St Michael's Uniting Church

Lunchtime Organ Recital with Hans U. Hielscher
2023-03-02 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Make an organ recital part of your Thursday lunch plans and join us for the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital series this Thursday.
The recitals feature St Michael’s organist, Rhys Boak and world-renown guest artists.

Recital starts at 1pm (doors open at 12:30pm).
Free event.
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From Thursday 2 March the Thursday Lunchtime recitals replace the Summer Twilight program.
Our guest artist for Thursday 2 March, Hans U. Hielscher (Germany) will play pieces by Tambling, Massenet and Nevin.
About Hans U. Hielscher
Hans U. Hielscher has been organist at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden (Lutheran Cathedral of Nassau), Germany, since 1979.
His studies were at the Detmold State Academy of Music and in Paris/Rouen, France.
He also studied carillon at The Nederlandse Beiaardschool in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Hans has presented more than 3,800 organ recitals around the globe, his concert tours have taken him to all European countries, the United States (72 U.S. tours), Bahamas, Israel, Iceland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
He has been featured on radio and TV broadcasts, 22 CD recordings on the Motette, Wergo, IFO, Lade labels and is the author of the books “Alexandre Guilmant – Life and Work”, “Famous Organs in the U.S.A.”, “The Organ of Wiesbaden Marktkirche”.
He is a published composer of some 50 works for organ. Hans has been honored by the French government in Paris for his worldwide engagement in French organ music and nominated “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” in 1985.
He is a long-time member of the AGO (American Guild of Organists), OHS (Organ Historical Society), GCNA (Guild of Carillonneurs in North America) and has presented workshops at various AGO National Conventions in recent years.
