Word Music: Composing for organ using text 

Saturday 7th March 2026 | Doors 9.45am | Workshop 10am - 11.30am

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Limited tickets available, advanced booking only.

Margins Cafe and Bar are not open for this event

Have you ever thought about composing for the organ? Interested in the relationship between language and musical composition? Would you like a safe and welcoming space to hear your ideas in practice? Ahead of International Women’s Day join us for a unique interactive workshop focused on looking at text scores by women composers including Pauline Oliveros and Yoko Ono and learn to write music for Union Chapel's world famous 1877 'Father' Henry Willis organ using only words. All  experience levels welcome. The ability to read and write traditional music notation is not required.

Participants are invited to stay for an organ recital by Union Chapel’s organ scholar, Catherine Harris, at 1pm.

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The venue is seating only. All seats are unreserved and are taken on a first come first serve basis. Please arrive early before event door times if you have preferred seats. Due to the nature of our venue, please be prepared to queue for entry.

The venue is fully accessible, with use of ramps and the upstairs bar is accessible with use of a platform lift. Please email [email protected] with your accessibility requirements as soon as you purchase your ticket as requests are dealt with on a first come, first serve basis.

The bar will not be open for this event.