Cancelled due to snow: Duo Majoya in concert: Canadian Suite Celebrations tour – organ and piano duets

We are sorry to have to announce that tonight’s concert is cancelled due to snow and icy conditions.
We plan to reschedule this concert at a later date.  Stay tuned!

Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger are Duo Majoya, a versatile and innovative keyboard team that performs keyboard duets of all combinations in North America, Europe, South Africa and Asia. Duo Majoya records a broad range of repertoire on CDs and on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@duomajoya; for more information, please see www.duomajoya.com.

The Langley concert will be interactive, including congregational singing and a close-up of the keyboards. Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht and Dr. Joachim Segger have taught at the University of Alberta and Kings University and are excellent communicators. Marnie and Joachim are Music Directors at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Edmonton.

What can you expect? The duo will perform on the organ and the piano and sometimes do so simultaneously with four hands on the keyboard! This concert will be fascinating, informative, and entertaining for children as well! Join us for a wonderful evening of musical enjoyment. Refreshments will be served after the program.

Programme:

Sonata in D Major, K. 381        Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) arr. Duo Majoya

• Allegro
• Andante
• Allegro molto

Grande Suite pour orgue et piano (2015-16)       Denis Bédard (b. 1950)

• I Ouverture
• II Évocation (les Prairies canadiennes)
• III Ritournelle
• IV Dialogue
• V Intermezzo
• VI Menuet
• VII Marche

Psalm 65 improv and hymn sing

Slavonic Dances                 Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

• E minor, op. 46 no. 2
• A flat major, op. 46 no 3

The Last Rose of Summer for Piano and Organ (2011) Jacobus Kloppers (b. 1937)

Capriccio pour orgue et piano (2007)               Denis Bédard

As Duo Majoya, Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger have performed a distinctive repertoire of commissioned, original and arranged works on community and university concert series, at conventions and international organ festivals. Commissions include works for organ duet and organ/piano by Canadian and international composers funded by the RCCO (Royal Canadian College of Organists), AFA, Canada Council, and other sources. Commissions include more than twenty pieces for organ duet and organ/piano by Canadian and international composers; Duo Majoya records a broad range of keyboard duet repertoire on CDs and videos.

Enthusiasts and advocates for the development of organ music in Edmonton and Canada through leadership roles in the RCCO and other regional and national musical organizations, Giesbrecht and Segger also serve the Edmonton community as music directors at First Presbyterian Church. The duo was inducted into the Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame in June, 2014 for their individual careers and exceptional work as Duo Majoya. In July, 2015, Giesbrecht and Segger were inaugurated Honorary Fellows of the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

Giesbrecht and Segger began playing piano duets upon meeting as students. Their piano studies intersected in the classes of Ernesto Lejano (University of Alberta) and Kurt Neumüller (Mozarteum in Salzburg); and the Eastman School of Music (Cecile Genhart and Barry Snyder). Playing piano duets continues to be a constant joy.
Dr. Giesbrecht is Professor Emerita and University Organist at the University of Alberta; and Adjunct Professor of at The King’s University; Dr. Segger is Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at The King’s University.