Karen McFarlane Artists Inc. announces the addition of Australian concert organist Thomas Heywood to its roster of concert organists beginning January 2012, with available concert dates in August 2012, April 2013, and September/October 2013.
Internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Thomas Heywood, the first and only Australian musician to work as a professional concert organist, is celebrated for his ability to make music come alive on the King of Instruments—especially through his many transcriptions of orchestral works for the organ.
With an ever-growing repertoire of over 5,000 works, Heywood maintains a performing schedule throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. A child prodigy, he has given thousands of recitals since his first public performance at age five, in venues from the Sydney Opera House to Windsor Castle. Since 1994, he has also performed more recitals in Australia than any other organist and to date has presented over 1,500 concerts around Australia to over 500,000 people.
He is often asked to inaugurate new and restored organs, including many landmark instruments around Australia, from the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ in 2001 to Australia’s newest concert organ in 2009.
With over 20 popular recordings, Thomas Heywood is a prolific organ recording artist. His recordings feature both standard organ repertoire and transcriptions, played on important organs from around the world, and include the 1992 release of what became Australia’s best-selling organ recording, which he recorded at the age of 18.
Many of his recordings are on the ProOrgano label, based in the USA. For booking information, contact Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.: www.concertorganists.com.
