2018
Rashaan Allwood at St. Paul's Bloor
Canadian International Organ Competition Concerts
Come visit Toronto's largest church and winner of the Heritage Toronto Award! Rashaan Allwood, Toronto child prodigy turned virtuosic organist, is back in Toronto for a free concert. He will be honouring the church's English organ with a program of lush and exciting English and German music. Elgar, Brahms and Wagner works will thrill both organ lovers and those looking for a fun, free concert!
July 15, 2018; 3:00pm
St. Paul's Bloor, Toronto, ON
Orchestra to Organ
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital showcasing the organ as an orchestra, featuring orchestral transcriptions of Wagner by English composer, Edwin Lemarre.
May 23, 2018; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON'
Die Profundis
McGill Graduating Recital
The works being performed follow the German Romantic tradition, and reflect on darkness, depression and death as a necessary part of growth and enlightenment. The contrast-unity in these concepts is portrayed musically with composers like Brahms vs. Wagner, opposing styles which were later seen as developments towards a single goal - as parts of the same whole.
May 2, 2018, 4:00pm
L'Oratoire St. Joseph, Montreal, Quebec
Beyond Bach - German Romanticism and the Organ
Concours d'Orque de Québec Prize
A recital featuring works inspired by the revival of German organ music, with works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Schoenberg. A trio sonata for solo organ by Bach that helped inspire this renewed interest in the organ will also be featured on this program.
March 18, 2018, 2:00pm
Eglise St-Martyrs-Canadiene de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
Le Bal des Enfants
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
The OSM’s Bal des enfants, the great Montréal celebration of orchestral music for 5 to 12 year olds, returns to the Maison Symphonique de Montreal. The OSM and its spokesperson, Patrice Bélanger, invite families to join them for another concert-event dedicated entirely to children. Under the theme of Little Red Riding Hood, this fifth edition of the Bal des enfants will be under the honorary presidency of Marie-Pier Germain, Operations Director, Group Germain Hotels, Louis-Simon Ménard, President, CEO & Executive producer, Digital Dimension and Eve Miron, Merchandising Director, Bouclair. The concert will feature excerpts from Olivier Messiaen's L'Ascension for solo organ.
March 17, 2018, 1:oopm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Concert in the Dark: A Sound Experience
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
With the orchestra hidden behind a curtain and the hall plunged into darkness, you’ll be left with only music to whisk you back to the 1960s, with, among others, the premiere of a work for electric guitar and orchestra by John Anthony Lennon. Featuring Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra and Bach's Toccata in D minor, BWV 565
February 16, 2018, 9:oopm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Nouvelle Generation - Orgue
Sunday Concert Series
A recital featuring Canadian organ works, written in the past thirty years, by Jacques Hetu and Raymond Daveluy, as well as works by Bach, Schumann and Vierne.
January 28, 2018; 3:30pm
Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC
Canadian International Organ Competition Concerts
Come visit Toronto's largest church and winner of the Heritage Toronto Award! Rashaan Allwood, Toronto child prodigy turned virtuosic organist, is back in Toronto for a free concert. He will be honouring the church's English organ with a program of lush and exciting English and German music. Elgar, Brahms and Wagner works will thrill both organ lovers and those looking for a fun, free concert!
July 15, 2018; 3:00pm
St. Paul's Bloor, Toronto, ON
Orchestra to Organ
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital showcasing the organ as an orchestra, featuring orchestral transcriptions of Wagner by English composer, Edwin Lemarre.
May 23, 2018; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON'
Die Profundis
McGill Graduating Recital
The works being performed follow the German Romantic tradition, and reflect on darkness, depression and death as a necessary part of growth and enlightenment. The contrast-unity in these concepts is portrayed musically with composers like Brahms vs. Wagner, opposing styles which were later seen as developments towards a single goal - as parts of the same whole.
May 2, 2018, 4:00pm
L'Oratoire St. Joseph, Montreal, Quebec
Beyond Bach - German Romanticism and the Organ
Concours d'Orque de Québec Prize
A recital featuring works inspired by the revival of German organ music, with works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms and Schoenberg. A trio sonata for solo organ by Bach that helped inspire this renewed interest in the organ will also be featured on this program.
