Conference Program

 

Organ details (eg. 2/25) refer to manuals/speaking stops.  “Electric” refers to either electro-pneumatic or electro-magnetic actions..

2005 OHTA CONFERENCE BOOK

Copies of the 148-page conference book (from which the information linked to this program has been taken) are available at a cost of $17.50 (inclusive of postage and packing within Australia) from OHTA, GPO Box 676, Sydney, NSW 2001; cheques payable to Organ Historical Trust of Australia. The book includes historical and technical details of the organs visited, many accompanied by line drawings from Graeme Rushworth, together with the programmes of the various recitals and events. A mine of information on NSW organs..

Any enquiries can be directed to Kelvin Hastie

Website photographs supplied by François Lipinski (Paris), Adrian Chong (Singapore), Pastor de Lasala and Mark Quarmby (Sydney) © 2005


Notes on the organs were supplied by Dr Kelvin Hastie and Pastor de Lasala and are © OHTA 2005.

 

Friday 30 September

 

1.10 pm             ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL SYDNEY
Hill & Son 1866, William Davidson 1899, Hill Norman & Beard 1952, Orgues Létourneau 1998 (4/53 mechanical & electric)

Pre-conference recital by Heather Moen-Boyd  (not sponsored by OHTA).

 

Saturday 1 October

 

9.00 am             ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, College Street
CRYPT (REGISTRATION)

Bellsham Organs, Perth, 1986 (2/9 mechanical)       

 

9.30 am             ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, College St

Orgues Létourneau 2000 (4/46 mechanical & electric),

Ronald Sharp 1960 (2/26 electric) and Whitehouse Bros. 1942 (2/27 electric)

The organs will be demonstrated by pupils of the Cathedral Organist,

Peter Kneeshaw:

Michael Butterfield (St Mary's Cathedral College)
Gershom Dacoco (St Mary's Cathedral College)
Jonathan Chan (St Aloysius)

10.40 am           Walk along College Street to Grammar School (10 minutes)

 

10.50 am           SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL, cnr College and Stanley Streets

Morning Tea
 

11.10 am           Demonstration of Mander 2004 (2/20 mechanical)

 

                        The organ will be played by Grammar pupils of Robert Wagner:

 

Tim Durack, Henry Lee, Fraser Brown, Sam Allchurch, Harrison Jones and Sam Payne.

 

11.45 am           Walk to Sydney Town Hall (15 minutes)

12.00 noon         SYDNEY TOWN HALL, cnr George and Druitt Streets 

Hill & Son 1886-89 (5/127 tubular-pneumatic/Barker lever).

 

                        Official Opening of Conference by the Lord Mayor of Sydney,

Ald. Clover Moore

 

Organ recital by Robert Ampt

(Sydney City Organist and OHTA Patron)

 

1.00 pm             LUNCH (own arrangements). 

 

2.10 pm             PITT STREET UNITING (Congregational) CHURCH, 264 Pitt Street

Hill & Son 1910 (3/31 tubular pneumatic) 

 

The organ will be demonstrated by Mark Quarmby (St Andrew’s Cathedral) and Huw Belling (Sydney Conservatorium)

 

3.00 pm             Pitt Street Uniting Church. OHTA Annual General Meeting

 

3.45 pm             Break in program for 30 minutes

 

4.30 pm             Depart Town Hall station Platform 3 for train to Milsons Point.

(Trains at 5-10 minute intervals) Return ticket - $4.40 Adult, $2.20 Concession

 

4.45 pm             Walk from Milsons Point to St Aloysius College, 47 Upper Pitt St
(10 minutes)

 

5.00 pm             ST ALOYSIUS’ CATHOLIC COLLEGE, MILSONS POINT,
47 Upper Pitt Street, Milsons Point
 
Social gathering in staffroom, with sunset views to city/harbour

 

5.30 pm             Speaker: Hugh Mackay.  Topic: “What kind of society are we becoming?”

 

6.30 pm             Dinner

 

7.15 pm             ST ALOYSIUS’ COLLEGE, MILSONS POINT. CHAPEL. 

Orgues Létourneau 1989, installed 2002 ex Edmonton, Canada
(2/20  mechanical)

 

Organ recital by James Goldrick, James Scott and James Dixon

 

8.00 pm             Depart College for city.  Later trains every 10 minutes or so. 

