Warrnambool Organ Festival

11/08/2024

Thank you to everyone involved in our 2024 festival - Jake Mason Trio, Project Sookie Sookie, the many community members who joined our choir for Saturday night's choral performance with Craig Doherty on the organ led by our Musical Director Patrick Burns, and Mark Slavec for the fantastic closing recital on Sunday afternoon... And thanks to all the people who came along to listen over the weekend - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Keep an eye on our page for updates about our 2025 festival... Cheers!

11/08/2024

Our 2024 festival wraps up this afternoon with an organ recital from Mark Slavec. He'll be pulling out all the stops on the organ at St Joseph's Church from 2pm this afternoon (Sunday) - doors open at 1:30pm. Tickets are $25 or $20 concession, cash and card available at the door. Don't miss this chance to hear Warrnambool's mightiest organ in full flight!

10/08/2024

Look… Sure the Warrnambool Organ Festival is all about the music, but our Saturday night concert is also about the champagne supper that follows the music… Don’t miss out on a great night tonight (Saturday) featuring a community choir, the mighty organ at St Joseph’s church in Warrnambool, and plates of cakes, sandwiches, and brownies like this one… (note - this particular brownie is no longer available due to, er, taste testing requirements…) Doors open at 7 with the concert starting at 7:30. Tickets are $25 full and $20 concession and are available at the door (cash or card accepted). What a feast in every sense! And by the way, in case you’re wondering, the brownie passed the test with flying colours…

09/08/2024

The Jake Mason Trio are soundchecking now on stage at the Mozart Hall - for more of this, don’t miss their gig at 7:30 tonight (Friday) supported by Project Sookie Sookie

09/08/2024

THE 2024 FESTIVAL WEEKEND IS HERE!
Tickets for all our concerts will be available at the door - cash or card... $25 full price or $20 concession for each concert.
You can also buy a beer or a glass of wine at our Friday night jazz night at the Mozart Hall for $5.
Saturday night's concert will be followed by a free champagne supper with cakes, slices, and sandwiches!
Hope to see you over the weekend!

03/08/2024

There aren't many opportunities to hear the magnificent organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool these days, so don't miss the chance to hear Melbourne based organist Mark Slavec giving the organ a good workout on Sunday the 11th of August at 2pm! The organ was opened in 1893, and is possibly the biggest musical instrument in all of South West Victoria... You can book tickets at this link -

Hear the mighty organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool being put through its paces by Melbourne based organist Mark Slavec, Assistant Organist...

01/08/2024

Don't miss our Saturday night concert featuring a community choir performing a range of works under the title "Reflections on the Divine and Mysterious". This beautiful concert will include works by a diverse range of composers including Mozart, Bruckner, Eric Whitacre, and Sarah Hopkins. Craig Doherty will accompany the choir on the mighty organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool, and there'll be another of our famous champagne suppers afterwards. Book your tickets here -

A beautiful concert of choral music featuring a community choir accompanied by the mighty organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool. The program...

31/07/2024

The Warrnambool Organ Festival are proud to present one of Melbourne's hottest jazz trios - The Jake Mason Trio, supported by Warrnambool's own Project Sookie Sookie. Friday 9th August, 7:30pm, Mozart Hall. Tickets available here -

A great night of jazz at the Mozart Hall in Warrnambool featuring the Jake Mason Trio from Melbourne supported by local funksters Project Sookie...

25/07/2024

Here's a preview of what our Friday jazz night has to offer... The Jake Mason Trio will be cooking things up on stage at the Mozart Hall, supported by local funksters Project Sookie Sookie... Kick back with a beer or a wine while enjoying some of this! Tickets on sale now at this link - https://www.trybooking.com/CTIII

24/07/2024

Introducing Mark Slavec - our feature organist for our Sunday recital. Mark is currently an assitant organist at St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne. He's also recently finished his medical studies so not only is he well qualified to put the organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool through its paces, but he'll be able to assist with any medical emergencies that might arise should anyone be overwhelmed by his talent! There aren't a lot of opportunities to hear Warrnambool's grandest organ these days, so don't miss this opporutnity to hear Mark's recital. 2pm, Sunday August 11. Tickets will be available at the door but you can save time by pre-booking here - https://www.trybooking.com/CTIIP

15/07/2024

Once again we've assembled a fantastic community choir who'll be performing on the Saturday night of our festival in a program featuring a range of choral works accompanied by the organ at St Joseph's Church. Musical Director Patrick Burns has been busy rehearsing with the choir for this event which promises to be an evening of gorgeous music... You can book tickets at this link...

A beautiful concert of choral music featuring a community choir accompanied by the mighty organ at St Joseph's Church in Warrnambool. The program...

11/07/2024

Nice news alert from the Warrnambool Standard earlier today! Head to their website to read the story which mentions Mark Slavec - a doctor and an organist who’ll be joining us at this years festival.

07/07/2024

We're looking forward to welcoming the Jake Mason Trio to Warrnambool for our Friday night jazz night... It's always a great night at the Mozart Hall, with limited bar facilities available as well... Warrnambool's own Project Sookie Sookie will be getting things off to an excellent start before Jake takes to the stage... Book your tickets at this link! https://www.trybooking.com/CTIII

03/07/2024

Here it is - the poster for our 2024 festival which is rapidly approaching... We've got three great concerts lined up this year, starting with another great night of jazz on the Friday, a beautiful choral and organ concert on the Saturday, and another workout for the magnificent organ at St Joseph's Church on the Sunday. Ticketing links coming very soon!

04/06/2024

CALLING ALL CHORISTERS! Thank you to everyone who's registered their interest in being a part of the choir for this year's Warrnambool Organ Festival - we're looking forward to rehearsals getting underway towards the end of June... We'd like a few more singers though so if you're keen to give it a go please let us know... It's a fun, supportive environment and a great chance to learn new repertoire which you might not otherwise experience as a singer. We will endeavor to get digital scores out to everyone soon so if you can't make a rehearsal, you'll be able to have a look at the music to catch up. Please register your interest at [email protected] now!

13/05/2024

Calling all singers! We're putting together another community choir for this year's Warrnambool Organ Festival and we need you! Last year our choir featured in a great performance of Faure's Requiem... This year the choir will perform a concert featuring works by Charles Standford, Harold Darke, Eric Whitacre, Sarah Hopkins, Anton Bruckner, W.A. Mozart, and Mary-Lynn Lightfoot. All ages and abilities welcome - there is no audition required, just a willingness to be a part of what promises to be a great concert! Rehearsal times are listed below, and as with last year, you need to be able to attend a majority of these rehearsals. Please register your interest now so we can start planning numbers and preparing music. You can register your interest by emailing us at [email protected]
Hope to see you on stage with our choir in August!