From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Subject: [sydneyorgan] Kelvin Hastie honoured
To: "Sydney organ" <sydneyorgan@...>
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7:04 PM

OHTA SECRETARY HONOURED

 

Dr Kelvin Hastie, who has been the OHTA secretary since 1988, and has served for many years on the Organ Music Society of Sydney committee, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of  Australia  (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours 2009.  The OHTA Council offers its warm congratulations to Kelvin on receiving this honour which was made for “service to the community through the conservation, documentation and restoration of pipe organs.”  It acknowledges his contribution to our organization and also his expert advice to many churches in  New South Wales  through the restoration and preservation of their instruments.