Albrecht Dürer, The Adoration of the Lamb, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, 1497-99Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
All Souls / Remembrance Sunday
All Souls / Remembrance Sunday
O quam gloriosum / O, how glorious, in the Roman liturgy the antiphon for the Magnificat in 2nd Vespers of All Saints, is the subject of the Introit and anthem at evensong this coming Sunday, November 9.
Click to go to a number of versions in plainchant, by William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Basil Harwood, Healey Willan and Giacomo Mezzalira.
Click to go to a number of versions in plainchant, by William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Basil Harwood, Healey Willan and Giacomo Mezzalira.
Le premier Noël is the first concert of the the season of Musica Orbium, directed by Patrick Wedd, to be held on Sunday, November 16, at 7:30 pm, at St. George's Anglican Church, 1101 Stanley Street, Montreal (Bonaventure Metro). Click for complete information.
McGill Autumn Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series
The Wolff organ of Redpath Hall
Friday, November 7, at 12:30 pm: Martin Herchenroeder (Cologne). Works by Hambraeus, Herchenroeder, Messiaen. (Admission free)
There will be a performance at the Théâtre Gesù (1200 rue Bleury - Place des Arts Metro) on Saturday, November 8, at 8:00 pm by the Orchestre 21e Siècle with Jimmy Brière, piano; Paolo Bellomia directing; of Olivier Messiaen, Couleurs de la cité céleste, La Ville d'en haut, Un vitrail et des oiseaux; Norbert Palej, Souffle de lumière. Un hommage à Messiaen (création mondiale); Éric de Villers, Intermedio (création mondiale) $30/$20.
Listen to Messiaen to prepare:
Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Reinbert De Leeuw conducting; Peter Donohue, piano:
Couleurs de la cité céleste - La Ville d’en haut - Un Vitrail et des oiseaux
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble; Auguste Antonov, piano: Couleurs de la cité céleste
Continuing the Christ Church Cathedral Music Programme celebration of the Messiaen centenary:
There will not be an Olivier Messiaen organ recital at Christ Church Cathedral this coming Saturday, November 8. The following Saturday, November 15, at 5:00 pm, Patrick Wedd will perform Olivier Messiaen, Verset pour la fête de la dédicace, Monodie, Livre d'orgue.
To prepare, listen to:
Verset pour la fête de la dédicace:
Jennifer Bate, Olivier Latry, Dame Gillian Weir
Monodie: Olivier Latry,
Livre d'orgue: Jennifer Bate, Olivier Latry, Dame Gillian Weir
Click to watch the complete October 28, 2008, performance of Johann Sebastian Bach, Mass in B Minor, performed by the Trinity Church (Wall Street) Choir directed by Andrew Megill with the Rebel Baroque Orchestra. Don't forget to download the programme as well.
William James Webb, The Lost Sheep, Manchester City Galleries, 1864Click to go to Bach Cantatas for Online Listening and Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata 135 performed by Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort, Gustav Leonhardt conducting.