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.