2 April 2010

Newsletter for Friends and Donors

TV3 programme features the Auckland Town Hall Organ

Tune in to TV3 on Saturday 3rd April at 11.00am, or Sunday 4th April at 8.00am, to watch "The Nation" which will include a segment about the Auckland Town Hall Organ, including interviews with Thomas Trotter and Auckland City Organist, Dr John Wells.

Out and Loud Festival - Sunday 4 April

Next public concert with the Town Hall Organ is Sunday 4 April 5.00pm. A 220
voice choir will present the first work composed for choir and the new
organ. David Hamilton has written Mehe koro koro Tui, based on the song of
the Tui, for the Out and Loud Festival choir and the Town Hall Organ. Indra
Hughes will be the organist and Karen Grylls, the conductor. See The Edge website for more details and ticket sales.

Radio New Zealand Concert features the Auckland Town Hall Organ - again!

Tune in to Radio NZ Concert at 7.00pm on Thursday 15th April. "Appointment with Thomas Trotter". An hour-long programme in which Kerry Stevens talks to the Birmingham City Organist and samples many of his recordings.

Thomas Heywood - Sunday 25 April

Organ Concert on the Auckland Town Hall Organ at 2.30pm on 25th April

The internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Thomas Heywood enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the world's finest concert organists.

As the first and only Australian musician in history to live as a professional concert organist, Heywood is celebrated as "an acknowledged master" for his spoken introductions and truly unique ability to make the greatest music of all time come alive on the King of Instruments. He has an amazingly comprehensive repertoire of over 5,000 works.

"A consummate player who exudes musicianship, a breathtakingly accurate virtuoso technique and an imaginative and colourful approach to registration, for whom a huge organ such as this holds no terrors. What a stunning player Thomas Heywood is. His flawless technique is just the platform from which truly artistic and memorable performances flow."
The Editor's Choice, Organists' Review, UK

"Superhuman gifts, brilliant technique, riveting rhythm, an amazing ear for color. In fact, this was some of the most compelling music making of any kind I've heard in ages. Start to finish, this was drop dead music making, with flair and expressivity to burn. Even if you think you don't like organ recitals, don't even think of missing him."
The Dallas Morning News, USA

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