Contact Details for Organ Recitals in Australia
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Sydney (New South Wales) |
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Sydney Town Hall cnr George & Druitt Streets Hill & Son 1886-9 (5/127 tubular-pneumatic/Barker lever) Contact: Robert Ampt City Organist Phone: +61 (0)2 4758 6067 Email: robamy@tpg.com.au |
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Great Hall, University of Sydney von Beckerath 1972 (3/53 mechanical and electric) Contact: Amy Johansen University Organist Phone: +61 (0)2 4758 6067 Email: robamy@tpg.com.au |
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St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, cnr George & Bathurst Streets Hill & Son 1866, Létourneau 1998 (4/53 mechanical and electric) Contact: Ross Cobb Cathedral Director of Music Phone: +61 (0)2 9265 1674 or 0422 828 968 Email: rcobb@sacs.nsw.edu.au |
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St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, College Street Orgues Létourneau 2000 (4/46 mechanical and electric) Contact: Peter Kneeshaw Cathedral Organist Phone: +61 (0)2 9144 4915 or 0412 098 889 Email: kneeshawp@optusnet.com.au |
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St James' Anglican Church, King Street, Queen Square Hill, Norman & Beard 1972 (3/66 electric) Contact: Andrej Kouznetsov Organist St James Church Parish Office Level 1, 169 - 171 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: +61 (0)2 9232 3022 Email: andrejk86@hotmail.com |
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Christ Church St Laurence Anglican Church, George Street, Railway Square Hill & Son 1892 (3/26 mechanical and tubular-pneumatic) Contact: Peter Jewkes Organist Email: peter@jewkes.com.au |
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Sydney Grammar School, College Street Mander 2004 (2/20 mechanical) Contact: Robert Wagner Organ tutor Email: rjw@sydgram.nsw.edu.au |
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St Stephen's Uniting Church, |
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Newcastle (NSW) |
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Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Church Street. 1906 Norman & Beard, London & Norwich. Enl. 1923 T.C Edwards (addition of solo organ and other stops). Reb. 1963 J.W. Walker Sons, Ruisllp, Middlesex. Cleaned and re-erected following building of central tower 1979 J.W. Walker & Sons (Australia) Earthquake damage repairs and three additions by Peter Jewkes completed 1998. 3 manuals, 58 speaking stops, 12 couplers, electro-pneumatic action Organist: Peter Guy |
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Conservatorium of Music, cnr Laman and Auckland Streets Concert Hall B. Knud Smenge 1988 2 manuals, 26 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical action. Organ tutor: Dr Philip Matthias |
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Melbourne (Victoria) |
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Melbourne Town Hall Hill, Norman & Beard, London & Melbourne, 1927-1929 4 manuals, 110 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action Greatly enlarged and altered by Schantz 1999-2000 Contact: (Mr) Ariel Valent Arts & Culture Branch City of Melbourne GPO Box 1603M Melbourne VIC 3001 Phone: +61 (0)3 9658 8781 or 0414 367 300 Email: arival@melbourne.vic.gov.au |
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St Paul's Anglican Cathedral T.C. Lewis, Brixton, London, 1891 4 manuals, 53 speaking stops, electro-pneumatic action Restored 1989-1990 Harrison & Harrison, Durham, England Contact: Dr June Nixon Cathedral Organist Email: june@junenixon.com |
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St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral George Fincham & Sons 1964 (later additions) 4 manuals, 77 speaking stops (+ later addtions), electro-pneumatic action Contact: Dr Geoffrey Cox Cathedral Organist/Director of Music Email: g.cox@patrick.acu.edu.au |
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Scot’s Church 1998-1999 Rieger Orgelbau, Schwarzach, Austria. 4 manuals, 68 speaking stops, 9 couplers, tracker & electric action. Contact: Douglas Lawrence Organist/Director of Music Scot’s Church 99 Russell Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone: +61 (0)3 9650 9903 Mobile: 0404 041 750 Email: douglas.lawrence@optusnet.com.au |
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Brisbane (Queensland) |
