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#32 From: "Justin P. Ankus" <justin@...>
Date: Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:50 am
Subject:: Of political correctness and organ building 		jpankus
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Dear all,
 
not sure if any of you have come across this already Quite concerning.
 
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Justin Ankus
 
from the April 17, 2006 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0417/p04s01-woeu.html

Organmakers groan over new rule

A European Union law on lead in pipes could undermine Britain's organ industry.

By Mark Rice-Oxley | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

LONDON - Ah, the magnificent din of a good pipe organ in full cry, one moment all bells and bird chatter, the next a thunderous rumble from the lower registers and a subterranean boom that sounds like a large ship is docking somewhere nearby.

Needless to say, it's a sound that has underpinned church and choral music for centuries. And yet in a bizarre legal quirk, the future of the instrument has been called into question in Britain, Europe's largest organ-building nation, as a result of an opaque European ruling governing the substances used to construct organ pipes.

Two European Union directives, which come into force in the 25 EU countries in July, ban the manufacture of "electrical equipment" containing more than 0.1 percent lead. The statutes are intended principally to reduce the volume of lead seeping back into the environment mainly from discarded mobile phones and other disposable modern technologies.

But the 1,000-year-old art of organ-building appears to have been swept up in the legislating zeal. Most organs these days are powered by electricity and use a certain amount of lead in their extensive run of pipework to achieve the appropriate musical voicing. Old pipes aren't discarded but are instead melted down and reused.

Senior EU officials have insisted that they do not want to penalize organ-builders, and it seems highly unlikely that "eurocrats" will start snooping around churches, ready to pounce the moment an organist strikes up with a Bach voluntary.

But the British organ-building industry is alarmed at the way the EU laws (entitled the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directives) are being interpreted in Britain.

British officials say that organs are indeed affected. "If an organ has electrical components, then in theory it is likely to come under the remit of the directive," says one government official on customary condition of anonymity. He adds that special exemptions will be required for any of the 80-odd companies that build organs in Britain.

One such company, Harrison and Harrison, is pulling out all the stops to campaign for legal clarification. The company is currently working on three organs that will, under the new post-July rules, be illegal. "This was meant to be all about mobile phones which is what makes it all so stupid," says Katharine Venning, a company director who is also president of the Institute of British Organ Building. "From July 1 it appears that new organs would be illegal. And yet organ pipes never get thrown away in landfill sites."

It gets worse. The law clearly pertains only to the manufacture of new organs. But several churches that have collected large six-figure sums to revive their ancient musical heirlooms are worried that their renovation works might also be jeopardized. In some cases where an old instrument has had to be largely rebuilt, it is unclear whether that qualifies as a new-build or just a renovation.

But according to a statement from Reijo Kemppinen, the Head of the European Commission in the United Kingdom, British organ builders need not worry about the future of their craft.

"Organists can ... even continue to repair and upgrade [organs] with lead without any further restrictions under RoHS," wrote Mr. Kemppinen last month. But, he added, British organ-builders should apply for a derogation of the law if they want to continue building new pipes. "As far as we know, no such derogation has been applied for yet," he wrote.

Despite official reassurances, if you're Neil Shepherd, director of music at the 13th century Cirencester Parish Church in western England, it's all very worrying. The church's organ, a splendid beast with more than 3,000 pipes ranging from two inches high to 16 feet long and constructed in the late 19th century by one of the most famous names in the business, Henry Willis, has been feeling its age for some years, he says.

"It's 115 years old, and some of its parts go back even further," he says. "If I was 115, I'd be sounding a bit tired."

The church is spending more than $1 million to revive the musical centerpiece, and at least half of the instrument will be new when finished. If it's finished.

"I suppose it all depends on whether we get an exemption" for the work, says Mr Shepherd. "The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous. I'd like to think that people will be able to see sense and realize they can't bring to an end a craft that has been going on for centuries."

No exemption would mean no renovation and, eventually, no organ. "We'd have to use a piano," says Mr Shepherd, an accomplished organist with a penchant for Bach's Toccata and Fugue, and French recital works. "The majority of church music was designed to be played on an organ with a traditional choir. It's just not the same on a piano."

