Christopher Herrick touring NZ in July
Christopher Herrick makes another very welcome return to our shores this month. 2009 is a significant year for him. It is the 25th anniversary of his collaboration with Hyperion Records. 2009 will also see the 40th CD recording that Hyperion and Christopher Herrick have made together, and for this Christopher has chosen Melbourne Town Hall with its vast Hill, Norman & Beard/Schantz Organ. 40 years has elapsed since Christopher’s first recording- an LP made at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, for Vista records.
Details of Christopher Herrick’s New Zealand Tour are as follows:
Auckland: Illustrated talk on the organ music of Dietrich Buxtehude
Saturday 11th July. 2.00pm.
St Thomas’s Anglican Church, Tamaki cnr. Kohimarama Rd & St. Heliers Bay Road.
Auckland: Pitt Street Methodist Church
Sunday 12th July. 2.00pm.
Organ Concert for the Auckland Organists’ Association Inc.
works by Elgar, Guilmant, Buck, Rinck, Gigout, Shearing.
Hamilton: Chapel of Christ the King, St. Paul’s Collegiate School
Tuesday 14th, 7.30pm.
Works by Buxtehude, Boccherini, Farrington, J.S. Bach, Peeters, Rinck
New Plymouth: St. Mary’s Anglican Pro Cathedral, Vivian Street.
Saturday 18th July.
11.15am
Talk on ’40 years as a recording Artist’ – St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral Lounge
7.30pm
Concert with the Taranaki Youth Orchestra, Director- Harry Brown MBE
Symphony No 1. in D minor for Organ & Orchestra by Alexandre Guilmant.
Solo organ works by Howells, Shearing, J.S. Bach and Rinck.
Hastings: St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
Wednesday 22 July. 7.30pm
Works by Buxtehude, Franck, Martin, Rinck, Gigout, Farrington, Shearing,
Lanquetuit.
Wellington: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Mt Cook
Friday 24 July. 7.30pm.
In conjunction with the Wellington Organists’ Association Inc.
Works by J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Boccherini, Farrington, J.S. Bach, Peeters, Buxtehude, S.S. Wesley.
Masterton: St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
Sunday 26 July. 2.00pm.
works by Spicer, Farrington, Buck, Gigout, Martin, Rinck, Peeters.
Christchurch: Town Hall
Sunday 2 August. 3.00pm. Christchurch Arts Festival.
Works by Weitz, Dupre, Brahms, Hollins, Rinck, Farrington, Lanquetuit
Further details about Christopher Herrick can be found on his website - www.herrick.musician.org.nz