March-April 2010

March-April, 2010
RCCO Toronto Centre Newsletter
Volume 12 Issue 6
ORGAN HORIZONS presents
MICHAEL UNGER
When:
Where:
Friday, April 16, 8:00 pm
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Avenue (south of Lawrence)
Admission: $25 adults; $20 seniors, students and RCCO members
Michael Unger is a doctoral student at Eastman, and is also the
instructor of the organ literature courses. Michael completed masters’
degrees in both organ and harpsichord at the Eastman School of
Music as a student and teaching assistant of David Higgs and William
Porter, and in 2007, he was awarded Eastman’s Jerald C. Graue
Musicology Fellowship. Previously, he completed undergraduate studies at the University of
Western Ontario, where he was a graduating recipient of the University Gold Medal. Former
teachers include Ethel Briggs, Sandra Mangsen, Joel Speerstra and the late Larry Cortner, in
addition to European summer academies specializing in historical keyboard performance.
In 2008, Michael was awarded both First Prize (Lilian Murtagh Memorial Prize) and Audience Prize
in the 2008 American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance
(NYACOP). Later that same year, he won First Prize in the Sixth International Organ Competition
Musashino-Tokyo, Japan, a prize which included the Yoshida Minoru Memorial Award, Toyota
Mayor’s Award and Tokorozawa MUSE Award. In 2009, he was awarded Second Prize (Flentrop
Orgelbouw Prize) and Audience Award (Izaäk Kingma Prize) in the Eighth International Schnitger
Organ Competition on the historic organs of Alkmaar, the Netherlands, the first ever North American
prize winner in the competition’s history. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including
two of Canada’s top scholarships for the study of organ and church music, the Lilian Forsyth and
Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarships, both awarded in Ottawa in 2007.
Michael performs frequently as a soloist and chamber musician on both organ and harpsichord, and
is also a teacher and published composer. His first CD was released in September 2009 on the
Pro Organo Label (“Universe of Poetry”); his second will be released later in 2009 on the Naxos
label. He currently works as the Visiting Director of Music at Rochester’s Lutheran Church of the
Incarnate Word.
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The President’s Voice
Hazel Ogilvie
I
t was my good fortune to be able to attend a week of
the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and so I missed
the Philippe Belanger’s recital at All Saint’s Kingsway. Electrifying and
spectacular were two of the adjectives used in the reports of the recital which I
received. In addition, I was told that Philippe’s personality was in keeping with
his performance. Sadly though, I was told that the recital proved to be an occasion
for “preaching to the converted.” Most of the attendees were organists.
We need to do something to attract new people to the joys of listening to excellent organ music. Probably an
“ each one bring one” slogan could help. So for the Michael Unger concert at Lawrence Park Community
Church on April 16 , let’s each try to attend and bring a guest. I am sure your guests will not be
disappointed. Remember the Lawrence Park concert is a part of their series Fridays @ 8, so the concert will
begin at 8p.m.
I hope your Lenten services so far, have been meaningful and well attended and that your Churches will
resound with the joyful ALLELUIAS of Easter.
A holy and blessed Easter to you all!
As members of the Toronto Centre if you have any suggestions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact
members of your Executive.
Ron Jordan
[email protected]
James Bailey
[email protected]
Michael Capon
[email protected]
Tom Fitches
[email protected]
Joanne Hart
[email protected]
Kenneth Inkster
[email protected]
Alan Jackson
[email protected]
Elisa Mangina
[email protected]
Gordon Mansell
[email protected]
Rev Kate Merriman
[email protected]
Hazel Ogilvie
[email protected]
Barry Peters
416-239-4762
Melva Treffinger Graham [email protected]
Patricia Wright
[email protected]
William Wright
[email protected]
2010
BULLETIN
May Issue
To be mailed
May 1
Submissions are due
Thursday, April 29 to:
tfitches@stclements–
church.org
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Review of Philippe Bélanger Organ Recital
At All Saints’ Kingsway, Anglican Church
by Peter Daly
Oh, the weather outside was frightful (slushy), but the fare was so delightful (the music) at the recital on the 3
manual Casavant (Opus 3872, 2009) at All Saints’ Kingsway in Etobicoke on Friday by Philippe Bélanger, Titular
Organist of St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. As Philippe pointed out, it was a welcomed challenge to adapt this
English-style instrument to the requirements of his very NON-English programme. I found the organ to be excellent: the
tutti strong but not strident; the reeds powerful but not deafening; in fact, when the en chamade was used, I was
reminded of Dr. Charles Peaker’s classification of the Great Trumpet on St. Michael’s Cathedral Gallery organ:
he said that while powerful, it was ‘a gentleman’.
