Celebrity Organ Concert
March 26 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
CELEBRITY ORGAN CONCERT
Featuring MARTIN SETCHELL
WESLEY UNITING CHURCH
FULLARTON ROAD, KENT TOWN
2.30pm, Sunday 26 March 2023
Admission: $20 at door
with assistance from
Organ Music Society of Adelaide
December 2023 will mark the 125th anniversary of the opening of the well-known J.E. Dodd organ of Wesley Church, since enlarged to its current status as one of Adelaide’s finest concert organs
To commence this celebratory year, we are pleased to feature internationally-renowned British / New Zealand organist Martin Setchell, a frequent visitor to Adelaide, who last presented a recital at Kent Town in 2015.
Martin’s exciting, varied and approachable programme will largely include 19th and 20th century works well-suited to this instrument.
Enquiries: Sheila Bryce Publicity
ph. 0416 154 061 email: sbrycepublicity@gmail.com
MARTIN SETCHELL
‘playing of the highest rank … all that one could desire’ (UK Organists’ Review)
Martin Setchell, organist of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand (recently called ‘New Zealand’s most widely travelled concert organist’) is an international organist, composer and arranger who believes in promoting entertaining and enjoyable music to a wide audience.
Born and educated in England where he was awarded his Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists with both the Limpus and Shinn prizes, he then studied at various times with Pierre Cochereau, Marie-Claire Alain, Piet Kee, and Peter Hurford. After serving for over 40 years on the staff of the University of Canterbury School of Music, in 2014 he resigned his role as Associate Professor of Music to freelance as a performer, writer and music editor, conductor speaker and teacher.
Over the last 20 years he has given many concerts in New Zealand, Australia, America, Canada, Europe, the UK and the Far East. He has produced a number of CD recordings, some of which will be available at the concert.
He has been honoured by the City of Christchurch, receiving a Civic Award for services to music in the community and the Town Hall organ in particular in 2009, and a commendation for 25 years of service as city organist in 2022.
