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      Organ Recital (Cancelled)
      The Bay of Islands Singers presentOrgan Recital (Cancelled)

      Organ Recital (Cancelled)

      Inaugural recital on the BOI Singers' new organ

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      UPDATE: Because of continuing uncertainty over travel out of Auckland, we have decided to cancel Michael Bell’s Organ Recital. We hope to reschedule this event next year sometime, but we cannot put a date on it at this stage. - The Bay of Islands Singers

      Turner Centre

      43 Cobham Road

      Kerikeri, New Zealand

      When

      Sun 21 Nov 2021

      Running Time

      70 minutes

      Interval

      20 minutes

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      Organ Recital with Michael Bell
      To celebrate the arrival of the new Bay of Islands Singers' organ

      Recital includes works by Bach, Schubert, Handel and Widor

      During his recital, Michael will talk about the new organ and demonstrate some of its principal features and stops.

      Michael Bell is resident organist, composer and music teacher at Kings School in Remuera, Auckland. His early exploits in music were as an improviser on piano and later on the organ. He studied organ/harpsichord with John Wells and James Tibbles at the University of Auckland. He was Director of Music at St Matthews in the City from 2002 until 2016 alongside Dmitry Rusakov leading the St Matthews Voices. Michael is presently accompanying, performing and writing for a variety of ensembles around the North Island. As such, he has performed with the Bay of Islands Singers on numerous occasions and is a firm favourite with the choir and audiences alike.

       

      Recital Programme
      Handel - Overture to the Royal Fireworks HWV 351

      Bach - Three Schubler Chorales BWV 645-650
      - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Wake, Awake for Night is Passing)
      - Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide)
      - Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden (Come thou, Jesu, from heaven to earth)

      Mozart - Opera themes: Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute

      Bell - Hymn(s) - Improvisation

      INTERVAL

      Beethoven - Symphony no.7 - 2nd Movement

      Schubert - An Die Musik

      Brahms - Requiem No.2 (Behold all flesh is as the grass)

      Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag/The Entertainer

      Widor - Toccata from Symphony No. 5

      The new Rodgers Inspire 233 Organ
      With its state-of-the-art 165 pipe organ voices in four different styles, the Inspire series 233 features two keyboards, a 32-note pedalboard, and 33 original voices.