‘Pipes at Port’: Iona Church’s historic organ in concert.
Saturday 29 June at 2pm at Iona Church, Port Chalmers.
A varied concert celebrating the recently-renovated historic organ at Iona Church. This will feature a wide mixture of music played by a team of organists, both established players and ‘Rising Stars’. Performers include Micah Xiang and Sea-am Thompson, Jeremy Woodside and Dunedin City Organist David Burchell; for greater variety David will be joined by a string quartet to perform music for organ and strings by Handel and Mozart.
The organ in Iona Church has an unusual history. Part of it dates from 1854, when it was installed in the chapel of Sherborne School in Dorset, England. Between this date and its arrival at Iona Church in 1929, the organ was enlarged and modernised; it was also displayed at the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley to demonstrate its then state-of-the art mechanisms. It has recently been renovated and moved within the church as part of the Iona restoration project.
It is hoped that refurbishment of the gallery in the church will be complete in time for the concert; this will enable enhanced views of the performers in action for those who arrive in good time!
Admission by donation (cash only!) at the door.
The organ in Iona Church has an unusual history. Part of it dates from 1854, when it was installed in the chapel of Sherborne School in Dorset, England. Between this date and its arrival at Iona Church in 1929, the organ was enlarged and modernised; it was also displayed at the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley to demonstrate its then state-of-the art mechanisms. It has recently been renovated and moved within the church as part of the Iona restoration project.
It is hoped that refurbishment of the gallery in the church will be complete in time for the concert; this will enable enhanced views of the performers in action for those who arrive in good time!
Admission by donation (cash only!) at the door.