Registering the facts

• Seven of the world's 10 largest pipe organs can be found in the United States.

• The world's largest playable pipe organ is located in a Philadelphia Lord & Taylor store.

• The organ - along with the clock - was considered the most complex of all mechanical instruments before the Industrial Revolution.

• A hydraulic organ appears in a Roman mosaic, along with organists and other musicians, at a gladiator contest.

• Throughout history, pipe organs have been powered by water, wind, foot pumps, massive multifolded bellows, mechanical pneumatic action, and electricity.

Source: The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

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#31 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Wed Apr 5, 2006 11:06 pm
Subject:: TOSA (Victoria) Theatre Organist Competition 		mark_quarmby
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I have been asked to pass this on to members:


The Victorian Theatre Organ Society of Australia is putting on a young Theatre Organist Competition.  It has two age divisions:

Junior (14 years of age or younger at the date of entry application)
Senior (15 to 21 years of age at the date of entry application)

Prizes range from $100 - $500 plus a certificate put one year free TOSA membership.

The closing date for entry into the competition is 1 August 2006.


TOSA-NSW really doesn't want Victoria to walk away with this one, so for local (Sydney area) entrants we will provide access to a Theatre Pipe Organ*, coaching by experienced Theatre Organists, and professional  recording services.  For more information contact the Secretary TOSA-NSW, Debra Marschall at:

02-47-32-3208 (office telephone)
02-47-31-4323 (office fax)


Best regards,

Rich Marschall
President, TOSA-NSW and member OMSS

* A Theatre Pipe Organ is just a highly unified pipe organ (i.e. pipes are reused as much as possible) with a funky stop layout and console finish, otherwise it is just an ordinary AGO console with all the standard features plus the availability of a few odd effects.  They are designed for light entertainment.

P.S.  My incoming email server is usually turned off due to several hundred incoming spams per hour when it is on.  I can be reached on the same numbers as above or on my company's messaging link on the page http://www.hydrophones.com/MAI-Audio <htp://www.hydrophones.com/MAI-Audio>


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#30 From: "godelieveghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:00 am
Subject:: Recital Recital Recital 		godelievegha...
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Recital at St Pats Church Hill Grosvenor Street Sydney Sunday April
2nd at 1.45pm

Angelo Castaldo from Naples Italy

Gustaf Mankell (1812 – 1880) Swedish
Sonata
Allegro Concertante – Adagio – Allegro vivace


Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 – 1925) Italian
Ave Maria


Hans Uwe Hielscher (1945 - ) German
„In Dulci Jubilo"
Choral, Vivace, Andante, Allegretto, Presto, Adagio, Allegro

Joseph Bonnet (1884 – 1944) French
Romance


Henrik Andriessen (1892 – 1981) Dutch
Toccata

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#29 From: "jpaitchison2003" <jpaitchison2003@...>
Date: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:14 am
Subject:: Organist needed for funeral this Thursday (30th March) 		jpaitchison2003
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Would  anyone  be available  to play  for a funeral  this  Thursday,
at  11 am,  at  Bill  Cruse's  church in  Ashfield?

I  don't  know  what  fee  is offered,  but I imagine  it would  be
realistic..

Please  'phone  Bill's  secretary,  Lyndal,  on  8752 4600 asap.

John  Aitchison.

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#28 From: "spiritualityofmusic" <spiritualityofmusic@...>
Date: Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:15 am
Subject:: Researching Spirituality and Music 		spirituality...
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Hi there members, I have just joined your group, at the suggestion of
Godelieve, because I thought you might be interested in my research on
spirituality and music within the church setting.

I am currently studying a Masters degree at UNSW and my research topic
is an attempt to understand more about what people mean when they
describe a musical experience as 'spiritual' or 'transcendent'. I
think we have all had these experiences where the music seems to take
over, and we are moved powerfully, and yet an explanation for such an
experience seems ever so ellusive.

