Preserving Our Imported Heritage 41st Annual Conference Organ Historical Trust of Australia 2-6 October 2018 SYDNEY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
TUESDAY 2 October Sydney City 8:30 Registra.on in Christ Church St Laurence Hall (enter via Pi4 Street) 9:00 Move into church Recital by Peter Jewkes in church on Hill & Son organ 9:30 Morning tea 10:00 Depart for Pi4 St Uni.ng Church, 264 Pi4 Street, near Park Street 10:30 Conference Paper: John Maidment OAM Hill & Son, major English organbuilders how much survives of its work? 11:00 PiC St UniDng Church Recital on the Hill & Son organ by Marlowe Fitzpatrick 12:00 Walk to Sydney Town Hall, George Street (one block along Park Street) 12:30 Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ Public recital on the Hill & Son 1890 organ by Robert Ampt and Amy Johansen 1:30 Break for lunch - own arrangements Opportunity to play the Town Hall organ, hosted by Robert Ampt 2:30 Meet as a group at Town Hall steps Take train to Wynyard, then walk to St Philip s 3:00 St Philip s Anglican Church, Church Hill, 3 York Street Demonstra.on of J W Walker organ by Peter Meyer 4:00 Depart Wynyard and take train to Museum sta.on. Walk to German Lutheran Church, 96B Goulburn St 4:30 German Lutheran Church, 90 Goulburn Street Demonstra.on of Schuke organ by Robert Ampt 5:00 OHTA Annual General Mee.ng 6:00 Day s ac.vi.es conclude 7.30 Op.onal event at St Peter s Catholic Church, 235 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills Demonstra.on of Fincham/Hargraves organ by Christopher Trikilis
WEDNESDAY 3 October Northern Suburbs 8:30 Christ Church St Laurence Hall, Pi4 Street Discussion: Experience in the Restora.on of Historic Organs - Organbuilder Peter Jewkes responds to ques.ons posed by Kelvin Has.e OAM. Historic Recordings, presented by Simon Colvin Morning Tea 9:45 Bus departs in Pi4 St, outside the hall 10:15 Pymble Ladies College Chapel, Avon Road Demonstra.on of T C Lewis organ by Peter Kneeshaw 11:15 Board bus and depart 11:30 Knox Grammar School Chapel, Pacific Highway, Wahroonga Demonstra.on of Ronald Sharp organ by Peter Kneeshaw 12:30 Board bus and depart for Galston 1:15 Lunch at Galston RSL Club, 21-25 Arcadia Road 2:00 Board bus for Galston UniDng Church, 11 School Road Demonstra.on of Forster and Andrews organ by Pastor de Lasala 3:00 Board bus 3:15 BenedicDne Monastery, Arcadia, Arcadia Road Demonstra.on of the A4erton organ by Pastor de Lasala 4:15 Board bus and return to city, arriving about 5:30.
THURSDAY 4 October Eastern Suburbs 8:15 Bus departs Lee St (northbound) between Li4le Regent St and Railway Square (adjacent to the Mercure Hotel). 9:00 St Peter s Anglican Church, Watsons Bay, 331 Old South Head Road Demonstra.on of Gray organ by Prof. Michael Brimer and discussion on organ restora.on Morning tea 10:00 Board bus and depart 10:15 Kincoppal-Rose Bay School Chapel, 2 Vaucluse Road Demonstra.on of the Puget organ by Pastor de Lasala Conference Paper: Pastor de Lasala OAM A Puget organ in Sydney: a fortunate historical accident 11:45 Board bus and depart 12:00 St Andrew s Scots Church, Rose Bay, 2 Carlisle Street Recital on the Hill & Son organ by Hamish Wagstaff 1:00 Lunch in Rose Bay - own arrangements 2:00 Board bus and depart 2:30 St Mark s Anglican Church, Darling Point cnr Darling Point Road and Greenoaks Avenue Recital on the Létourneau organ by Samuel Giddy 3:30 Depart for Swijs, 68 Darling Point Rd (bus or walk) 3:45 SwiWs, Darling Point Demonstra.on of the Fincham and Hobday organ, installed in the ballroom, by Mark Quarmby 5:00 Board bus and depart for Lyme Park, Rose Bay, touring suburbs of Double Bay and Point Piper. 6:00 Conference Dinner at the Deck Bar Lounge, Club Rose Bay, 1 Vickery Avenue 8:00 Board bus and return to 28 Regent Street.
FRIDAY 5 October The South-West 8:15 Bus departs Lee St (northbound) between Li4le Regent St and Railway Square (adjacent to the Mercure Hotel). 9:45 St Paul s Anglican Church, Cobbity, 330 Cobbity Road Demonstra.on of Davidson organ by Peter Guy Morning tea 10:30 Board bus and depart 11:00 St James Anglican Church, Menangle, 131 Menangle Road Demonstra.on of Bryceson organ by Dominic Perissino4o 11:45 Board bus and depart 12:00 St Mark s Anglican Church, Picton, 9 Menangle Road Demonstra.on of Binns organ, by Peter Meyer, if playable by.me of visit. 12:45 Board bus and depart 1:15 Lunch at Camden RSL Club Bistro. (Chinese meal) 2:15 St John s Anglican Church, Camden, 6 Menangle Road Demonstra.on of Bates organ by Andrew Bainbridge 3:00 Bus departs 4:00 St Luke s Anglican Church, Enmore, Stanmore Road Demonstra.on of Wordsworth and Maskell organ by Kathy Drummond 5:00 Bus departs for hotel and city Dinner own arrangements 7:00 Evening Recital at St Mary s Catholic Cathedral, College Street, by Simon Nieminski (From hotel take the train from Central to St James and exit to Macquarie Street).
SATURDAY 6 October The Inner West 8:15 Bus departs Lee St (northbound) between Li4le Regent St and Railway Square (adjacent to the Mercure Hotel). 8.45 St Andrew s Anglican Church, Summer Hill, cnr Henson and Smith Streets Demonstra.on of Hunter organ by Chris Sillince Conference Paper: Alfred Hunter - A Forgo4en Organ Builder Chris Sillince 9:45 Board bus and depart 10:00 Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Johnston Street, Annandale Demonstra.on of Hill and Son organ by Joshua Ryan Morning tea 11:30 Board bus and depart 11:45 St AugusDne s Catholic Church, Jane Street, Balmain Recital on the Hill & Son organ by Titus Grenyer 12:30 Lunch in Balmain own arrangements 1:30 Balmain CongregaDonal Church, 217 Darling Street, Balmain Demonstra.on of J W Walker organ by Glenn Amer 2:45 Board bus and depart, arriving Sydney Airport Domes.c at approx. 15:30. Also drop off in Regent Street.