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It works in collaboration with various organisations of the organ world to fulfill its mission. In Montreal every three years, the CIOC presents an international competition open to organists of all nationalities under 35 years of age. Sixteen organ virtuosi perform for a jury of nine internationally renowned specialists and compete for major ...
An organ recital is a concert at which music specially written for the organ is played. The music played at such recitals is typically written for pipe organ , which includes church organs, theatre organs and symphonic organs (also known as concert organs).
Royal Canadian College of Organists Coat of Arms. The Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), founded in 1909, is a national association of organists and church musicians in Canada, with 28 centres from Victoria, British Columbia to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The National Office is in Toronto.
That’s the organ recital I’m talking about. It's a group phenomenon. You don’t perform the recital alone; it takes a small assembly to get a good recitation going. Four to six is a perfect size.
A particularly important form of organ composition in the Romantic era was the organ symphony, first seen in César Franck's Grand pièce symphonique and refined in the ten symphonies of Widor and the six of Louis Vierne. The organ symphony, comprising several movements, paralleled symphonies written for the orchestra.
The Livre d'orgue de Montréal is a music manuscript dating from the 18th century, which contains about 400 organ pieces. It is one of the largest surviving manuscripts of works by the French organ school from the reign of Louis XIV.
The Montreal Festivals (French: Festivals de Montréal) was an arts festival held annually in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1936-1965. [1] The festival was originally dedicated to the performance of classical music , presenting concerts of symphonic works , operas , oratorios , chamber music , and recitals.
A recital is a concert (instrumental or vocal performance) led by a soloist or troupe. Recital may also refer to: Recital (law), an account of the details of an act; Organ recital; Recital, album by Mary O'Hara; Recital, album by Julius Patzak; Recital (Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown album) Recital (Nigel Kennedy album)