Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ

Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ

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The Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ is the largest Grand Romantic Organ in the Southern Hemisphere P.

Originally built in 1872, the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ uses ninety thousand cubic feet of air every minute and can produce anything from a delicate whistle to deafening thunder. It was lovingly refurbished and relaunched in 2001 and now contains drums, bells and almost ten thousand pipes across three Town Hall levels. The City of Melbourne's Grand Organ music program presents:

- virtuosic

Photos from Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ's post 22/08/2025

Happy release day to Namazu! 'For Those In Peril // Hold Back The Night' is a gorgeous new album from the Naarm-based ambient duo that features the Grand Organ alongside our sister instrument the Federation Bells, plus cello, vibrophone, bass, guitar and electronics. The record is out now on Heavy Machinery Records as a limited edition LP / digital. Check out the full album at the link below and don't miss the installation version of the work which is now playing at the Federation Bells three times daily for the duration of the Now or Never festival 21-31 August. The band will launch the LP with a very special live premiere at the Bells on Friday 29 August at 8pm. Free entry.

Listen to the LP:

https://namazu1.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-in-peril-hold-back-the-night

Check out the installation and live event details:

https://nowornever.melbourne.vic.gov.au/event/for-those-in-peril-hold-back-the-night

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90-130 Swanston Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000