Sunday Address
2019-04-14 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
Religion is Not a Retreat From Life.

with Supply Minister
Rev Peter Burnham

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-04-18 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Today St Michael’s organist and Manager of Music will be performing the Organ Recital.
This lunchtime organ recital Thursday 18th April will feature a work which is most poignant given the recent fire in Notre Dame de Paris: ‘Prière à Notre-Dame’ by Léon Boëllmann.
A note: the St Michael’s organ and the Notre Dame de Paris organ are almost the same age (St Michael’s is 1866/7 and the Notre Dame organ was opened early in 1868).
The two instruments were built by the two most respected organ builders of the 19th Century, William Hill of London, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll on the respective sides of the English Channel before the St Michael’s organ was shipped to Australia.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Easter at St Michael's: Maundy Thursday Service
2019-04-18 18:30 - 19:30
Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion and Tenebrae Service –
A Service of Communion, Readings and Hymns.
with Rev Peter Burnham

ANZAC Day Organ Recital
2019-04-25 13:00 - 13:30
Kate Louise Macfarlane is a coloratura soprano who specializes in Baroque and Modern classical repertoire. After completing a Master of Music degree in Cologne, Germany, Kate sang several world-premiere opera roles at Theater Aachen, in addition to Olympia (Tales of Hoffmann), Serpetta (La Finta Giardiniera), and Taumännchen (Hansel and Gretel). Recent performance highlights include Belinda in Dido and Aeneas for State Opera of SA, and her one woman show La Virtuosissima Cantatrice in the 2018 Cabaret Fringe Festival. Kate is currently writing a PhD in Musicology at the University of Melbourne, and will appear later in 2019 singing German Baroque arias with Ensemble Galante.

Sunday Address
2019-04-28 10:00 - 11:30
A Q & A With Emeritus Prof Joseph Camilleri –
A Just And Ecologically Sustainable Peace.

with Supply Minister
Rev Peter Burnham

Lunchtime Organ Recital - Hans Uwe Hielscher
2019-05-02 13:00 - 13:30
World renowned organist and composer Hans Uwe Hielscher performs at St Michael’s
The Program:
Intrada
Christopher Tambling (1964–2015)
Intermezzo
Théodore Salomé (1834–1896)
Cantabile
Enrico Pasini (1935–)
Scottish Rhapsody
Hans Uwe Hielscher (1945–)
About our visiting Organist:

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 3,500 organ recitals around the globe, his concert tours have taken him to all European countries, the United States (61 US 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 USA, 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.

Sunday Address
2019-05-05 10:00 - 11:30
Do You Want To Be Well?
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Teresa Duddy (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-05-09 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-05-16 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 16 May, Colins Jenkins will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-05-23 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 23 May, Rhys Boak will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Sunday Address
2019-05-26 10:00 - 11:30
Just Breathe.
Breathe in Peace, Breathe out Love
with Rev Sue Withers
Music: Bruno Siketa (Trumpet) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-05-30 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 30 May, Rhys Boak will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-06-06 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 6 June, Jennifer Chou will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Sunday Address
2019-06-09 10:00 - 11:30
The Bible in the Public Space
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Sydney Braunfeld (Horn) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-06-13 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 13 June, Brett Kelly (Trombone) and Rhys Boak (Organ)will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Thursday Organ Recital
2019-06-20 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.
Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 20 June, John Rivers will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Sunday Adress
2019-07-21 10:00 - 11:30
What To Do When Living Hurts.
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Christopher Busietta and Rhys Boak (Organ)
Guest Artist: Melbourne born Christopher Busietta is currently principal lyric tenor in the opera ensemble of Stadttheater Bremerhaven.
He began his professional work in Australia in 2004 as a soloist in concert and oratorio with local choirs and orchestras in Melbourne, and as a professional chorister with Opera Australia and Victorian Opera. He then went on to become a principal tenor with Opera Australia’s (OzOpera) primary schools company, touring Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Cinderella as well as singing leading roles for Lyric Opera of Melbourne and iOpera.
After winning the 2009 German Australian Opera Grant, he relocated to Germany, singing roles with Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (ensemble member in 2009/10), Theater Augsburg (ensemble member from 2010-2017), Stadttheater Bremerhaven (ensemble member from 2018) as well as performing as a guest artist with Theater Aachen, Landestheater Niederbayern, Theater Magdeburg, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (Munich)and Oper Frankfurt.
Amongst the many operatic roles in his repertoire are Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola), Don Ottavio, (Don Giovanni), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Belfiore (La Finta Giardiniera), Witch (Hänsel und Gretel), Basilio (Le Nozze di Figaro) and der Steuermann (Der Fliegender Holländer).
In 2017, he won the Augsburger Theaterpreis (Theatre Prize) for Opera.
Amongst other music theater roles, he has also performed as Marius in Les Misérables, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Freddy in My Fair Lady, Woof in Hair and Curt in Blues Brothers – the latter two shows broke Theater Augsburg’s box-office records at the open-air theatre (Freilichtbühne).
He graduated from the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music in 2006. He also holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Monash University (Clayton).

