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Organ Symphony live broadcast

Contratrombone64

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Well - it's going to be broadcast tonight live, 8pm (strangely, doesn't mention who the organist is)

8.00pm IN PERFORMANCE
"LIVE" BROADCAST
Direct broadcast from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Sydney Symphony
Han-Na Chang, cello
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 107
Saint-Saëns Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 (Organ)
Sound engineer: Andrew Dixon
Producer: Ralph Lane

Here's a link to "listen now" on the ABC's website ...
http://www.abc.net.au/classic/audio/#now
 
greatcyber

greatcyber

New member
Thank you, David. You really made my night with this. A mini-holiday without leaving home. You're the best!
 
Contratrombone64

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Stephen - the trick will be figuring out what time it is in Montreal all when it's 20.00 in Sydney. Too much for my addled brain I'm afraid. And, as I type, it's in 7 hours from now.
 
Soubasse

Soubasse

New member
Montreal is presently 13.5 hours behind me (what an odd turn of phrase) which would put it 14 hours behind Sydney.

8pm Sydney time would = 6am Montreal which really only leaves one question:

Stephen, are you an early riser?

This is a very Jungian thread too, since approximately 13 hours ago, I was performing excerpts from Saint-Saens 3rd on our magnificent Walker organ in our town hall to a rather enthusiastic response.
 
Contratrombone64

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Hey, it'd be wasted on me frankly as I don't smoke! But thanks, come to Sydney again soon and I'll take you on a private tour of the little two manual wonder at Pymble Ladies' College.
 
Soubasse

Soubasse

New member
I don't smoke either. Cigars however, are an occasional annual indulgence. :). Has been quite a while since I've visited Sydney, must do again sometime and take you up on your offer.

Re the Saint-Saens tonight. Despite it's rather obvious presence in the work, the organ (and piano) was included as part of the orchestra, rather than as a solo feature (as in a concerto) and so most orchestras tend to engage whomever is on their files (that's how it has been for the past 3 performances for me here anyway). So I'd suspect it would be someone like Robert or Amy or whomever the personel officer in the SSO rings first. (Is Calvin B. still around or is he still overseas?)
 
Contratrombone64

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
Actually it was the marvellous David Drury, who played his part with panache (the piano four hands part of the organ symphony always makes me smile and think: why?).
 
Soubasse

Soubasse

New member
David D - of course! He would have been next on my list. (He probably did it without the score too :) )
 
Contratrombone64

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
I remember David Drury playing the part of a popular song where the words are "way hey and up she rises" (What will we do with a drunken sailor) during Ascension, made those of who got it laugh and giggle.
 
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