Final Kent Town Performance for 2013 Concert Series: Tenor Tasso Bouyessis & Organist Peter Kelsall

The final concert in the popular community series for 2013 takes place at 2pm today 20 November in the historic Wesley Church Kent Town. Tickets are $8 and include afternoon tea.

Appearing in this final concert is one of Concerts at Kent Town's favourite performers Tasso Bouyessis, tenor, accompanied by Macarena Zambrana on piano. Tasso's program will include works by Haydn, Beethoven, Lloyd Webber and Stephen Adams

Tasso Bouyessis is Director of Voice and Choirs at Prince Alfred College. He is equally at home on both opera stage and concert platform and is highly regarded and respected for his versatility and experience in opera, oratorio and lieder. Tasso has received awards in The Herald Sun Aria, The Sydney Performing Arts Challenge and is a winner of The State Opera of South Australia Aria Award.Tasso's operatic roles include Alfredo, ( La Traviata ) Ismael, ( Nabucco) for Opera Wanganui, New Zealand, Rodolfo, (La Boheme) Pinkerton, (Madama Butterfly) Tamino, (The Magic Flute) Don Jose', (Carmen) Co-Opera, as well as numerous minor principal roles with The State Opera of South Australia.

Peter Kelsall is organist at Pilgrim Church, Adelaide and also a well-known choirmaster. As an organist Peter has given recitals in the Adelaide Town Hall, St. Peter's Cathedral, Pilgrim Church and at various locations for the Organ Music Society of Adelaide for which he was a committee member for a number of years. He has played with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on many occasions, including performances of Saint-Saens' 'Organ' Symphony, Holst's Planets, Handel's Messiah, Mahler's Symphony no. 2 and the 2010 Adelaide Festival performances of Ligeti's opera Le Grande Macabre and Mahler's Symphony no. 8. He has also played on a number of occasions with the Adelaide Art Orchestra.

In 1995 he was appointed Organist and Choir Director at Pilgrim Uniting Church in the city where he continues to build on this church's strong musical tradition.

Peter is in demand as an accompanist and has been associated with a number of choirs in this capacity. He is also a piano, organ and music theory teacher and works as an accompanist and music tutor at Walford School. He has a particular interest in the music of J.S. Bach as well as organ and choral music from 20th century England and France.

Peter's program on the 20 November will include works by Clerambault, Bach and Howells.

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