Jul 2021

1 Thu

2 Fri - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

1.10pm - Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney

THE PITT ST LUNCHTIME ORGAN FESTIVAL (JULY-AUGUST 2021)

The concerts are held on Fridays during July and August at Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney (just metres from Town Hall station) from 1.10-1.50pm.

Admission is by donation at the door. Artistic Directors: Kurt Ison and Stacey Xiaoyu Yang.

Enquiries: volleswerk@hotmail.com or 0430372990

Organist: Kurt Ison

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847):
Prelude for organ in F Major (1829)

Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968):
Attende Domine (from 12 Choral-preludes on Gregorian chant themes, opus 8)

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Prélude (Trois Pièces op. 29)

William Wolstenholme (1865-1931):
Canzona in Bb Major

Frank Bridge (1879-1941):
Adagio in E Major

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901):
(from 12 Monologues, opus 162, 1890), no. III in E Major

JS Bach (1685-1750):
Prelude and Fugue in A Major BWV536

Paul Manz (1919-2009):
God of Grace (Cwm Rhondda)

3 Sat

4 Sun

5 Mon

6 Tue

7 Wed

8 Thu

9 Fri - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

1.10pm - Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney

THE PITT ST LUNCHTIME ORGAN FESTIVAL (JULY-AUGUST 2021)

The concerts are held on Fridays during July and August at Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney (just metres from Town Hall station) from 1.10-1.50pm.

Admission is by donation at the door. Artistic Directors: Kurt Ison and Stacey Xiaoyu Yang.

Enquiries: volleswerk@hotmail.com or 0430372990

Organist: Kurt Ison

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847):
Prelude for organ in F Major (1829)

Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968):
Attende Domine (from 12 Choral-preludes on Gregorian chant themes, opus 8)

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Prélude (Trois Pièces op. 29)

William Wolstenholme (1865-1931):
Canzona in Bb Major

Frank Bridge (1879-1941):
Adagio in E Major

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901):
(from 12 Monologues, opus 162, 1890), no. III in E Major

JS Bach (1685-1750):
Prelude and Fugue in A Major BWV536

Paul Manz (1919-2009):
God of Grace (Cwm Rhondda)

10 Sat

5.00pm - 6.00pm Fine Music FM Organ Music Society Radio Program 102.5MHz

"Society Spot" is the Organ Music Society's very own hour-long radio programme, which goes to air at 5pm on the second Saturday of the month on Fine Music Sydney, 102.5FM. It is presented by Society member John Hanna. It can be heard live, or streamed online by going to Fine Music Sydney's website here https://finemusicsydney.com/

It can also be heard on demand here https://finemusicsydney.com/programs/

ORGAN MUSIC FOR A LOCKDOWN

Our King of Instruments radio program on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney (102.5 FM) at 5 pm on Saturday 12 July 2021 comes as Greater Sydney has entered its third week of COVID lockdown. If ever there was a time for an easy and relaxing program, it’s now. We’ll be hearing the following works:

Bolero de Concert (Lefebure-Wely). Dominique Sauer, Osnabruck Cathedral.

Allegretto, Op. 17, No. 2 (Wolstenholme). Michael Harris, Christ Church, Port Sunlight.

Communion in E major (Batiste). Andre Isoir, Saint Antoine de Compiegne.

Caprice in G minor (Munro). Thomas Heywood, St John’s Church, Toorak.

Evensong (Martin). Jonathan Rennert, St Michael’s, Cornhill.

Marche Triomphale (Hocmelle). Andre Isoir, Saint Antoine de Compiegne.

Maytime Gavotte (Hollins). Timothy Byram-Wigfield, Caird Hall, Dundee.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (“Nutcracker Suite” – Tchaikovsky). Martin Setchell, Christchurch Town Hall.

Now Thank We All Our God (Bach-Fox). Virgil Fox, Riverside Church, New York City.

Sweet Sixteenths (Albright). Paul Derrett, St Paul’s Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Nocturne in A (Faulkes). Thomas Heywood, St John’s Church, Toorak.

Prayer (Hollins). Alfred Hollins, Britannic organ.

Meditation (d’Evry). Harry Goss-Custard, Britannic organ.

Sketch in F major (Floyd). June Nixon, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne.

11 Sun

12 Mon

13 Tue

14 Wed

15 Thu

16 Fri - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

1.10pm - Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney

THE PITT ST LUNCHTIME ORGAN FESTIVAL (JULY-AUGUST 2021)

The concerts are held on Fridays during July and August at Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney (just metres from Town Hall station) from 1.10-1.50pm.

Admission is by donation at the door. Artistic Directors: Kurt Ison and Stacey Xiaoyu Yang.

Enquiries: volleswerk@hotmail.com or 0430372990

Organist: Samuel Giddy

17 Sat

18 Sun - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

2.00 pm Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, cnr Johnston & Collins Streets, Annandale

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

5.30pm Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney

Organ Recital Series on 3rd Sundays followed by Choral Evensong at 6.30pm

Young Organists' Showcase

Admission is by note donation at the door.

19 Mon

20 Tue

21 Wed

7pm - St Mary's Cathedral

Thomas Wilson plyaing Dupré's 'Stations of the Cross'

Retiring collection

22 Thu

23 Fri - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

1.10pm - Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney

THE PITT ST LUNCHTIME ORGAN FESTIVAL (JULY-AUGUST 2021)

The concerts are held on Fridays during July and August at Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt street, Sydney (just metres from Town Hall station) from 1.10-1.50pm.

Admission is by donation at the door. Artistic Directors: Kurt Ison and Stacey Xiaoyu Yang.

Enquiries: volleswerk@hotmail.com or 0430372990

Organist: Heather Boyd

24 Sat

25 Sun

26 Mon

27 Tue

28 Wed

29 Thu

30 Fri - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

1.10pm St Stephen's, Macquarie St, Sydney.

Kurt Ison (organ) [Mary Immaculate Church, Waverley and St Mary's Anglican Church, Waverley]

Program details

François Couperin (1668-1733)

Excerpt from Le Messe pour Les Convents

a) Plein Jeu- Premier couplet du Kyrie

b) Dialogue sur la trompette- 5e et dernier couplet du Kyrie

c) Chromorne en Taille

d) Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)

Prélude (Trois Pièces op. 29)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Apparition de l’église éternelle

R Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

‘Rhosymedre’ (or ‘Lovely’) from Three preludes founded on Welsh hymn tunes

Paul Manz (1919-2009)

God of Grace (Cwm Rhondda)

Program details

Admission is by note donation at the door.

Enquiries: 0413 216 803 (or email Mark Quarmby)

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