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:

• 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).


For futher information and full details, please download the LOIC brochure below or contact Gerard Brooks by e-mail. All enquiries welcome!