Organ Music Society of Sydney Diary, 2001 and other Organ Concerts in Sydney
Regular organ recital series
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Organ Music Society of Sydney Diary, 2001 and
other organ concerts in Sydney
Denotes Organ Music Society
of Sydney Function
Sunday
11th March 2.30pm
Strathfield Uniting Church,
Carrington Ave, Strathfield
Come and Sing Stainer's Crucifixion
Joint RSCM/Organ Music Society Event
Practice at 1.30pm Please bring own music if possible
$15 (non-members), $10 (members)
Saturday
31st March 10.00am - 12 noon
Strathfield Uniting Church,
Carrington Ave, Strathfield
"Playing Modern Choruses on the Organ"
Workshop by Heather Moen-Boyd
Enquiries 02 9871 8278
Sunday 8th April 3.00pm
Presbyterian Ladies' College, Boundary
St, Croydon
College Hall
Centenary of the Davidson organ
Admission will be free. The program will include organ solos by
Kurt Ison
and, student organist, Sheridan Levy. Trumpet and organ works
by Viviani,
featuring Greg Stenning, Director of Performance and Kurt Ison,
the Albinoni
Adagio, the Bach Concerto for two violins, the P.L.C. Chamber
Orchestra and
the P.L.C. Chamber Choir will augment the program.
Easter
Monday 16th April
Organ ramble through inner western suburbs
09.00
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Church St, Newtown
11.00 SAll Saints Anglican Church, Stanmore Rd, Petersham
11.30 Meeting on draft resolution
12.30 Lunch
14.00 St Andrew's Anglican Church, cnr henson and Smith
Sts, Summer Hill
15.00 Holy Trinity Anglicanm Church, cnr Herbert and Seaview
Sts, Dulwich Hill
Phone Andrew Davidson for more details 02 9489 6774. $10 for the
day.
Wednesday 25th April (ANZAC
Day) 3.00pm
Olivier Latry (Notre Dame, Paris) at St Mary's Cathedral
Enquiries 02 9144 4915
Program includes Bach, Widor, Dupré (Prelude and Fugue
in B), Carillon de Westminster (Vierne), Trois Dances (Alain)
and an improvisation.
Tickets: $20, $10 concession
Thursday 26th April - Masterclass St Mary's Cathedral 3.00pm
Tickets $10, $5 concession
Leigh Memorial
Church
119 Macquarie St, Parramatta
Sunday, 20th May at 3pm
Rededication of the restored 1879
Davidson organ
Organist - Peter Jewkes and others.
Monday
11th June
Organ ramble to the University of Sydney
9.00am St Andrew's College
11.00am St Paul's College
Lunch
2.00pm Wesley College
2.30pm Moore Theological College
3.15pm The Great Hall
Phone Andrew Davidson for more details 02 9489 6774. $10 for the
day.
25th
August 2001 3pm
Visit to the Antique Mechanical Music
Museum.
Service City, 388 Botany Road, Alexandria
(200m south of the Green Square Railway Station)
Cliff Bingham will give a 2 hour guided
tour of the instruments in this exhibition
Cost: $12.00 (includes afternoon tea)
Sunday 26 August
2.30 p.m. for 3 p.m. at
26 Nalya Rd, Berowra Heights.
To obtain tickets and for any enquiries,
contact Rosemary Parle 9906
2565. The ticket includes pre-concert drinks and a substantial
buffet
supper at interval.
The works to be performed are five Handel
organ concertos known as
the "Second Set" of 1740 and transcribed from the Op.
6 Concerti
Grossi. Two of these, reconstructed by Ralph Schureck, are to
be
accompanied by Strings, Oboes, Bassoon and Harpsichord continuo.
Of
the three remaining concertos, one is for Harpsichord solo and
two
for organ solo.
Soloists: Pastor de Lasala (Organ), Rosalind Halton (Harpsichord)
PS The organ is by Hill and is in a private
residence.
Kincoppal Rose
Bay School Chapel
Sunday 16th September, 2.30pm
Tickets: $30 ($25 conc)
Proceeds to the maintenance and restoration of the unique French
romantic Puget chapel organ.
Works by Hume, Simpson, Dowland, de la Guerre and Widor.
David Rumsey (organ) plus visiting early music specialists (voice and strings).
David Kinsela - "The Blessed One - J S Bach"
Uniting Church, Carrington Ave, Strathfield
Sunday, 16 September at 2.30pm
Knox Grammar School Chapel, Wahroonga
Tuesday, 25 September at 8.15pm
Mary Immaculate Church, Victoria St, Waverley
Sunday, 30 September at 7.30pm
Robert Ampt - Sunday, 16 September at 3.00pm
Killara Uniting Church, cnr Karanga and Arnold Streets, Killara
Ron Sharp (1961) organ recently enlarged
and renovated.
Saturday,
29 September 1.30pm
Great Hall, University of Sydney
The 2001 Sydney Organ Competition
Junior and Intermediate Sections
Please note change to an earlier starting time from that previously advertised owing to a larger number of entries than expected this year.
Saturday 29 September - Monday 1 October
Organ Ramble to the ACT with the Organ Historical Society of Australia
Contact Hugh Knight for more details hbknight@bigpond.com
Monday
1st October
Organ Ramble to the ACT - join with OHTA (Sept 29 - October 1)
Phone Andrew Davidson for more details 02 9489 6774.
Friday
5th October 6pm
Prof Martin Weyer (University of Marburg, Germany)
German Lutheran Church, Goulburn St, Sydney
"A Visit to the Bach Family" - Lecture/Recital
$20 (non-members), $15 (members)
Enquiries Mark Quarmby 02
9746 8742
Followed by dinner at a local restaurant for those you wish to
stay.
Prof Weyer has broken his ankle and is unable to make the trip. Robert Ampt will be giving a demonstration recital instead.
Tuesday
16th October 6.30pm
Lecture/Recital with Dr John Wells on Bach's 48
Venue: Wallace King Room, Sydney Grammar School
College St, Sydney
Playing Bach's 48 on the Piano, Harpsichord and Organ
Private lessons with Dr Wells available on Tuesday 16th ($60 per
hour)
For more details contact Mark
Quarmby
St Andrew's Cathedral
A Book of Common Prayer Evensong (choral + sermon) will be trialed for 12 months on the third Sunday of the month at 3pm. This will be followed by an organ recital/orchestral concert at 4pm.
The first service will be held on Sunday, 21 October at 3pm
The service music will be:
Responses - Stewart
Psalm - 121
Canticles - Howells (Collegium Regale)
Anthem - Stainer "I am the Alpha and Omega"
This will be followed by an Organ Recital at 4pm
Organist - Michael Deasey
J S Bach - Concerto in A minor (after Vivaldi)
F Liszt - Fantasia and Fugue on BACH
Sunday
November 11 2.30pm.
Annual General Meeting
Christ Church St Laurence, George
St, Sydney (near Central)
Recital at 2.30pm in the Church followed by the meeting at 3pm in the hall.
Young
Organists' Day
Sydney Town Hall
Free entry.
Friday December 28 at 11.00am