March 18, 2018, 2:00pm
Eglise St-Martyrs-Canadiene de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
Le Bal des Enfants
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
The OSM’s Bal des enfants, the great Montréal celebration of orchestral music for 5 to 12 year olds, returns to the Maison Symphonique de Montreal. The OSM and its spokesperson, Patrice Bélanger, invite families to join them for another concert-event dedicated entirely to children. Under the theme of Little Red Riding Hood, this fifth edition of the Bal des enfants will be under the honorary presidency of Marie-Pier Germain, Operations Director, Group Germain Hotels, Louis-Simon Ménard, President, CEO & Executive producer, Digital Dimension and Eve Miron, Merchandising Director, Bouclair. The concert will feature excerpts from Olivier Messiaen's L'Ascension for solo organ.
March 17, 2018, 1:oopm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Concert in the Dark: A Sound Experience
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
With the orchestra hidden behind a curtain and the hall plunged into darkness, you’ll be left with only music to whisk you back to the 1960s, with, among others, the premiere of a work for electric guitar and orchestra by John Anthony Lennon. Featuring Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra and Bach's Toccata in D minor, BWV 565
February 16, 2018, 9:oopm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Nouvelle Generation - Orgue
Sunday Concert Series
A recital featuring Canadian organ works, written in the past thirty years, by Jacques Hetu and Raymond Daveluy, as well as works by Bach, Schumann and Vierne.
January 28, 2018; 3:30pm
Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC
2017
Noonhour Recital
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital showcasing the French and German romantic style of organ music, featuring works by Schumann and Vierne.
December 13, 2017; 7:00pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
The Magnificence of Bach and Mozart
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Pre-Concert Recital Series
As part of the Bach Festival, this pre-concert recital will feature works by Bach including the Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 and the Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch da komm' ich her, BWV 769, as well as canonic works and B-A-C-H fugues by Robert Schumann, and neo-baroque works written for originally for fortepiano, by W.A. Mozart.
November 21 and 23, 2017; 7:00pm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
For the Birds
Classical Context
A multi-media recital that will feature works by Messiaen based in bird song, with tributes to Canadian landscapes - artwork by Avery Kua. Featuring a newly commissioned work by Alondra Vega-Zaldivar.
October 27, 2017; 8:00pm/October 28, 2017; 7:oopm
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON/Heron Park Baptist Church
RCCO Opening Concert
Royal Canadian College of Organists - Calgary Concert Series
September 23, 2017, 7:00pm
Knox United Church, Calgary, Alberta
New Directions
Festival Internationales, les Heures d'Orgue de Saint-Pierre
A recital featuring organ pieces by composers, that took the repertoire in new directions. Works by Alain, Reger and Hétu.
August 5, 2017, 6:00pm
Cathédrale de St. Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Des Oiseaux
Westben Arts Festival
A multi-media recital that will feature works by Messiaen based in bird song, with tributes to Canadian landscapes - artwork by Avery Kua.
July 21, 2017; 7:00pm
Westben Arts Festival Theatre, Campbellford, ON
L'Ascension and Trois Danses
Montreal Organ Festival
A recital featuring two monumental suites by Jehan Alain and Olivier Messiaen.
July 4, 2017; 12:00pm
St. James United, Montreal, Quebec
Concours d'Orgue de Quebec
Final Round - First Prize and Best Interpretation of a Canadian Piece
June 15, 2017; 1:30pm
Eglise St-Martyrs-Canadiene de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
L'Ascension
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital featuring Messiaen's suite transcribed for organ.
May 24, 2017; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
Der Virtuose
Isabelle McGaughey Prize Recital
The virtuoso German organ style has its roots in the technique of the Renaisaance North German composers and arguably culminates in the twentieth century organ reform movement. This recital demonstrates an exciting sample of this tradition.
May 28, 2017; 3:00pm
St. Joseph's Presbyterian Church, Cornwall, Ontario.
Wach Auf!
