This virtual event is hosted on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AkauKbBfSv0

Anne Page presents and performs a lecture-recital, created exclusively for the GSO, exploring the history of the harmonium and how to approach playing it. The revival of the harmonium as a mainstream instrument has become Anne’s particular speciality: she has made recordings which have brought the instrument to a wider public and directs an annual course for the Royal Academy of Music—the first in modern times in this country. Born and educated in Perth, Australia, she moved to Europe to continue advanced studies successively with Marie-Claire Alain, Peter Hurford and Jacques van Oortmerssen.

Based in Cambridge, she directed the Cambridge Summer Recitals for eight years, presenting many world and UK first performances and bringing several major recitalists from Europe to Britain for the first time. She made her London debut playing 20th century repertoire at the Royal Festival Hall. She took a leading role in the Historic Organ Sound Archive, and is a founder and trustee of the Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies. During 2011-2012 she performed the complete organ works of Bach in Cambridge.

Our thanks go to Anne for her time and expertise in producing this video, along with Phil and Pam Fluke, Bruce Dracott, Tim Clayton, and everyone – GSO members or not – tuning in to listen. We hope to see you all in person at future GSO events!