Philippe began the programme with a crisply ornamented and lilting (inégales) rendition of Offertoire sur les
Grands Jeux by François Couperin. A thoroughly enjoyable interpretation, although I was surprised – not disappointed –
by the lack of pedal to support the Grands Jeux, which I thought a bit thin. French repertoire on an English style organ??
The pedal was used only in the trio sections. The tempo was well maintained throughout. The final gigue-like section
was particularly sparkling.
Before the second selection, Philippe explained the rationale of the programme: repetition. And indeed there
followed a beautiful performance of J. S. Bach’s monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582). The tempo
again was a great choice. This selection might well have served as a vehicle for showcasing the tonal resources of the
very beautiful Casavant, but Philippe elected to go with a more monochromed colouring scheme – as do many when
playing this piece. At the outset of the fugue, light manual reeds were added that tended to muddy the waters a little. At
times the pedal was too strong for the manuals so that the countersubject was obscured, and on occasion the pedal had a
‘brittle’ as opposed to a ‘solid’ sound (too détaché?). There was a little too much rubato to suit my taste; still, a
Herculean performance.
A digression: If Philippe has a middle name, my bet is that it is Improvisateur: he improvised a lengthy cadenza
just prior to the conclusion! He later went on to explain that that had been the custom of musicians from time
immemorial – to make pieces of other composers their own in this manner - and so he saw no reason why he should not
do the same. As skillful and tasteful and virtuosic as the cadenza was, I prefer my Bach ‘neat’.
There followed a Ciaconna by a cousin of JS’s - Johann Bernhard Bach. Philippe explained that unlike the
Passacaglia with its repeated melodic motif, this was to be a brief, repeating harmonic motif, each one repeated with
improvised ornamentation by the performer (‘chacun’ à son gout, I guess!). I found it curious that a couple of the
variants were very similar to two of the mid-Passacaglia variations. In all, a delightful choice and execution.
Back to Bach (the real one) and Liebster Jesu, Wir sind hier (BWV 731). This was first played in the traditional
manner – very expressively ornamented – with the ‘B’ section repeated as well as the ‘A’, but also with an improvised
cadenza-like section inserted. Again, as artful as this was, I’ve already noted above (end of paragraph #4) my drinking
preferences!
Liszt’s Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H. was for me the pinnacle of enjoyment on this evening. Superbly
registered; warm, rich Romantic sound; plenum mighty but not screeching; swell reeds warm but colourful; expressively
interpreted – the Liszt goes on! Here was virtuoso playing – manual and pedal - at its musical best, and the organ was
shown to its best advantage (including the celeste-like registers on both Swell and Choir.
Jehan Alain’s Litanies was another tour de force, from the declamatory opening salvo in the reeds to the
concluding mighty ‘fortississimo’. I thought the tempo a tad too fast to effectively create that non-accented feeling that I
feel should permeate the work, but who could not but enjoy the exciting performance that we were presented with?
Cont. pg. 5
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Freebie Recital Series
St. James Cathedral Music at Midday
King and Church Sts. Tues. at 1:00 PM
March
16 John Gardham, organist
23 Eric Osborne, organist
30 no recital
April
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Randy Mills, organist
14 Andrew Ager, organist
20 Giles Bryant, organist
Metropolitan United Church Noon at Met
56 Queen St. E
Thurs. 12:15-12:45PM
March
18 Ed Connell, organist
25 Alexa Wing, soprano
April
1
no recital
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Wilhelmina Tiemersma, organist
15 Julia Rose Doktor, organist
22 Benjamin Stein, theorbo, and friends
29 Richard Hansen, organist
The RCCO Toronto Centre
encourages all
underemployed
members to contact
Gerald Martindale at
416-551-5183
Email: [email protected]
He will put your name
on the Toronto Centre
Supply Organist List.
A list of organists is available to all churches
who need supply organists
Emergency requests
are also handled.
86 Orchard Park Blvd.,
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
M4L 3E2
Christ Church Deer Park 1570 Yonge at Heath
Lunchtime Chamber Music - Thurs.12:10 pm
March
18 “Ragtime” Angus Sinclair, piano
25 Peter Mahon, countertenor
Eric Robertson, piano, organ
April
1
no recital
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Lenard Whiting, tenor
Brett Kingsbury, piano
Twilight Recital Series
Sundays 4:00pm
St. James Cathedral, King & Church St.