First Year Master Recital
Reger's chorale fantasy on Wachet Auf is arguably one of the masterworks of his entire oeuvre. This recital features this epic work, alongside organ works inspired by the themes in Nicolai's chorale, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.
May 19, 2017; 5:00pm
Eglise St-Jean Baptiste, Montreal, Quebec
Lynnwood Farnam Organ Competition
Finals - Second prize
May 3, 2017; 6:00pm
Church of St-Andrew and St-Paul, Montreal, Quebec
Prélude à la Saison 17/18
Donors Concert with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
Teasers of the OSM's upcoming season, featuring excerpts of Saint-Saen's Christmas Oratorio for organ, orchestra, choir and soloists.
May 1, 2017; 7:00pm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Developing Variation
Sunday Concert Series
A recital showcasing the development of the variation style in the German organ tradition. Ranging from Sweelinck's short secular variations to Reger's monumental chorale fantasies.
March 24, 2017; 3:30pm
Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC
Bach in Italy
L'Oasis Musicale Concert Series
A recital featuring compositions by Bach influenced by the Italian baroque style.
March 11, 2017; 4:30pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, QC
Of The Voice
St. Paul's Cathedral Sunday Organ Recital Series
A recital of romantic organ music inspired by Catholic and Lutheran hymnody and chant.
February 12, 2017; 4:45pm
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
The Wadden Sea International Organ Competition
Finals - Second Prize
January 14-21, 2017
Ribe Domkirke, Ribe, Denmark
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital showcasing the French and German romantic style of organ music, featuring works by Schumann and Vierne.
December 13, 2017; 7:00pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
The Magnificence of Bach and Mozart
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Pre-Concert Recital Series
As part of the Bach Festival, this pre-concert recital will feature works by Bach including the Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 and the Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch da komm' ich her, BWV 769, as well as canonic works and B-A-C-H fugues by Robert Schumann, and neo-baroque works written for originally for fortepiano, by W.A. Mozart.
November 21 and 23, 2017; 7:00pm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
For the Birds
Classical Context
A multi-media recital that will feature works by Messiaen based in bird song, with tributes to Canadian landscapes - artwork by Avery Kua. Featuring a newly commissioned work by Alondra Vega-Zaldivar.
October 27, 2017; 8:00pm/October 28, 2017; 7:oopm
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON/Heron Park Baptist Church
RCCO Opening Concert
Royal Canadian College of Organists - Calgary Concert Series
September 23, 2017, 7:00pm
Knox United Church, Calgary, Alberta
New Directions
Festival Internationales, les Heures d'Orgue de Saint-Pierre
A recital featuring organ pieces by composers, that took the repertoire in new directions. Works by Alain, Reger and Hétu.
August 5, 2017, 6:00pm
Cathédrale de St. Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland
Des Oiseaux
Westben Arts Festival
A multi-media recital that will feature works by Messiaen based in bird song, with tributes to Canadian landscapes - artwork by Avery Kua.
July 21, 2017; 7:00pm
Westben Arts Festival Theatre, Campbellford, ON
L'Ascension and Trois Danses
Montreal Organ Festival
A recital featuring two monumental suites by Jehan Alain and Olivier Messiaen.
July 4, 2017; 12:00pm
St. James United, Montreal, Quebec
Concours d'Orgue de Quebec
Final Round - First Prize and Best Interpretation of a Canadian Piece
June 15, 2017; 1:30pm
Eglise St-Martyrs-Canadiene de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec
L'Ascension
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
A recital featuring Messiaen's suite transcribed for organ.
May 24, 2017; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
Der Virtuose
Isabelle McGaughey Prize Recital
The virtuoso German organ style has its roots in the technique of the Renaisaance North German composers and arguably culminates in the twentieth century organ reform movement. This recital demonstrates an exciting sample of this tradition.
May 28, 2017; 3:00pm
St. Joseph's Presbyterian Church, Cornwall, Ontario.
Wach Auf!
First Year Master Recital
Reger's chorale fantasy on Wachet Auf is arguably one of the masterworks of his entire oeuvre. This recital features this epic work, alongside organ works inspired by the themes in Nicolai's chorale, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.
