Celebrating Canada #0923
…in tribute to the Royal Canadian College of Organists, RCCO, in its centenary year, a program of Canadian composers, performers, and instruments.
Hour 1
SIR ERNEST MacMILLAN: Cortege Académique –Sir Andrew Davis (1982 Kney/Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Marquis 109
HEALEY WILLAN: Epilogue –Patrick Wedd (1915; 1996 Casavant Frères/Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Naxos 8.557375
ANONYMOUS: Pange lingua Versets, from Le Livre d’Orgue de Montréal –Kenneth Gilbert (1981 Wolff/Redpath Hall, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Analekta CD-23022
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FERRINI: 2 Dances –Catherine Todorovski (1993 Wilhelm/Notre-Dame-de-la-Defense, Montréal, Québec, Canada) ATMA ACD2110
GERALD BALES: Petit Suite –Ian Sadler (1888 Warren; 1936, 1967 Casavant Frères/St. James’ Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) CBC CD-1068
HEALEY WILLAN: Anthem, I looked, and behold, a white cloud –William Bowen, tenor; Cathedral Choir, Giles Bryant, conductor; Norman McBeth (1888 Warren; 1936, 1967 Casavant Frères/St. James’ Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Saint James 6715
GABRIEL CUSSON: Gloria, from Mass for Women’s Voices –Basilica Choir, Jean-Pierre Guindon, conductor; Rachel Laurin (1891; 1924; 1991 Casavant Frères/Basilique Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada) Basilique Notre Dame 005
J. SCOTT IRVINE: Aubade –Stuart Laughton, trumpet; William O’Meara (1952 Casavant Frères/Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Opening Day 9301
RUTH WATSON HENDERSON: Psalm 150 –Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, conductor; Matthew Larkin (1926 Casavant Frères; 2005 Mead/Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) CBC CD-1167
Filler –HEALEY WILLAN Epilogue (see above)
Hour 2
DENIS BÉDARD: Andantino –Denis Bédard (1927 Casavant Frères/Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada) ATMA ACD1003
RAYMOND DAVELUY: Chorale-prelude, Herzlich tut mich erfreuen –David MacDonald (1963 Casavant Frères/Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada) CBC CD-1104
RAYMOND DAVELUY: Allegro e molto energico, from Sonata Number 2 –Rachel Laurin (1960 Beckerath/Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada) CBC CD-1111
ANONYMOUS: Tierce en taille, Duo, Recit, Dialogue & Plein Jeu in G, from Le Livre d’Orgue de Montréal –Antoine Bouchard (1991 Guilbault-Thérien/Chapelle du Grand Séminaire, Montréal, Québec, Canada) REM CD-311201
JACOBUS KLOPPERS: Two Airs, from Celtic Impressions –Gayle H. Martin (2002 Casavant Frères/Mount Allison University Chapel, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada) GHM 003
ARTHUR LETONDAL: Toccata –Alan Reesor (1895 Casavant Frères/Église Saint-Philippe et Saint-Jacques, Egmont Bay, PEI, Canada) CBC CD-6562
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (arranged by Taylor): None but the lonely heart –Patrick Wedd (1927 Wurlitzer/Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada) CBC CD-1019
BARRIE CABENA: Victor’s Variations, from Cabena’s Homage –David Titterington (1995 Letourneau/Damon Wells Chapel, Pembroke College, Oxford, England, UK) Classical Recording Company 901
JEFFREY McCUNE: Crossing to Byzantium, sections IV-V –Joachim Segger, piano; Marnie Giesbrecht (1987 Casavant Frères/Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Arktos CD-200257
Filler –DAVELUY: Sonata (see above)
The 100 th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian College of Organists is the focus of the upcoming RCCO National Convention to be held in Toronto June 28-July 2, 2009.
