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The Organ Music Society of Sydney
turns 60Membership comes with a quarterly
journal subscription
Interested?www.sydneyorgan.com
Specific details of pipe organs Details of Organ concerts
Competitions How to join
March April May2010
Sponsored by the Organ Music Society
MayMay1 Saturday$20, $15 Students free
Members of Opera Australia Brass with Heather Moen-Boyd (Organ) Scots Kirk Presbyterian, Belmont Rd, Mosman
2 Sunday3pm $5/$2
Jim Abrahams (Pittwater House Schools)St Stephenʼs Anglican Church, Willoughby
6 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Edwin Taylor (OrgScholar Christ Church St Laurence)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
8 Saturday5pm - 6pm
Andrew Grahame presents Colours of the King on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
8 May8pm $40
Stabat Mater (Rossini)Sydney University Graduate ChoirGreat Hall, Sydney University
13 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Ross Cobb (Director, St Andrewʼs Cathedral)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
15 Saturday6.30pm - 7pm
Andrew Grahame presents Theatre Organ Music on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
16 Sunday2pm Donation
Amy Johansen (Sydney University Organist)Christ Church St Laurence
20 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Peter Ellis (St Lukeʼs Mosman)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
23 Sunday2pm$15/$10
Michael Deasey (Organ, Bathurst) Susan Capper (Flute) Brenda Szabados (Soprano)Uniting Church, Katoomba
24 Monday?(This date will be set once entries have been received) 6pm - 10pm
Northern Beaches Eisteddfod - OrganBaroque, Romantic/Modern and Organ ChampionshipsThe Great Hall, Pittwater House Schools61 Westmoreland Rd, CollaroyEnquiries 02 99814400 - Jim Abraham
27 Thursday1.10pm - 1.40
Kurt Ison (St Mary Immaculate, Waverly)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
30 SundayCarillon 2pmRecital 3.30pmFree
Celebrating Schumann and DupréAmy Johansen (Syd.University Organist)Great Hall, Sydney University
Queens Birthday RambleOrgan Societies of Queensland and Sydney invite all to a special long weekend ramble on the 12th, 13th and 14th June We will be visiting organs in the New England area including Barraba, Inverall, Glen Innes and Armidale.Enquiries [email protected]
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Australian National University Llewellyn Hall Canberra, ACT Allen Q345C + Vista www.cso.org.au Tiketek 300 795 012Chester Street Uniting Church Cnr Chester&Oxford St Epping Dodd 1928 Restored 2010 2/15 Enquiries 02 9816 3656Christ Church Cathedral Church Street Newcastle Norman and Beard 1906/Walker 1962 EP 3/58 Christ Church St Laurence George Street near Railway Square, Sydney Hill & Son 1892 M/TP 3/26 www.ccsl.org.auOrion Centre 155 Beamish Street Campsie Wurlitzer 3/15 Style 260 Enquiries 02 9629 2257Pitt St Uniting Church 264 Pitt St Sydney Hill & Son 1910 3/31 TP Enquiries 02 9871 0825Radio Broadcasts 2mbs-Fm 102.5 Prepared and presented by Andrew Grahame Scots Kirk Presbyterian Church Belmont Road Mosman Charles Richardson 1917 EP 2/15 Enquiries 02 9969 3815St Andrewʼs Cathedral George Street (next to the Town Hall) Hill/Létourneau 1866/1998 ME 4/53 Enquiries 02 9265 1661St Jamesʼ King Street 173 King Street Sydney Hill/Létourneau 1866/1998 ME 4/53 Enquiries 02 9232 3022St Johnʼs cnr Chapman Ave & Beecroft Rd, BeecroftGriffin & Leggo 1913 2/14 MSt Martin's Arnold St, Killara Kendal 1908 2/19 M St Patrickʼs Church Hill Grosvenor Street, SydneyRuffatti 2003 2/22 M Enquiries 02 9871 0825St Patrickʼs Catholic Church Homer St Gundagai Allen L4 Enquiries 02 6944 1029St Stephenʼs Anglican Church 189 Church St Newtown Walker & Son 1874 2/18 M Enquiries 02 9557 2043St Stephenʼs Anglican Church Willoughby 211 Mowbray Rd Willoughby Hill Norman and Beard 1929/1968 3/24 Enquiries 02 9415 1727St Stephenʼs Uniting Church 197 Macquarie St Sydney Hill, Norman & Beard 1934 3/44 E Enquiries 02 9221 1688Sydney Grammar School Big School, College St Sydney Mander 2004 M 2/21 Enquiries 9332 5895Sydney University Graduate Choir Sydney University Great Hall Enquiries 02 9351 7940 www.seymour.usyd.edu.auSydney University Great Hall Parramatta Road Von Beckerath 1972 M 3/53 Enquiries 02 4758 6067The Cathedral Singers St Johnʼs, Gordon www.cathedralsingers.org.auKatoomba Uniting Church 68 Katoomba St, Katoomba Richardson 1915 - Peter Jewkes 1997 M.EP 2/9 Enquiries 02 4758 8295Wesley Uniting Church & Music Centre 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, Canberra George Stephens Rebuild 2002 EP 3/61 Enquiries 02 6232 7248
