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Read the latest newsletter: January 11, 2019

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Competition time again! And we're on the final stretch! View this email in your browser The riverside frontage of the Christchurch Town Hall, the Ferrier fountain, and steps are nearly completed. The fine tuners are here! SEEING IS BELIEVING: Yes, indeed, this is really happening. Franz Roth (left), and Gerhard Pohl from the organ building firm of Rieger, with organist Martin Setchell, having survived a health and safety induction session before beginning work on the last stage of the restoration of the Christchurch Town Hall organ. Playing this instrument for the first time in 8 years, Martin found his return to the console was emotional. "It was a thrilling moment - a great joy". Gerhard (who was voicing in February 2011 when the quake hit, and who was especially keen to complete the task) and Franz will be voicing and tuning the 4307 organ pipes for the next 2 weeks.  First little competition for 2019 Win a colourful organ cushion cover They don't come much brighter than this! And of course, you'll easily recognise the iconic façade of the Christchurch Town Hall's Rieger organ, which is in the final stages of being restored and enlarged, ready for the opening free concerts on March 6th, 2019 at 1.10pm and 6pm.  All you have to do is.... well, go here to find out what. I promise, it's very easy From the Swellbox: Glenn Gould fans (with Leonard Bernstein) mustn't miss this footage: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor (BWV 1052) Now that we're carol-free and into a new year, let's see which ones John Rutter rates as his top 5 Bach meets Frederick the Great - well, a celluloid meeting. But curious.  Handel in London - The Making of a Genius. Conductor Jane Glover's vivid account of the German composer's life in 18th-century London, broadcast from the BBC (note: available for only 4 more days) To end with: One of my favourite photos of the inimitable and much missed Carlo Curley, chatting with Martin Setchell before Carlo's concert in our town hall on September 19th, 2010. Carlo was not happy about coming here so soon after the first of our massive quakes, the first 7.1 on the Richter scale, only 2 weeks earlier. But he had a commitment and he felt he had to come, and play he did. The brave souls who turned out for the concert - nervously looking around at the concrete walls and the over-hanging balcony seating while waiting for the next aftershock - were to witness the wonderful last concert held there, eight years ago. Two years later, Carlo himself was dead and the we all lost a wonderful character of the organ world. If you want to hear a very brief snippet of that last concert, go here (warning: amateur recording!) Carlo also played with our kitties, who were enthralled to meet such a star. Motto: make the most of every day, folks.  Remember to: 1. Enter the latest competition 2. Put the concert dates in your diary now (March 6th, 1.10pm and 6pm) More from me very soon, Jenny Pipeline Press on Facebook Pipeline Press Website Pinterest Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*

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