March
21 “The San Agustin Duo”
Diana Dumlavwalla, pianist
Emma Elkinson, violinist
28 Teresa Mahon, soprano
Dawn Bailey, soprano
April
4
Andrew Ager, organist
11 Jim Seaborn, organist
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Cont. from page 3
Next came Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. Yes! It did! And enjoyable it was too, but again, the pipes might not
have been given enough chance to speak at the speed at which it was played. As Philippe intimated before launching
into it with verve and gusto, “Is there some law against an organ recital being fun?” Thank Heavens, there is not!
Philippe concluded the recital with a (lengthy) free improvisation. He exhibited all the legerdemain - not to
mention legerdepied - to be expected of a superior improviser, but I have never heard one before that towards the end
sounded so ‘Islamic’. An inventive young artist. Unlike many performances of this sort, there was no fugal treatment
included, and it seemed to be episodic rather than developmental. No matter: thrilling music! How one can think about
the complicated and virtuosic material that one is creating while at the same time inspecting the stoplist in anticipation
of things yet to come is beyond me. And yet he told us that “Everyone can improvise!” I wonder how one says ‘tongue
in cheek’ in French.
Philippe’s rapport with the audience was friendly and engaging, and you could see from his body language that
he ENJOYS playing and entertaining – no matter what the difficulty involved, and so he provided all present with an
extremely rewarding musical evening of the highest caliber. In fact, his playing was so well received that he was
compelled by the prolonged applause to give us a rollicking encore before chatting amiably with the departing audience.
Peter Daly
I look forward to hearing him again soon.
Membership Matters
The following people have become new regular members of the
Toronto Centre:
Davids Smits
203-115 Richmond Street E.
Toronto, ON., M5C 3H6
Tel: 647-966-9758
Email: [email protected]
Positions: St. Andrew’s Ev. Latvian Lutheran Church
The following people have renewed their membership as
regular members of the Toronto Centre:
Becca Whitla BFA ARCT CRCCO
1-182 Wright Avenue
Toronto, ON., Tel: 416-588-8605
Emails: [email protected]
[email protected]
Positions: Church of the Holy Trinity; Echo Women’s Choir
Terry Head BMus ARCT student member
8 Kalman Drive
Bailieboro, ON., K0L 1B0 Tel: 705-932-1545
Email: [email protected]
Positions: St. Andrew’s United Church, Peterborough
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Concerts and Events
March—April
Friday, March 26, 8:00 pm All Saints Anglican Church, 12835 Keele St., King City. Concert by the Elora Festival
Singers, Noel Edison, conductor. Music by J.S. Bach, Whitacre, Corlis, Chilcott, and Rachmaninoff.
The Barrie Cabena Music Scholarship.Details from the RCCO National website Deadline for applications: March 31
Rachel Joy Brownell Memorial Bursary Deadline for applications: March 31 see pg. 8
Good Friday, April 2 2:00 pm St. Clement’s Anglican Church 59 Briar Hill Ave., Thomas Fitches in an organ recital
of music for Passiontide with readings from The Sacrifice by George Herbert. Music of Bach, Brahms, McIntyre,
Messiaen and Reger. Free.
Good Friday, April 2, 7:30 pm Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St. E. How Lovely are thy Dwellings ...The
Metropolitan Festival Choir, orchestra and soloists in cantatas by Bach and Reger and The Requiem by Johannes Brahms
Admission: $25/20 416-363-0331.
Friday, April 16, 8:00 pm Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. ORGAN HORIZONS presents
Michael Unger, organist. Michael is a graduate o the University of Western Ontario, and is finishing his doctorate at the
Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y. He is the winner of the first prize in the National American Guild of Organists playing competition.
The Barwell Scholarship Deadline for applications: April 16 see pg. 11
Saturday, April 17, 7:30 pm The Oratory of St. Philip Neri, -Holy Family Church, 1372 King St. West. Organ Recital
by Philip Fournier, Organist of St. Vincent’s R.C. Church The Masterworks of J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in
D minor, movements from Art of the Fugue.
Sunday, April 18, 3:00 pm The season’s final SUNDAYS AT THREE concert once again showcases an ensemble of
outstanding students from the Glenn Gould School. This year we present The Jem Trio, Juan Oliveras, clarinet;
Matthias McIntire, violin; and Emily Rho, piano; and the music of Chopin, Brahms, Ravel and Bartok
St. Clement’s Anglican Church, 59 Briar Hill Ave., Toronto. Tickets: $20/$15. Info. www.stclements-church.org
Friday, April 23, 7:30 pm St. Stanislaus R.C. Church 123 Townsend Street, Buffalo, NY.
