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Royal Canadian College of Organists
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COVID-19 virus and the RCCO - Ottawa Centre
The Ottawa Centre takes the COVID-19 virus seriously and is closely monitoring the situation. We will adhere to the advice of Ottawa's Medical Officer. Watch this pages for event changes.
NEWS BRIEFS
PRO ORGANO OTTAWA
Pro Organo is offering you a virtual concert on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. The recitalist will be Jan Kraybill, who was to have played at St-François-d'Assise Church last March. The concert will be pre-recorded, but on an organ in the Kansas City area that is quite similar to the one at St-François-d'Assise. The program will be much the same, with some changes for copyright reasons. There is a lot of Bach! You can see details of the program and program notes on the Pro Organo page.
At 7:00 pm, before the concert, Gilles Leclerc will interview Jan Kraybill. A link to the interview and concert will be posted here and on the Pro Organo page at 6 p.m. on November 6th.
CIOC Virtual Organ Festival
The Canadian International Organ Competition presents the 2020 Festival des couleurs de l’orgue français. Each Sunday in October at 3 PM they will present live broadcasts on the CIOC Facebook Live page and You Tube of organ recitals in the magnificent chapel of the Grand Séminaire de Montréal.
4 Oct. – Yves-G. Préfontaine
11 Oct. – Jacquelin Rochette
18 Oct. – Raymond Perrin
25 Oct. – Adrian Foster
Virtual performances from friends of the CIOC
Broadcast on Facebook and YouTube at 4 PM
Each week CIOC will broadcast original performances from past competitors and friends of the CIOC. With repertoire ranging from Bach, Howells, Duruflé, Messiaen, world-premieres, and more! Keep an eye on the CIOC Facebook Live page and You Tube Channel and don’t miss these exclusive broadcasts!
8 Oct. – Oliver Brett
9 Oct. – Alcée Chriss III
15 Oct. – Yulia Draginda
16 Oct. – Mária Budácová & Jonathan Oldengarm
17 Oct. – Maria Gajraj
22 Oct. – Laurence Jobidon
23 Oct. – Rosemarie Tougas
29 Oct. – Terry Riley's 'In C(IOC)'
URGENT REQUEST
During September, now that some churches are re-opening for services, it has become evident that some of them are unfortunately closing down for other activities - including organ practice time! - and a number of our students now have no access to the organs where they had been regularly practising. During late September, the RCCO has been successful in finding a few other organs for the students to use for practice time. If anybody knows a church which might welcome a student for one or two practice sessions a week, please let Frances Macdonnell know at 613-726-7984 or e-mail fbmacdonnell (@) sympatico (dot) ca. If any student finds themselves in this predicament, please contact Frances Macdonnell for help in finding an alternative practice location.
How to Run a Virtual Choir
Godon Johnston's webinar on How to Run a Virtual Choir presented on September 19, was recorded and can be viewed on You Tube at: https://youtu.be/KxkJNOlA-8I
AGO 2020 Distinguished Composer Award
Congratulations to Rachel Laurin who was honored by the AGO with the 2020 AGO Distinguished Composer Award. The award was presented by David Hurd. You can hear Rachel's composition, Mr. Mistoffelees Overture in this video. The presentation of the award starts at 35:10 followed by a brief interview with Rachel by Chelsea Chin and then the world premiere of Mr. Mistoffelees Overture played by Alan Morrison.
PRESS RELEASE
GODFREY HEWITT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, 2020
Two Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarships, amounting to $5,000 each, have been awarded for
2020 by the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund to:
SAMUEL LEE and MANUEL PIAZZA.
Samuel Lee began studying organ in Ottawa in 2011 with Karen Holmes. In 2018, still
studying with Karen Holmes, he completed the FRCCO diploma, as well as a B.Mus. in Piano
Performance at the University of Ottawa with David Jalbert. In 2020, Samuel obtained an
M.Mus. in Organ Performance and Church Music at McGill University with Hans-Ola
Ericsson. Samuel will begin a Doctoral degree in organ at McGill in September 2020. Stemming
from his love for all sorts of instrumental music, he will be studying Edwin Lemare’s
transcriptions, his technique, as well as the art of transcription in general. Samuel looks to
someday perform orchestral repertoire and chamber music on the organ, as well as creating
transcriptions of his own.
Manuel Giovanni Piazza grew up in Toronto, Canada, where he graduated from the University of
Toronto with a BMus in Organ Performance and studied with Dr. John Tuttle. As an undergraduate
student, he played in masterclasses led by organists such as Olivier Latry, Dr. William Porter, Stefan
Engels, and David Briggs. While in Toronto, he served as choir director and organist at Our Lady
of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, organ scholar at Trinity College (University of Toronto), organ
scholar at St. James' Anglican Cathedral, and one of the five organists of St. Michael's Cathedral
Basilica. From September 2019 to April 2020, he was organ scholar at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall
(UK), where he worked with Christopher Gray and Michael Butterfield. In August 2020, he will
begin graduate studies at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven, Connecticut.
Messiaen: L'Ascension
Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Messiaen: L'Ascension - organist Donald Hunt (Program starts at 5:15)
This meditation of music and words marks both the Feast of the Ascension as well as the one-year anniversary of Patrick Wedd's death. Hunt is a former student of Wedd and the short reflections will be offered by clergy who knew him well throughout his impressive career.
This is a recording of a live stream to hear Messiaen's own organ transcription (1933-1934) of his orchestral masterpiece "l'Ascension," played by Donald Hunt, Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Patrick Wedd (January 4, 1948 - May 19, 2019), pre-eminent Canadian church musician.
This meditation of music and words marks both the Feast of the Ascension as well as the one-year anniversary of Patrick Wedd's death. Hunt is a former student of Wedd and the short reflections will be offered by clergy who knew him well throughout his impressive career.
Suggested donation to the Patrick Wedd Music Fund at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/5518
EXAMINATION PREPARATION BURSARY
Are you thinking of doing one of the RCCO exams? The Ottawa Centre has decided to offer support for centre members who wish to pursue certification from the RCCO. The Examination Bursary of $200 is intended to be used by the examination candidate to pay for a small number of lessons from a senior organist familiar with the examination requirements and standards.
The lessons may be on the topics of the candidates choice (repertoire, practical tests, written tests or ear training) and the Centre can provide recommendations on appropriate teachers with experience of the standards of performance expected for successfully completing RCCO examinations.
To be awarded an Examination Bursary please contact in confidence the Membership Convenor: Donald (dot) Russell (at) rcco-ottawa (dot) ca for the Ottawa Centre. Applications are typically made in the fall. Payment will be made to the applicant after confirmation of registration for an examination has been received.
Follow us on our new FACEBOOK page
The Ottawa Centre has a Facebook page. You can follow us at RCCO/CRCO-Ottawa We invite you to 'like' our page and share it with your friends, church etc. Events, concerts, videos etc. will be posted for public consumption. For members who have an event coming up, we can advertise it on our page. Send your information to Publicity. Thanks to Josh Zentner-Barrett for creating and maintaining this page.CENTRE HISTORY
Please note that this timeline can be found by selecting Centre Info | Web Archive pages | Ottawa Cente History Timeline on the menu above.
The Centre History kiosk made its debut at Orgelfest 2013. This is an interractive display which places significant events on a timeline. Bill Vineer supplied muich of the content and Rick St Germain put it all together. Click on the graphic below to access this display.
The RCCO is a Registered Canadian Charity.
For contact information, see our Executive List or press the button below.
RCCO-Ottawa Centre is a Registered Charity: 11912 6498 RR0001
