VALE Ralph Lane OAM
On behalf of The Organ Society of Sydney, we offer our warm condolences to Caroline and Ralph's children on the passing in the early hours of this morning of one of the Sydney Organ World's icons.
As many of you will know, Ralph was a past president of our society, the editor of the journal, long-standing Organist at Hunter Baillie Church, Annandale and made his career as a music producer for the ABC.
Ralph was a lover of toutes choses françaises and regularly visited.
It was very pleasing to see Ralph very recently at the Opera House open console day and again at Mikyoung's concert at St Andrew's Cathedral.
If further information about a memorial service for Ralph is forthcoming, we will inform the members.
Kurt Ison
President
A Celebration of Ralph's Life.
Some OMSS members might be interested to celebrate Ralph's life and legacy from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 23rd August in the Church Hall at the Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church Annandale where Ralph was organist for 37 years.
According to Roger Woodward, Ralph's contribution to Australian music was of "incalculable value". |