This is why I am studying this topic and this is why I would like to
invite you to help me do just that by filling in a questionnaire. I
would love to include anyone who has had strong experiences of music
in the church. Furthermore, by participating you can help clarify some
of the wooly thinking about music that we see so often around us.

If you would like to help me out, please email me and I will send you
the electronic version of my questionnaire. You can simply complete it
and email it back to me.

Thank you for allowing me to submit this topic and do engage with me
on this topic if you like - I find everyone has something to teach me.

Regards

Peter

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#27 From: "Hugh Knight" <hbknight@...>
Date: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:49 pm
Subject:: Concert on Saturday 18th March 		hughknght
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LINDFIELD UNITING CHURCH MUSIC PROGRAM

 

7.30 PM This Saturday 18TH MARCH

 

MOSTLY MOZART

 

Featuring music from The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni etc with Stephanie Acroman (Soprano), James Roser (Baritone), Robert Goode (Organ), Enid Manton-Hall (Piano) and Melissa Abraham (Trumpet)

 

Being the 250th year of the celebration of the birth of Mozart, this is an evening designed to please our hearts!  A delightful evening for everyone.

 

Concert to benefit the work of the Red Cross for the Pakistani Earthquake.

 

$20 for adults and $15 concession or children.

 

Enquiries: Ring 9880 2457 or 9498 2888

 

(Received by mail too late for inclusion in Autumn Sydney Organ Journal.


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#26 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:46 am
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Sent: Monday, 13 March 2006 10:28 PM
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Subject: GCM elist bulletin - April 9 performance of St Matthew Passion

 

Palm Sunday, 9 April 2006 at 6pm
Sydney Chamber Choir presents J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion

The intense human drama of Christ’s crucifixion, told in music of power
and pure beauty.

Sara Macliver - soprano
Sally-Anne Russell - alto
Paul McMahon - tenor (Evangelist)
Stuart Haycock - tenor
Mark Donnelly - baritone (Christus)
Stephen Bennett - bass
Sydney Chamber Choir
Choirs of MLC School, Burwood and SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Baroque orchestra featuring the Early Music Ensemble of the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music

Conducted by Nicholas Routley

City Recital Hall Angel Place
Tickets from $45 (includes GST; booking fees may apply) - Concessions
available
Box Office, City Recital Hall Angel Place: phone 8256 2222 or
www.cityrecitalhall.com

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#25 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:45 am
Subject:: FW: (16 March, a few days early) For Bach's Birthday 		godelievegha...
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From: Michael Edgeloe [mailto:medge@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2006 3:40 PM
To: Michael Edgeloe
Subject: (16 March, a few days early) For Bach's Birthday

On Thursday 16 March at 6.30 p.m. in the Big Schoolroom at Sydney
Grammar School, ROBERT WAGNER plays an all-Bach recital on the
magnificent new Mander pipe organ.  Details are attached.  Admission
is free.

Do feel free to forward this information to friends who might be interested.
If you no longer wish to receive these occasional musical announcements,
please let me know and I will remove you from the distribution list.

Michael Edgeloe

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#24 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Wed Mar 8, 2006 10:39 am
Subject:: Easter organist required 		mark_quarmby
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Easter Organist required The Parish is in Inverell, Anglican Catholic. The Liturgy is 'sensible High Church'! The Organ is latest model Johannus, 2 man, pedal, 19 stops-full external speaker system. Three services reqd: Holy Thurs, Good Friday, Easter Sunday. Small congregation. Fares payable (including flight, if necessary) Fees $150 per service Accom, meals provided. Congregational singing, possibility of Soloist. Contact details: fassolo@... Phone: 02  6721 4549 Fr. Michael Pope  P.P., Rural Dean

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#23 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Mon Mar 6, 2006 1:23 am
Subject:: No cathedral organ recital this week 		mark_quarmby
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Dear all,

Just a reminder that there will not be an organ recital this Friday at St Andrew's Cathedral due to security reasons and television set up for the Queen's visit next Monday.

The Sydney organ database is as complete as it can be for the moment. Over the weekend I scanned in all the details from the Gazetteer for the organs which hadn't been visited over the past 40 or so years and written up in the Sydney Organ Journals. I have gone through all the Journals I have back to the mid-60s.

