October 2, 2011



Gustave Doré, Moses Coming Down From Mount Sinai

Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin [NRSV, Exodus 20:20]."




Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 2, 2011


Click to go immediately to:

1) The Music Programme Homepage


2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong.

3) The Concert Calendar




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The Annual Choir Fundraiser is Friday, November 4, at 7:30 pm.  How can I keep from singing?, an evening of some of the best loved anthems and hymns from the classical age of choral music.  Works by Bach, Fauré, Handel, Gibbons, Mozart and many others. Click here for complete information.
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Three of the four organ voluntaries this coming Sunday are the work of Paul Hindemith.




Paul Hindemith aged 28

Click to read about Paul Hindemith and his compositions for the organ.

Paul HindemithKammermusik nr. 7 op 46, 2 , concerto for organ and chamber orchestra
1) Nicht zu schnell 2) Sehr langsam und ganz ruhig 3) (Nicht bezeichnet), performed by Albert de Klerk, organ, and the Concerto Amsterdam [YouTube]

Paul Hindemith, Organ Sonata 1 (1937), performed by PeterHurford on the organ of Ratzeberg Cathedral [YouTube: Part I: Mäßig schnell - Lebhaft; Part II: Sehr langsam - Phantasie, frei - Ruhig bewegt]

Paul Hindemith, Organ Sonata 2 (1937), performed by Peter Hurford on the organ of Ratzeberg Cathedral: I. Lebhaft; II. Ruhig bewegt; III. Fuge. Mäßig bewegt, heiter [YouTube]


Paul Hindemith, Organ Sonata 3, "über alter Volkslieder" (1940) performed by Peter Hurford on the organ of Ratzeberg Cathedral: I. "Ach Gott, wem soll ich's klagen" - Langsam; II. "Wach auf, mein Hort;"
III. "So wünsch ich dir" [YouTube]

Paul Hindemith, Concerto for organ and orchestra (1962), performed by Martin Haselböck, organ, and the Vienna Symphony directed by Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos [YouTube: Part I: I. Crescendo - Moderato Maestoso; II. Allegro assai;Part II: III. Canzonetta in triads and two Ritornelli - Moderato; Part III: IV. Fantasy on "Veni Creator Spiritus"

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Le FESTIVAL DES COULEURS

de l'orgue français



Seventeenth Season - Autumn 2011



The Sundays of October, 2011, at 3:00 pm



October 2: Yves-G. Préfontaine / Matthew Provost

October 9: Jon Laukvik

October 16: Régis Rousseau

October 23: Nicolas Alexandre Marcotte

October 30: Jens Korndörfer



The recitals are free.



Chapel of the Grand Séminaire de Montréal

 2065 Sherbrooke West

 (Métro Guy-Concordia, bus 24)



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The 13th Autumn Festival, 
Orgue et Couleurs, 
takes place in Montreal 
from Friday, September 23, to Sunday, October 2.






Lovers of organ music will note that Susan Landale, organist at the Église des Invalides, Paris, will perform at Notre Dame Basilica on Saturday, October 1, at 8 pm. Works by Alain, Eben, Franck, Guilmant, Liszt and Tournemire. ($20/15).

Click for complete information about the festival.

Below are the remaining free organ recitals at noon:



Thursday, September 29, 12 pm (admission free)
Church of St-Andrew & St. Paul
3415, rue Redpath, métro Guy-Concordia
Julie Pinsonneault, organist
(Winner of the Lynnwood-Farnam Competition, 2011 )
Duruflé, Franck, Vierne et Messiaen


Friday, September 30, 12 pm (admission free)
Église Saint-Esprit
2851, rue Masson, métro Rosemont
Marc-André Harnois, organist
Bach, Duruflé, Liszt et Vierne

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Bach Cantatas for the 15th Sunday after Trinity:


Maitre Francois, God's Providence, Koninklijke Biblio theek, The Hague, 1475-80

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan / What God does, that is done well Cantata 99, with performances by GardinerHarnoncourt, Leusink, Rifkin and  Rilling.


Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan / What God does, that is done well, Cantata 100, with performances by Gardiner, KoopmanLeonhardtLeusink,  RichterRilling.


Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! / Shout for joy to God in every land!, Cantata 51, with thirteen different versions.

Click to go to Johann Sebastian Bach, Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz? / Why do you cause distress to yourself, my heart?, Canata 138, with performances by GardinerHarnoncourt, Herreweghe,Leusink and Suzuki.