After the phenomenal success of Heywood's 2003 USA Solo Concert Tour, Organ Concerts Australia proudly presents "Australia's Premier Organist" Thomas Heywood at the Melbourne Town Hall in HOW ORIGINAL! ­ a blockbuster programme of the most spectacular repertoire composed especially for the concert organ over the last 150 years.

After last year's unprecedented successes, the eagerly anticipated 2003 USA Solo Concert Tour of "Australia's Premier Organist" was nothing short of a complete triumph.

Record crowds and standing ovations at every concert once again stunned the critics.

Not to mention Heywood's CDs and Music Scores selling-out at every concert in prestigious venues from New Orleans to Minneapolis St. Paul!

Of the rave reviews this year, one of the many highlights was again in The Dallas Morning News, where the renowned Classical Music Critic wrote...

The Concert Organ Spectacular on the new Grand Concert Organ at the Melbourne Town Hall was an outstanding success. Thomas Heywood performed to a cheering audience of over 1,800 people on Sunday 9 September 2001 at 2.00 pm. (September 19, 2001)

After the sell-out success of the Opening Solo Concert, Organ Concerts Australia proudly presented Thomas Heywood performing a Concert Organ Spectacular on the famous Grand Concert Organ in the Melbourne Town Hall. The Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ is now the largest pipe organ, and the most valuable musical instrument, in the southern hemisphere...

Introducing... the most anticipated organ video release of the year!
Melbourne Town Hall Grand Concert Organ ON VIDEO!

Thomas Heywood - Opening Solo Concert
Grand Concert Organ - Melbourne Town Hall

The Opening Solo Concert on the new Melbourne Town Hall Organ is available on Video.

Hosted by Thomas Heywood, this spectacular presentation includes the COMPLETE Opening Solo Concert programme, with three encores, performed live to a capacity audience of over 2,000 people.

Although the entire concert programme is included, this special edition Video also features Thomas' grand tour through this eighth wonder of the musical world! It has to be seen to be believed.

The Video also includes NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE showing the incredible variety of organ pipes behind the organ case - some of the 10,000 organ pipes are over three storeys high!

There is also a BONUS history of the Melbourne Town Hall organs and many historic photographs.

After a sell-out launch at the Concert Organ Spectacular on 9 September 2001, the Video is now available through mail order and after Thomas Heywood's organ concerts.

Tel: (03) 9718 0383 for further information.

Thomas Heywood's 'Who Needs An Orchestra!' CD recording on the new Grand Concert Organ at the Melbourne Town Hall breaks sales records!

More information will be posted soon! Tel: (03) 9718 0383

For the first time in history, Thomas Heywood is arranging and performing the complete Beethoven Symphonies for concert organ solo - this is the first time a solo concert performer has attempted such an incredible feat!

This unique achievement marks the beginning of a new era in concert organ music. An enraptured audience of over 2,000 people gave Heywood's world premiere performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony a standing ovation and three encores at the Opening Solo Concert on the new Melbourne Town Hall Grand Concert Organ.

At the Concert Organ Spectacular on 9 September 2001, Heywood's world premiere performance of Beethoven's First Symphony in C major was met with another standing ovation and thunderous applause!

Thomas Heywood's series of Beethoven's complete symphonies makes the most significant contribution to the concert organ repertoire since the death of virtuoso concert organist Edwin H. Lemare in 1934.

The complete Beethoven Symphonies are being published by Hillwood Publishing. Symphony No. 5 in C minor is available now.

More information will be posted soon!
Tel: (03) 9718 0383 for further information.
 

Thomas Heywood signs management agreement for annual solo concert tours of the USA.

Thomas Heywood shall make future solo concert tours of the USA under exclusive management and representation of Zarex Corporation, Indiana. 2003 solo tour shall span period from August-October. 2002 tour was an unprecedented success...