MELBOURNE THEATRE ORGAN

2016 SEASON

Be mesmerised. Sound you can feel.

Be mesmerised. Sound you can feel.Before you read on to see what’s in store for 2016 we have one small favour to ask. As you flick through the pages, please consider the whole year of music a Season Ticket brings you. What are the advantages of a Season Ticket? Glad you asked. Not only will you have a year of thrilling afternoons out to look forward to, we’ll also spoil you with benefits reserved for our favourite audience members – Our Season Ticket holders. You may not think you’re the Season Ticket type, but why not? Check out the advantages and think again.

Only a full orchestra can match the thrilling tones of a Theatre Pipe Organ in full voice.

They were introduced as substitutes for orchestras in the 1920’s to accompany silent movies. Talking pictures in glittering movie palaces changed the role of these organs to become solo instruments which generated a mood of excited expectancy in eager cinema patrons.

The Theatre Organ is a Pipe Organ in the real sense, with row after row of pipes (known as ranks) replicating the voices of brass, woodwind and strings in a blend of delicious sounds – powerful enough to lift the roof one minute, fading to a tranquil quietness the next.

WHY BECOME A SEASON TICKET HOLDER?

A Season Ticket is the most affordable way to enjoy the 2016 Melbourne Theatre Organ Season. Not only does it offer exceptional value, it also comes with a range of benefits

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Your Season Ticket saves you up to 28% on single ticket prices. If you plan to see several MTO concerts throughout the year, then a Season Ticket is the most cost effective option.

Express entry

Skip the ticket queue. As a valued Season Ticket holder you’ll receive personalised service and priority treatment at concert events.

Exclusive offers

Your Season Ticket gives you access to a range of discounts and special offers including free afternoon tea at all concerts, and discounts at our Christmas celebration and season preview event.

Free passtransfer

Sometimes plans can change. If you can’t attend one of your concerts you can transfer your Season Ticket to your friends or family for free.

Social calendar

Season Tickets provide the perfect opportunity to catch up regularly with friends. Why not organise a group and help share the joy of Theatre organ?

A Unique Gift

Seeing breathtaking music can be an unforgettable experience. By giving someone you love a Season Ticket to Melbourne Theatre Organ, you give a present like no other.

Extra tickets

Single event tickets are also available for all shows at melbournetheatreorgan.com or at the venue door on the day of the concert.

Renew and win

Renew your season ticket by 6 March 2016 and go into the draw to win one of five signed copies of Tony Fenelon’s latest CD – An Affair to Remember on the Dickinson Kimball.

How to book

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Head to www.trybooking.com/JVCN or use the booking form in this brochureSeason Ticket bookings close Sunday 6 March 2016

Sunday 6 March

David Bailey

Sunday 29 May

David Johnston

Sunday 26 June

Terezia Kalkbrenner

2016 CONCERT SEASON

Join the finest organists in Melbourne Theatre Organ’s 2016 series of six outstanding concerts featuring inspiring masterpieces by the world’s great composers, modern classics and everything in between. A great way to spend your weekends with wonderful afternoon performances, You’ll be home before dark

Kingston City Hall Moorabbin Terezia is no stranger to the Melbourne theatre organ scene having played numerous events over the years. In her first ever concert event on the Kingston WurliTzer, Terezia is sure to be a hit with audiences. Do yourself a favour, get down to Kingston and be taken on a musical journey.

Malvern Town HallMalvern To celebrate 60 years of television in Australia, MTO’s first centrepiece event in 2016 is sure to bring in the crowds. With consummate entertainer David Johnston at the magnificent Malvern Compton and a very special guest emcee, the audience will be taken on an audio visual trip through 6 decades of Australian television. Don’t miss this very special unique event.

Palace Dendy Theatre Brighton As the house organist at the prestigious Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane and arguably the most accomplished silent film accompanist Australia has to offer, David Bailey is back at the Dendy WurliTzer in 2016 for a refreshing mix of silent film and solo organ work. David is always a crowd favourite and offers a programme that takes you back to where the theatre organ began.

Sunday 7 August

Thomas Heywood &Tony Fenelon

Sunday 28 August

David Gray

Saturday 22 October

Martin Ellis

All concerts start at 2.00pm with the exception of the Palace Dendy Theatre at 1.30pm

Palace Dendy Theatre & St Andrews Brighton The Heart and Soul of Brighton, the second of MTO’s centerpiece events for 2016 is perhaps the most ambitious production by MTO yet. Two of Australia’s greatest organists Thomas Heywood and Tony Fenelon playing the Dendy WurliTzer and the St Andrews Church Organ. If you enjoyed the Tale of Two Organs at the Regent Theatre and Melbourne Town Hall in 2014 you’re sure to love this.

(UK)Malvern Town Hall Malvern Back by popular demand, direct from the UK, one of the world’s greatest young organists and pianists, David Gray has wowed audiences around the world with his dazzling technique and musical ability. If you’ve seen David perform before you’ll know this is truly an experience not to be missed.

(USA)Kingston City Hall Moorabbin As one third of the Trio con brio with Jonas Nordwall and Donna Parker, Martin Ellis is back for his second concert tour of Australia, this time at the Kingston City Hall WurliTzer. A gifted entertainer with a vast repertoire, Martin’s performance is guaranteed to impress.

3/16 WurliTzer

Palace Dendy Theatre

4/36 WurliTzer

Regent Theatre

4/21 WurliTzer

Kingston City Hall

3/17 Compton

Malvern Town Hall

THEATRE ORGANS MELBOURNE & SURROUNDS

26 Church Street Brighton Originally installed in the Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street Melbourne, the organ was purchased by the Society in 1964 and installed in the Dendy Theatre Brighton in 1966/67. In 1984 the Dendy precinct was completely redeveloped and the organ was removed, overhauled and re-installed. In 2008 another significant organ refurbishment took place.

Corner Nepean Highway & South Road Moorabbin The 4 manual 21 rank WurliTzer currently installed in the Kingston City Hall was originally installed in the State Theatre Melbourne in 1929. The organ was removed from the State Theatre in 1963, and subsequently installed in the Moorabbin Town Hall. The organ was refurbished in 2005 and is used frequently by the Kingston City Council.

Corner Glenferrie Road & High Street Malvern

Originally installed in 1930 in The Paramount Astoria Theatre, Old Kent Road, London. The Society acquired the organ in 1969 and began refurbishing and adding items to it. By the time the organ was installed in the Malvern Town Hall, the number of ranks had climbed to 15. The Organ was opened in 1992, and is a favourite of organists and audiences alike.

191 Collins Street Melbourne

The 4 manual 36 rank WurliTzer installed in the Regent Theatre was built by WurliTzer in 1921 and originally installed in the Granada Theatre, San Francisco. The organ was shipped out to Australia in 1996 and installed in the newly refurbished Regent Theatre, Melbourne. The Regent WurliTzer is the largest theatre organ outside of the USA.

2/9 Blackett & Howden Moreland Civic Centre Hall 90 Bell Street Coburg3/10 WurliTzer Wesley of Warrigul 62 Victoria Street Warragul2/10 WurliTzer Geelong College Aphrasia St, Newtown

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