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THE ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS LE COLLÈGE ROYAL CANADIEN DES ORGANISTS Presents / présente THE 2019 NATIONAL ORGAN PLAYING COMPETITION LE CONCOURS NATIONAL D’ORGUE 2019 SEMI-FINAL ROUND FINAL ROUND JULY 5, 2019 JULY 7, 2019 St. George’s Round Church (Halifax) Cathedral Church of All Saints (Halifax) 1:00 PM – Competitor B 7:00 PM – Competitor 1 2:00 PM – Competitor A 7:55 PM – Competitor 2 3:15 PM – Competitor C 8:50 PM – Competitor 3 4:15 PM – Competitor H rcco.ca CANDIDATE B Stefani Bedin Semi-Final Round: STEFANI BEDIN DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707) Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV 203 Stefani Bedin is a solo and collaborative performer, liturgical musician and teacher, OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992) based in her hometown of Toronto. In II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire September 2019, Stefani will begin her le ciel (from L’Ascension) pursuit of the Doctor of Musical Arts PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963) degree at the University of Toronto, where First Movement from Organ Sonata No. 1 she recently completed the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 History and Theory (Honours). She studies organ under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin Final Round Komisaruk. Stefani also holds an A.R.C.T. in Piano Performance JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547 from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She has a keen interest in sacred music PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI (B. 1959) and is currently the Associate Organist of Hagia Sophia Litanies St. Basil’s Catholic Parish, the collegiate VICTOR TOGNI (1935-1965) church of the University of Toronto’s St. (reconstructed by John Paul Farahat) Michael’s College. Committed to sharing Deuxième Toccata Improvisée on the Ite the pipe organ’s music with diverse missa est of Kyriale XI (Orbis factor) and a audiences, Stefani has given several solo theme of Healey Willan recitals and is also an active executive HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983) board member of the R.C.C.O. Toronto Rhapsody in D-flat Major, op. 17 No. 1 Centre. CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890) Pièce Héroïque, FWV 37 CANDIDATE A David Simon Semi-Final Round: DAVID SIMON FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Sonata No.3, op. 65 No.3 David Simon is the Organist of the Cathe- I. Con moto Maestoso dral of St. James (Anglican) in Toronto, Canada. David began his career as a CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937) professional organist at the age of twelve, Symphonie «Romane», op. 73 accompanying the nationally-televised II. Choral Daily Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral-Ba- silica. David continues to accompany JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH services at the Cathedral-Basilica, where Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 he began his musical formation as a choris- GERALD BALES (1919-2002) ter, in addition to his duties at the Cathedral Petite Suite of St. James. David is a Doctor of Musical I. Introduction Arts candidate at Yale University, where II. Intermezzo he studies with Thomas Murray. He is a III. Finale Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, winning the Healey Willan Prize for highest achievement nationally, and is Final Round an Associate of the Royal Conservatory. NICOLAS BRUHNS (1665-1697) An active recitalist and accompanist, David Praeludium in E minor has performed across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Russia PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI Hagia Sophia Litanies and has given premieres with the Toronto and New Haven Symphony Orchestras. CÉSAR FRANCK Prière RACHEL LAURIN (B. 1961) Étude Héroïque, op. 38 CANDIDATE C Jocelyn Lafond Semi-Final Round: JOCELYN LAFOND J. P. SWEELINCK (1562-1621) Mein junges Leben hat ein End Jocelyn Lafond was born in Saint-Hya- cinthe (Québec) in 1989. His musical jour- JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ney, beginning with piano lessons at the Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 age of six, has progressed in the constant VALÉRY AUBERTIN (B. 1970) pursuit of ways to understand and express music in its many forms. A graduate of the Première Sonate Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music, I. …ce soir aussi Montreal Conservatory of Music and II. Ombres Arts au Carré (Mons Royal Conservatory V. …longtemps avant le jour of Music) in Belgium, he is the holder of CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR a diploma in organ, piano, collaborative Symphonie No3, op. 13 No 3 piano, choral and orchestral conducting, and classical music writing styles. Also active as a concert artist, arranger, and Final Round composer, particularly in the domain PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI of religious music, he has been