303 E Cordova St Vancouver BC V6A 1L4
A wine-and-cheese reception will take place following the concert, a great opportunity to meet the performers. For planning purposes, please register to indicate your intention to attend by clicking here.Performers and programme:
Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie Mercury
Dieu parmi nous (from La Nativité du Seigneur) – Olivier Messiaen
Final (from Organ Symphony No. 1) – Louis Vierne
In 1938 Casavant Frères of St Hyacinthe, Québec, was awarded the contract for a new 3-manual organ of 1760 pipes. The organ itself was located in the north transept of the church, formerly the choir gallery, which was lowered to make room for the instrument, with a façade designed by Adrian Gilbert Scott — the same architect who designed St James’ Church building. Over the years some minor changes were made to meet the musical demands of a living church, including a new Choir division with three ranks in the west gallery in 1948, and a new organ console in 2003. With the addition of the Choir division, the organ now has 33 ranks and just under 2000 pipes. The main organ is located high on the north gallery of the church – an excellent location, as the grand sound of this fine Casavant Frères organ is marvellously enhanced by the church’s outstanding acoustics.