Venues
Organ RecitalsSpecial Holy Week and
Easter Concertsin
Sydney, Blue Mountains, Hunter District and Radio
OMSS 60th Party - Sat 14 August in SydneyGuest speaker Gordon Stewart
1950 - 2010
Finals of the OMSS Sydney Organ CompetitionFriday 13 August: St Patrickʼs Parramatta 7pm
Junior and Intermediate CompetitionSat 9 October: Pitt Street Uniting Church
MarchMarch4 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Peter HamiltonSt Andrewʼs Cathedral
7 Sunday3pm $5/$2
Edith Yam (Conservatorium High School)St Stephenʼs Anglican Church, Willoughby
10 Wed1.15 - 1.45pm$5
Chris Berenson (Harpsichord)St Jamesʼ King St, SydneyThere are regular Lunchtime concerts with an array of various instrumental and vocal performers. www.sjks.org.au
11 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Peter Kneeshaw (St Maryʼs Cathedral)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
13 Saturday10am$20/$25
RSCM presents Bands in Worship with Ross Cobb Director of Music at St Andrewʼs Cathedral. This workshop for the younger generation will show how to incorporate the organ with a contemporary band in a liturgical context.
13 Saturday3pm
Dedication of the restored Dodd organ (1928) Opening Recital by Peter Guy (Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle)Chester Street Uniting Church, Epping
14 Sunday2pm Donation
Music of Bach in anticipation of his birthday on the 21st MarchKurt Ison (Organ, Baritone) Stacey Young (Organ) and Han Xu (Violin) Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
13 Saturday5pm - 6pm
Andrew Grahame presents Colours of the King on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
13 Sat 2pm$25/$22/$20..13 Sat-$54.50
14 Sunday$25/$22/$20..
Wurlitzer Magic: Tosa turns 501960 - 2010
John Atwell (Wurlitzer) and Mathew Loeser (Keyboard and vocals)Dinner at Sydney Rowing ClubBook by 3rd March 02 9629 2257Bill Schumacher (Wurlitzer) & Bernard Walz (Piano)
Concerts at the Orion Theatre, Campsie
18 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Ross Cobb (St Andrewʼs Cathedral)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
20 Saturday6.30pm - 7pm
Andrew Grahame presents Theatre Organ Music on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
20 Saturday21 Sunday 3pm$45/$35
Monteverdi VespersCCSL Choir & Early Music EnsembleChrist Church St LaurenceBookings 9211 0560 or www.ccsl.org.au
21 Sunday2.30pm$20/$15
Stainerʼs CrucufixionThe Cathedral Singers (Dr Brett McKern), Kurt Ison (Baritone) Julian Brun (Tenor) Mark Quarmby (Organ)St Stephenʼs Macquarie St, Sydney
21 Sunday$25/$20/$10/$5
Frank Tamsitt ( L.Mus Syd.Conservatorium)Bach BWV 541, 530, 593 Schübler ChoralesWesley Uniting Church, ACT
21 SundayCarillon 2pmRecital 3.30pm Free
Amy Johansen (Sydney University Organist)Happy Birthday, Herr Bach!Great Hall, Sydney University
21 Sunday2 - 4pm$10
Concert of Sacred Music with Marko Sever (Organ) & Gundagai Community ChoirSt Patrickʼs Catholic Church, Gundagai
23 Tuesday6.30pmFree
Thomas Heywood celebrates Bachʼs 325th birthday! Thomas is renowned for his performance of transcriptions of orchestral music. His programme will include a transcription of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in Dm and the Gavotte en Rondeau from Violin Partita III in E.Big School, Sydney Grammar School
24 Wednesday7.30pm
25 Thursday7.30pm
Christopher Wrench performs thePoulenc Organ Concerto in G minor with the Canberra Symphony OrchestraLlewellyn Hall, Australian National University Canberra ACT
25 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Peter Jewkes (Christ Church St Laurence)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
International Recitalist Elke Voelker is in SYDNEY Thursday 25th March 7pm - St Patrickʼs Church Hill
Sponsored by OMSS Recital and Lecture on Karg-Elert, followed by a masterclass
with young talented organists (various composers) $20/OMSS Members $15/Organ students $10
International Recitalist Elke Voelker is in SYDNEY Thursday 25th March 7pm - St Patrickʼs Church Hill
Sponsored by OMSS Recital and Lecture on Karg-Elert, followed by a masterclass
with young talented organists (various composers) $20/OMSS Members $15/Organ students $10
28 Sunday3pm$10
Stainerʼs Crucufixion The St John Singers (Ian McLeod) Kurt Ison (Baritone) Peter Boyages (Tenor) and Mark Quarmby (Organ)St Johnʼs Church, Beecroft
28 Sunday3pm
Concert with Christ Church CamerataChrist Church Cathedral, Newcastle
28 Sunday3pm
29 Monday7pm
$25/20 . . .
