Gala Organ Concert at Langley Estate
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Sunday 24 May 20263 pm – 4 pm
Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate
Gala Organ Concert
Thomas Heywood
plays the 1875 George 'Grandfather' Fincham Pipe Organ
Join us for a spectacular new program showcasing the 1875 George 'Grandfather' Fincham Pipe Organ in the 1873 Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate.
The concert is a true 'Gala' - with not only 'the' Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach (the world's most famous organ piece!) - but also Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, Chopin's Military Polonaise and much more!
"Der australische Starorganist" Thomas, whose career has taken him over 1.2 million kilometres performing solo concerts around the world, from Windsor Castle to the largest pipe organ in New York City, has chosen a program to put the magnificent pipe organ at Langley through its paces!
The organ was built in Melbourne in 1875 for the grand ballroom of 'Findon' in Kew - the mansion owned by the legendary 19th-century Australian banker and politician, the Hon. Henry 'Money' Miller. However, it was never installed in Miller's mansion and, instead, remained in Fincham's Richmond organ factory as an exhibition instrument where it was regularly demonstrated and used for practice by a teenaged Dame Nellie Melba, who was having organ lessons at the time!
In 2024-25, the instrument was restored and enhanced by Daniel Bittner and his team at Australian Pipe Organs in Melbourne for installation in the Lauriston Chapel at Langley, and this incredible pipe organ now sounds as good as it looks!
And the spectacular gold on the facade pipes returned home as, believe it or not, the gold leaf sourced in 1875 came from the Bendigo goldfields!
Join us at Langley for this Gala Organ Concert as Thomas, "without argument one of the world's best concert organists", showcases both the beauty and grandeur of this spectacular instrument in the Lauriston Chapel.
After the concert, you can also enjoy the usual post-concert refreshments served in the Langley Hall mansion.
Date
Sunday 24 May 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate
484 Napier St, White Hills VIC 3550
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