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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
1960 Beckerath/St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Quebec
…in celebration of the national holiday of our neighbor-to-the-north, this collection of Canadian composers and performers for Canada Day (July 1).
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ANONYMOUS: Mass in G (Plein Jeu; Fugue; Trio; Tierce en taille; Dialogue), fr Livre d’Orgue de Montréal –Kenneth Gilbert (1993 Wolff/Redpath Hall, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec) Fleur de Lys 2.3022
BARRIE CABENA: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 55 –Duo Majoya/Marnie Giesbrecht & Joachim Segger (2002 Létourneau/Winspear Center, Edmonton, Alberta) Duo Majoya 2010
THOMAS CRAWFORD: Scherzo –Ian Sadler (1967 Casavant/St. James Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario) CBC 1068
JULIAN WACHNER: Logos, fr Triptych (2006) –Orchestre Métropolitain/Julian Wachner, conductor; Philippe Bélanger (1960 Beckerath/St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Quebec) ATMA 2319
DENIS BÉDARD: Sinfonietta –Sylvie Poirier & Philip Crozier (1932 Casavant/Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul, Montreal, Quebec) REM 311291
RACHEL LAURIN: 5 Pieces, fr Douze Courtes Pieces, Op. 43, nos. 6-10 (Trumpet Tune; Invocation; Fugue Circulaire; Chorale et Variations; Rondo) –Isabelle Demers (1921-2006 Casavant/Church of the Holy Angels, Lachine, Quebec) Acis 61256
RUTH WATSON HENDERSON: Suite for Organ and Violin –Etsuko Kimura, violin; William O’Meara (2012 Brisson & Gagnon/St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario) O’Meara 2015
JULIAN WACHNER: Agape & Angelus (ii. & iii.), fr Triptych (2006) –Orchestre Métropolitain/Julian Wachner, conductor; Philippe Bélanger (1960 Beckerath/St. Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Quebec) ATMA 2319
PIPEDREAMS is supported by the generosity of Mr. & Mrs. Wesley C. Dudley, by grants from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and Jan Kirchner on behalf of her family foundation. Additional support comes from Parkey Organ Builders of Duluth, GA, and Parsons Pipe Organ Builders of Canandaigua, NY, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.