INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY ORGAN CONCERT SERIES 2019

With a French Accent

Presented by the Friends of the Christchurch Town Hall Organ Trust

Come and experience the city's iconic Rieger pipe organ in Christchurch Town Hall as part of the International Celebrity Organ Concert Series 2019.
We are excited to welcome organist Maurice Clerc from France, who will present the next concert on Sunday, 9 June, from 3pm – 4:30pm.
The celebrated titular organist of Dijon Cathedral in France for over 40 years, and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Maurice Clerc is an organist in the grand French tradition. Born in Lyon in 1946, Monsieur Clerc has travelled to four continents over his long and distinguished career, including 28 tours to North America and Canada, and given over 1300 concerts.

Appropriately, he will play a programme of French music including César Franck's famous Chorale No. 3 in A minor, works by Mouret, Louis Vierne and Gabriel Fauré.

His programme will end with an improvisation on a theme given to him only just before he plays. Impromptu creation of music is a tour de force for which all the great French organists are renowned.
Further details such as where to book will be found soon on the nzorgan.com events page : https://www.nzorgan.com/events.html

INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES PRICES

Adults - $30
Adults (both concerts) - $50
*Friends of the Organ - $25
*Friends of the Organ (both concerts) - $40
Students with ID - $15
Children (accompanied by an adult) - Free

PRE-CONCERT ORGAN TALK AND DEMONSTRATION
See the organ close-up before each concert, from 1:45pm - 2:15pm
(Each tour limited to 30 participants - book now!)
Pre-Concert Organ Talk - $20
For where to book, see visit https://www.nzorgan.com/events.html

*To become a member of the Friends, please contact the secretary,
David Towns (03) 358 5846 or email friends@nzorgan.com

And after that . . .

on Sunday 18 August, leading young organist BENJAMIN SHEEN, now at St Thomas Church, New York, will be giving the 3rd concert in our celebrity series. His contrasting programme will feature English music by Sir William Walton, Henry Smart, and Percy Whitlock, a Concert Fantasy on themes by Gershwin, the exuberant Toccata alla Rumba by Peter Planyavsky, as well as music by Mozart and Bossi. Details later.

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Remember, you can now download MP3 files of "Resounding Aftershocks". They come complete with the pdf version of the booklet so you don't even have to miss out on that. Buy what tracks you want, when you want. Pay in one of 5 different currencies (GBP, NZD, AUD, USD, EURO) with no confusing conversions - it all pops up as you add your tracks to the cart. Give it a go now.

Yay! Holiday time is nearly here!. Whether you are heading for the sun or ski slopes, take a look at some of our organist/musician themed travel goodies. These include some zany jandals (flip-flops), suitcases (easy to spot on the carousel), luggage tags, backpacks, messenger bags, or even car mats that look like a pedal board (busman's holiday, I know - but how else will you practise?)
Have a browse now in the "Touring Organist" collection on our organgifts.com website

So: two things to do before you go to bed tonight:

Note the concert dates for our celebrity series in your diary.
Enter our competition! Remember, it closes in a week.
Make sure you have a copy of either "Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the World of the King of Instruments" or "Organs and Organists: Their Inside Stories". The future of the planet depends upon it. Trust me.
Have a laugh. And a wine.

Cheerful noises,
Jenny

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