Nathan Laube in concert at St. Matthias’ Church

This event is generously supported sponsored by a sponsorship from Orgues Létourneau and by Rae Heenan. Ian and Margaret MacLaren, and Brian Davies.

Renowned virtuoso organist Nathan Laube (professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY) presents a program of works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Mendelssohn and Hindemith. The concert is presented in collaboration with St. Matthias’ Anglican Church, on the occasion of their 150th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Karl Wilhelm pipe organ.

VIP tickets include reserved seating, as well as a post-concert vin d’honneur and artist meet-and-greet.

Please note that there is an accessible entrance at 10 Church Hill. Please let us know if you would like someone to meet you at this door on the evening of the concert.

PROGRAMME:

Dieterich Buxtehude (v. 1637 1707)
Te Deum laudamus, BuxWV 218                   

  • Praeludium
  • Versus 1 – Te Deum laudamus
  • Versus 2 – Auf 2 Clavier – Pleni sunt coeli et terra
  • Versus 3 – Te Martyrum à 2 Clav. è Ped.
  • Versus 4 – Tu devicto cum 3 subiectis 

William Byrd (1543 – 1623)
Fantaisie en La, BK 13 / Fantasia in a, BK 13   

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Sonate no 1 / Sonata No. 1                                                                                                

  • Mäßig schnell – Lebhaft 
  • Sehr langsam – Phantasie, frei – Ruhig bewegt

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) / tr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Concerto en Ré mineur / Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596                    
(L’Estro armonico, op. 3 no 11 RV 565) 

  • Allegro ~ Adagio spiccato e tutti ~ Allegro
  • Largo e spiccato
  • Allegro

Nicolaus Bruhns (1665 – 1697)
Choralfantasie « Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland » 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Passacaille en Ut mineur / Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582