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The Sydney Organ Journal

 

The Sydney Organ Journal is a quarterly magazine produced by the Organ Music Society of Sydney.

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Roseville NSW 2069
Australia

Click below for indexes to the Sydney Organ Journal

Vol 38 No 4 (Spring 2006) to Vol 40 No 1 (Summer 2008-9)


Vol 35 No 2 (Autumn 2004) to Vol 37 No 3 (Winter 2006)
Summer 94/95 to Summer 03/04

Compiled by Richard Baker and Robert Parkinson
In memory of Richard Baker


Index covering 1990 - 1994 Compiled by Ralph Lane

Youth News


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Autumn 2010

- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Letters to the Editor
- Two Stories from our Early Days
- The First Sydney Organ Competition
- Anthony Welby (1934 - 2009)
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- John Hogan: Thirty years at Bendigo Cathedral
- The Organs and Organists of St Peter's Cathedral, Armidale
 - Organ Ramble in the Eastern Suburbs
- Australia's Master Organ Builders Confer
- Reviews
- Mixture
- Donald Robinson: Organist, Choirmaster and Archbishop
- Enmore Organ Restoration
- Norman Johnston donates library
- Experiences Down Under
- Theatre Organ Society turns Fifty
- Partimento Fugue:  A View from Russia
- Three Recent Organ Projects in NSW
- Australia Day Ramble report
 

Summer 2009 - 2010

- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Sydney Organ Competition 2010
- The Bones of Bach
- The Thomas Jones & Sons Organ in St Lawrence's Curch, Barraba
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Mervyn Byers: Right Royal Service
- Junior and Intermediate Sections of Sydney Organ Competition 2009
 - A 1905 Fincham Organ Faithfully Restored
- News from OHTA
- Reviews
- Mixture
- October 2009 Organ Ramble
- Big Celebration in Swabia
- The Organ in Russia
- Annual General Meeting Reports
 

Spring 2009

- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Opinion
- Ronald Sharp: A Great Craftsman at Eighty
- Organ Historical Society: Cleveland, Ohio Convention
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- The Sydney Opera House Grand Organ Forced to Cancel
- Swiz at Windsor
 - Queen's Birthday Organ Ramble to Canberra
- Makers of our Heritage: 2
- Reviews
- Mixture
- Review of the Region IX AGO Convention: Phoenix Rising
- International Organ Festival: Royal Canadian College of Organists
 

Winter 2009

- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Opinion
- TC Edwards
- Good and Bad posture
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Easter Monday Organ Ramble
- Church Choirs
 - Organ Music on Radio
- Makers of our Heritage: 1
- Reviews
- Mixture
- Vignettes from the past: 6
- Interview with Ross Cobb
- Suzuki organ in Australia
- Easter Monday Organ Ramble
- New Klop organ

 

Autumn 2009

- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Opinion
- Life Membership for former editor
- Shore Chapel Music and Musicians
- A mass of A.Mus.A's - Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Easter Monday Organ Ramble
- Rising Stars
 - Organ Music on Radio
- Vignettes from the Past: 5
- Reviews
- Mixture
- 2008 OHTA Goldfields Conference
- Interview with Daniel Roth
- Duruflé, Prelude & Fugue on the Name of Alain
- Australia Day Organ Ramble
 

Summer 2008 - 2009
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Colours of the King
- Organ Spectacular - AGO World Organ Day report
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Australia Day Organ Ramble
- Organ Music on Radio
- Labour Day Organ Ramble to Woy Woy report
- Reviews
- Mixture
- World Youth Day - Sydney 2008
- OMSS Annual Report 2008
- The Bane of Temperature Variation and the Contribution of Organ Placement
- The Norman & Beard Organ at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
- An Organ Tour of France
 

Spring 2008
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Notice of Annual General Meeting 2008
- Sydney Organ Competition 2008 reports
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Melbourne Organ Ramble reports
- Organ Music on Radio
- Labour Day Organ Ramble to Woy Woy
- Reviews
- Mixture
- Review of 2008 AGO Convention
- Letters to the editor
- People Power in Wollongong
- Rebirth of an Organ - St John-the-Baptist, Mudgee
- The World's Largest Pipe Organs (part II)
 

