Recitals in the Great Hall 2013
OLIVIER LATRY: THE ORGANIST OF NOTRE DAME
Sunday 7 April
Special evening concert, 6.00pm
(The evening begins at 5pm with a free twilight carillon recital in the Quadrangle by Honorary Carillonist Isaac Wong, featuring well-known French music. Bring a picnic to enjoy while listening to the bells.)
Louis Marchand: Grand Dialogue
Francois Couperin: Tierce en Taille (Messe des Couvents)
J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Major
Cesar Franck: Cantabile
Piece Heroique
Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster
Olivier Messiaen: Alleluias Sereins (L'Ascension)
Thierry Escaich: Evocation II
Olivier Latry: Improvisation
This is a ticketed concert and details can be found on the Seymour Centre website.
General Admission only - $30.00
Children 16 and under with ticketed adult - Free
Book at the Seymour Box Office:
- 02 9351 7940
- www.seymourcentre.com
- In person at the counter
WORLD ORGAN DAY
Monday 6 May
1.10pm
A global organ recital commemorating 850 years of music at Notre Dame, Paris
Amy Johansen
Admission free, no booking required
Music of Notre-Dame de Paris
Andre Campra: Rigaudon
Claude Batiste: Variations on "La Marseillaise"
Louis-Claude Daquin: Noel
Francois Couperin: Offertoire sur les Grand Jeux (Messe pour les Paroisses)
Louis Vierne: Stele pour un enfant defunt
Final from the First Organ Symphony
MUSIC FOR EIGHT LIMBS
Sunday 9 June
3.30pm
The Town and Gown duo
Amy Johansen and Robert Ampt (Sydney City Organist) play organ duets
Admission free, no booking required
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER CHOIR
Sunday 13 October
3.30pm
Douglas Lawrence, conductor
Admission free, no booking required
GLEBE MUSIC FESTIVAL RECITAL
Sunday 17 November
3.30pm
Amy Johansen and special guests
Admission free, no booking required
Fortieth anniversary of the organ
The Chancellor's trumpets (click to enlarge). Photo by Jill Brown.
2012 marked the 40th anniversary year of the von Beckerath organ in the Great Hall.
In celebration of this milestone, the organ underwent a thorough cleaning and overhaul. It was also given a wonderful present – a spectacular set of brass trumpet pipes which add to the festivities of Great Hall events.
The "Chancellor's Trumpet" is a gift from the Chancellor's Committee of the University of Sydney, a group which raises funds for projects of University-wide significance which might not otherwise receive funding. The trumpet is a memorial to Lady Joyce Black, wife of the former Chancellor Sir Hermann Black, who played both the carillon and organ in her student days at the University. The couple founded the Chancellor's Committee, and worked tirelessly for the University for many years.
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