 

Remainder of evening free. 

 

Sunday 2 October

 

Morning free       Registrants may choose to attend a church service in the city and then make their own way to Parramatta for the afternoon program, or go to Parramatta first. Transport options below.

 

Sunday Morning Church Services in the City area

 

                       

Anglican
St Andrew’s Cathedral	8.30 am	Morning Prayer (BCP)
cnr Bathurst and	10.30 am	Morning Prayer (Cathedral Singers)
George Streets
St James’, King St	7.45 am	Eucharist
Queen Square	9.00 am	Sung Eucharist
	11.00 am	Choral Eucharist
Christ Church St Laurence	7.30 am	Said Mass
George St, Railway Square	9.00 am	Sung Mass
	10.30 am	Choral Mass
St Philip’s, Church Hill	8.00 am	Holy Communion (BCP)
cnr York, Jamison and	10.00 am	Holy Communion (BCP)
Clarence Streets
Catholic
St Mary’s Cathedral	7.00 am	Mass
College St	9.00 am	Mass
	10.30 am	Solemn Sung Mass
St Patrick’s, Church Hill	7.00 am	Mass every hour on the hour
cnr Grosvenor and
Gloucester Streets
St Peter Julian	9.30 am	Mass
(Blessed Sacrament)	11.30am	Mass
641 George St, Haymarket
Uniting Church
St Stephen’s	10.00 am	Morning Service
197 Macquarie St
Pitt Street Uniting	10.00 am	Eucharist
264 Pitt St
Wesley Centre	10.30 am	Morning Worship
220 Pitt St
Lutheran
St Paul’s	10.30 am	(organ not always used)
3 Stanley Street
German Lutheran	11.00 am	Gottesdienst auf  Deutsch
90 Goulburn St
Baptist
Central Baptist	11.00 am	Morning Worship
619 George Street
Presbyterian
St Peter’s, North Sydney	10.00 am	Morning Service
cnr Blue’s Point Rd,
William and Blue St
Church services in the Parramatta area
Anglican
St John’s Pro-Cathedral	8.00 am	AAPB Holy Communion
Church St	9.30 am	Contemporary Family Service
	11.00 am	BCP or AAPB Morning Prayer
All Saints’,	8.00 am	BCP Holy Communion
North Parramatta	10.00 am	Family Service
cnr Elisabeth St and
Victoria Rd
Catholic
St Patrick’s Cathedral	8.00 am	Mass
cnr Marsden St and	9.30 am	Mass
Victoria Rd	11.00 am	Mass
Uniting Church
Leigh Memorial Church	9.45am	Morning Service
119 Macquarie St

 

11.00 am           RiverCat departs from Wharf 5 at Circular Quay (other ones are at 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 am, 12 noon and 1.00 pm) – some registrants may wish to go later - if leaving at 1.00 pm, lunch should be purchased in Sydney).  50 minutes travel time. Train to Circular Quay: $2.20 Adult, $1.10 Concession. 

RiverCat: $7.40 Adult, $3.70 Concession.

                       

                        Trains leave the city regularly (about every 15 minutes) for Parramatta Station (close to St John’s Cathedral) taking about 30 minutes depending on the number of stops and any weekend track maintenance which may be scheduled for today. Single ticket $4.40 Adult, $2.20 Concession.

 

 

11.50 am           Arrive Parramatta (if leaving at 11.00 am). Lunch – own arrangements.

 

Suggested activities: Walk in Parramatta Park (own arrangements, or have a guide) and visit Old Government House (opens 10.30 am) or Elizabeth Farm (about 20 minutes’ walk east to Rosehill – opens 10 am). Old Government House and Elizabeth Farm have entry fees of $7.00 (with $5.00 concession)

 

 

2.15 pm             ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN PRO-CATHEDRAL, PARRAMATTA, Church St 

J.W. Walker 1863 (2/20 mechanical) 

 

Organ demonstration by David Osborne (Organist, St John’s)

 

 

3.05 pm             Walk to Leigh Memorial Uniting Church (about 10 minutes)

 

 

3.15 pm             LEIGH MEMORIAL UNITING (Methodist) CHURCH, Macquarie Street 

William Davidson 1878, Charles Richardson 1905, S.T. Noad & Son 1961, Peter D.G. Jewkes 2000  (2/27 electric)

 

Organ demonstration by Tim Clark (Shore School, North Sydney)

 

 

3.55 pm             Walk (15 minutes) to ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL PARRAMATTA:  HALL, cnr Marist Place and Victoria Roads

 

 

4.20 pm             Lecture by Barbara Owen on
“The influence of the past on the future in North America”.

