The Bach to Blues concert will be held from 3pm at the Dunedin Town Hall and will feature a programme ranging from ones of Bach’s major Preludes and Fugues, via works by English composers Hubert Parry and John Ireland to jazz-style pieces based on traditional spirituals by contemporary composer Iain Farrington.
Woodside grew up in Christchurch and was a chorister and later assistant organist at Christchurch Cathedral.
He later studied in Sydney and held cathedral organ scholarships and a music teaching post in the United Kingdom.
He is now resident in Christchurch, where he regularly performs with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and as a soloist, choir accompanist and orchestral player.
He is an active composer with various published works.
He is the director of music at Knox Church in Christchurch, and a repetiteur for Toi Toi Opera and Showbiz Christchurch. Entry is by donation at the door. — APL
