Standing ovation for Joseph Nolan in Timaru
Australian organist Joseph Nolan wowed the audience in Timaru this afternoon, with the ORGANZ Congress Recital held in Sacred Heart Basilica. Nolan played with verve and passion, from the opening Passacaglia by JS Bach to the light-hearted Dance Suite by Noel Rawsthorne. Fantasia and Fugue on “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” by Ferenc Liszt was virtuosic and emotional, and brought several audience members to their feet, even though it was not the final piece in the programme – for the final thunderous applause at the end of the concert, much of the audience stood as Nolan strode up the aisle.
A video projection showed his fingers flickering over the keyboards, and a particular treat was also seeing many of the notes played with his feet, as on this organ when the manuals and pedal are coupled, the keys on the manuals move as if by magic.
ORGANZ (The New Zealand Association of Organists Inc.)
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About ORGANZ
ORGANZ (The New Zealand Association of Organists, formed in 1961) is the national society for the organ community in New Zealand. Membership is open both to organists and others with an interest in the instrument.
