Shirley Gale Gives Concert at Christ Church, North Adelaide

A great treat for lovers of pipe organ music will be the recital given by renowned organist and teacher, Shirley Gale, at Christ Church, North Adelaide at 5pm on Saturday 15 October when Shirley will play a selection of some of her favourite works.

Audience members are also invited to join Shirley after the recital for a champagne supper, included in the ticket price.

Shirley Gale is currently Organist Emeritus of St. Peters Cathedral, Adelaide where she was Associate Organist from 1984 to 1999, when she was appointed to succeed Dr. David Swale as Principal Organist until 2015.

She is the Patron of the St. Peters Cathedral Organ Restoration and the President of the Organ Music Society of Adelaide (OMS) and was previously Chair of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) for nine years,

A graduate of the University of Adelaide in performance, Shirley studied with the late Dr. Harold Wylde and Dr. J.V. Peters and in her early years was awarded prizes and scholarships for piano.

Many people may recall hearing Shirley play on radio in their younger years. She began broadcasting at the age of 11, playing regularly on the 5AN-5CL network from that time..

She continued regular broadcasts for the ABC, only ceasing shortly after the birth of her third child returning to her distinguished music career a few years later as Organiste at the Marion Methodist Church and resumed piano teaching at Annesley College and Pulteney Grammar.

Subsequently she took charge of Junior School Music at Pembroke School for 22 years; touring as Organiste/Pianiste for the Pembroke Girls' Choir throughout South Australia, Interstate, Japan and Europe.

Shirley's program for Organ Colours consists of her favourite works from her extensive repertoire, composed for the pipe organ.

Programme:
Prelude (From Three Pieces Op29) Pierne
Fugue On The Magnificat Bwv 733 J S Bach
Scherzo In G Minor Enrico Bossi
Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1 HerBert Howells
Fugue On Bach No1 Op 60 Schumann
Partite Sopra La Aria Della Folia Do Espagna Bernard Pasquini
Grande Choeur For Organ Theodore Dubois
Tuba Tune Christopher Luke
Paean (Fanfare) Oliphant Chuckerbutty
Postlude (24 Pieces En Style Libre) No 24. Vierne

The organ in Christ Church has evolved from a small but significant organ of 12 stops, installed in 1873. This instrument was built by the distinguished German-born organ builder August Gern, who was foreman for Cavaillé-Coll in France and later settled in England.

Since then, the organ has undergone numerous major rebuilds and expansions, most recently in 2003 (Australian Pipe Organs/ George Stephens).

The instrument now contains 43 speaking stops distributed over 3 manuals and pedals and around 2,300 pipes, placing it amongst the larger parish church organs in Australia. Because of its heritage and subsequent additions, it fits firmly into the English Romantic school of organ building.

If you want to go -
5pm Saturday 15 October 2016
Recital Followed by Champagne Supper
Tickets: Adult $25/Concession $20
www.trybooking.com/LXRL or at the door

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