BIOS (The British Institute of Organ Studies) is a registered charity (No. 283936), governed by a Council elected at the Annual General Meeting, typically held in March or April.
The Council oversees subcommittees focused on Publications and the Historic Organ Listing Scheme. Additionally, Council members collaborate in Joint Committees with the University of Birmingham for the British Organ Archive and with The Royal College of Organists for the National Pipe Organ Register.
Aims of BIOS
- To promote objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music in all its aspects, and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain.
- To conserve the sources and materials for the history of the organ in Britain, and to make them accessible to scholars.
- To work for the preservation and, where necessary, the faithful restoration of historic organs in Britain and to encourage their use and appreciation.
- To encourage an exchange of scholarship with similar bodies and individuals abroad, and, to promote, in Britain, a greater appreciation of historical overseas schools of organ-building.
BIOS Council
Officers: Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Meetings Officer, Publications Officer and Casework & Conservation Officer.
Ordinary Members: Christopher Gray, Dr Leonard Sanderman, Dr David Shuker, Paul Tindall, Owen Woods and Mark Venning.
BIOS Officers
President
Dr Nicholas Thistlethwaite
MA PhD
Membership Secretary
Melanie Plumley
BSc ATCL MIPS
07799 621954
membership@bios.org.uk
Casework and Conservation Officer
Nigel Stark
MA ARCO
07792 276046
conservation@bios.org.uk
Council Members with Specific Responsibilities
Other Positions in BIOS
History
A short description of the history of BIOS is available via the button below.