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Holy Rosary Cathedral organist Denis Bedard will be joined by organist Rachel Alflatt in a programme of duets, solos and transcriptions by Haydn, Schubert, Franck, Bedard and others, including the monumental Sonata for organ duet by German Romantic composer Gustav Merkel. This performance will be projected on a giant screen at the front of the church.
Laureate of the CBC Radio Talent Competition in 1978, Denis Bedard has given recitals in the Americas and Europe. His compositions are performed and recorded throughout the world and he has received many commissions from professional musicians in North America and Europe and public institutions such as the CBC and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.
Rachel Alflatt has given concerts throughout the province of Quebec, as well as in Ontario, New Brunswick, and British Columbia. She has also performed with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra and the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra and has recorded for the CBC’s French network, Radio-Canada FM. She is organist and music director at Queen’s Avenue United Church.
Programme:
Charles Callahan: Festival Prelude on “Westminster Abbey” (duet)
Joseph Haydn : Poco adagio; cantabile from “Emperor” String Quartet No. 62 in C major (duet)
Franz Lachner: Introduction and Fugue in D minor, op. 62 (duet)
Franz Schubert: Fugue in E minor, op. 152 (duet)
César Franck: Choral No. 3 in A minor (solo)
Ernest A. Dicks: Thanksgiving Prelude on “Nun Danket” (solo)
Joseph Bonnet: Romance sans paroles from “Douze Pièces”, op. 7 (solo)
Gabriel Pierné: Prelude in G minor, Op. 29 No. 1 from “Trois Pièces” (solo)
Denis Bédard: Variations sur “O Sanctissima” from “Messe pour orgue” (solo)
Gustav Merkel: Sonata in D minor for organ duet, op. 30 (duet)
The Vancouver Bach Choir, under the direction of Les Dala, presents the timeless classic Requiem by Fauré and the ineffable Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen with soloists Kathleen Allan and Geoffrey Schellenberg; Darryl Nixon at the organ.
More details to come. As always, look forward to costumes, dark music, and lots of seasonal treats at the reception afterwards!
TLC – Tender Loving Care for the Earth and All Life through the Primate’s Word Relief and Development Fund
TLC – Toccatas, Laments and Cortèges
This concert will take place directly after the 10:30am Remembrance Day Service, and there will be a light lunch in the Parish Hall afterwards.
Proceeds will benefit PWRDF, the world relief and development agency of the Anglican church of Canada
Organist: Susan Ohannesian – Soprano: Cassie Luftspring – Contralto: Bonnie Dodds
Programme:
Trumpet Tune and Air Henry Purcell
Dido’s Lament (sung by Cassie Luftspring) Henry Purcell
Toccata in A major Henry Purcell
March and Minuet George Frederich Handel
He Shall Feed His Flock and Come Unto Him G F Handel
(sung by Cassie Luftspring and Bonnie Dodds)
Toccata in F major Dietrich Buxtehude
Cortège Denis Bédard
Lament Denis Bédard
Toccata in b minor Eugène Gigout
Cortège Funèbre Theodore Dubois
The Lord’s Prayer (sung by Bonnie Dodds) Albert Hay Malotte
Toccata in G major Theodore Dubois
Music for four hands and four feet by Haydn, Schubert, Bedard, and others, with organists Rachel Alflatt (Queens Avenue United Church) and Denis Bedard (Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver).
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas and Chorales
Jane Long, soprano – Christina Hutten, organ
This programme offers some of Bach’s best-loved works: the demanding, vigorous Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, the elegant “Schübler” Chorales Preludes, each followed by a vocal performance of the chorale, and the comforting, contented cantata Ich habe genug in a transcription for organ and soprano.
Prelude in E Minor, BWV 548
Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Aria: Ich habe genug
Recitativo: Mein Gott! Wenn kömmt das schöne: Nun!
Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 647
Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Hailed as a “clear, agile soprano” (The Georgia Straight), Vancouver native and UBC graduate Jane Long performs as a chamber singer, concert soloist, and recitalist. In recent years, she has had the honour of studying with renowned musicians including Emma Kirkby, Andreas Scholl, Richard Egarr, and Ellen Hargis, and performing alongside accomplished artists like Suzie Leblanc, Sarah Connolly, Marc Destrubé, Laura Pudwell, and Charles Daniels.
Some of her career highlights include performances as soprano soloist in Early Music Vancouver’s Praetorius Christmas Vespers project, directed by David Fallis, the Britten-Pears Baroque Vocal Programme, the Victoria Philharmonic Choir’s performance of J.S. Bach’s St John Passion, singing the title role in Opera After Hours’ production of Dido and Aeneas, and collaborating with Juno award nominated pianist, Jane Coop. Jane Long also recently joined the Vancouver Chamber Choir on tours of Eastern Canada and the United States, performing as soloist in their production of Bach Magnificat and Vivaldi Gloria with Symphony Nova Scotia.
Jane received her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of British Columbia and her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, England. She now works as a free-lance artist and lives in Vancouver with her husband and two young children.
Organist and harpsichordist Christina Hutten has presented recitals hosted by such organizations as the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, the University of Calgary, and Early Music Vancouver. Last summer, she participated as collaborative harpsichordist in the Britten-Pears Baroque Vocal Programme led by Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin, for which she was awarded the Loewen Prize. Funded by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, she pursued historical keyboard studies with Francesco Cera, François Espinasse, and Bernard Winsemius. She obtained a Master’s Degree in Organ Performance from Arizona State University under the direction of Kimberly Marshall and a Certificate in Harpsichord Performance from the University of Toronto, where she studied with Charlotte Nediger. She is now a doctoral candidate in musicology at the University of British Columbia.
For a sample of our collaborative work, please visit https://youtu.be/_v1nuiZIYoQ
The Oratorio Singers 4th annual German Christmas event with trumpets, oboes, strings, timpani and organ, presenting music by Bach, Homilius, Mendelssohn and Brahms with chorales and Christmas songs from Germany. Michael Molnar, organist; Darryl Nixon, direction.
Performed by the Cathedral’s own musicians: organist Denis Bédard and the Cathedral Choir, assistant organist Catherine Walsh and the Holy Rosary Women’s Choir, the Contemporary Choir with director Chito Lacsina, and the Spanish Mass Choir..
Freewill offering.
Featuring organist Darryl Nixon and the St. Andrew’s-Wesley Choirs
Bring the whole family and join us for a special music concert with choirs, brass and organ. Also included is a traditional Christmas Carol singalong.
We will begin at St. James (at Cordova and Gore, near Main Street) at 11:00a.m., ascending the old spiral staircase up to its lush three-manual organ. Free parking is available near Oppenheimer park and further North (with meter parking nearby). We will enter at a side door on the West.
Then we will head West to the Elephant and Castle public house (at Burrard and Hastings) for lunch. Please RSVP to michaelmolnar@hotmail.com by January 18th, so we can have an idea about what size of reservation we should make.
To complete the British experience, we will then go to Christ Church Cathedral (at Burrard and Georgia) at 2:00p.m., to encounter and enjoy their three-manual, European-style, tracker-action organ.
Come out and enjoy two grand instruments and classic comfort food. We hope to see you there!