1955–95 Casavant at Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, Amherst, NS

2005 Wolff at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC

2002 Casavant at Eglise Saints-Anges-Gardiens, Lachine, Quebec, Canada

1915-95 Casavant at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Montreal, QC

1989 Guilbault-Thérien at Eglise Saint-Patrice, Riviere-du-Loup, QC

Oh, Canada

…we feature Canadian composers and performers in anticipation of the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of September 29, 2014

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

GERALD BALES:  Fanfare for Easter Day.   BALES:  Petite Suite –Gerald Bales (Welte-Möller/St. Mark’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN) Intrada 9TR4-1

HEALEY WILLAN:  3 Chorale-preludes (On a Melody of Orlando Gibbons; On a Melody of Melchior Vulpius; On a Tune by John Goss) –Gayle H. Martin (1955-95 Casavant/Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church, Amherst, NS) Prism 001

ANDREW AGER:  Premiere Suite –Maxine Thévnot (2005 Wolff/Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC) Raven 929

ALAIN GAGNON:  Pastourelle –Raymond Daveluy (1889 Déry/St. Isidore, Dorchester, QC) Fonovox 7829

PERCY WHITLOCK:  Allegretto & Folk Tune, fr 5 Short Pieces.  EDWARD ELGAR:  Imperial March, Op. 32 –Christian Lane (2002 Casavant/Eglise Saints-Anges-Gardiens, Lachine, Quebec, Canada) Atma Classique 2874.  Mr. Lane won top prize in the 2011 Canadian International Organ Competition.

Hour 2

JOHN BURGE:  Lord of the Dance –Patricia Phillips Wright (1930 Casavant/Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON) Metropolitan 7325

BENOIT POIRIER:  Basso Ostinato –Gisele Guibord (1915-95 Casavant/Church of St. John the Baptist, Montreal, QC) Fonovox 7884

RACHEL LAURIN:  Sonata for Horn and Organ, Op. 60 –Damian Rivers-Moore, horn; Karen Holmes, (1988 Casavant/St. Anne’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Raven 943

ANTOINE REBOULOT:  Pater Noster --Jean-Guy Proulx (1979 Guilbault-Thérien/Cathedrale Saint-Germain, Rimouski, QC) REM Editions 311078

SAMUEL P. WARREN:  Prelude & Fugue in A-flat –Deirdre Piper (1957 Casavant/St. Matthias Anglican Church, Ottawa, ON) Carleton Sound 1007

ROBERT PATRICK GIRARD:  Ite missa est –Claude Girard (1989 Guilbault-Thérien/Eglise Saint-Patrice, Riviere-du-Loup, QC) Sonographe 120512

The next Canadian Inernational Organ Competition takes place in Montreal between October 7-19, 2014.  Three rounds of competitive performances, plus numerous festival workshops and concerts…all open to the public…will take place at St. James United Church, Église de l’Immaculée Conception, St. Matthias Anglican Church, the Grande Seminaire de Montréal, Saint-Jeanb-Baptiste Church, McGill University’s Redpath Hall, Notre-Dame Basilica, and the Maison Symphonique in Montréal.  Don’t miss out on one of the North American continent’s most incredible celebrations of the King of Instruments!

Enjoy these additional programs with a Canadian focus found in the PIPEDREAMS Archive:
           
            The Brothers Casavant (#0445)  
            The Canadian International Organ Competition 2011 (#1207)
            Celebrating Canada (#0923) 
            Champions in Canada – ICOC 2008 (#0945)
            A Montreal Organ Book (#9930)  
            Oh, Canada! (#1226)
            Rachel’s Children/Rachel Laurin (#1241)