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St John’s Anglican Cathedral Norman & Beard 1909; enlarged HNB 1972 4 manuals, 81 speaking stops, 24 couplers, el.pn. Contact: Christopher Cook Assistant Director of Music Email: accook2001@yahoo.com.au |
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St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral Knud Smenge 2000 3 manuals, 47 speaking stops, 11 couplers, electric action Contact: Ralph Morton Cathedral Organist Email: ralphmorton@optusnet.com.au |
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St Luke's Anglican Church, cnr Herries & Ruthven Streets
Norman & Beard 1907 (2/22 electric) Contact: Dr Phillip Gearing Director of Music St Luke's Parish Office PO Box 2434 Toowoomba QLD 4350 Phone: +61 (0)7 4639 1910 Email: gearing@usq.edu.au |
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Adelaide (South Australia) |
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Adelaide Town Hall 1989 J.W. Walker & Sons, UK; 4 manuals, 61 speaking stops, 10 couplers, tracker & electro-magnetic stop action. Contact: Karen Shelton Adelaide Town Hall King William Street GPO Box 2252 Adelaide SA 5001 Phone: +61 (0)8 8203 7226 Email: k.shelton@adelaidecitycouncil.com |
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St Peter's Anglican Cathedral, North Adelaide Hill, Norman & Beard, London & Melbourne, 1929 4 manuals, 50 speaking stops, electro-penumatic action St Peter's Cathedral 27 King William Rd North Adelaide SA 5006 +61 (0)8 8267 4551 Cathedral website Email: office@stpeters-cathedral.org and info@cathedralseries.org |
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Pilgrim Uniting Church 1855 James Eagles, London. Reb. & enl. 1886 Fincham & Hobday. Reb. & enl. 1902 J.E. Dodd. Reb. & enl. 1927 W.L. Roberts. Reb. & inst present loc 1970-73 J.E. Dodd Gunstar Organ Works; since enlarged, revoiced and new console by George Stephens. 4 manuals, 86 speaking stops, 35 couplers, electro-pneumatic action Contact: Peter Kelsall Email: pilgrim@pilgrim.org.au |
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Christ Church Anglican Church, Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide Present organ: B 1873 A. Gern, London; enl 1877; enl 1885 Fincham & Hobday; enl 1899 J.E. Dodd; reb 1951 J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works. 3 manuals, 36 speaking stops, 14 couplers, electro-pneumatic Overhauled and rev 1982-1991; new console 1998 George Stephens. Reb & enl 2003 Australian Pipe Organs and George Stephens. 3 manuals, 43 speaking stops, 14 couplers, electro-pneumatic Contact: Mark Joyner Organist Email: office@alivingfaith.com |
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Perth (Western Australia) |
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St George's Anglican Cathedral, St Georges Terrace, Perth (1) west end organ: B. 1991-93 Knud Smenge. 3m., 46sp.st., 6c., tr. key action, el.stop action. (2) choir organ, in chancel gallery, B. 1993-94 Knud Smenge. 2m., 17sp.st., 4c., tr. key action, el.stop action. Additional console controlling west and chancel organs on electric action. (3) chamber organ, B. 1988 Knud Smenge. 1m., 4sp.st., no pedals, tr. Contact: Joseph Nolan Cathedral Organist and Director of Music Email Cathedral Office: info@perthcathedral.org |
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The Basilica of St Patrick (Catholic), Fremantle. 1996-1997 South Island Organ Company, Timaru, New Zealand. 4 manuals, 105 speaking stops, 30 couplers, electro-magnetic Contact: Dominic Perissinotto Basilica Organist Email: dominicp@optusnet.com.au |
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Hobart (Tasmania) |
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Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) |
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Wesley Music Centre 2001-2002 George Stephens (Adelaide) rebuild incorporating ranks from Alfred Hunter (London) 1893, George Fincham (Melbourne) 1955 and Gustav Bier (Germany) 1978-1983. 3 manuals and 61 speaking stops, 11 couplers, capture action 40 levels of memory, electro-pneumatic. Contact: Garth Mansfield, Director of Music Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT (PO Box 3217 Manuka, ACT 2603) Phone: 02 6232 7248 Email: wesleymc@bigpond.net.au Web: www.wesleycanberra.org.au/music |
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Contact details correct as at 4/04/2009
List compiled by Mark Quarmby