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Thomas Heywood - Concert Organ Spectacular!
 

Classical organist extraordinaire Thomas Heywood celebrates the 200th anniversary of organ music in Australia with a spectacular concert of classical favourites performed on the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ on Sunday 29 June at 2pm. 

With great fanfare, Australia’s very first pipe organ had its first public performance on 15 May 1825 at St David’s Church in Hobart. The organ had been ordered in 1824 from a leading London organ builder and was shipped out to Tasmania the following year at great expense.  

And so began the wide spread of Australia’s pipe organ heritage. Today, more than 2000 pipe organs can be found across the country. 

Performing at Melbourne Town Hall on the largest and most expensive musical instrument in the southern hemisphere, Thomas Heywood shares his passion and mastery of the monumental pipe organ.  

In this unique FREE event, Thomas Heywood shares his passion and mastery of the instrument with a specially prepared program including works from Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Salomé. Lemare and Rossini, and features Heywood's brand-new transcriptions of epic works by Brahms, Chopin, Bizet and Smetana. 

Sunday 29 June, 2pm - 4pm.

Free admission, bookings essential.

 

Event details

Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, 130 Swanston St, Melbourne
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1395556
Start Date: Sunday 29 June 2025

 

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