A filmic insight into Ronald Sharp - the self-taught builder of the Grand Organ in the Sydney Opera House. No Australian building has caught the imagination of the world as much as the Sydney Opera House. Opened in 1973 by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, it was always intended that the main concert hall of this performing arts miracle building should have as its dominant, centre-stage focus a magnificent organ that would rival the splendour of the instrument in the Sydney Town Hall, the city’s biggest recital organ.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015342
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney Opera House (N.S.W.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - Construction
Music & Performing Arts → Organ music
Music & Performing Arts → Organ-builders
Music & Performing Arts → Sydney Opera House (N.S.W.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)