St John's Organ Inauguration Concert
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Join us for the ‘Opening Recital’ of our long awaited splendid new chancel pipe organ. Enjoy a program of JS Bach, Chopin, Dubois, Guilmant, Schubert, Sullivan & Swann by world renowned organ virtuoso Thomas Heywood.
Saturday 8 June
6pm recital including a reception with wine and canapes
Tickets $65 and $40 concession (for those unable to pay full price)
St John’s Anglican Church, 552 Burke Rd, Camberwell
Program
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924), Fiat lux [Let there be light] from 12 Pièces Nouvelles pour Orgue [1893]
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), transcribed by Thomas Heywood (b.1974), Overture to The Pirates of Penzance
Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar (1696-1715), trans. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concerto in G major [Concerto No. 1, BWV 592]
i. [without tempo indication]
ii. Grave
iii. Presto
Frederick Swann (1931-2022), Trumpet Tune [in D major – 1991]
Franz Schubert (1797-1828), trans. J. Stuart Archer (1866-1954), Allegro moderato [1st mvt] from Symphony No. 8 in B minor – The ‘Unfinished’, D. 759
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), trans. Thomas Heywood (b.1974), Grande Valse Brillante [Waltz No. 1 in E-flat major], Op. 18
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), trans. William Thomas Best (1826-1897), Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, BWV 1031
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), edited by Thomas Heywood (b.1974), Final from First Sonata – Symphony for Organ, Op. 42 [New Edition (1898)]
Heywood is without argument one of the world's best concert organists whose primary goal is to touch a wide public with music that stirs the soul as much as it stimulates the mind.
The American Organist, USA
The construction and installation was undertaken by Pipe Organs Victoria. The organ is from an original design by Ian Wakeley 2020 and the console was built by the South Island Organ Company in New Zealand.
If you would like to make a tax deductable donation towards the organ, click here to make and choose ‘St John’s Camberwell – Music Fund’.
A recital and reception to celebrate the installation of St John's new chancel organ.
Location
St John's Anglican Church
552 Burke Road, Camberwell VIC 3124
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