Sunday Address
2019-07-28 10:00 - 11:30
Human Growth and a Lesson From the Garden
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Amir Farid (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-08-04 10:00 - 11:30
Life Is An Inside Job
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Georgia Wilkinson (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-08-11 10:00 - 11:30
Let’s Get Rid of the Kingdom of God
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Georgia Wilkinson (Soprano) & Rhys Boak (Piano & Organ

Sunday Address
2019-08-18 10:00 - 11:30
Get Real or Being Authentic
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Helen Bower (Violin) and Rhys Boak (Piano & Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-08-25 10:00 - 11:30
Choices Which Lead to Wholeness
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Zoe Black (Violin), Joe Chindamo (Piano) & (Rhys Boak, Organ)

Sunday Address
2019-09-01 10:00 - 11:30
The Future of God
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Erica Tandiono (Soprano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-09-05 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.

Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 5 September, Jennifer Chou will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Sunday Address
2019-09-08 10:00 - 11:00
Leadership and Power
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Gintaute Gataveckaite (Piano) & & Rhys Boak (Organ)

Lunchtime Organ Recital
2019-09-12 13:00 - 13:30
Enjoy a magical moment at the St Michael’s Lunchtime Organ Recital.

Weekly Organ recitals are held at St Michael’s Uniting Church every Thursday lunchtime.
They give our visitors a moment to take a break and soak up the beauty of this remarkable church and its grand organ and the excellence of our musicians.
This Thursday 12 September, Sergio Orabona will be performing at the Lunchtime Organ Recital Series.
Free entry.
Doors open at 12.30pm.

Sunday Address
2019-09-15 10:00 - 11:00
Being True to our Deepest Intuitions
with Rev Peter Burnham
Music: Rose Riebl (Piano) and Rhys Boak (Organ)

A Celebration Lunchtime Concert with Greta Bradman
2019-09-19 13:00 - 14:00
GRETA BRADMAN (Soprano)
RHYS BOAK (Piano & Organ)
Music for soprano from grand opera to sublime lieder.
Leading soprano and ABC presenter Greta Bradman sings some of her favourite works accompanied at the organ & piano by Rhys Boak.
The Program:
1. Ave Maria – Charles Gounod (1818-1893) after J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
2. Songs my mother taught me – Antonín Dvořák (1941-1904)
3. Simple Gifts – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
4. The nightingale and the rose – Nikolai Rimshy-Korsakov (1844-1908)
5. Repentir – Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
6. Casta diva from Norma – Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
7. O Waly Waly arranged by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
8. The Last Rose of Summer – Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883)
9. Lo! Hear the gentle lark – Henry Bishop (1786-1855)
10. When I have sung my songs – Ernest Charles (1895-1984)
Free Entry | General Admission
Donations are Welcome and will support the Mingary Counselling Service.
About Greta Bradman
Stunning soprano Greta Bradman is one of Australasia’s most celebrated operatic and concert artists. Her 2015 début album for Decca Classics My Hero (c. Richard Bonynge; English Chamber Orchestra) received five-star reviews and topped the classical and classical crossover ARIA charts for several months. Her recent album Home (c. Luke Dollman; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra) was released in 2018 with similar ARIA charts success.
Recent performance highlights include Mimi (La bohème) for Opera Australia, Lisa (La sonnambula) for Victorian Opera and the title roles in Theodora (Canberra) and Rodelinda (Melbourne).
Greta has sung extensively in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and throughout the Asia Pacific. A regular soloist with all the state symphony orchestras, her collaborators have included Zubin Mehta, Richard Bonynge, Matthias Foremny, Richard Tognetti, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Benjamin Northey, Rosario La Spina, Aled Jones, Russell Watson and Il Divo.
She has performed for world leaders from the UK, USA, China, India, Monaco and Australia; highlights include singing for Barack Obama, and a 2014 recital in St James’s Palace for the British Royal Family. Winner of the 2013–14 Australian International Opera Award and the APRA/AMCOS Award in 2013, Greta is a Helpmann Award nominee and was Limelight Magazine’s 2010 Newcomer of the Year and their 2015 Australian Artist of the Year.
Greta is an outstanding supporter of Australian composers, and has had works written for her by Peter Sculthorpe, Betty Beath, Ross Edwards, Katy Abbott, Paul Stanhope, Quentin Grant, Calvin Bowman, Tom Henry, Carl Crossin and many others. Greta is also a regular presenter on ABC Classic-FM.
After obtaining her music degree from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Greta received her Fellowship from the Australian National Academy of Music before completing a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Vocal Studies at the Wales International Academy of Voice – where she studied under Dennis O’Neill CBE and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

