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Event 

Title:
Purcell's Last Day - an Entertainment
When:
08 Mar 2009  2:00 pm
Where:
Ponsonby Baptist Church - Auckland
Category:
Auckland

Description

17th-Century London composer Henry Purcell is having a very bad day... and it is going to end very badly indeed!

A light-hearted insight into Purcell's life and times, music and ultimately, death ... using the history 18th Century organ of Ponsonby Baptist Church. Texts authentic and imagined, and music by Purcell and his contemporaries.

Originally from Wellington, Christopher Hainsworth has been living in France for 25 years and is currently Organist Titulaire at Beziers Cathedral.

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Venue

Ponsonby Baptist Church
Venue:
Ponsonby Baptist Church   -   Website
Street:
cnr Jervois Rd & Seymour St, Ponsonby
City:
Auckland
Country:
Country: nz

Description

Ponsonby Baptist Church

Organ: Johannes (John) Avery, 1779. 1 manual (split keyboard), 6 ranks. Restored by Goetze & Gwynn to original specification, this organ is unique in New Zealand.