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.