12 August 2012

Carlo Curley

Shocking news arrived overnight.  Carlo Curley, one of the great organists of our time, has died.

Melbourne owes a special debt to Carlo; without his advocacy in the 1990s, the organ in the Melbourne Town Hall might now be a silent relic.  I remember his appearance on Hey, Hey, it's Saturday where he duly played the Bach d-minor toccata in a vampire cape (I don't remember whether he donned the fake fangs, but it wouldn't surprise me).

Here's a spot of Carlo in action.


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