A Celebration Evening of Jazz with the Joe Chindamo Trio
2019-09-20 19:00 - 20:00
Joe Chindamo (Piano)
Nick Haywood (Bass)
Danny Fischer (Drums)
The Joe Chindamo Jazz Trio explores classic jazz canons from the “Great American Songbook”

Free Entry | General Admission
Donations are Welcome and will support the Mingary Counselling Service.

Joe Chindamo is musical polyglot in the tradition of Bernstein and Previn. He is routinely described as one of the best jazz pianists in the world, though his art transcends jazz, having composed concertos, chamber music and film music. He possesses an uncanny ability to personalise anything which enters his orbit, as is evident in his work with violinist and duo partner Zoe Black.

With twenty three CDs in his wake, many of them topping charts in Japan, countless world tours and a plethora of awards, he can comfortably take his place amongst the best jazz pianists in the world. Joe’s abilities and musical activities transcend jazz, as is demonstrated by his work with violin virtuoso Zoë Black, with whom he has formed a innovative duo and recorded two CDs entitled REIMAGININGS. and DIDO’S LAMENT.
A man with an international reputation, Joe has performed concerts all over the world. Of particular note, the Umbria Jazz Festival, The Tokyo Dome and The Lincoln Centre in New York. He also toured with famed US drummer Billy Cobham for over years.
His formidable pianism has earned him admiration from amongst the classical elite. In 2008 Joe was invited to perform three concerts in italy by the celebrated classical pianist Michele Campanella. (Joe was invited back to perform in Naples by Campanella in 2011). The celebrated piano maker Paolo Fazioli heard Joe at the Umbria Jazz Festival and invited him to play at his auditorium in Venice as a result of an enthusiastic recommendation by the formidable Nikolai Demidenko. In Australia, Joe is routinely invited to perform at all the principal festivals and a host of other venues ranging from house concerts to jazz clubs to the Sydney Opera House ( where, along with James Morrison, was a featured soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra )
Amongst a plethora of awards, Joe has twice won the MO award for Jazz Instrumental performer of the year, two BELL AWARDS for best album and the APRA award for best jazz composition of the year in 2009 for ‘Something Will Come to Light.”
More recently, Joe’s unique gifts as a composer of chamber music have come to the fore. Joe has been commissioned to compose and arrange for chamber ensembles such as ACACIA Quartet, the Freshwater and Seraphim Trios, Sarah Curro, the Flinders Quartet, David Berlin and Wilma Smith. Two of his works for string orchestra were recently performed by Australian Chamber Orchestra 2.

St Michael's Day
2019-09-22 09:30 - 12:00
ST MICHAEL’S DAY
9:30am |
Smoking/Cleansing Ceremony
10:00am |
St Michael’s Day Service:
Forgiveness, Mental Health and Wellbeing with Rev Peter Burnham
With music from:

The Academy of St Michael’s
The St Michael’s Brass Ensemble
The St Michael’s Singers
Joe Chindamo (composer and conductor)
Rhys Boak (Organ)

After Service |
Mingary Pilgrimage (to the sounds of the Celtic Harp)
Wine and Cheese served in St Michael’s Hall
