Isabelle Demers, renowned concert organist and Organ Professor at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, will pay tribute to beloved Canadian composer and organist Rachel Laurin (1961–2023). The performance will include the world premiere of Laurin’s final organ work.
This concert is presented in collaboration with the RCCO Ottawa Centre, as part of their Pro Organo concert series.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prélude et fugue en si mineur BWV 544
Rachel Laurin – Courtes pièces volume 7, 1-6
César Franck – Choral no 1 en mi majeur
Pause
Rachel Laurin – Pièce de concert #5 (Tone Poem in Honour of St. Benedict on Gaudeamus and Laeta Dies)
Rachel Laurin – Courtes pièces volume 7, 7-12
Louis Vierne – Symphonie 1 (excerpts)
- IV. Allegro vivace
- VI. Final