1 Wed
1.00pm - 1.40pm Pitt St, Uniting Church lunchtime recital More info Free
1.15pm - 1.45pm St James', King St lunchtime recital More info Donation
2 Thu
6.30pm Recital on the new Mander Organ, Sydney Grammar School
Organist, Christopher Wrench (Brisbane) $20/$10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Allegro & Andante (Fantasia in f) for a Clockwork, KV 608
Georg Böhm (1661-1733) - Vater unser im Himmelreich
César Franck (1822-1890) - Prelude, Fugue and Variation, op 18
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Sonata I
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) - Prelude and Fugue in Eb BWV 552
3 Fri
1.10pm - 1.40pm St Andrew's Cathedral lunchtime recital More info Donation
6.30pm Duo Recital on the new Mander Organ, Sydney Grammar School
Robert Ampt and Amy Johansen $20/$10
George Frederic Handel (1685 - 1759) - Prelude and Fugue
Barry Cabena (b. 1933) - Variations on an Original Theme
Robert Ampt (b. 1949) - Gaudiamus Igitur
Robert Ampt (b. 1949) - Waltzing Matilda for Four Feet
Jon Laukvik (b. 19??) - MM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) - Overture for Wind Instuments
4 Sat
5 Sun
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall - 4pm
SOLD OUT!! Tickets now available for a Second performance at 8pm
100 tickets for the 4pm concert have been kept for Organ Music Society Members. Please contact Andrew Davidson to claim a ticket.
Phone: 02 9489 6774, Mobile: 0414 385 311
The Silver Anniversary Concert
A FREE concert celebrating 25 years of the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ
The Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Grand Organ is an extraordinary instrument – with over 10,000 pipes, it is the largest mechanical action organ in the world. It was designed by Australian Ronald Sharp and completed in 1979.
To celebrate the Silver Anniversary, Sydney Opera House is offering the people of Sydney the opportunity to hear a free concert of organ music demonstrating the full range of the Grand Organ’s power – from iconic Baroque classics to Wurlitzer-style popular favourites.
The concert will be presented by ABC Radio’s Guy Noble and feature seven of Australia’s finest organists:
Robert Ampt
John Atwell
Cliff Bingham
David Drury
Warwick Dunham
Amy Johansen
Sarah Kim
Choir of St James Church, Sydney
John Foster trumpet
Sergei Golovko marimba
Program to include:
Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Bach - Trio Sonata for organ No.2 in C minor
Charpentier - Prelude to a Te Deum
Mozart - Fantasia in F minor
Beethoven - Adagio for a Mechanical Organ
Fauré - Pie Jesu from Requiem
Bizet - Prelude from Carmen
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 in G Major, Op.39
Binge - Elizabethan Serenade
Leighton - Gloria from Sarum Mass
Naji Hakim - Hommage à Igor Stravinsky
Carr Boyd - The Bells of Sydney Harbour
Krotil - Sticks on Steppes
Duke Ellington - Moonlight Serenade
John Williams - Medley of film scores
Arr. Ampt - Waltzing Matilda
Information about the Opera House Organ
2pm St Patrick's Church Hill, Grosvenor St, Sydney Ruffatti 2004 M 2/22
Ken Martin (Organ) with Catherine de Luca (Soprano), Lamorna Nightingale (Flute) - Franck, Mozart, Handel, Bozza
Enquiries: 02 9871 0825 - $5
3.30pm Great Hall, University of Sydney recital More info Free Admission
6 Mon
7 Tue
8 Wed
12.30pm - 1.00pm St John's Cathedral, Parramatta lunchtime recital More info Donation
1.15pm - 1.45pm St James', King St lunchtime recital More info Donation
9 Thu
1.00pm - 1.40pm Pitt St, Uniting Church lunchtime recital More info Free
6.30pm Choral Concert with the new Mander Organ, Sydney Grammar School
Sydneian Bach Choir performing Monteverdi Vespers Vespers 1610 (Vespro Della Beata Vergine). Conductor: Christopher Shepard, accompanied by Robert Wagner $20/$10
10 Fri
1.10pm - 1.40pm St Andrew's Cathedral lunchtime recital More info Donation
6.30pm Recital on the new Mander Organ, Sydney Grammar School
Organist, Philip Swanton $20/$10
Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703) - Prelude and Fugue in E major
Johann Michael Bach (1648 - 1694) - Chorale Preludes: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen,
- In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr
Johann Christoph Bach - Aria and Variations in A minor
Johann Bernhard Bach (1676 - 1749) - Ciacona in G
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) - Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784) - Chorale Prelude: Jesu, meine Freude
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 - 1795) - Allegretto in F
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788) - Adagio in D minor Wq n.v.66
- Sonata in F major Wq 70,3
- Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
11 Sat
6.00pm - 7.00pm 2MBS-FM Organ Music Society Radio Program 102.5MHz Program details
12 Sun
6.30pm Choral Concert with the new Mander Organ, Sydney Grammar School
Sydneian Bach Choir performing Monteverdi Vespers Vespers 1610 (Vespro Della Beata Vergine). Conductor: Christopher Shepard, accompanied by Robert Wagner $20/$10
13 Mon
14 Tue
15 Wed
1.15pm - 1.45pm St James', King St lunchtime recital More info Donation
1.10 - 1.50pm Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Verbrugghen Hall (Pogson/South Island Organ Co. 1973/2001 M 3/37)
Philip Swanton performs works of the Bach family including J S Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" BWV 565
Admission free Enquiries 02 9351 1342
16 Thu
17 Fri
1.10pm - 1.40pm St Andrew's Cathedral lunchtime recital More info Donation
18 Sat
7.30pm Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Verbrugghen Hall (Pogson/South Island Organ Co. 1973/2001 M 3/37)
Sarah Kim performs the Poulenc Organ Concerto in G minor with the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
Bookings and Enquiries 02 9351 1342
19 Sun
3.00pm Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Verbrugghen Hall (Pogson/South Island Organ Co. 1973/2001 M 3/37)
Sarah Kim performs the Poulenc Organ Concerto in G minor with the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
Bookings and Enquiries 02 9351 1342
2pm St Mark's Anglican Church, Jamieson St, Granville (Telford 1891)
A recital in memory of Fred Birkett who was for many years associated with St Mark's as organist. Peter Kneeshaw along with choir and trumpet will perform sacred music written by Fred Birkett, and some of his favourite organ solos.
Entry by donation Enquiries: 02 9622 2589
20 Mon
21 Tue
22 Wed
12.30pm - 1.00pm St John's Cathedral, Parramatta lunchtime recital More info Donation
1.15pm - 1.45pm St James', King St lunchtime recital More info Donation
23 Thu
24 Fri
1.10pm - 1.40pm St Andrew's Cathedral lunchtime recital More info Donation
25 Sat
26 Sun
2pm St Paul's Anglican Church, Kogarah, 57 Princes Highway, Kogarah
Recital to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the dedication of St Paul's. Recitalists: Derek Moule (Organ), Phillipa Gissing (Organ), Anne Spear (Violin) and Lauren Moule (Trombone)
Donation welcome
Conacher 1905 Tracker action 2/9
Program includes:
Bach: Toccata and Fugue (Dorian)
Wagner: Pilgrim's Chorus from 'Tannhauser'
Parry: Chorale Prelude on "Christe, Redempter Ominum"
Joplin: Swipesy
Enquiries: 02 9580 1433
27 Mon
28 Tue
10.30am Sydney Town Hall lunchtime recitals More info KID'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL - The Little Maestros meet the Grand Organ. Kids play instruments afterwards