Experienced organist Daniel Clarke will be performing a unique concert at the Holy Trinity Church in Maldon this Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Playing music by Thalben-Ball, Vaughan Williams, Karg-Elert and more, the Maldon local describes his repertoire as being “an even perspective of all periods of music that are accessible to someone playing in a country parish”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He will be performing on the church’s 1893 Fincham and Hobday organ, built during a brief partnership between the two organ builders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Organ building is a very delicate and archaic,” Daniel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s a fascinating occupation and George Fincham was the most prolific organ builder of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The organ at Maldon is a very small organ with nine ranks of 70-odd pipes, and I’m hoping to give the audience snippets of what you can do with a small pipe organ.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daniel began practising on the organ at the Holy Trinity Church in 1999 as a 13-year-old boy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I started learning piano in early primary school and I always wanted to learn to play the pipe organ,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I was lucky that one of the music teachers at school was one of the cathedral organists in Melbourne, so the school was able to offer organ lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The similarity between an organ and a piano are that you are playing keys with your hands, the actual technique for playing is vastly different and vary on different instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“An organ, apart from being musical instrument, is a mechanical object, and I think that’s why I like it. That, and it’s also great fun making lots of noise!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n