Dear friends and colleagues,

 

I am writing to invite you to a special musical event at Sydney Grammar.

John Scott is one of the world's foremost musicians; his reputation following fourteen years as Organist at St Paul's Cathedral, London saw him appointed as Organist of the famous St Thomas' Church, New York City in 2004.

 

His 2009 Australian concert tour will include just one Sydney recital, on the 2004 Mander organ at Grammar on the evening of Wednesday, July 29th at 6.30pm.

 

Please note that tickets for this concert will be limited to just 120.

Bookings are essential. Tickets are $20/$10 and are only available via telephone to Margrit Bachmann in the Music Department at Grammar on 9332 5895 or email: mbb@...

Parking will be available in the school grounds, via the entrance in Stanley St, Darlinghurst.

 

More information about John Scott may be found at:

 

 

His programme on July 29th will be:

 

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Choral with 9 Partiten)       J.  Pachelbel       (1653 - 1706)

 

Concerto in F Op.4 no.5                                                  G.F. Handel (1685 - 1759)

i)          Larghetto                                                                      

ii)         Allegro                                                                         

iii)        Alla Siciliana

iv)        Presto

 

Voluntary in E minor Op. 7 no. 7                                     J. Stanley (1712 – 1786)

                                                                       

Prelude and Fugue in A minor                                          J.S.Bach (1685 – 1750)

 

Adagio and Allegro in F K.  594                                       W.A.Mozart (1756 - 1791)

 

INTERVAL

 

Paean                                                                            K. Leighton (1929 – 1988)

 

Fugue no. 3 on BACH                                                     R. Schumann (1810 – 1856)

 

Pax vobiscum                                                                 S. Karg-Elert (1877 – 1933)

 

Miroir                                                                           Ad Wammes (b.1953)

 

From ‘Pièces de Fantaisie’                                                 L. Vierne (1870 – 1937)

i)          Etoile du Soir

ii)         Impromptu

iii)        Carillon de Westminster