titular Hagia Sophia Litanies organist at the St-Hyacinthe Cathedral since 2009, in addition to being the chapel JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Fantasy and Fugue in g minor, BWV 542 master of the Cathedral and Professor at the Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music CÉSAR FRANCK (Music Theory and Collaborative piano) Prière, opus 20 (extrait des Six Pièces) since 2017. Jocelyn Lafond is presently studying organ with Hans-Ola Ericsson LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937) o and Christian Lane at McGill University Symphonie N 3 op. 28 (Montreal) in the D. Mus. Performance V. Final program. He has also singled himself out in many competitions such as the Canada Music Competition, the Lynnwood-Far- nam Competition, and the Quebec Organ Competition, in which he won first prizes. CANDIDATE H Alexander Ross Semi-Final Round: ALEXANDER ROSS JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Alexander Ross hails from Goderich, Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 Ontario. In 2011, Alex began his Bachelor ALAIN GAGNON (1938-2017) of Music in Organ Performance at McGill Pastourelle, op. 26 University with Profs. John Grew and Hans-Ola Ericsson — graduating in 2015 FELIX MENDELSSOHN with Honours and Outstanding Perfor- Sonata V, op. 65 No. 5 mance in Organ. From 2012–2015, Alex I. Andante was Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathe- II. Andante con moto dral in Montreal where he would assist, III. Allegro maestoso accompany and direct under the guidance BENGT HAMBRAEUS (1928-2000) of Drs. Adrian Foster and Patrick Wedd. Tierce en Taille from Livre d’orgue (vol. 2) In 2015, Alex won first prize in the RCCO Lynwood Farnam Organ Competition. DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Also in 2015, Alex began not only an Artist Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, Diploma at McGill with Hans-Ola Ericsson BuxWV 210 and Christian Lane (which he completed in 2019), but also an apprenticeship with Final Round the firm of Juget-Sinclair facteurs d’orgues in Montreal. Alex has already been instru- CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR o mental in the fabrication and voicing of six Symphonie 5, op. 42 N . 1 I. Allegro vivace organs during his apprenticeship as well as three restorations. PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI Hagia Sophia Litanies OLIVIER MESSIAEN II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension) HEALEY WILLAN (1880-1968) Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue in e-flat minor, B. 149 2019 RCCO NATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION JURY PRELIMINARY JUDGES: LIVE-ROUND JUDGES: Full bios available at Jacobus Kloppers John Grew www.changingtides2019.ca Isabelle Demers Paul Halley Ken Cowan Craig Humber Rachel Laurin Peter Togni PRIZES FIRST PLACE: Generous support for the RCCO National Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize: $5,000 Playing Competition comes from the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund, Mrs. Helen SECOND PLACE: Murray and Family, the Lloyd-Carr-Harris Paul Murray Prize: $2,500 Foundation, and the RCCO Endowment Fund. THIRD PLACE: Muriel Gidley Stafford Prize: $1,000 ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS ST. GEORGE’S ROUND CHURCH ORGUES LÉTOURNEAU, OPUS 76 (2002) I. GREAT II. SWELL (ENCLOSED) PEDAL Bourdon 16’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Subbass 16’ Open Diapason 8’ Viola da Gamba 8’ Principal 8’ Chimney Flute 8’ Voila Celeste 8’ Bass Flute 8’ Principal 4’ Spindle Flute 4’ Choral Bass 4’ Spire Flute 4’ Fifteenth 2’ Trombone 16’ Nazard 2 ⅔’ Sharp Mixture III 1’ Trumpet 8’ Block Flute 2’ Bassoon 16’ Schalmey 4’ Tierce 1 ⅗’ Oboe 8’ Mixture IV 1 ⅓’ Trumpet 8’ ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS I. CHOIR (ENCLOSED) I. POSITIV II. GREAT Quintade 8’ Flûte à Cheminée 8’ Double Diapason 16’ Erzahler 8’ Principal 4’ Open Diapason I 8’ Erzahler Celeste 8’ Koppelflöte 4’ Open Diapason II 8’ Flute Ouverte 4’ Nasat 2 ⅔’ Geigen Principal 8’ Nazard 2 ⅔’ Waldflöte 2’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Flageolet 2’ Terz 1 ⅗’ Spitzflöte 4’ Tierce 1 ⅗’ Super Octave 1’ Octave 4’ Tremulant Largigot 1’ Principal 4’ Cymbal III Gedeckt 4’ Quint 2 ⅔’ Fifteenth 2’ Mixture II Mixture III Herald Trumpet 8’ Trumpet 8’ III. SWELL (ENCLOSED) IV. SOLO (ENCLOSED) PEDAL Quintaten 16’ Dopple Flute 8’ 8’ Double Open Diapason 32’ Geigen Diapason 8’ Gamba 8’ Contra Bourdon 32’ Hohlflöte 8’ Orchestral Flute 4’ Open Diapason 16’ Echo Salicional 8’ Piccolo 2’ Open Wood’ 16’ Viola da Gamba 8’ Clarinet 8’ Subbass 16’ Voix Celeste 8’ Orchestral Oboe 8’ Dulciana 16’ Principal 4’ Solo 16’ Bourdon 16’ Lieblich Flute 4’ Solo 4’ Violone 16’ Fifteenth 2’ Unison off Quint 10 ⅔’ Sharp Mixture II Octave 8’ Quint Mixture III Open Flute 8’ Contra Fagotto 16’ Stopped Flute 8’ Herald Trumpet 8’ Dulcet 8’ Trumpet 8’ Violoncello 8’ Oboe 8’ Choral Bass 4’ Clarion 4’ IV Mixture 2 ⅔’ Tremulant Trombone 16’ Swell 16’ Trumpet 8’ Swell 4’ Clarion 4’ Unison off .