The Festival is based at ‘The Link’ St. Andrew’s Church Community Centre, Te
Aroha Street, Hamilton, incorporating St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s River Road)
Friday 2 June 2023
| 3.00pm | NZOA Council Meeting |
| 5.30pm | Registration desk opens – Purdie Hall, Te Aroha Street President’s drinks party, mix & mingle |
| 6.30pm | Buffet Meal |
| 7.20pm | Official opening |
| 7.30pm | Concert in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church– Organ and friends An informal concert provided by various artists including Dianne Halliday & Paul Rosoman |
| 8.30pm | Festival Choir rehearsal in Church. Thomas Wilson – Director & Joshua Anderson – organ. Music for Sunday’s Choral Evensong. Evening Service – Stanford in C, Psalm 150 – Stanford setting, Anthem – Exsultate Justi – Viadana |
Saturday 3 June
| 8.30am | Registration desk opens |
| 9.00am | Waikato Organ Tour 2 groups, bus and cars. Each venue visited. |
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
| 1. Morrinsville – St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Johannes Digital Organ demonstration recital by David Brookes 2. Morrinsville Methodist Church Hill & Son organ demonstration recital by John Dodgshun Morning Tea – Morrinsville Methodist Church Hall 3. St. Paul’s Collegiate Chapel. Letourneau & Thompson organs. Demonstration recital by Thomas Wilson & Douglas Mews | 1. St. Paul’s Collegiate Chapel. Letourneau & Thompson organs. Demonstration recital by Thomas Wilson & Douglas Mews. 2. Morrinsville – St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Johannes Digital Organ demonstration recital by David Brookes 3. Morrinsville Methodist Church Hill & Son organ demonstration recital by John Dodgshun Morning Tea – Morrinsville Methodist Church Hall |
| 12.30pm | Lunch – own arrangements in Hamilton. A wide variety of eateries are available within easy walking distance of the Cathedral. |
| 2.00pm | St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral, Hamilton Festival Organ Concert – Thomas Wilson (Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music) works by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Walton, Douglas C Mews, Mozart, Dupre. Admission by Programme at the door $30.00 & $20.00 |
| 3.30pm | Afternoon tea – Cathedral Hall |
| 4.00pm | Master class with Festival organ competition participants Douglas Mews – ‘Music of The Sun King’ – the Organ Masses of Francois Couperin. |
| 7.00pm | Festival Dinner at Link Centre Thomas Wilson – Guest Speaker Entertainment – Francis Cowan (piano) & opera singers from The Conservatorium of Music, Waikato University. |
| 9.30pm | Depart for accommodation or further frolics in Hamilton |
Sunday 4 June
| Morning free | |
| 11.00am | The Link Centre (St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church). Bus & cars depart for St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cambridge |
| 11.30am | NZOPT AGM in small lounge. Lunch – own arrangement. Shopping opportunities in Cambridge |
| 1.00pm | Festival Lecture “The future of organ building.” in St. Andrew’s presented by Simon Pierce – Pierce Pipe Organs of Brisbane |
| 2.30pm | ‘Organ Fantasies’ – Douglas Mews – (Wellington City Organist). Works by J.S. Bach, Franck, Ketelbey and transcriptions of works by Grieg and Bizet. Admission by programme at the door $20.00 & $15.00 |
| 3.30pm | Afternoon tea in parish lounge |
| 4.00pm | Festival Choir rehearses for Choral Evensong |
| 5.00pm | Choral Evensong in Church. Festival Choir with local singers. Director – Thomas Wilson. Joshua Anderson – Organ |
| 6.30pm | Evening meal in church hall |
| 7.30pm | Symposium – “The future of organ teaching in New Zealand” Chair – Dianne Halliday. Roy Tankersley reflects on the organ teaching of Maxwell Fernie. Future directions & resourcing. |
| 8.30pm | Supper in Hall |
Monday 5 June
| 9.00am | Organ Performance Competition – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Te Aroha Street. Test pieces – Prelude in G Major (Number 2) – Felix Mendelssohn, Adjudicator – Douglas Mews |
| 10:30am | Morning tea |
| 11.00am | Prize winners announced. Presentations by Warner Haldane, NZOA President |
| 11:15am | NZOA AGM in Hall |
| 12:30pm | Launch of the Organ Music Foundation of New Zealand by Paul Rosoman |
| 12:45pm | Finger food lunch in Hall |
| 1:30pm | Close of the Festival, presentations & farewells |
This programme is subject to changes/modification under the auspices of the Auckland Organ Association Inc.
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