NZSO Podium Series: Mavericks 2020

Cameron Carpenter with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 7.30pm, March 20th, 2020 
Known for his dramatically individualistic takes on classic organ repertoire, Carpenter revolutionises one of Bach’s greatest organ works: the iconic Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. His prodigious talents will be further showcased in Francis Poulenc’s Organ Concerto in G minor. Originally intended as an easy showcase for a wealthy commissioner’s organ-playing skills, Poulenc soon expanded this original concept, drawing on J S Bach’s and Dietrich Buxtehude’s great Baroque organ works to create his own grand masterpiece.
More information on the NZSO website
Earlier events
International Celebrity Organ Concert Series 2019
Presented by the Friends of the Christchurch Town Hall Organ Trust
Maurice Clerc
Benjamin Sheen
Sun, August 18, 2019
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM NZST
Christchurch Town Hall
86 Kilmore Street
Christchurch 8013
The next solo organ concert is on Sunday, August 18th, when Benjamin Sheen from St Thomas's, New York, will play the third concert in the series.
Come and experience the city's iconic Rieger pipe organ in Christchurch Town Hall as part of the International Celebrity Organ Concert Series 2019!

PROGRAMME
 
March for ‘A History of the
​English-Speaking Peoples’
William Walton (1902 - 1983), arranged by Tom Winpenny
 
Andante in F, K. 616
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
 
Toccata alla Rumba (1971)
Peter Planyavsky (b. 1947)
 
Air with variations and finale fugato
Henry Smart (1813 - 1817)
 
Miroir
Ad Wammes (b. 1953)
 
Intermezzo lirico
Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 - 1925)
 
Scherzetto, from Sonata in C minor
Percy Whitlock (1903 - 1946)
 
Concert Fantasy on themes by Gershwin
David Goode (b. 1971)
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
*To become a member of the Friends, please contact the secretary,
David Towns (03) 358 5846 or email friends@nzorgan.com
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