Thanks to the members who have supplied me with corrections and some further photos. Some of the Gazetteer information is no doubt out of date (being published in 1981) but I felt it was better to at least have some information about the organs than none at all.

In a count this morning, I have found that we have 350 organs listed in Sydney.

Cheers,

Mark


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#22 From: "Robert Wagner" <rjw@...>
Date: Fri Mar 3, 2006 4:18 am
Subject:: Concert date clarification 		rjw@...
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Apologies everyone - I said in my previous email 'this Thursday, March 16th'
The date of March 16th is correct, I am just a week ahead of myself.
 
Hope to see some of you there.
 
Regards,
 
Bob W.



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#21 From: "Robert Wagner" <rjw@...>
Date: Fri Mar 3, 2006 3:44 am
Subject:: Bach organ concert at Sydney Grammar School 		rjw@...
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I will be playing an organ recital to celebrate Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday on the Mander organ at Sydney Grammar School this Thursday, March 16th.
The concert starts at 6.30pm, lasts for approximately 1 hour and admission is free.

Sydney Grammar School is located on College St in the city (next to the Australian Museum) and is conveniently located close to excellent restaurants. Parking is available in the school grounds from 6pm.
You would be most welcome!
The programme consists of the following masterpieces (some rarely heard in concert):
 
1. Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 550
2. Trio sonata #3 in d minor BWV 527
3. 3 Chorales
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 717
Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 720
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV 721
 
4. Toccata and Fugue in F major BWV 540
 
Regards to all,
 
Bob Wagner.
 
 



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#20 From: "jpaitchison2003" <jpaitchison2003@...>
Date: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:55 am
Subject:: Organist available... 		jpaitchison2003
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Does  anyone  know  of  anyone  who  needs  an  emergency  fill-in
organist,  just for a couple of  weeks?   I'm  not  needed  at  my
usual  venue  (Randwick  Presbyterian)  because  part  of the ceiling
has  caved  in and the place  is  unsafe for  public  worship!
John Aitchison.

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telephone  98764124

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#19 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:57 am
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I have published some arrangements of the Adagio K156 and Adagio K458 (both from String Quartets by Mozart) for organ to be used as possible recital pieces this year.  They can be found on sibliusmusic.com  - advanced search – Mozart, Organ, Godelieve Ghavalas.  You will need to download Scorch to view and hear the music, although the midisounds are not quite the sounds intended . . .

 

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#18 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:59 am
Subject:: FW: For e-list and Organ Society advertising 		godelievegha...
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Organ Recital

 

Sunday 26 February

 

7.15pm

 

Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

 

by

 

Dr Brett McKern

 

All welcome

 

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Programme:

  1. Dorian Toccata (BWV 538) - J.S. Bach
  2. Adagio in G minor - Albinoni
  3. Grand Choeur alla Handel, Op.18 - A. Guilmant
  4. Improvisation - McKern
  5. Sonata Op.65 No.2 - Mendelssohn
    • Grave
    • Adagio
    • Allegro maestoso e vivace
    • Fugue - Allegro moderato
  6. Invocation in B flat major, Op.18 - Guilmant
  7. God of Grace - Paul Manz
  8. Improvisation - McKern
  9. Carillon (sur la sonnerie du Carillon de la chapelle du Chateau de Longpont (Aisne)) - No. 21 from 24 Pieces en style libre - Vierne

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#17 From: "Robert Ampt and Amy Johansen" <robamy@...>
Date: Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:37 pm
Subject:: Re: st ands recital 		robamy@...
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Dear Sarah,
 
Did you send us this by mistake?
 
Cheers,
Rob

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#16 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:45 am
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I can’t pay very much – what would you ask? We could ask for an additional recital which would be on a Sunday at 1.45 – 2.35. – normally about 60 people and they pay $5 to get in . . .

 

Would you have enough people to perhaps have a separate recital – say Monday evening at 7pm for 1 hour? – we could advertise but no guarantees . . .

