Melbourne Organ Ramble - Queen's Birthday Weekend 2008



CHURCHES WE PROPOSE TO VISIT

As at 16/5/2008


Saturday morning for Sydney mobile visitors only probably ?

       Hamer Hall 9.00 to 11. a.m. COST $90.00 for staff attendance

 

Monash Blackwood Hall 11.00 a.m.

 

 

Saturday afternoon :

       Baptist Church, Collins Street 2 p.m with Welcome and tea/offee

       St John's Lutheran Church South Melbourne 3-30 p.m.

       Scot's Church 5.00 p.m. – John Mallinson to demonstrate the

                   Organ. - open console after if time -

                   Announcement of competition prizes and some of the pieces

                               to be played by David Macfarlane

Sunday services :    St Paul's 10-30 a.m. Choral Evensong 6.00 p.m.

after evening service the organ could be visited

                                           from 7.00 p.m. to 7-45 p.m.

                          St Patrick's 11 a.m. and 6-30.p.m.

                               Scot's Church 11 a.m.

                               Baptist Church 10-30 a.m.

                               St Michael's U.C. 10.a.m. with music programme at 11-30

                               St Francis, Lonsdale Street - checking which service

                                                                   for choral music

 

       St Mark's Fitzroy 9-30 a.m. followed by short recital and open console

                                                                                           to about 12 noon

 

Sunday Afternoon:

      St Mark's Fitzroy (as above)

       ? Wesley Church City

         And/OR ? St Mary's Anglican West Melbourne


       St Patrick's Cathedral 4.p.m. short recital and open console

       Trinity College - 6.00pm. Evensong – Canterbury Fellowship

                   7.00 pm. demonstration Jonathan Bradley and open console

 

Monday morning :

       MTH 8-50 a.m. for 9.00 a.m. at Swanston Street entrance

                                                John Mallinson to demonstrate the organ

       Christ Church South Yarra Mon. after MTH

       Toorak St John's Mon. after MTH

                               DB looking after South Yarra/Toorak/Scotch

 

Monday afternoon

Scotch College for benefit of Sydney folk with car(s)

  






QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND 2008 - Organ Ramble to Melbourne

As at 3rd February, information on the latest planning from Melbourne is given below.

It is not too late for anyone to enlist for this ramble. Contact Geoff Lloyd, preferably by email organsec@tpg.com.au or telephone (02) 9476 1530 as soon as possible. Geoff also has some leaflets on the two hotels suggested below - contact him if you would like to receive them.

Transport to/from Melbourne and accommodation will be the responsibility of individual ramblers. It looks as if arrival in Melbourne on the Friday would be the best approach. Departure perhaps on the latter part of Monday afternoon. Two suggestions for accommodation are:

The Victoria Hotel
215 Little Collins Street
Tel:1800 331 147 (reservations) or 61 3 9669 0000
Fax: 61 3 9669 0001
Email: stay@victoriahotel.com.au
Web: allseasons.com.au or accorhotels.com.au or victoriahotel.com.au,

Mercure Hotel
265-281 Little Bourke Street
Tel:1300 654 966 (reservations) or 61 3 9639 0555
Fax: 61 3 9650 3920
Email: H3031@accor.com
Web: mercure.com.au or accorhotels.com.au.

Details about tram and train travel for the ramble will be provided with the possibility of a visit (by tram) to St Mark's Fitzroy.





The Society of Organists, Victoria

invites you to join our

70th anniversary Celebrations

in a visit to Melbourne Organs

and a special dinner

on the Queen’s Birthday Weekend

Saturday 7th June – Monday 9th June

 

A surcharge will apply for MTH. Dinner will cost $35.

 

Please advise Joy Hearne, 38 Barter Cres, Forest Hill 3131 Ph/Fax 03 9893 3095 or email:  vicepresident@sov.org.au if you would like to attend or would like more information.