New breath in those old pipes
By Frank Chemaly
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Durban - From a note that wouldn’t play to bellows that were leaking like a sieve, the St Thomas Church organ ‒ one of the best church organs in the country and the pride of Durban’s Berea ‒ was in need of major restoration.
Now, in celebration of months of work, master organist Dr Christopher Cockburn will perform on the 116-year-old Henry Willis organ on May 30 at 3pm, in a programme of famous organ music – including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
Resident organist at St Thomas Church Mervyn Payne, who was involved in the restoration project, says the organ is one of the best church pipe organs in the country.
Common calendar, Packet papers, March 5
Common calendar, Packet papers, March 5
Ongoing
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Once In Royal David’s City (
Einst in der königlichen Stadt Davids) ist ein Weihnachtslied von Cecil Humphreys (1818-1895) und wurde erstmals 1849 veröffentlicht. Ein Jahr später komponierte H.J. Gauntlett (1805-1876) einen entsprechenden Orgelsatz dazu. Gauntlett wurde im Alter von 10 Jahren Organist in der Kirche, in der sein Vater Vikar war und schrieb später über 1.000 Hymnen.
Es singt der Kings College Chor in Cambridge.
Die Aufnahme entstand im Kings College Chapel. Die Kirche in Cambridge ist bekannt für die schönste Kirchendecke aus der Zeit der englischen Gotik und beinhaltet das größte Fächergewölbe der Welt.