 

Let me know.  Quite happy to organise.

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Hi Mark,

If there's a spot for a recital up until June (i.e. someone pulling out in the last min), could you please let me know?

Cheers,

sarah

 


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Date: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:17 am
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Hi Mark,

If there's a spot for a recital up until June (i.e. someone pulling out in the last min), could you please let me know?

Cheers,

sarah


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#14 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:55 am
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What a great way to get these students involved!

gg

 

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From: sydneyorgan@... [mailto:sydneyorgan@...] On Behalf Of Mark Quarmby
Sent: Wednesday, 15 February 2006 4:22 PM
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Subject: [sydneyorgan] Organ Concert Diary

 

The next Concert Diary brochure (centre pages of the next Journal) are now available on the website to download and print out (and give to friends!).

Just go to the Concert Diary page and you will see the link towards the bottom of the page.

You might also like to check out the 74 Sydney organs which so far have been documented with links to many organs from other states which have been documented on the OHTA website.  Some of the young organists have taken on the project of documenting their school chapel organs or local parish organs. Sam Allchurch (Sydney Grammar) has just done St Matthew's, Manly which will be visited during the next organ ramble.  One of the girls at PLC Croydon is working on the Davidson organ there.

Cheers,

Mark



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1006/5 Albert Road
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#13 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:21 am
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The next Concert Diary brochure (centre pages of the next Journal) are now available on the website to download and print out (and give to friends!).

Just go to the Concert Diary page and you will see the link towards the bottom of the page.

You might also like to check out the 74 Sydney organs which so far have been documented with links to many organs from other states which have been documented on the OHTA website.  Some of the young organists have taken on the project of documenting their school chapel organs or local parish organs. Sam Allchurch (Sydney Grammar) has just done St Matthew's, Manly which will be visited during the next organ ramble.  One of the girls at PLC Croydon is working on the Davidson organ there.

Cheers,

Mark



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Assistant Organist, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney

1006/5 Albert Road
Strathfield NSW 2135
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0413 166 803 (Mobile)

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#12 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:57 am
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I wonder if we could somehow be involved in this one . . . .

 

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From: Paola Vertechi [mailto:vertechi@...]
Sent: Monday, 13 February 2006 12:44 PM
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Subject: MusicFest 2006

 

I am attaching an information sheet on an event which will take place on June 21 and 24 in Sydney, to which all professional and non-professional musicians are invited to participate. It was originally set up in France in 1982 as La Fete de la Musique, and it will be the first time that it will take place in Australia.

 

If you want to know more about the event, you can go to the website: www.musicfest.org.au, where the interested parties can register on line. 

 

I would be grateful if you could circulate the information within your organization.

 

Best regards,

 

Paola Vertechi
Administration and Student Officer

 

Italian Institute of Culture
Cultural Office of the Consulate General of Italy
Lvl. 45, Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place
Sydney NSW 2000 (Australia)
Ph.: +61 2 9392 7934
Fax: +61 2 9392 7935


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#11 From: "Godelieve Ghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:56 am
Subject:: FW: Dr Angelo Castaldo 		godelievegha...
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Dr Angelo Castaldo will be playing in various churches whilst in Sydney.

 

St Patrick’s Church Hill Grosvenor Street, Sydney April 2nd at 1.45pm on the Italian built Ruffatti Organ Entry $5

 

St James’ King Street (close to the law courts) Wednesday April 5th at 1.10pm – Lunchtime Recital on the Davidson/Gray/Hill organ.

Entry Donation

 

St Andrew’s Cathedral (next to the Town Hall) Friday April 7th at 1.10pm – a Lunchtime recital on the Letourneau organ.

Entry Donation

 

St Mark’s Figtree (Figtree Road) Friday April 7th at 7.30pm

Evening Recital on the 1845 Kinlock Organ – an all Italian music programme.

 

He is organist and choirmaster of the Church of Volto Santo in Naples, Italy.