May 19, 2017; 5:00pm
Eglise St-Jean Baptiste, Montreal, Quebec
Lynnwood Farnam Organ Competition
Finals - Second prize
May 3, 2017; 6:00pm
Church of St-Andrew and St-Paul, Montreal, Quebec
Prélude à la Saison 17/18
Donors Concert with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
Teasers of the OSM's upcoming season, featuring excerpts of Saint-Saen's Christmas Oratorio for organ, orchestra, choir and soloists.
May 1, 2017; 7:00pm
Maison Symphonique, Montreal, Quebec
Developing Variation
Sunday Concert Series
A recital showcasing the development of the variation style in the German organ tradition. Ranging from Sweelinck's short secular variations to Reger's monumental chorale fantasies.
March 24, 2017; 3:30pm
Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC
Bach in Italy
L'Oasis Musicale Concert Series
A recital featuring compositions by Bach influenced by the Italian baroque style.
March 11, 2017; 4:30pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, QC
Of The Voice
St. Paul's Cathedral Sunday Organ Recital Series
A recital of romantic organ music inspired by Catholic and Lutheran hymnody and chant.
February 12, 2017; 4:45pm
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
The Wadden Sea International Organ Competition
Finals - Second Prize
January 14-21, 2017
Ribe Domkirke, Ribe, Denmark
2016
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
Late 19th and early 20th century fantasies on Advent hymn tunes.
December 14, 2016; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
Awake a voice is calling: A musical introduction to Humanism in Christianity
Variations and Fantasies for Organ on Advent hymns by Bruhns, Reger, and Mendelssohn.
December 2, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Basil's Church, Toronto, ON
December 11, 2016; 3:00pm
First-St. Andrews United Church, London, ON
OSM Manulife Competition
Finals - First Prize, Organ Category
November 21, 2016
Maison Symphonique, Montreal QC
La Musique d'Allemande
McGill Noon-Hour Organ Series
Music by High Baroque German composers, Bach and Bruhns - with a French accent. The program will be performed on the beautiful French Classical Organ of Redpath Hall.
November 4, 2016, 12:30pm
Redpath Hall, Montreal, QC
Stylus Phantasticus
Graduating Recital Series
High German baroque organ music, featuring works by Weckmann, Buxtehude and Bach.
April 29, 2016; 7:30pm
Knox College Chapel, Toronto, ON
French Connection
Graduating Recital Series
French organ music from the first half of the twentieth century with works by Vierne, Messiaen and Duruflé.
April 16, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON
Birds of Spring
Graduating Recital Series
Piano music themed on birdsong and nature with works by Beethoven, Liszt, Granados, Ravel and Messiaen.
March 26, 2016; 7:30pm
Walter Hall, Toronto, ON
Messiaen by Candlelight
L'Oasis Musicale Concert Series
Works for solo piano, organ and voice by Messiaen, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 27, 2016; 4:30pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, QC
A Woman's Life and Love
Heron Park Baptist Church Concert Series
Schumann’s Frauenliebe und –leben and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 20, 2016; 7:00pm
Heron Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
A Valentine’s Day Recital
Schumann’s Frauenliebe und –leben and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 14, 2016; 2:30pm
First St. Andrew’s Church, London, ON
“A Love Letter from Messiaen”
Junction Trio Concert Series
Messiaen’s Poémes pour Mi and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 12, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Toronto, ON
Songs of Love
Canadian Opera Company Free Concert Series
Excerps of Messiaen's Poemes pour Mi, Schumann's Frauenliebe -und Leben and other songs inspired by love. Featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 11, 2016; 12:10pm
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
St. James Cathedral Organ Recital Series
Excerpts from Vierne’s Organ Symphony no. 6, op. 59 and Messiaen’s L’ascension pour orgue.
February 9, 2016; 1:00pm
St. James Cathedral, Toronto, ON
Noon at Met Recital Series
Organ music from the early twentieth century, including works by Eben, Messiaen and Vierne.
