[1] Between 1878 and 1890 he gave recitals throughout France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Britain, many at the Antwerp International Exposition and in London.

A City Organist would not be appointed for a year, and in the meantime Alexander Rea was its most frequent performer, generally in connection with Sydney Choral Society concerts.

His judgment in the use of the many stops is very good; a strong leaning is evident towards the vox humana and the voix celeste ... Wiegand is essentially a concert organist, using the organ as an orchestra, and adapting overtures, operas, and other music composed for various instruments for performance on this, the king of instruments.

[8]In March 1896 the Council approved Wiegand's request for five months' leave on full pay, for certain improvements to the organ carried out in his absence.

[12] Following his return to Sydney in mid-December by the steamer Ville de la Clotat, Wiegand repeated his opinion that the Town Hall organ was the "best in the world".

On several occasions, Council imposed variations in the regular schedule of concert times and dates, resulting in a marked drop in attendance.

Gifts were exchanged and Wiegand played on the organ for the last time: his "Storm Idyll" followed by a sequence of tunes illustrating his coming trip to Paris, London and America.

He had also agreed to perform on the immense new George Jardine & Son organ at the St. Louis Exhibition, but his death intervened:[1] he died in hospital in Oswego, New York, after an operation for appendicitis.