As part of the Murau Organ Week, Manfred Novak will be giving a guided tour of the Greß organ in the parish church of St. Matthäus in Murau on August 10, 2024 at 10.00 am. You will gain an insight into the construction and operation of an organ, with a presentation of both the design of the organ pipes and the mechanics of the instrument, which the organist uses to control the sound production. In addition, some special features of a historical organ and the restoration by the Vonbank company (2000) will be explained. Due to limited space, registrations are required by August 9, 2024 at ad.artem.musicae@gmail.com.
Welcome to the Murau Organ Week 2024!
Once again this year, the Murau Organ Week welcomes you with a varied program. The program ranges from the Middle Ages to the present day, from portatives to modern organs. This also includes the innovations in the program: For the first time, a portative as well as lute and theorbo are represented in the program as chamber music partner instruments of the organ.
With the Annakirche and St. Leonhard Church in Murau, there are also two new attractive venues. St. Leonhard is home to one of the oldest organs in Styria, which will be made available to interested organists after its presentation - only with timely binding registration, see program! - will be made available for performance.
Four concerts, an organ mass, a workshop lecture on jazz and popular music and three organ tours await you this week, offering you exclusive insights into the fascinating organ landscape of the town and region of Murau.
Manfred Novak, artistic director of the Murau Organ Week, looks forward to welcoming you to these special sound spaces!
Please note: All events are free of charge. We kindly ask you to make an appropriate donation to cover the remaining costs of the series.