Masaccio, The Distribution of Alms and the Death of Ananias, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, 1426-27Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
The Second Sunday of Easter
The Second Sunday of Easter
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1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
O fili et filiae (O Sons and Daughters) was the hymn during the Preparation of the Gifts on Easter Sunday and, this coming Sunday, it will provide the inspiration for the organ prelude and postlude at Choral Eucharist.
Click to read about O fili et filiae and listen to a number of sung versions and organ voluntaries.
Click to read about O fili et filiae and listen to a number of sung versions and organ voluntaries.
Il Baciccio, The Women at the Tomb, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, c.1685
The organ postlude for Evensong this coming Sunday, April 19, will be the Final from Symphony No. 1, Op. 14, by Louis Vierne.
Click on underlined movements to listen to the entire symphony performed by Daniel Roth on the 1862 Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Church of St-Sulpice, Paris: Prélude, Fugue, Pastorale, Allegro vivace, Andante, Final.
And a second version performed by Jeremy Filsell on the 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Abbey Church of St-Ouen, Rouen: Prélude, Fugue, Pastorale, Allegro vivace, Andante, Final.
The organ postlude for Evensong this coming Sunday, April 19, will be the Final from Symphony No. 1, Op. 14, by Louis Vierne.
Click on underlined movements to listen to the entire symphony performed by Daniel Roth on the 1862 Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Church of St-Sulpice, Paris: Prélude, Fugue, Pastorale, Allegro vivace, Andante, Final.
And a second version performed by Jeremy Filsell on the 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Abbey Church of St-Ouen, Rouen: Prélude, Fugue, Pastorale, Allegro vivace, Andante, Final.
Donald Hunt, assistant organist of Christ Church Cathedral, will perform a McGill master's degree organ recital on the 1915/1996 Casavant organ of the Church of St-Jean-Baptiste, Rachel et Henri-Julien (Mount-Royal metro), on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 pm.
Programme: Charles-Marie Widor, Symphony No. 5; Healey Willan, Passacaglia and Fugue No.2; Olivier Messiaen, Chants d'oiseaux from Le Livre d'orgue; and César Franck, Choral No. 1 in E.
Click on underlined movements to hear Charles-Maire Widor, Symphony No. 5, performed by Jane Parker-Smith on the 1987 Van de Heuvel organ of the Church of St-Eustache, Paris: Allegro vivace; Allegro cantabile; Andantino quasi allegretto; Adagio; Toccata (allegro).
Performance of Charles-Marie Widor, Symphony No. 5, by John Grew on the 1915/1999 Casavant organ of the Church of Très-St-Nom-de-Jésus, Montreal. [NML] (info)
Performance of Healey Willan, Passacaglia and Fugue No. 2, by Patrick Wedd on the 1915/1996 Casavant organ of the Church of St-Jean-Baptiste, Montreal. [NML] (info)
Click to hear Olivier Messiaen, Chants d'oiseaux from Le Livre d'orgue,performed by Olivier Latry, on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris.
Click to hear César Franck, Choral No. 1 in E, performed by Jennifer Bate on 1979 Danion-Gonzalez organ of the Cathedral of St-Pierre, Beauvais.
Hilary Punnett, organ scholar of Christ Church Cathedral, will perform a McGill bachelor's degree organ recital on the 1915/1996 Casavant organ of the Church of St-Jean-Baptiste, Rachel et Henri-Julien (Mount-Royal metro) on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:00 pm.
Programme: Olivier Messiaen, Allélluias sereins dans l'âme que desire le ciel from L'Ascension; César Franck, Prélude, fugue and variation; and Louis Vierne, Final from Symphonie No. 1.
Click to hear Olivier Messiaen, Alléluias sereins dans l'âme que desire le ciel from L'Ascension, performed by Messiaen himself on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Church of Sainte-Trinité, Paris.
Click to hear César Franck, Prélude, fugue and variation, performed by Jennifer Bate on the 1979 Danion-Gonzalez organ of the Cathedral of St-Pierre, Beauvais.
Click to hear Louis Vierne, Final from Symphonie No. 1, performed by Daniel Roth on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Church of St-Sulpice, Paris.
Musica Orbium, under the direction of Patrick Wedd, is sponsoring a fundraising sing-along (lecteur à vue) of Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D, RV 589, at Christ Church Cathedral, on Saturday, May 2, at 6:30 pm. Admission $10. Scores available.Click to go to Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria in D, RV 589, performed by the Ensemble Caprice, directed by Matthias Maute, with Shannon Mercer, Josée LaLonde, Sophie Larivière, Monika Mauche, and Amanda Keesmaat. Open the lyrics and booklet.
To listen, click on the small loudspeakers in front of the first 12 movements.
Click to go to Cantata 66 for Easter Monday performed by Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy; Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting.
Pontormo, Supper at Emmaus, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, 1525