Olivier Latry, Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, will perform an all-French program, including works by Marchand, Grigny, Dupré, Cochereau, Escaich, and the complete Symphonie V of Widor. The recital will take place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th. Olivier Latry is one of the most celebrated and brilliant organists in the world today. His all-French program will display the full spectrum of
On Saturday, June 2, 3:00 and 7:30pm, organist Christopher Houlihan will perform in the first concert of the Vierne Marathon. Jump to the end of this section to see a video introduction by Mr. Houlihan who will perform all six Symphonies for organ on The Manton Memorial Organ built by Pascal Quoirin. Rising star of the American organ community, Christopher Houlihan will commemorate the
Prelude: Fugue in E-flat Major, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Choir Introit: Gregorian Chant, Surrexit Dominus vere. Alleluia! Gloria in excelsis in B-flat Major, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Offertory Anthem: Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Sanctus (sung in Latin) from Lord Nelson Mass, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Communion Music: O Taste and See, Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Woman, Why Do You Weep?
Prelude: O man, bewail thy grievous sin, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Anthems: O vos omnes, Tomás Luis de Victoria (ca. 1549-1611) It is a Thing Most Wonderful, Richard Busch (1998) Tenebrae factae sunt, Marc Antonio Ingegneri (ca. 1545-1594) Communion Motet: Ave verum corpus, Josquin Desprez (ca. 1440–1521)
Prelude: Tierce en taille (Pange lingua), Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703) The Heavenly Banquet, Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) Anthems at the Foot Washing: Dominus Jesus, Pax vobis, In hoc cognoscent omnes, Ubi caritas, Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) Offertory Anthem: O sacrum convivium, Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585) Communion Motet: Tantum ergo, Maurice Duruflé
On Thursday, April 18th at 8pm Voices of Ascension will perform some of the most beloved of all choral works (such as the Mendelssohn and Ireland works), performed with the polish, care and interpretive depth that can only come from one of the world’s preeminent choral ensembles. Two of the other pieces share the same text (Psalm 90) and are among the most profound
Second recital: Saturday, April 21, at 4pm Amanda Grafton, soprano, Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano & Taisiya Pushkar, piano in the Parish Hall, 12 West 11th Street Recital program: Works by Mozart, Handel, Verdi, Rachmaninoff & Puccini The Sorel Salon is a series of fundraising events for Church of the Ascension music programs and has a $20 suggested donation for each performance. If possible, please reserve
Louis Robilliard plays Romantic Masterpieces for Organ Works by composers such as Franck, Widor, Liszt, Schumann, and Dupré One of the great masters of the French Romantic repertoire, M. Robilliard is titular organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint François de Sales in Lyon, and Honorary Professor of Organ at the National Regional Conservatory in Lyon. He is known world wide for his concerts
VIERNE AND BACH At the Prelude (10:50 am) Adagio (Symphonie III) Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Louis Vierne was one of the great French organ composers of the beginning of the 20th century. He was born almost entirely blind, and suffered through many hardships in his life. As a student at the Paris Conservatoire, he found a father figure in his teacher, César Franck; and he
Today we hear: MAJOR WORKS BY BACH At the Prelude (10:50 am) Fantasia & Fugue in C Minor Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) What a special piece this is! I have always loved this Fantasia very much and find it unique among his large organ works. For me, it has a very expressive, almost vocal manner about it. It feels more like a choral-orchestral work