Lunchtime Concert - Sydney Grammar School Organists

The St James' Lunchtime Concert on Wednesday the 25th of September at 1:15pm is presented by the Sydney Grammar School Organists. Tickets are $10.

Programme:

Performed by Tiger Han (year 8)

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Praeludium in F-sharp minor BuxWV 146

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Chorale prelude on Melcombe

Performed by Jacky Dong (year 10)

Jean Langlais (1907-1991)

Hymne d'action de grâces "Te Deum"

from "Trois paraphrases grégoriennes”

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Fantasie No.2 in D flat Major, Op.101

Performed by Jerry Hu (year 11)

César Franck (1822-1890)

Pièce héroïque

Music has had a central place at Sydney Grammar School since the early 1970s, when Alastair Mackerras was Headmaster. The Music Department has grown to become one of the largest and most active in the country, with more than 40 ensembles including symphony orchestras, concert bands, choirs, jazz bands, many chamber ensembles and some 550 individual instrumental lessons taught on campus every week. Organ has been taught at Grammar since 1995, originally on the historic Walcker organ in St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Stanley St, until 2004 when a new organ was built for the school by Mander Organs of London. More than 50 Grammar boys have learned organ in that time, including St James’ current Organ Scholar, James Brew.