Anthony van Dyck, Pentecost, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, c.1620Christ Church Cathedral Choir Notes
Pentecost
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
Pentecost
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) The Concert Calendar.
The Introit for Choral Eucharist on Pentecost Sunday will be Thomas Tallis, If ye love me. Click to read about Thomas Tallis and a listening choice of 15 versions.
The organ voluntaries for Evensong on Pentecost Sunday will be the versets from Nicolas de Grigny, Veni Creator Spiritus.
Read a brief biography of Nicolas de Grigny in Wikipedia. [BNQ] [NML] [CML] (info)
Click to go to Nicolas de Grigny, Veni Creator Spiritus, performed by Olivier Vernet on the 1625 Astruc / 1748 Scherrer / 1992 Aubertin organ of l' Église abbatiale in Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (Isère), alternating verses with plain chant by the Ensemble Jacques Moderne, Jean-Yves Hameline conducting.
Listen to de Grigny, organ versets from Veni Creator played by W. Randolph Bourne on the 1974 Brunzema-Casavant organ in Maternity of Mary Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of an hour-long program from Minnesota PBS entitled The Brothers Casavant - Casavant 125th Year Anniversary. Click here, then click on "Listen to Program," then, to go directly to the de Grigny piece, hold button and slide to 57:40 (57 minutes and 40 seconds).
Click to go to James Pressler's virtual performance of de Grigny, Premier Livre d'orgue (First Organ Book) which includes Veni Creator. The entire work can be streamed or individual movements played by clicking on the "notes."
Performance of Nicolas de Grigny, Premier Livre d'orgue (including the versets of Veni Creator Spiritus) by John Grew on the 1981 Wolff organ of Redpath Hall, McGill University) [NML] (info).
Donald Hunt, assistant organist of Christ Church Cathedral, will give an organ recital as part of the series Les Saints-Anges en musique / Les Concerts Lachine on the 1920/2002 Casavant organ of the Church of Saints-Anges-Gardiens, 1400 boulevard St-Joseph, Lachine, on Sunday, May 31, at 3:00 pm. Admission free/voluntary offering.
Programme: Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV; Charles-Marie Widor, Allegro vivace and Adagio from the Symphony No. 5; and Healey Willan, Passacaglia and Fugue No.2.
Click to hear Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by André Isoir on the 1787 Cliquot organ of the Cathédrale St-Pierre, Poitiers.
Complete performance of Nicholas de Grigny, Messe IV, by André Isoir on the 1787 Cliquot organ of the Cathédrale St-Pierre, Poitiers. To listen to a continuous performance, it is necessary to login or register (free) with Imeem.com (info) Click here.
Click to hear Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by Pierre Bardon on the 1772 Isnard/1954 Chéron organ of the Basilica of St-Maximin in Provence.
To listen to Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by Olivier Latry on the 2003 Pasi organ at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia, Omaha, Nebraska, click here, then click on Part II.
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 a variety of Music for Pentecost including Masses by Palestrina and Victoria, and organ music by Buxtehude, Bach, Messiaen and others, as well as a two-hour programme of Pentecost music from Pipedreams.
The organ voluntaries for Evensong on Pentecost Sunday will be the versets from Nicolas de Grigny, Veni Creator Spiritus.Read a brief biography of Nicolas de Grigny in Wikipedia. [BNQ] [NML] [CML] (info)
Click to go to Nicolas de Grigny, Veni Creator Spiritus, performed by Olivier Vernet on the 1625 Astruc / 1748 Scherrer / 1992 Aubertin organ of l' Église abbatiale in Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (Isère), alternating verses with plain chant by the Ensemble Jacques Moderne, Jean-Yves Hameline conducting.
Listen to de Grigny, organ versets from Veni Creator played by W. Randolph Bourne on the 1974 Brunzema-Casavant organ in Maternity of Mary Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of an hour-long program from Minnesota PBS entitled The Brothers Casavant - Casavant 125th Year Anniversary. Click here, then click on "Listen to Program," then, to go directly to the de Grigny piece, hold button and slide to 57:40 (57 minutes and 40 seconds).
Click to go to James Pressler's virtual performance of de Grigny, Premier Livre d'orgue (First Organ Book) which includes Veni Creator. The entire work can be streamed or individual movements played by clicking on the "notes."
Performance of Nicolas de Grigny, Premier Livre d'orgue (including the versets of Veni Creator Spiritus) by John Grew on the 1981 Wolff organ of Redpath Hall, McGill University) [NML] (info).
Donald Hunt, assistant organist of Christ Church Cathedral, will give an organ recital as part of the series Les Saints-Anges en musique / Les Concerts Lachine on the 1920/2002 Casavant organ of the Church of Saints-Anges-Gardiens, 1400 boulevard St-Joseph, Lachine, on Sunday, May 31, at 3:00 pm. Admission free/voluntary offering.Programme: Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV; Charles-Marie Widor, Allegro vivace and Adagio from the Symphony No. 5; and Healey Willan, Passacaglia and Fugue No.2.
Click to hear Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by André Isoir on the 1787 Cliquot organ of the Cathédrale St-Pierre, Poitiers.
Complete performance of Nicholas de Grigny, Messe IV, by André Isoir on the 1787 Cliquot organ of the Cathédrale St-Pierre, Poitiers. To listen to a continuous performance, it is necessary to login or register (free) with Imeem.com (info) Click here.
Click to hear Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by Pierre Bardon on the 1772 Isnard/1954 Chéron organ of the Basilica of St-Maximin in Provence.
To listen to Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille (Domine Deus, Rex caelestis) from the Gloria of Messe IV, performed by Olivier Latry on the 2003 Pasi organ at the Cathedral of St. Cecilia, Omaha, Nebraska, click here, then click on Part II.
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 a variety of Music for Pentecost including Masses by Palestrina and Victoria, and organ music by Buxtehude, Bach, Messiaen and others, as well as a two-hour programme of Pentecost music from Pipedreams. 
Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata 34, performed by Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting.