Prélude à la guerre: Organ Recital by Valerie Hall

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When:
September 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2025-09-23T19:00:00-07:00
2025-09-23T20:30:00-07:00
Where:
St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church
Burrard at Nelson
Vancouver BC
Cost:
$20, Eventbrite or cash at the door

A program of solo works for pipe organ exploring organ music written in France between WWI and WWII, during a period of great societal and artistic change in the country.

Programme:

Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29 – J.S. Bach, tr. by Marcel Dupré (transcribed for organ solo) (1886-1971)

Symphony No. 2 Op. 13 III. Andante – Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Pièces de Fantaisie Suite No. 4 Op. 55 Naïades – Louis Vierne  (1870-1937)

Morceau de Concert Op. 24 Prelude, Theme and Variations, Finale – Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)

INTERMISSION

Prélude and Fugue – Elsa Barraine (1910-1999)

L’Ascension (Four Symphonic Meditations) III. Transports de joie*, IV. Prière du Christ** – Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Pièces de Fantaisie Suite No. 3 Op. 54 Carillon de Westminster – Louis Vierne

*Outburst of joy from a soul before the Glory of Christ, which is its own glory.

**Prayer from Christ ascending towards His Father.

Valerie Hall has appeared in solo and collaborative musical roles across Canada as well as in the United States and Europe. A native of Winnipeg, she holds a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Church Music degree from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. Valerie is also an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Voice Performance.

As a performer, Valerie’s work is sought by chamber musicians and conductors for her meticulous attention to detail and her passionate commitment to the music. She is an enthusiastic ambassador for Canadian music and has been a featured performer at national and international music festivals.
A past national president and honorary Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (FRCCO), Valerie arrived in Regina in 2002 to take up the position of Organist at Holy Rosary Cathedral. She now enjoys a varied career as a touring concert artist on both organ and harpsichord, a soprano in the celebrated Ignite Chamber Choir and an instructor for both pipe organ and voice at the Conservatory of Performing Arts, University of Regina.