Winter 2008
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- Sydney Organ Competition 2008
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- Petr Eben - Organist and Composer
- Organ Music on Radio
- Easter Monday Organ Ramble review
- From the Editor
- Reviews
- Mixture
- Obituraries
- Letters to the editor
- OHTA Conference 2008
- The Sea Organ
- The new organ at the Church of St-John-the-Baptist, Woy Woy
- The Seewen-Britannic Organ and its associated rolls - D. Rumsey
 

Autumn 2008
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- Perspective - Ian Brown
- Sydney Organ Competition 2008
- Column 8ft
- Off the Chest
- AGM reports
- Organ Music on Radio
- Vignettes from the Past: 4 - Neil Cameron
- Young Organists' Day 2007
- From the Editor
- CD Reviews
- Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- OHTA Conference report 2007
- Rebirth of an Iconic Organ: Geoff Bock
- Rescue and Restoration: the Bevington organ at Bonnyrigg
 

Summer 2007 - 2008
- What's on in Sydney
- From the New President
- Off the Chest
- AGM reports
- Organ Music on Radio
- Vignettes from the Past: 3 - Neil Cameron
- Obituary - Stephen Bicknell
- From the Editor
- CD Reviews
- Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Norman Johnston, Ninety
 

Spring 2007
- What's on in Sydney
- Perspective
- Off the Chest
- Notice of AGM
- Organ Music on Radio
- Vignettes from the Past: 2 - Neil Cameron
- June ramble report
- From the Editor
- News from the "Con"
- The Sydney Organ Competition report
- Two Interesting Organ Projects
- OMSS at TOSA Players' Night
- Sydney Organ Competition
- Obituary - Norman Kaye
- The Magic Number Three - the Organs of Newcastle University
- New Start for Redundant 1879 Bevington and Sons organ
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- The Pipe Organ as a Work of Art
- Sunken Ocean Liner Britannic's Pipe Organ Round
 

Winter 2007
- What's on in Sydney
- Off the Chest
- Organ Music on Radio
- Vignettes from the Past: 1 - Neil Cameron
- Easter Monday ramble report
- From the Editor
- Sarah Kim writes from Paris
- Column 8ft
- June Long Weekend Ramble: Bowral and Goulburn
- The Organs of Saint Martin's Anglican Church, Killara
- Sydney Organ Competition
- Behind the Notes - Peter Jewkes
- The Organs of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
- The destruction of Diversity, Lost Sounds: Part IV
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
 

Autumn 2007
- What's on in Sydney
- Off the Chest
- A Further Perspective - Neil Cameron
- Easter Monday ramble
- From the Editor
- Column 8ft
- Young Organists' Day 2006
- Sydney Organ Competition
- Church Music on Church Hill - Peter Meyer
- Two organs from Tuscany - Norbert Kelvin
- Visitors from France
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
 

Summer 2006 - 2007
- What's on in Sydney
- Off the Chest
- Annual General Meeting reports
- October Ramble report
- From the Editor
- Column 8ft
- Perspective: Kelvin Hastie
- OHTA Conference report - Hugh Knight
- Will Monk, Sydney's forgotten organist - Peter Meyer
- Australian Guild of Master Organbuilders
- A Conversation with Fred Swann.
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- The Organ under the Swastika - John Sayer
- Lofty Lady - Meg Matthews
- The Destruction of Diversity: Lost Sounds - Part III
 

Spring - 2006
- What's on in Sydney
- Off the Chest
- Annual General Meeting
- Queen's Birthday June Ramble report
- From the Editor
- Column 8ft
- Labour Day Ramle
- An Organ Odessy - Hugh Knight
- Genesis of a Home Organ - Peter Meyer
- Obituary - Richard Baker
- A Tale of Three Organs.
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- St Barnabas Broadway - Neil Cameron
- Lofty Lady - Meg Matthews
- Perspecctive - Robert Ampt, Wilbur Hughes
- The Destruction of Diversity: Lost Sounds - Part II
 

