The Guardian·5 min read
‘It is insane’: the Australian organist playing 16 hours of back-to-back Bach - for the third time
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Dee Jefferson
‘I could barely move, all my muscles seized up’: Australian organist and composer Calvin Bowman on his first 16-hour performance in Melbourne in 2009. ‘I could barely move, all my muscles seized up’: Australian organist and composer Calvin Bowman on his first 16-hour performance in Melbourne in 2009. Australian music ‘It is insane’: the Australian organist playing 16 hours of back-to-back Bach – for the third time Starting at 6am this Sunday, Calvin Bowman will embark on an epic feat of endurance so physically demanding he’ll have a masseur on hand to aid his recovery
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