 

 

Thank you

Godelieve
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#10 From: "jpaitchison2003" <jpaitchison2003@...>
Date: Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:46 am
Subject:: Couperin this Friday ... 		jpaitchison2003
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I  will  be playing  the  "Kyrie"  (five  pieces)  and  "Gloria  in
excelsis  Deo"  (nine  pieces)  from Couperin's  "Mass  for the
Parishes"  at St  Andrew's  Cathedral,  this coming  Friday
lunchtime  (3rd  February)  at  the usual  time of  1.10.

Happy Candlemass to  all..

John  Aitchison  (FRCO)

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#7 From: "jpaitchison2003" <jpaitchison2003@...>
Date: Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:10 am
Subject:: Fred Blanks on Messiaen. (North Shore Times, 20.1.2006) 		jpaitchison2003
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"CONTRIVED  TO  EXCITABLE"

"Music  by  Olivier  Messiaen  (1908-92)  comes in  three  flavours:
birdseed,  marshmallow  and firewater.  The  first  is  contrived,
the  second  sickly,  the  third  excitable.

'La  Nativite  de  Seigneur',  nine  organ  movements,  is  largely
marshmallow  stuff.

When  John  Aitchison  played most of it at  St Andrew's Cathedral
last month,  he made it as eloquent  as  possible  with  judicious
tone  colours  and  rhetorical  expression,  but the music  wobbled
along  regardless,  no  doubt  delighting  organ  cultists."

(I  was  rather  tickled  by the  categorisation  of  "Jesus  accepte
la  Souffrance"  and  "Dieu  Parmi  Nous"  as  "marshmallow"!)

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#6 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:37 pm
Subject:: Organist wanted + ramble reminder 		mark_quarmby
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I have just received this message regarding a church requiring an organist for 3 weeks.  If anyone knows of anyone who may be able to help, please ring Wilbur on the number given.

The Catholic Church in Adelaide St, Woollahra, actually near Bondi Junction
Interchange, needs an organist for the next 3 Sundays from 29th January at 11 am
service. Lasts 45 minutes never more. 4 hymns plus Alleluia and Agnus Dei
(Colin Smith)

Viscount electronic, not too bad as electronics go. $120 for 45 minutes not
too bad. Very nice priest and cantor.

Please contact Wilbur 0419 522220


A reminder that on Thursday - Australia Day - the Society will be holding an organ ramble on the Upper North Shore.  Perhaps someone from the committee can tell us what/where the 2pm venue will be for those only able to come in the afternoon.


26 Thu

Australia Day Organ Ramble on the Upper North Shore

10.00am St Stephen's Anglican Church, Cnr Pennant Hills Rd/Kenley St, Normanhurst

11.30am Sungrak Baptist Church (ex-St Margaret's Presbyterian), Eastern Road, Turramurra

12.30pm Lunch break

2.00pm TBC

3.30pm St John's Uniting Church, Coonabarra Rd, Wahroonga

Refreshments afterwards

Times and venues may be subject to alteration.

Enquiries: Neil Cameron 02 9499 2776


I have done a lot more work on the Organ Music Society website this past month. I have documented 56 of Sydney's organs. If you know of any churches/institutions which have websites and have a page already set up about their organ (such as St James, Sydney University, St Luke's, Mosman) can you please send me the web address and I will add them to our archive.

The organs already listed can be found at:  http://www.sydneyorgan.com/sydneyorgans.html

If you find any errors, typos etc, please feel free to contact me and let me know what they are. Many of the articles were scanned in from old Sydney Organ Journals and I have already corrected thousands of typos resulting from the scanning process and may have missed some of them.

Regards,

Mark



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#5 From: "godelieveghavalas" <godelieve@...>
Date: Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:34 am
Subject:: Mario Duella Organ Recital 		godelievegha...
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Maestro Mario Duella will be playing an organ recital at St
Patrick's Church Hill, Grosvenor Street Sydney on Monday 23rd
January at 7pm.  Admission is free.

He studied music at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, and has
diplomas in Choral Music, Conducting, Organ and Organ Composition.
He has played in venues worldwide, made recordings, and is also
known as a harpsichordist and consultant for restoration of historic
organs.


Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 541

"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" BWV 645



Louis-Nicolas CLERAMBAULT (1679-1749)

From  "Suite du Premier Ton":

           Basse et Dessus de Trompette

           Récit de Nazard

           Caprice sur les Grands Jeux



Alexandre GUILMANT (1837-1911)

             Deuxième Meditation



Giacomo de VIT (1777-1842)

           Rondo

           Adagio



Vincenzo Antonio PETRALI (1832-1889)

From Messa Solenne: Allegro Brillante

                                       Andante mosso

                                       Allegretto grazioso



Filippo CAPOCCI (1840-1911)

             Canzona



Oreste RAVANELLO (1871-1938)

             Preludio in forma di studio - Opus 50 No 1



Marco Enrico BOSSI (1861-1925)

Allegretto - Opus 92 No 3

Scherzo in g minor - Opus 49 No 2

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#4 From: Mark Quarmby <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Sun Jan 8, 2006 11:20 pm
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In case you have not yet heard, the British organ virtuoso, Wayne Marshall (organist in residence at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester) has asked to play a recital at St Andrew's Cathedral on his birthday, while he is here in Sydney. The Festival of Sydney has brought him to Sydney to conduct (play?) a Gerswhin concert. He will be playing the organ recital at the Cathedral this coming Friday 13th January at 1.10pm. Gold coin donation.  His program will be mostly improvisations on Australian melodies plus some Vierne.  As far as I know, this will be his first organ recital in Sydney.  Like me, you have probably only heard his rather distinctive CD recordings...

We now have about 12 members on this group and I have just sent Geoff Bock an article for the next SOJ telling our members how to join. If you see and/or  speak to anyone interested in the organ this week, please pass on the details of this recital. We are very fortunate that we have been able to have him play. It was only confirmed a couple of weeks ago so I couldn't advertise it in the last SOJ or in the Organ Recital brochure.

Cheers,

Mark

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Date: Sat Jan 7, 2006 7:34 am
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Hi Daniel

The photo’s are great ! I particularly enjoyed the shots from St Patrick’s at Parramatta. I have only heard a recording of the organ and never seen or heard it “in person”. How slack of me! I must make an effort to go out there and get to a recital. Thanks for loading on your shots.

Kylie

On 7/1/06 11:57 AM, "danielmitterdorfer" <danielm@...> wrote:

Hi Everyone,
I've added some photos that I've taken, of organs in and around Sydney. Go to
http://au.photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/sydneyorgan/lst?.dir=/Organ+
Photos+by+Daniel&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t
to view them.

cheers,
Daniel




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#2 From: "Mark Quarmby" <mark_quarmby@...>
Date: Sat Jan 7, 2006 4:33 am
Subject:: Welcome to the Sydneyorgan Yahoo group 		mark_quarmby
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Thanks to all who have been so quick to join this group. We are hoping this will
be the best
way to contact Organ Music Society members. Over the past few days (and nights!)
I have
been working on rebuilding the Society's website (and also the OHTA website).
Now that our
server has 2GB of memory we can add lots of photos and mp3's.  You might like to
check out
our website http://sydneyorgan.com and see all the changes and improvements.
There is
now a comprehensive section on Sydney's organs. All the organs in the CBD have
been
documented with histories, specifications and photos (some have mp3s). Several
suburban
organs have been done as well. If you would like to document your instrument and
any
others you have access to, we can build up the suburban database.

Many thanks to Adrian Chong in Singapore for his help with the art work on the
site.

Please spread the news about this facility and invite other members to join. I
only have 36
email addresses in my address book to use for invitations. I will prepare
something for the
next edition of the SOJ and hopefully most of our members will join.

Regards,

Mark  (webmaster)

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#1 From: "danielmitterdorfer" <danielm@...>
Date: Sat Jan 7, 2006 12:57 am
Subject:: Photo upload 		danielmitter...
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Hi Everyone,
I've added some photos that I've taken, of organs in and around Sydney. Go to
http://au.photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/sydneyorgan/lst?.dir=/Organ+
Photos+by+Daniel&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t
to view them.

cheers,
Daniel

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