Concerts between 1997 - 2010
Enjoy reliving some of the memories of previous concerts involving the Rieger Organ at the Christchurch Town Hall.
Unfortunately only some concerts were retained as past events on the nzorgan site; photographs are understandably lacking from that era, but here is a sample of some of the notable times that we have enjoyed over the years up to the earthquakes. (The information about each performance was provided either beforehand or at the time, so are rarely written in the past tense.)
1999 2nd International Organ Series
2000 Bach's Back!
2002 Jacques' Back!
2002 International Organ Series
2003 Pictures at an Exhibition, with artist Philip Trusttum
2010-The Last Concert before the big quakes
The 2nd International Organ Series, 1999
Martin Setchell
(Christchurch, New Zealand)
Tuesday May 11
Intrada from the ‘Glagolitic’ Mass - Leos Janaceck
Sinfonia from Cantata 29 - Bach
‘Pink and White’ - Anthony Ritchie (commissioned by Martin Setchell with the support of Creative New Zealand: premiere performance)
Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod (Alfred Hitchcock TV theme)
‘Le jardin suspendu’ (The hanging garden) - Jehain Alain
Toccata in d minor - Albert Renaud
Two fun pieces - Guy Bovet
- Hamburger (with apologies to Offenbach & Beethoven)
- Fugue on the ‘Pink Panther’
Roberto Bertero
(Turin, Italy)
Tuesday May 25
Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 1 - Handel
Larghetto e staccato
Allegro
Adagio
Andante
Cantique Op. 3 No. 1 - Edward Elgar
Fantasy Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’ - Tchaikovsky (transcribed by Roberto Bertero)
Toccata Op. 9 - Jean Guillou
David Drury
(Sydney, Australia)
Tuesday June 8
Festival Fanfare - Kenneth Leighton
Improvisation
Concerto in d minor - Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Bach BWV 596)
Allegro
Grave
Largo e spiccato
Allegro
Scherzo - Maurice Durufle
Adagio from Symphony No. 3 - Louis Vierne
Riff Raff - Giles Swayne
Improvisation