| Name of institution |
Perth Concert Hall |
| Type of institution |
Concert Hall |
| Street Address |
St. George's Terrace
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| City |
Perth |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6000
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Perth Concert Hall |
| Name of room |
Concert Hall
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| Dates of the building |
The building was opened in January 1973. |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
It was built by Sabemo (WA) Pty Ltd to a design by architects Jeffrey Howlett and Don Bailey. |
| Special architectural features |
The Perth
Concert Hall is an example of brutalist architecture, with its solid
opaque interior, giant projecting roof, and use of white off-form
concrete. |
| Special fittings |
The stage is 20 metres wide at the front, tapering to 14 metres at the rear, extensions available.
A spectacular 3000 pipe organ built by Ronald Sharp under special Commission.
Spacious galleries surrounding the main auditorium.
1729 seats divided into three main levels. |
| Other location information |
The Perth Concert Hall was constructed between 1971 and 1973 on land that was originally part of the Government Domain.
Renowned as one of the finest music acoustics in the southern
hemisphere, the Perth Concert Hall is located in the city centre and is
within easy reach of major hotels and transport.
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| Date of previous organs |
None |
| Detail of previous organs |
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| Variations from original design of organ |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
Platform |
| Case description |
Broad modernistic design. 66 pipes visible in display. |
| Placement in room |
Above centre stage |
| Builder's name |
Ronald William Sharp, Sydney. |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1976 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Three (3) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
61 |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
32 |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Mechanical |
| Type of stop action |
Electric |
| Couplers |
Five (5)
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| Tremulants |
Hauptwerk, Schwellwerk, Positive |
| Accessories |
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| Console type |
Integrated, drawstop |
| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
Above choir stalls, centre stage
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
Hauptwerk, Schwellwerk, Positive, Pedal |
| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| HAUPTWERK |
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| Prinzipal |
16' |
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| Oktav |
8' |
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| Spill Flöte |
8' |
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| Oktav |
4' |
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| Nachthorn |
4' |
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| Oktav |
2' |
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| Mixtur |
IV-VI |
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| Scharff |
III-IV |
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| Cornet |
VI |
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| Trompete |
8' |
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| SCHWELLWERK |
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| Quintadena |
16' |
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| Rohr Flöte |
8' |
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| Salizional |
8' |
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| Schwebung |
8' |
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| Spitz Flöte |
4' |
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| Nasat |
2-2/3' |
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| Wald Flöte |
2' |
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| Terz |
1-3/5' |
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| Mixtur |
IV |
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| Fagott |
16' |
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| Trompete |
8' |
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| Schalmie |
4' |
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| POSITIVE |
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| Prinzipal |
8' |
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| Gedackt |
8' |
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| Oktav |
4' |
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| Rohr Flöte |
4' |
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| Oktav |
2' |
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| Quint |
1-1/3' |
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| Oktav |
1' |
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| Sesquialtera |
II |
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| Scharff |
IV |
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| Dulzian |
8' |
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| PEDAL |
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| Prinzipal |
32' |
open to GGG: resultant bass |
A |
| Oktav |
16' |
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A |
| Subbass |
16' |
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| Oktav |
8' |
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| Oktav |
4' |
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| Mixtur |
VI |
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| Posaune |
16' |
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| Trompete |
8' |
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| Trompete |
4' |
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| Total number of stops |
42
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| Total number of ranks |
65
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| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Overhaul by Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd in 2008 included clean up of the chamber and all chests, voicing
of upper pipe work, lightning pallet spring pressure, adjusting coupler
actions, harnessing wind trunks and new memory system.
Voicing work done on the largest pipes which are on the case. These
pipes were very slow in speech and uneven in tone. The largest is
GGGG, or G in the 32' range. The lower pitches CCCC - FFFF# are
drawn from with Principal 16' with a dedicated open wood 'quint' rank
to provide the resultant 32' pitch to this rank. In addition,
pneumatic motors which drive the coupler mechanism at the console were
showing their 35yrs of constant work with many leaks from the perished
leather. This was all renewed with very high quality kangaroo
skins by Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd in 2011. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
None |
| Information on current organ |
This
instrument was built in 1976 by Ronald Sharp of Sydney and his
second-largest concert organ after his magnum opus in the Sydney Opera
House. |
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
Sydney Opera House. |
| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Photographs |
Photograph of Perth Concert Hall from Wickipedia
Photographs of organ by Bruce Duncan and others
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| Technical documents |
Details of the organ from OHTA Conference Book 1993.
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| General documents |
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 15 January 2009.
Maintenance details updated by Pipe Organs WA Pty Ltd 28 January 2011.
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