Indra Hughes
Program
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (1571-1621) Ballet des Cocqs (from Terpsichore 1612) arr. Indra Hughes (b. 1968)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543
J.S. BACH Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele BWV 654
GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL (1685-1759) Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 1 HWV 289
IV. Andante
JOSEPH JONGEN (1873-1953) Chant de Mai Op. 53 No. 1
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937) Symphonie No. 5 in F minor Op. 42 No. 1
V. Toccata
About the artist
Dr Indra Hughes began his musical education at Blackburn Cathedral, England, and then as Organ Scholar of Oriel College, Oxford, and as a student of the late Dr John Scott of St Paul's Cathedral, London.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and a prize-winning holder of the RCO Choir Training Diploma. He moved to New Zealand in 1995 to be Organist and Director of Music at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. He later founded Musica Sacra, which quickly became one of New Zealand’s most successful choirs, with three CDs at Number One in the classical charts, and many important performances with high-level artists such as countertenor Andreas Scholl.
Indra was the first person in NZ to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, with a thesis about the unfinished ending of Bach’s "The Art of Fugue", a work which Indra has performed multiple times around the world. Indra was closely involved in the project to install the new organ in Auckland Town Hall: he performed at the opening celebrations and has given more concerts on the Town Hall Organ than any other organist.
He has given concerts in prestigious venues such as Westminster Abbey, and was National President of the NZ Association of Organists for six years. Indra relocated to Hobart in early 2024.