 

 

5.10 pm             Forum: “The Future of the Organ in Australia”

6.10 pm             ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, PARRAMATTA: HALL

 

Dinner

 

 

7.15 pm             ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, PARRAMATTA. 

Norman & Beard             1898, installed 2005 from St Saviour’s Walton Place, London.  (3/37 electric)

 

Organ recital by Peter Guy

(Assistant Director of Music, Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra)

                       

 

8.15 pm             Bus to city

 

 

9.15 pm             Bus drops off registrants at bottom of Macquarie Street for visit to

Opera House. Those wishing to return to hotel can do so, with bus arriving at 9.30 pm

 

 

9.30 pm             CONCERT HALL, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. 

Ronald Sharp 1979 (5/132 mechanical & electric)

Organ recital by Sarah Kim (Organ Scholar, St James’, King St)

 

 

Please note this is a private recital and not open to the public. Owing to strict security measures, only a limited number of conference registrants will be allowed to attend. Priority will be given to those from overseas and interstate. For this reason, Sarah Kim will be repeating works she played last year at the organ’s 25^th birthday concert which have already been heard by local organists.

 

 

10.00 pm           Registrants make their own way back to Castlereagh Inn – taxis, train from Circular Quay to Town Hall or walk straight there – 30 minutes total

 

 

 

 

Monday 3 October (Labour Day Holiday) 

 

Combined Organ Ramble with the Organ Music Society of Sydney

 

 

9.00 am             Bus departs Castlereagh Inn for Balmain

 

9.25 am             Bus arrives at Congregational Church, Balmain

 

 

9.30 am             ST ANDREW’S CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BALMAIN,
cnr Darling Street and Curtis Road 

J.W. Walker 1867 (2/16 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Nathaniel Kong (Trinity Grammar School)

 

 

10.20 am           Walk to Balmain Presbyterian Church (5 minutes)

 

10.30 am           BALMAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Campbell Street

Charles Richardson 1893 (2/17 mechanical and tubular-pneumatic) 

 

Organ demonstration by Sarah Gentle (Abbotsleigh Girls’ School)

 

Morning Tea

 

 

11.30 am           Walk to St Augustine’s Catholic Church (10 minutes)

 

11.45 am           ST AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, BALMAIN, Eaton Street

Hill & Son, 1886 (3/21 mechanical)

 

Organ recital by Daniel Canaris (Redfield College)

 

 

12.45 pm           LUNCH IN BALMAIN (own arrangements).                          

 

 

1.45 pm             Bus returns to Congregational Church and collects OHTA group only

 

2.00 pm             ST THOMAS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH, ROZELLE,
cnr Darling Street and Victoria Road

Henry Jones, London 1884 (2/12 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Peter Guy (Canberra)

                         

 

2.35 pm             St Thomas’ Rozelle. Lecture by Barbara Owen on
“The Rescue and Restoration of 20^th Century Organs”.

 

3.25 pm             Bus departs Rozelle for Annandale

 

 

3.45 pm             HUNTER BAILLIE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ANNANDALE, cnr Johnston and Collins Streets

Hill & Son 1890 (3/25 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Pastór de Lasala

(Organist, Sacred Heart, Mosman, NSW OHTA Committee)

 

 

4.45 pm             Bus departs Annandale for Burwood. 

 

 

5.10 pm             ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, BURWOOD, 207 Burwood Road 

William Davidson, 1891 (3/28 mechanical & tubular-pneumatic).

Brief lectures on the restoration–

 

Kelvin Hastie (consultant)

Peter Jewkes (restorer)  

Marc Nobel (artist for the stencilled façade work)

 

Organ recital by Andrej Kouznetsov (Organ Scholar, St Paul’s Burwood)

 

 

6.20 pm             Walk to Burwood RSL, 96 Shaftesbury Road, Burwood

 

6.30 pm             Dinner at Burwood Returned Services League Club

 

 

7.30 pm             Bus returns to city, arrives 8.00 pm.

