Moot Hall, 15 Sep 2026
Admission free
Retiring collection in aid of the Friends of the Moot Hall Organ
Richard Brasier is an internationally acclaimed organist and educator, celebrated for his performances, scholarship, and teaching. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln, he has performed across the UK, Europe, and Asia, including surveys of the complete organ works of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Robert Schumann, and César Franck, and his performances are widely broadcast.
As a pedagogue, Richard is an accredited teacher and examiner at the Royal College of Organists, directing biannual study trips to historic instruments, serving as competition juror, and mentoring students to national and international success.
He has edited critical performing editions, including an acclaimed eight-volume edition of César Franck’s organ works, and has produced instructional content on neglected repertoire and pedal technique. Richard is organist at St Mary’s German Lutheran Church and curatorial organist at St George’s German Church, Whitechapel.
Grade I listed assembly room in Colchester Town Hall, home to a world-class Norman & Beard pipe organ
Town Hall, Colchester, CO1 1PJ
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