The Bach-Mobile is travelling once again this weekend! 

Pipes on Wheels this Friday in La Prairie, QC & Saturday in Montreal’s Ville-Marie … [more]

Who they are…

Our semi-finalists have been announced for the 2021 Canadian International Organ Competition! Find out who they are and their background … [more]

You’ve asked, you’ve waited, and it is here!

Every three years, the CIOC organizes one of the world’s largest and most prestigious international organ competitions. After postponing our 2020 competition, the CIOC is back this October! Following a rigorous selection process and jury deliberation of the first round, 10 of the  of the most promising and talented young organists from around the world will be brought to Montreal to compete in the semi-final and … [more]

An Interview with Andrew Forbes

Read our interview with Andrew Forbes below & scroll down to see how you can be our next featured organist!

Andrew Forbes, Director of Music at Glasgow Cathedral, is a prize-winning Scottish organist and a shortlisted competitor for this year’s St Albans International Organ Festival. Having graduated MMus … [more]

Were you there this weekend?

The weekend was full of sunshine with the musical notes of the organ filling the streets of Montreal! The CIOC’s Bach-mobile joined by Jean-Willy Kunz and Mária Budáčová took part in “Les aventures du coeur de l’île” this past Saturday and … [more]

This weekend at Quartier des Spectacles!

Join Jean-Willy Kunz and friends as the Bach-mobile takes to the Quartier des Spectacle for a special pop-up event all weekend long … [more]

We are midway through summer, but the CIOC is just getting started

August 10th, 2021 – Jean-Willy Kunz performs his transcription of Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” on the CIOC’s Bach-Mobile. The performance filmed at the Granby Zoo will premiere … [more]

An Interview with Johnson Philip

Read our interview with Johnson Philip below & scroll down to see how you can be our next featured organist!

What is your first memory of the organ? My first memory of the organ was at a local SDA church in Winnipeg with my family. Celestine Bishop was … [more]

Do you know where the world’s largest fully-operational organ is? Philadelphia! And it calls the Grand Court at Macy’s home for the last 110 years. 

The Wanamaker Organ, designed by architect George Ashdown Audsley, first made its appearance at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904. After this appearance the organ sat in storage until 1909 when … [more]

“Place aux Jeunes” performance

On July 4th, La Société des orgues de Maisonneuve presented their first concert of the 2020-2021 season at Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus Church in partnership with the Canadian International Organ Competition, “Place aux Jeunes”. Spectators were … [more]