 

 

Tuesday 4 October

 

 

8.15 am             Depart Castlereagh Inn by taxi, bus or train for Central Station

 

It is advised that participants settle their bills at the Castlereagh Inn on Monday night, in order to avoid queues when they check out.  It is recommended that departure from the Castlereagh Inn take place no later than 8.15 am. Travel to Central (Country Platforms) for the Newcastle train can either be by train from Town Hall, or by taxi.  Tickets to Newcastle can be purchased at either station at a window, or from a vending machine.

 

9.15 am             Newcastle train departs Central Railway Station, Sydney

 

                        Single tickets: Adult $17.00, Concession $8.50, Pensioner $2.50

                        (Concession and Pensioner fares for NSW residents only)

 

 

12.00 noon         Train arrives Newcastle

 

12.05 pm           Meet bus at Newcastle station - Load bus with luggage

 

12.20 pm           Bus departs for St Andrew’s Presbyterian

 

 

12.30 pm           ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEWCASTLE

cnr Auckland and Laman Streets

Hill & Son 1890 (3/23 mechanical) 

 

Lunch

 

1.20 pm             Lecture by Ann Henderson, “Putting the ‘Fun’ into Fund-Raising”

                        A light-hearted look at raising money….seriously

 

 

2.00 pm             OHTA Council Recital  -

 

Christopher Cook (Assistant DOM, St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane)

Hugh Knight (Organist, Strathfield Uniting)
Mark Quarmby (Assistant Organist, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney)

 

 

2.40 pm             Afternoon Tea at St Andrew’s

 

3.00 pm             Bus departs for Cooks Hill

 

 

3.10 pm             ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, COOKS HILL,
cnr Parry and Darby Streets 

J.W. Walker 1866 (2/11 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Christopher Wrench (Brisbane)

 

 

4.00 pm             Bus departs for Christ Church Cathedral

 

 

4.15 pm             CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL NEWCASTLE, Church St

Norman & Beard 1906,  J.W. Walker & Sons 1963 (3/58 electric)

 

Lecture by John Maidment “The work of Norman & Beard in Australia” 

                                           A brief overview

 

 

4.30 pm             Organ recital by Sueng Youn Choi (Organist, St Michael’s, Vaucluse)

 

 

5.00 pm             Break in program – tower visit with vast views over sand dunes and beaches of Stockton Bight to the north, mouth of Hunter River, etc.

 

 

5.30 pm             Evensong with the Cathedral choir directed by Philip Matthias

                        (Organist, Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle)

 

Canticles.......... Blair in B minor

Anthem............ I said to the Lord (Gordon Jacob)

 

 

6.15 pm             Bus departs for Madison Motel, 109 Madison Drive, Charlestown

 

6.30 pm             Unload and check-in

 

7.30 pm             Madison Motel Dining Room. Conference Dinner

 

 

Wednesday 5 October

 

 

8.30 am             Bus departs Madison Motel for Morpeth (approx. 36km)

 

 

9.20 am             ST JAMES’ ANGLICAN CHURCH, MORPETH,
Tank Street 

William Davidson 1877 (1/8 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by John Hargraves (NZ)

 

 

10.10 am           Panel Discussion 2: “The Future of the Organ in Australia”.  Plenary session.

 

 

11.00 am           Bus departs for Lochinvar (20 km)

 

 

11.20 am           ST JOSEPH’S CONVENT CHAPEL, LOCHINVAR,
New England Hwy

                        Roger H. Pogson, 1974 (2/7 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Staffan Thuringer (Melbourne)

 

 

12.30 pm           Bus departs for Dalwood (14 km)

 

 

1.00 pm             Lunch at Wyndham Estate Winery, Dalwood

 

 

2.20 pm             Bus departs for Singleton (30 km)

 

 

2.45 pm             CONVENT OF MERCY, SINGLETON, Queen Street
 

Builder unknown. Incorporating components by
J. Wheildon, London, c.1850  (1/5 mechanical)

 

Organ demonstration by Peter Newey (Newcastle)

 

 

3.40 pm             ALL SAINTS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH, SINGLETON,
High Street

Griffin & Leggo, Sydney, 1912
S.T. Noad & Son, 1969

Brown & Associates 1995 (2/22 electric)

 

Organ demonstration by Adrian Chong  (Singapore)

 

 

4.30 pm             ST ANDREW’S UNITING (Presbyterian) CHURCH, SINGLETON,
Church Street