Montreal, City of 100 bell towers

Montréal, the city of 100 bell towers

Maison symphonique de Montréal

Montréal’s 375th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the rich religious heritage of “the city of 100 bell towers.” Projections of images of artworks and architectural features provide a vibrant backdrop for works by Raymond Daveluy, Rachel Laurin, Louis Vierne and César Franck, performed by three world-renowned organists.

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 28 2017

8:00 PM

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Rachel Laurin, organ
Patrick Wedd, organ
Michel Bouvard, organ

 

Anonymous, Livre d’orgue de Montréal: “Magnificat du 1er ton” (10 min.)

 

Robert Frederick Jones, Livre d’orgue (10 min.)
Prélude (“Vox clama in deserta”) – Tango en rondeau

 

Raymond Daveluy, Sonata no. 3: 2nd mvt. (“Chaconne”) (6 min.)

 

Rachel Laurin, Tone poem for the Advent season, op. 69 (8 min.)

 

Reger, 10 Pieces for Organ, op. 69 (7 min.)
VI. “Toccata in D major” – VII. “Fugue in D major”

 

Lynnwood Farnam, Toccata on “O filii et filiae” (2 min. 30 sec.)

 

Vierne, Symphony no. 6, op. 59: 5th mvt. (“Final”) (8 min.)

 

Daveluy, Sonata no. 6 (15 min)
Scherzo (3rd mvt.) – Toccata (4th mvt.)

 

Messiaen, L’Ascension, organ version (7 min.)
Alleluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (2nd mvt.)

 

Franck, Choral no. 3, FWV 40 (13 min.)

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