January 28, 2016; 12:15pm
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON
Late 19th and early 20th century fantasies on Advent hymn tunes.
December 14, 2016; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
Awake a voice is calling: A musical introduction to Humanism in Christianity
Variations and Fantasies for Organ on Advent hymns by Bruhns, Reger, and Mendelssohn.
December 2, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Basil's Church, Toronto, ON
December 11, 2016; 3:00pm
First-St. Andrews United Church, London, ON
OSM Manulife Competition
Finals - First Prize, Organ Category
November 21, 2016
Maison Symphonique, Montreal QC
La Musique d'Allemande
McGill Noon-Hour Organ Series
Music by High Baroque German composers, Bach and Bruhns - with a French accent. The program will be performed on the beautiful French Classical Organ of Redpath Hall.
November 4, 2016, 12:30pm
Redpath Hall, Montreal, QC
Stylus Phantasticus
Graduating Recital Series
High German baroque organ music, featuring works by Weckmann, Buxtehude and Bach.
April 29, 2016; 7:30pm
Knox College Chapel, Toronto, ON
French Connection
Graduating Recital Series
French organ music from the first half of the twentieth century with works by Vierne, Messiaen and Duruflé.
April 16, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON
Birds of Spring
Graduating Recital Series
Piano music themed on birdsong and nature with works by Beethoven, Liszt, Granados, Ravel and Messiaen.
March 26, 2016; 7:30pm
Walter Hall, Toronto, ON
Messiaen by Candlelight
L'Oasis Musicale Concert Series
Works for solo piano, organ and voice by Messiaen, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 27, 2016; 4:30pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, QC
A Woman's Life and Love
Heron Park Baptist Church Concert Series
Schumann’s Frauenliebe und –leben and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 20, 2016; 7:00pm
Heron Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
A Valentine’s Day Recital
Schumann’s Frauenliebe und –leben and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 14, 2016; 2:30pm
First St. Andrew’s Church, London, ON
“A Love Letter from Messiaen”
Junction Trio Concert Series
Messiaen’s Poémes pour Mi and other song selections, featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 12, 2016; 7:30pm
St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Toronto, ON
Songs of Love
Canadian Opera Company Free Concert Series
Excerps of Messiaen's Poemes pour Mi, Schumann's Frauenliebe -und Leben and other songs inspired by love. Featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
February 11, 2016; 12:10pm
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
St. James Cathedral Organ Recital Series
Excerpts from Vierne’s Organ Symphony no. 6, op. 59 and Messiaen’s L’ascension pour orgue.
February 9, 2016; 1:00pm
St. James Cathedral, Toronto, ON
Noon at Met Recital Series
Organ music from the early twentieth century, including works by Eben, Messiaen and Vierne.
January 28, 2016; 12:15pm
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON
2015
La Nativité du Seigneur
Lecture-recital on Olivier Messiaen’s first organ suite.
December 11, 2015; 7:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
German Romantic organ music, including works by Liszt and Brahms.
November 9, 2015; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
The Keyboard Music of France
Masterworks of the French keyboard repertoire by Franck, Fauré, Rameau, Messiaen, Poulenc, Rameau and D'anglebert.
April 11, 2015; 3:00pm
Walter Hall, Toronto, ON
The Works of César Franck
Works for piano, violin and organ by Franck featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, soprano, Clarisse Tonigussi and violinist Christine Yoo
February 20, 2015; 12:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON
Lecture-recital on Olivier Messiaen’s first organ suite.
December 11, 2015; 7:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Noonhour Recital Series
German Romantic organ music, including works by Liszt and Brahms.
November 9, 2015; 12:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, ON
The Keyboard Music of France
Masterworks of the French keyboard repertoire by Franck, Fauré, Rameau, Messiaen, Poulenc, Rameau and D'anglebert.
April 11, 2015; 3:00pm
Walter Hall, Toronto, ON
The Works of César Franck
Works for piano, violin and organ by Franck featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, soprano, Clarisse Tonigussi and violinist Christine Yoo
February 20, 2015; 12:30pm
St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, ON