Organist Andrew Henderson, in Recital Free-will offering.
Saturday, April 24 7:30 pm Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. Piano Spectacular! Pianist William Aide
celebrates the Chopin anniversary Admission: $20
Sunday, April 25, 7:30 pm Glenview Presbyterian Church 1 Glenview Avenue, 3 blocks south of Lawrence Subway.
Featured performers include Glenview Choir, St. Clement’s Choir, the North Toronto Salvation Army Band, and You!
This is the final event in the Sunday Evening Series. Admission is free, with a voluntary offering collected afterwards. A
reception follows the hour-long event. Visit www.glenviewchurch.ca or call the Glenview Office at 416-488-1156 for
information. Join us for Sunday evening musical refreshment!
Wednesday, April 28, 8:00 pm Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. John Paul Farahat plays organ
works of Bach, Franck, Tournemire and Others. Free.
May and Beyond
May 3– 31 ORGANIX 10 is Toronto’s fifth annual festival featuring the thrilling sound of the pipe organ, “The King of
Instruments.” see pg. 8 website info: www.organixconcerts.ca
The John White Memorial Scholarship Deadline for applications: May 3 see pg. 10
Friday May 14, and Saturday, May 15 Choral Event co-sponsored by the Toronto RCCO and RSCM. Church of the
Redeemer (corner of Bloor St. W. and Avenue Road. See article on pg. 7
May 13th –16th 2010, Premio Elvira Di Renna International Organ Competition in Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy. For
info: www.fondazionedirenna.org
July 18-22, 2010 PIPES AROUND THE PACIFIC - RCCO International Organ Festival 2010. in Victoria BC.
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RCCO Choral Day
On May 15, starting at 9.30 and running to 3.00 with lunch provided,
clinicians Mark Vuorinen and Mitch Bondy will lead workshops in choral
techniques and successful performance for both adult and children’s choirs.
Included will be demonstrations of approaches for unison and small
ensemble gatherings. The day concludes with a Bach Vespers featuring the
cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden.
Mark is Music Director for the Toronto Chamber Society and the George
Black Fellow in Sacred Music at Church of the Redeemer. Mitch is a music
director and teacher at Northlea Public School which recently took top prizes
at the Toronto Kiwanis Festival.
The choral day is part of a three day festival Word, Music and Liturgy,
honouring the work of George Black, a life long member of the RCCO,
organist, composer and hymnist with a strong sense of liturgy and leading
congregations in song. He convened the task force which produced
Common Praise and produced numerous settings of the Psalms for Worship.
Our keynote speaker is the Reverend Dr. Paul
Westermeyer, a professor of church music at Luther
Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he teaches courses
in church music and worship. serves as Cantor (director of
music) for the seminary community, and administers the
Master of Sacred Music program with St. Olaf College.
He has written several books and articles on church
music past and future and has served as President for the
Hymn Society of North America and chaplain for the
American Guild of Organists.
The conference is open to all with a particular invitation to church pastors,
choir directors, organists, instrumentalists and singers who are engaged in
weekly worship in a faith community and/or have an interest in liturgy.
CHORAL WEEKEND AT CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
Friday, May 14 7:00 pm Reception & keynote speaker Paul Westermeyer
Saturday, May 15, 9:30 am—3pm Lectures, workshops, and
performance of J.S. Bach’s Christ lag in todes bonden. (lunch included)
Sunday, May 16 Special services all day.
The Friday & Saturday events are co-sponsored by the RSCM,
And RCCO., and are free to members. The cost for non-members is $50.
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Rachel Joy Brownell Memorial Bursary
The deadline for the bursary is March 31st.
Qualifying criteria:
•
Current member of the College in good standing
•
Preference will be given to applicants who live over
500km from the site of this year’s convention in
Victoria but those who live closer will be considered.
•
May hold Service Playing Certificate or CRCCO, but
not Associate, Fellow or other post-secondary
diplomas or degrees.
•
Preference will be given to applicants who have never
before attended an RCCO convention.
•
Preference will be given to females over the age of
45, but male and younger candidates will be
considered.
Letters of application should be sent to:
Douglas Wiseman Chair,
College Development Fund
Royal Canadian College of Organists
202-204 St. George St., Toronto, ON., M5R 2N5
The Very First Seniors Moment
Or — How Dinosaurs became extinct
ORGANIX CONCERTS
www.organixconcerts.ca
416-241-9785
May 3 – May 31, 2010
William O’Meara and Gordon D. Mansell – Artistic Directors
What
What is
is the
the Month
Month of
of May
May
without
without ORGANIX?
