Nolan to perform on Norma
Visiting organist Joseph Nolan performs a recital today on Norma, the organ at the Dunedin Town Hall.
The lunchtime recital, from 12.30pm, includes Meistersinger's Overture, Neptune and Jupiter from Holst's Planets, and Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre.
The well-travelled Nolan's performances for the coming year include an appearance in concert with The King's Singers at the Fugato Festival in Bad Homburg, while his most recent recording won a star recording award from Organ Magazine.
Talking on bush-dwelling
Haast bush-dweller Robert Long gives a talk today on getting away from it all, to mark the release of his book, A Life on Gorge River, at the Dunedin City Library.
Mr Long, his wife and children live in a hut two days' walk from Haast.
Mr Long will talk about the triumphs and hardships of a life of isolation and self-sufficiency, and his reasons for returning to a life reminiscent of our early pioneers.
The talk is at 5.30pm in the Dunningham Room, on the library's fourth floor and is free.
People's award to Tait
The Hope and Sons Art Awards exhibition at the Otago Art Society gallery at the Dunedin Railway Station closed on Sunday, with the People's Choice Award going to Graham Tait for his oil painting, Cloud Shadows on the Lindis.
The gallery's next exhibition, the 134th Otago Art Society Annual Exhibition, opens to the public on Saturday.
The abstract exhibition is open to artist members and has as its guest artist June Harris.
'Requiem' at Knox Church
As part of the 150th anniversary of Knox Church, Dunedin, there is a performance of Mozart's Requiem at 7.30pm, on Sunday, in the George St church.
Soloists are Emma Fraser, Clair Barton, Michael Gray and Benjamin Caukwell, who will be accompanied by the Knox Church Choir and St Paul's Cathedral Choir, friends and an orchestra.
David Burchell will be at the organ, and the whole conducted by Karen Knudson.
The anniversary also includes a play, Voice of Heaven, performed tonight and tomorrow at the church at 8pm.
The play, by Richard Huber, tells the story of the church's first minister, Dr Donald Stuart.
