2010 TOSA Concert Details

Theatre Organ Concerts in South Australia

Sunday 2.00 pm at the

Capri Theatre, Goodwood.

2010 Events: Concerts & events / Book concert—single artist /  Book concert—multiple artists /Nostalgia Events / Book for Nostalgia Movie Night | Book for Nostalgic Sights & Sounds

NB: Please confirm each concert date before you make travel plans etc., as concerts could be re-scheduled or cancelled, due to unforseen circumstances.

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2010 Events: Concerts & events / Book concert—single artist /  Book concert—multiple artists /Nostalgia Events / Book for Nostalgia Movie Night | Book for Nostalgic Sights & Sounds

Concerts run from 2.00 pm to approx. 4.30 pm.

March 14 - CHRIS POWELL (UK)

Chris Powell has firmly established himself as one of the UK’s premier entertainment organists and an international ambassador in the field of electronic and theatre organ music.  Chris performs in the UK and intersperses his regular annual diary of engagements in Britain with frequent overseas concert tours which have included Australia, New Zealand,  Holland and the USA.

 

May 16 - CHRIS MC PHEE, ROSANNE HOSKING

& CAROLYN BURGESS

Hollywood Dreams

Once again Chris will be joined on stage by Adelaide soprano, Rosanne Hosking, and harpist, Carolyn Burgess to present a selection from Hollywood classics, old and new.  The program will include music from classics such as West Side Story through to modern block-busters, Titanic and Mamma Mia.

 

July 18  - DAVID GRAY (UK)

David comes to us from the United Kingdom.  He has had a very varied and full musical career since he started playing piano at the age of five. In 2001 he gained a place at the RSAMD junior academy in Glasgow, studying piano and cello.

David became interested in theatre organ in early 2004, Subsequently, Duncan Sinclair was kind enough to “take David under his wing”, and coach him in the art of theatre organ. He won 2nd prize in Woking, England in 2004 after studying for 4 months. In 2005 he won the international Young Theatre Organist of The Year competition in Los Angeles. David has since played concerts throughout the UK, USA and Switzerland, as well as playing at the 2007 ATOS convention in New York.

 

August 15 - SCOTT HARRISON & RED FEDORA SWING GROUP

Kaleidoscope of Music

Scott has been playing theatre organ since 1987, and has performed in many venues in Australia, New Zealand, United States and England.  He returns to the Capri tin 2010 o bring us a musical kaleidoscope.

Adelaide’s Red Fedora Swing Group will play tunes from the golden age of swing and beyond, with classics made famous by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Michael Buble and many more.  These four talented musicians will have your feet tapping with their infectious, happy music.

 

September 19 - SIMON GLEDHILL (UK)

Simon was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK in 1965 and showed a keen interest in music from an early age. When he was ten, his parents purchased a small electronic organ. After initially teaching himself to play it, he commenced formal studies with a local teacher who gave him extensive tuition in classical organ and piano.

Simon's first experience of the theatre pipe organ was hearing the late Ernest Broadbent play the Mighty Wurlitzer at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom. In 1982 he entered and won the Northern Young Theatre Organist of the Year competition and has since performed at all the major theatre organ venues in Britain, as well as touring in Germany, Holland, Australia, Canada and the USA. In America, he has played at such prestigious venues as the Chicago Theatre, the Oakland Paramount Theatre and Pasadena Civic Auditorium.  Simon was honoured to accept the ATOS Organist of the Year award at the Society’s 1997 Annual Convention.

 

October 31 - MARTIN ELLIS (USA)

After many years working in the field of professional music, Martin enjoys an extremely diverse career as an organist, pianist, choral and orchestral arranger, and professional accompanist.  His music bridges the boundaries between traditional classical and theatre organ.  He is currently the Principal Organist/Assistant Director of Music for North United Methodist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana, and is one of the senior staff accompanist for the prestigious Indianapolis Children's Choir and Youth Chorale.

As a solo artist, Martin enjoys an active concert career in both classical and theatre organ venues. He also performs with Donna Parker and Jonas Nordwall as the third member of ‘Trio Con Brio’.

 

December 5  - PAUL FITZGERALD, DAVID FITZGERALD & GAYNOR MEYER

Christmas Concert

Get into the spirit of Christmas with Paul Fitzgerald (organ), David Fitzgerald (piano) and Gaynor Meyer (vocal), who will join us again to bring us a program of popular, classical  and Christmas music.

This promises to be a  fitting finale to our 2010 Concert season.