Winter - 2006
- What's on in Sydney
- Off the Chest
- Perspective: John Sayer (the Organ Club UK)
- Queen's Birthday June Ramble
- From the Editor
- Column 8ft
- Easter 2006 Organ Ramble report
- St Benedict's Church, Broadway and its Organ
- The 2006 Sydney Organ Competition
- From the Land of the Free
- Pedalpoint - Richard Marschall - Electronic Organ Technology.
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- The Sacred Choral Music of Philip Cannon
- Lofty Lady - Sarah Gentle
- Autumn Spring Cleaning for Landmark City Organ
- The Destruction of Diversity: Lost Sounds - Part 1
 

Autumn - 2006
- What's on in Sydney
- News from the Con
- Perspective: John Harper (RSCM)
- Easter Monday Ramble
- From the Editor
- Australia Day Ramble report
- Obituaries
- Reports - Young Organists' Day
- June Ramble
- Mixture
- Pedalpoint - Peter Guy.
- Reviews
- Letters to the editor
- The Sacred Choral Music of Philip Cannon
- Lofty Lady - Connie Cloran
- Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, Dresden
- Going Dutch: Pastor de Lasala
 

Summer 2005 - 2006
- What's on in Sydney
- News from the Con
- Committee Report
- October Labour Day Ramble
- From the Editor
- Reflections on the 28th Annual OHTA Conference
- Obituary - Noel Mander
- Welcome - but at home?
- Behind the Notes - music of Sumsion
- At 28, Organist Paul Jacobs bold about Classics
- The Organ Revolution in an age of Revolutions
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Concerning Mendelssohn's Organ Sonatas
- Lofty Lady XXII
- The Willis Organ in Reading Town Hall
- St Paul's Anglican Church Burwood Organ Restoration
 

Spring 2005
- What's on in Sydney
- 2005 Annual General Meeting
- Paul Jacobs in Sydney
- St Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta organ opening
- From the Editor
- From the President
- 2005 Sydney Organ Competition report
- Queen's Birthday Holiday ramble report
- Labour Day Organ Ramble
- A Tribute to Keith Johns
- Singapore POE+ - Mark Quarmby
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- St Andrew's Cathedral Choir tour to Europe - Mark Quarmby
- In the Shadow of Max Reger: Sigfird Karg-Elert - Elke Völker
- Accompanying Hymns on the organ - Quentin Faulkner
 

Winter 2005
- What's on in Sydney
- Farewell to Sydney: Michael Deasey
- The Parramatta Celebration
- St Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta organ
- From the Editor
- From the President
- News from the Con
- A Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
- Queen's Birthday Ramble
- The Church: Recollections of Times Past: Ronald Thomas
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Royal Visit to Danish Church
- Sydney Organ Competition
- Lofty Ladies XXI: Bridget Dearnley - Robin Ruys
 

Autumn 2005
- What's on in Sydney
- The 1898 Norman & Beard Organ at St Saviour's Church,
Knightsbridge - now at Parramatta
- An Easter Celebration Ramble in Parramatta
- From the Editor
- 2005 Sydney Organ Competition
- Young Organists' Day Report
- RSCM Jubilee Summer School 2005
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Obiturary - Douglas Spooner
- Pedalpoint - Bridget and Christopher Dearnley
- Musings: David Vogels looks at the AGO Downunder
- The Royal Albert Hall Organ restoration - Paul Hale
- Australian Organists Overseas
 

Summer 2004 - 2005
- What's on in Sydney
- Annual General Meeting 2004
- Society Annual Report
- Celebration Ramble in Sydney
- From the Editor
- From the President
- News from the Con
- Guest Editorial - Michael Deasey
- Young Organists' Day
- Hymn Playing - Christopher Bull
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- A Dodd Goes West
- Pedalpoint - Gregory Cunningham
- What Future for Church Music in France?
- The Organ Works of César Franck - Leon Carter
- Lofty Ladies XX: Kath Papallo - Robin Ruys
 

Spring 2004
- What's on in Sydney
- Report on The Sydney Organ Competition 2004
- Fighting for Good Church Music
- The Organ in the Presbyterian Church, Annandale
- From the Editor
- From the President
- News from the Con
- Guest Editorial - John O'Donnell
- Obituraries
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Celebration at St Mark's, Darling Point
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- The AGO 2004 Convention
- Pedalpoint - Sam Allchurch
- An Australian Organist at Notre Dame
- Report on A Weekend in Sydney Organ Ramble
- Lofty Ladies XIX: Kath Waddell - Robin Ruys
 

