Free
16 hours
From 6am, subject to change without notice
Overview
From quiet contemplation to awe-inspiring grandeur.
Renowned Australian organist Calvin Bowman leads audiences through the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach – music that underpins the very foundations of the organ repertoire. From intimate chorale preludes shaped by Bach’s deep spirituality to dazzling preludes and fugues that display his unmatched craftsmanship, each work reveals a different facet of his genius.
Audiences are welcome to come and go throughout the day.
The Complete Bach Catalogue for Organ is part of Brisbane Festival. Find out more here.
His fingers were fleet, his pedal work exact, his musical logic – tempo, phrasing and articulation – beyond reproach. His crowning achievement was bringing out each work's unique character with conviction, clarity and unlaboured charm. One had the sense that this was not an interpretation but the voice of Bach ringing through the ages.