending hymns, service improvisation and more advanced free styles. Tuition in small groups
Concert: By Martin Bambauer and other tutors
For futher information and full details, please download the LOIC brochure below or contact Gerard Brooks by e-mail. All enquiries welcome!
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