Setchell, an Englishman by birth, opened the programme using the fanfare trumpet to present Gordon Jacob's arrangement of the English National Anthem.
This was followed by Variations and Fugue on God Save the Queen. These variations, by German composer Reger, were, in fact, composed in 1901 to celebrate the reign of Queen Victoria.
As a counterbalance, the second half of the programme commenced with the New Zealand National Anthem followed by A New Zealand Suite - Variations on God Defend New Zealand. This suite was specially written for, and dedicated to, Setchell by the Italian composer Grimoaldo Macchia.
The six movements, delivered with gusto, used all the tonal resources of the organ and demonstrated the passion that Italians have for melody.
The rest of the programme was a delightful mix of pipe organ music and well-known transcriptions.
Bach's "great" Prelude and Fugue in G major was originally composed by Bach for an audition his son was preparing for.
Setchell's presentation flowed beautifully without any registration changes. The transcriptions included Grainger's Handel in the Strand and Wagner's Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser.
The Handel was just a delight as it bounced around using the wonderful flute stops in the organ.
The first half ended with another transcription, this being Elgar's well-known Pomp and Circumstance March No4 in G.
The concert concluded with a typically French-styled toccata - Toccata in D by Marcel Lanquetuit, formerly organist at Rouen Cathedral.
For the appreciative audience, Setchell's encore was another transcription - Trepak from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
The concert was a masterful demonstration of just how capable the Waiapu instrument is for presenting both pipe organ and transcriptions of orchestral music.