ORGANIX?
ORGANIX 10 is Toronto’s fifth annual festival featuring the thrilling sound of
the pipe organ, “The King of Instruments.” Visit www.organixconcerts.ca
for all the details!
ORGANIX presents exciting organ and ensemble recitals.
Don’t miss the Monday lunch time series at Holy Trinity.
May 3 features Rheinberger’s Suite for Organ, Opus 149.
showcasing the talents of Samuel
Bisson; cello, Alexa Wilks; violin and
Wayne Carroll; organ. The middle three
Monday's of May include advanced
performance students from U of T,
McGill and Oberlin Conservatory. May
17 features music for organ & strings by Corrette and
Respighi with the Unionville Secondary School String
Orchestra (dir. Larry Beckwith). May 24 virtuoso Jacob
Street from Oberlin Conservatory performs a solo recital.
May 31 features Patricia Wright; organist, and Sanya
Eng; harpist, in Handel’s Organ Concerto, Opus 4 - No.6
and Grandjany’s Piece in Classical Style. Ross McDonald plays pops favourites on the theatre organ at Casa
Loma and at St. John’s York Mills, Andrei Streliaev
accompanies “The Eagle” a 1925 silent film starring
Rudolph Valentino. Together with our esteemed artists of
the International Series - Frédéric Champion (France),
James David Christie (USA) and Eugenio Fagiani
(Italy) your ORGANIX month will be full of great music, great architecture
and great people to meet! Visit www.organixconcerts.ca for details.
Holy Trinity – Eaton Centre
Free concerts 12:15 – 1:00
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Theatre Organ
Monday May 3, 8:00
Casa Loma
Ross McDonald
Silent Film “The Eagle”
Saturday May 22, 7:30
St. John’s Anglican, York Mills
Andrei Streliaev
International Artist Series
Friday May 7, 7:30
Metropolitan United
Frédéric Champion
Sunday May 23, 3:00
Our Lady of Sorrows
James David Christie
Sunday May 30, 7:00
All Saints Kingsway
Eugenio Maria Fagiani
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The Program Committee of the Toronto Centre,
James Bailey, Gordon Mansell and William Wright
are looking for progam ideas from the membership for
the 2010/2011 calendar. You are encouraged to
submit suggestions to the program committee for
consideration at the April 19 executive meeting.
E- mail addresses of the committee members can be
found on pg. 2
Congratulations to Sean Mayes one of the Barwell
2009 Scholarship Winners and an organ student with
Dr. John Grew at McGill. Sean has received the Victor Phillips Award of $1,000, given to a student under
the age of 20, funded by TD Financial Group. He had
been nominated by a lady at St. Michael & All Angels
Anglican Church in Pierrefonds where he is organist
and director of the choir, and band director of Union
United Church. There was a huge gala dinner at the
24th Annual Vision Gala Awards of the Black Theatre
Foundation Jan. 30th. He played the piano, sang and
gave a two minute speech.
Kenneth Inkster
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And who can forget the news from the Two Ronnies?
... But first the news. The House of Commons was
sealed off today after police chased an escaped
lunatic through the front door during Prime
Minister's question time. A spokesman at Scotland
Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a
haystack.
... Many old music hall fans were present at the
funeral today of Fred "Chuckles" Jenkins, Britain's
oldest and unfunniest comedian. In tribute, the vicar
read out one of Fred's jokes, and the congregation had
two minutes of silence.
... And in a packed programme tonight, I shall be
having a word with a man who goes in for meditation,
because he thinks it's better than sitting around doing
nothing.
Assistant/Associate Organist
Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, ON, is seeking
applications from accomplished musicians to fill the
position of Assistant or Associate Organist. The music
ministry of Grace Church provides vocal and music
training for all ages within a choral framework of
choirs for Men (with six paid leads) and Boys, Girls,
and Women (with four paid leads). Combinations of
these choral groups fulfill the choral music requirement
for two Sunday morning services (BAS and BCP) as
well as additional services for Lent, Easter, and
Christmas. The organ is a three-manual Casavant (52
stops, rebuilt in 2007). Proficiency in accompanying
choirs and soloists in a variety of anthems, masses,
canticles, psalms, solos and duets, congregational
hymns, and other service music is essential. For
suitably qualified candidates with experience in choral
conducting, the role of Assistant Choirmaster may be
combined with this appointment.