François Couperinʼs Leçons de Ténèbres from the Old Book of LamentationsSt Martinʼs Anglican Church, KillaraMLC School Chapel, Rowley St, BurwoodBelinda Montgomery & Megan Cronin (Soprano) Chris Berenson (Portative Organ & Harpsichord) Jennifer Eriksson (Viola da gamba) www.maraisproject.com.au 02 9809 5185
5 Easter Mon$20 includes tea and booklet
See www.ohta.org.au for
details
Easter Monday Organ Ramble Part of OHTA Annual Conference: along with the Organ Music Society of Sydney invite all to join in hearing and playing these organs. 9.00 All Saintsʼ Anglican, Woollahra " Forster & Andrews 188210.15 St Josephʼs Catholic, Edgecliff " Fincham 190111.30 St Andrewʼs Scotsʼ Pres, Rose Bay " Hill 188412.45" Lunch - Own arrangements2.00 Wentworth Mem.Anglican, Vaucluse " Pogson 19653.10 Vaucluse Uniting Church" Chappell 1870s4.30 Mary Imm. Catholic, Waverley " Fincham 1979
AprilApril1 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Neil Cameron (St Swithunʼs, Pymble)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
2 Good Friday6pm$20/$10
The Jacobean Singers (Dr D.Hood) Seven Last Words of the Cross (Schütz) & Mendelssohn. Kurt Ison (Baritone) Stacey Yang (Organ) & StringsSt Stephenʼs, Newtown 02 4283 5724
2 Good Friday7.30pm$10/$5/free
Music of Bach with Readings for Good Friday: Blue Mountains Chamber Choir, Robert Ampt (Organ)St Finbarʼs Catholic Church, Glenbrook
Organ Historical Society of Australia Conference Starting Easter Monday 5th April 2010 to Sunday 11th April A Diverse Heritage: Organs in Historic Urban and Rural Settings (Sydney, Bathurst and Yass) Details www.ohta.org.au
5 Monday 8pm David Drury on ABC Classic FM 92.9Sydney Opera House Concert 3rd July 2009
8 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
John Aitchison (Rose Bay Presbyterian)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
10 Saturday5pm - 6pm
Andrew Grahame presents Colours of the King on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
11 Sunday2pm$15
Lecturer/Recitalist Frances Nobert (USA) Highlights works by women composers (including Australian Women) - Pitt Street Uniting Church
11 Sunday3pm$5/$2
David Tagg(Org.Scholar St Stephenʼs Macquarie St)St Stephenʼs Anglican Church, Willoughby
11 Sunday2pm $20
Robert Ampt (Organ) with BrassMarcello, Dubois, Clarke, Bach, BoëllmannSt Philipʼs Anglican Church, Caringbah
15 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Dr Brett McKern (St Johnʼs, Gordon)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
17 Saturday6.30pm - 7pm
Andrew Grahame presents Theatre Organ Music on 2MBS FM 102.5MHz
18 Sunday2pm
Joseph Nolan (St Georgeʼs Cathedral, Perth)Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
22 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
David Tagg (Organ Scholar St Stephenʼs,Syd)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
28 Wed1.15 - 1.45 $5
Frank Tamsitt (Organ Scholar St Jamesʼ)St Jamesʼ King Street, Sydney
29 Thursday1.10 - 1.40pm
Peter Guy (Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle)St Andrewʼs Cathedral
2 Good Friday7pm
Stainer - The CrucufixionCathedral Singers (Dr Brett McKern)St Lukeʼs, Mosman
2 Good Friday7.45pmRetiring Coll.
St Markʼs Passion - Charles WoodSacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle WestNewcastle Tudor Singers (Keith Murree-Allen) Peter Guy