Cathedral Music Magazine (UK) have given Widor, the box-set, an unqualified thumbs up stating “Dr Nolan is supremely well qualified for the technical and musical demands of this mighty collection”
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Limelight Magazine recently released this feature celebrating J.S. Bach’s birthday. I was asked for a commentary, alongside four other esteemed colleagues.
https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/happy-birthday-bach/
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Due to COVID-19, Canberra Symphony Orchestra were forced to cancel the two concerts ‘Organ Symphony’ last week. However, the orchestra flew me over to record the performance for online broadcast without an audience.
This article provides more details https://citynews.com.au/2020/symphony-orchestra-plays-without-an-audience/
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A preview of my upcoming concert conducting WASO and St George’s Cathedral Consort at Perth Concert Hall on April 8th. The concert will be broadcast by ABC Classic.
More details can be found here-https://www.perthconcerthall.com.au/events/event/SE-bachs-easter-oratorio
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In September, I will be a judge and lead tutor for the 2020 Sydney International Organ Competition and Academy. As part of the week I will be giving the Celebrity Recital at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney.
More details can be found here-http://www.sydneyorgancomp.omss.org.au/
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Perth Concert Hall have invited me back, for a fourth consecutive year, to play a concert on their rarely heard Ronald Sharp organ.
Details can be found here https://perthconcerthall.com.au/events/event/728
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Public German Radio Station, Klassik.de, are broadcasting my interpretation of Widor’s Symphonie Romane (and smaller works) from St Sernin Toulouse March 13th 2020.
Details can be found via this link-https://www.br-klassik.de/programm/radio/ausstrahlung-2010892.html
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Delighted to be making my debut as a soloist with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Milton, at Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra, Australia.
https://cso.org.au/event/llewellyn-one-organ-symphony/
https://cso.org.au/event/llewellyn-one-organ-symphony-2/
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Bach Christmas Oratorio in Perth Concert was met with the following review in Seesaw Magazine.
“The St George’s Cathedral Consort under Nolan’s leadership has for some years now claimed the title of Perth’s finest choir, particularly in this repertoire, and they did not disappoint on this occasion, particularly in the soprano division”
A link to the full review can be found here-https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2019/12/christmas-joy
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Gramophone Magazine have awarded the Widor/Nolan/Signum box-set a Critics’ Choice for 2019.
Gramophone cited “What sets Joseph Nolan’s accounts apart from his competitors, is a consistency of vision and brilliance of playing which feel so completely natural.”
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8649120--widor-the-complete-organ-works
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/critics%E2%80%99-choice-2019-our-writers-name-their-favourite-classical-albums-of-the-year
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BBC Radio 3 In Tune played some Widor yesterday from the Signum/Nolan disc of Widor solo organ works from St Francois De Sales, Lyon.
A link can be found here with the Widor track being played at 1hr 11mins. Available on playback for the next 27 days!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c2ll
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Another fabulous review 4.5 star for the WASO Discovery concerts last weekend at Perth Concert Hall.
Limelight Magazine commented ‘Joseph Nolan’s playing is marked by a strange mixture of perfectionism and impetuosity’ The full review can be read here https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/discovery-concert-the-art-of-orchestration-west-australian-symphony-orchestra/
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Seesaw Magazine describe the Bach as a ‘masterful performance by organist Joseph Nolan’
The review can be read here https://www.seesawmag.com.au/news/fascinating-musical-expose/
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A fabulous 4.5 star review from the West Australian for WASO Masters Discovery with Asher Fisch and Siobhan Stagg at Perth Concert Hall on Friday and Saturday.
The review link can be found here https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/wa-symphony-orchestra-asher-fisch-joseph-nolan-and-siobhan-stagg-present-discovery-concert-the-art-of-orchestration-at-perth-concert-hall-ng-b881391497z
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Some Boellman Suite Gothique from St Sulpice, Paris, can be heard on the link below for the next month on BBC Radio Essential Classics!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bfn5
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Delighted to be a soloist, alongside soprano, Siobhan Stagg, in the WASO Discovery concerts led by Principal Conductor, Asher Fisch. https://www.waso.com.au/concerts-tickets/whats-on/concert/Discovery-Concert-The-Art-of-Orchestration
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Widor played by Joseph Nolan, from La Madeleine Paris, was featured on USA Pipedreams 11th November 2019!
https://www.yourclassical.org/programs/pipedreams/episodes/2019/11/11
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The new awards edition of Gramophone Magazine hails Widor Box-Set as 'remarkable and demonstration quality'
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Editor’s Choice for Widor box-set from Classicalsource following on from their five-star review last month!
“My fourth (bonus) choice is Widor’s Complete Organ Works, championed heroically by Joseph Nolan. Not that organ music and me necessarily get on, in general, but what a gift this set is – taking us beyond the Toccata for Widor’s ten ambitious Symphonies captured in floor-vibrating sound. With exemplary and illuminating presentation this is a box-set to reckon with and keep handy for exploring”
Colin Anderson
Editor
The Classical Source
1 October 2019
http://www.classicalsource.com/home.php
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Standing ovation for the final concert at St Katherine’s Church, Frankfurt, Germany. An utterly fabulous 1990 Rieger organ coupled with a perfect acoustic.
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