Other qualities would include: familiarity with the
forms of Anglican worship; experience with and
understanding of liturgy; facility on the piano; the
ability to work independently while contributing to the
inter-personal dynamics of a vibrant staff and
congregation.
Suitable candidates will be contacted for an audition
and interview. The stipend will be negotiated
contingent upon qualifications and the final definition
of duties, which may be tailored to the experience and
interests of the candidate. Additional fees are available
for service-for-hire (weddings, funerals). The starting
date will be between June 1 and September 1, 2010.
Please submit a letter of application along with
curriculum vitae to:
Chair, Assistant Organist Search Committee
Grace Church on-the -Hill
300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, ON M4V 1X4
Fax: 416-488-4770
Email: [email protected]
Website:
http://www.gracechurchonthehill.ca/newsannouncements.html
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The John White Memorial Scholarship
The Scholarship in the amount of $500 is provided by the family and friends of
John White to further the organ studies of a High School student.
The teacher must be a member of the Royal Canadian College of Organsts
The student must reside within the Greater Toronto Area
The student will play before a panel of organists the following:
A Contrapuntal organ work (preferably by Bach)
Another organ piece of the student’s choosing
One hymn selected from the following list:
The King of Love (tune: St. Columba)
Great is thy Faithfulness (tune: Faithfulness)
Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring (tune: Jesu, Joy/Werde Munter)
Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda)
-------------Please send this application before the deadline of May 3, 2010 to:
William Wright
21 Dale Avenue, #608
Toronto, ON
M4W 1K3
Name:__________________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________Postal Code: __________________
High School now attending ________________________________________________
Teacher (Name & Telephone Number: _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Pieces: 1.
2.
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BARWELL PIANO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Royal Canadian College of Organists (Toronto Centre)
This scholarship is offered to PIANO Students of Grade 8 (RCM) or higher level who have a serious
interest in the study of the organ.
APPLICATION FORM
Name ___________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________
_____________________________________Postal Code __________________
Telephone____________________________Student (Y/N)_________________
E-mail address _____________________________________________________
Do you have access to an organ for practice purposes? Yes or No
Name of organ teacher (RCCO) member with whom you intend to study:
Please supply TWO references of those who will sponsor your application (e.g. piano teacher, minister):
Name 1.______________________________
2. _________________________________
Address ______________________________
_________________________________
_____________________________________
_________________________________
_____________________________________
_________________________________
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 16, 2010
Candidates will be notified of the audition date by May l, 2010.
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH SIDES OF THIS FORM AND RETURN TO:
Dr. Kenneth Inkster,
RCCO Barwell Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 688, ALLISTON, Ontario L9R 1V8
Phone: 705-435-6732, ext. 4 or E- mail: [email protected]
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Audition Requirements
Piano Repertoire: The candidate is invited to perform two piano pieces of his/her own selection, one of
which must be contrapuntal in style. Total playing time is not to exceed 10 minutes. Candidates should
bring 2 additional copies of the music for the adjudicators’ use. Performance by memory is preferable but
not essential.
Please list your pieces here:
Composition________________________________Composer______________________
Composition________________________________Composer__________________
Hymn Playing: The candidate will select TWO hymns from the following list, to be played on the
piano. While any hymnbook source may be used, ensure that you are using the correct hymn tune.
Hymn numbers referred to in the list below indicate Voices United (VU), Common Praise (CP),
Catholic Book of Worship III (CB) or the Book of Praise (BP).
For the audition, applicants may choose any 2 from the list below.
Prepare an introduction and play the requested verses.
VU CP CB
220 384 564
635
55 122
61 132 330
135
10 652
BP
321
699
145
164
238
LOBE DEN HERREN – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
ALL THE WAY – All the Way My Saviour Leads Me
CRANHAM– In the Bleak Midwinter
DIVINUM MYSTERIUM – Of the Father’s (Eternal) Love Begotten
ST. CHRISTOPHER – Beneath the Cross of Jesus
CHRISTE SANCTORUM – We, the Lord’s People (Darkness faded)
Please circle above the two hymns you will be prepared to play.
Candidates will be asked to play another hymn at sight.
Sight Reading: One passage (or possibly two) will be chosen by the adjudicators for sight reading.
Interview: A short interview will follow the audition to give the adjudicators an opportunity to talk with
the candidate about musical background and ambitions.
Please indicate (ON A SEPARATE PAGE) your past or current musical activities.
Please also include a response to the question, “Why do you want to play the organ?”
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