Premiere CD

of the Létourneau cathedral organ played by organist

Peter Kneeshaw

Now Available From:

* Michael Edgeloe [Tel (02) 94281463], Cheque or Mail Order of $29.00 [postage and handling included] to:

Michael Edgeloe
14 Fig Tree Street
Lane Cove 2066

* The Cathedral Shop, St. Mary's Cathedral

* Michaels Music Room, Shop 17 Town Hall Square Sydney Australia (02) 9267 1351 ph, (02) 9261 1192 Fax

Displaying the organ's much admired versatility, this new CD recording features over 70 minutes of works from a wide range of composers.

Track List

PETER KNEESHAW BIOGRAPHY

Principal Organist at St Mary's Cathedral since 1988, Peter Kneeshaw has performed widely throughout Australia and in major cathedrals overseas, including St Paul's and Westminster Cathedrals in London. He has appeared as organ soloist under eminent conductors including Louis Fremaux, Christopher Hogwood and Sir Charles Mackerras with the Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and various other orchestras. He is also Organist at Knox Grammar School.

He is in demand both as an organ teacher and an organ consultant. As an accompanist, he has worked with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, the Song Company, the Sydney Male Choir and other choral societies. For more than 15 years he has been organist for the annual Combined Church Choirs performance of Handel's Messiah in the Sydney Town Hall, and he held positions in several churches prior to his Cathedral appointment. His main Australian organ teachers were Norman Johnston and Christa Rumsey. He has also attended and participated in masterclasses and special courses in Australia and overseas with some of the world's leading organists.

His performances have been broadcast on many occasions by the Australian Broadcasting Commission and Radio 2MBS-FM, and he appears on a number of CD recordings. He is a member of the City of Sydney Cultural Council, and he is a former President of the Organ Music Society of Sydney.