Winter 2004
- What's on in Sydney
- The Sydney Organ Competition 2004
- The new Mander Organ at Sydney Grammar School
- From Fire, Floode and Pestilence, Good Lorde Deliver Us
- From the Editor
- From the President
- Proposal for a National Organ Journal
- Guest Editorial - Robert Wagner
- Obituraries
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Obituraries: Fred Birkett
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Reports: The new Létourneau organ at St Mark's, Darling Point
- The Opening Recital at Scotch College, Melbourne
- Easter Monday Celebrations at St Philip's and St Patrick's
- Newcastle's Historic Pipe Organs
- A Weekend in Sydney Organ Ramble
(Queen's Birthday Weekend)
- Lofty Ladies XVIII: Jean McVey - Robin Ruys
 

Autumn 2004
- What's on in Sydney
- The Sydney Organ Competition 2004
- ACT Organ School - Garth Mansfield
- Celebration - Neil Cameron
- From the Editor
- From the Treasurer
- News from the Con
- Guest Editorial - Martin Setchell
- Obituraries
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Biographies in Concert programs - Michael Edgeloe
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565, a work by Bach? - Rein
- Pedalpoint - Robin Ruys
- Lofty Ladies XVII: Sarah Kim - Robin Ruys
- Three rare French organs - Pastor de Lasala
 

Summer 2003 - 2004
- What's on in Sydney
- Committee Report for Year 2002-2003
- OHTA Annual Conference report
- The OHS and its Archives Symposium
- Australian Guild of Master Organbuilders' Conference report
- The Veritable Exposition of César Franck
- From the Editor
- From the Treasurer
- News from the Con
- Australian Brandenburg Orchestra new organ
- Guest Editorial - David Rumsey
- Obituraries
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Organ Music on radio
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Et in Arcadia Ego - Pastor de Lasala
- Australia's most historic Wurlitzer organ
- Lofty Ladies XVI: Audrey Cummins - Robin Ruys
- Pedalpoint: Pastor de Lasala
 

Spring 2003
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- From the Editor
- From the Treasurer
- News from the Con
- Two NZ Norman & Beard Concert Organs (Part II)
- Guest Editorial - Ian Harrison
- Reports: The Sydney Organ Competition
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Organ Music on radio
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Labour Day organ Ramble
- Report on the Queen's Birthday Holiday Organ Ramble
- Lofty Ladies: Jenny Long - Robin Ruys
- Lofty Ladies: Lady Black - Amy Johansen
 

Winter 2003
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- Cover Story - Two NZ Norman & Beard Concert Organs
- Guest Editorial - Dominic Perissinotto
- Reports: Goulburn Organ Day, ANZAC Day recital, Easter Ramble
- AGO News
- Column 8ft
- Stuart Garside Memorial Ramble review
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Malcolm Williamson (1931-2003)
- Queen's Birthday Holiday Organ Ramble
- Lofty Ladies XIII: Helen Channon - Robin Ruys
- Pedalpoint - Geoff Lloyd Reminisces
- Beauty and Power in Music - The Pipe Organ
 

Autumn 2003
- What's on in Sydney
- From the President
- Cover Story - The Puget Organ at Rose Bay Convent
- Guest Editorial - Steven Nisbet
- Naji Hakim - A Profile and List of Works
- AGO News
- Easter Monday Organ Ramble
- Young Organists' Day 2002 review
- Off The Chest
- Reviews , Reports and Mixture
- Letters to the editor
- Sydney Organ Competition - 2003
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Lofty Ladies XIII: Tamara Rosek - Robin Ruys
- Some aspects of American Organ Culture
- Beauty and Power in Music - The Pipe Organ
 

Previous years' editions
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Selected articles

Vierne's Pièces de fantaisie (PDF download)
Textual corrections by Olivier Latry © The Organ Music Society of Sydney April/May 1993



Cleveland 2009 Organ Historical Society Convention review
by Glenda Sutton










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