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THE ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS

LE COLLÈGE ROYAL CANADIEN DES ORGANISTS

Presents / présente

THE 2019 NATIONAL ORGAN PLAYING COMPETITIONLE CONCOURS NATIONAL D’ORGUE 2019

SEMI-FINAL ROUND JULY 5, 2019St. George’s Round Church (Halifax)

1:00 PM – Competitor B 2:00 PM – Competitor A 3:15 PM – Competitor C 4:15 PM – Competitor H

FINAL ROUNDJULY 7, 2019Cathedral Church of All Saints (Halifax)

7:00 PM – Competitor 1 7:55 PM – Competitor 2 8:50 PM – Competitor 3

STEFANI BEDIN

Stefani Bedin is a solo and collaborative

performer, liturgical musician and teacher,

based in her hometown of Toronto. In

September 2019, Stefani will begin her

pursuit of the Doctor of Musical Arts

degree at the University of Toronto, where

she recently completed the Master of

Music degree in Organ Performance and

the Bachelor of Music degree in Music

History and Theory (Honours). She studies

organ under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin

Komisaruk. Stefani also holds an A.R.C.T.

in Piano Performance

from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

She has a keen interest in sacred music

and is currently the Associate Organist of

St. Basil’s Catholic Parish, the collegiate

church of the University of Toronto’s St.

Michael’s College. Committed to sharing

the pipe organ’s music with diverse

audiences, Stefani has given several solo

recitals and is also an active executive

board member of the R.C.C.O. Toronto

Centre.

CANDIDATE B Stefani Bedin

Semi-Final Round:

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV 203

OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension)

PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963)First Movement from Organ Sonata No. 1

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532

Final Round

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547

PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI (B. 1959)Hagia Sophia Litanies

VICTOR TOGNI (1935-1965) (reconstructed by John Paul Farahat)Deuxième Toccata Improvisée on the Ite missa est of Kyriale XI (Orbis factor) and a theme of Healey Willan

HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983)Rhapsody in D-flat Major, op. 17 No. 1

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890)Pièce Héroïque, FWV 37

DAVID SIMON

David Simon is the Organist of the Cathe-

dral of St. James (Anglican) in Toronto,

Canada. David began his career as a

professional organist at the age of twelve,

accompanying the nationally-televised

Daily Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral-Ba-

silica. David continues to accompany

services at the Cathedral-Basilica, where

he began his musical formation as a choris-

ter, in addition to his duties at the Cathedral

of St. James. David is a Doctor of Musical

Arts candidate at Yale University, where

he studies with Thomas Murray. He is a

Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of

Organists, winning the Healey Willan Prize

for highest achievement nationally, and is

an Associate of the Royal Conservatory.

An active recitalist and accompanist, David

has performed across North America,

Europe, the United Kingdom, and Russia

and has given premieres with the Toronto

and New Haven Symphony Orchestras.

CANDIDATE A David Simon

Semi-Final Round:

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)Sonata No.3, op. 65 No.3

I. Con moto Maestoso

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937)

Symphonie «Romane», op. 73

II. Choral

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHPrelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532

GERALD BALES (1919-2002)

Petite Suite

I. Introduction

II. Intermezzo III. Finale

Final Round

NICOLAS BRUHNS (1665-1697)Praeludium in E minor

PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies

CÉSAR FRANCK Prière

RACHEL LAURIN (B. 1961)Étude Héroïque, op. 38

Jocelyn Lafond was born in Saint-Hya-

cinthe (Québec) in 1989. His musical jour-

ney, beginning with piano lessons at the

age of six, has progressed in the constant

pursuit of ways to understand and express

music in its many forms. A graduate of the

Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music,

Montreal Conservatory of Music and

Arts au Carré (Mons Royal Conservatory

of Music) in Belgium, he is the holder of

a diploma in organ, piano, collaborative

piano, choral and orchestral conducting,

and classical music writing styles. Also

active as a concert artist, arranger, and

composer, particularly in the domain

of religious music, he has been titular

organist at the St-Hyacinthe Cathedral

since 2009, in addition to being the chapel

master of the Cathedral and Professor at

the Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music

(Music Theory and Collaborative piano)

since 2017. Jocelyn Lafond is presently

studying organ with Hans-Ola Ericsson

and Christian Lane at McGill University

(Montreal) in the D. Mus. Performance

program. He has also singled himself out

in many competitions such as the Canada

Music Competition, the Lynnwood-Far-

nam Competition, and the Quebec Organ

Competition, in which he won first prizes.

JOCELYN LAFOND

CANDIDATE C Jocelyn Lafond

Semi-Final Round:

J. P. SWEELINCK (1562-1621)Mein junges Leben hat ein End

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHPrelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532

VALÉRY AUBERTIN (B. 1970)

Première Sonate

I. …ce soir aussi

II. Ombres

V. …longtemps avant le jour

CHARLES-MARIE WIDORSymphonie No3, op. 13 No 3

Final Round

PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHFantasy and Fugue in g minor, BWV 542

CÉSAR FRANCKPrière, opus 20 (extrait des Six Pièces)

LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937)

Symphonie No3 op. 28

V. Final

CANDIDATE H Alexander Ross

Semi-Final Round:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532

ALAIN GAGNON (1938-2017)

Pastourelle, op. 26

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Sonata V, op. 65 No. 5

I. Andante

II. Andante con moto III. Allegro maestoso

BENGT HAMBRAEUS (1928-2000)Tierce en Taille from Livre d’orgue (vol. 2)

DIETERICH BUXTEHUDENun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, BuxWV 210

Final Round

CHARLES-MARIE WIDORSymphonie 5, op. 42 No. 1 I. Allegro vivace

PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies

OLIVIER MESSIAEN II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension)

HEALEY WILLAN (1880-1968)Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue in e-flat minor, B. 149

Alexander Ross hails from Goderich,

Ontario. In 2011, Alex began his Bachelor

of Music in Organ Performance at McGill

University with Profs. John Grew and

Hans-Ola Ericsson — graduating in 2015

with Honours and Outstanding Perfor-

mance in Organ. From 2012–2015, Alex

was Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathe-

dral in Montreal where he would assist,

accompany and direct under the guidance

of Drs. Adrian Foster and Patrick Wedd.

In 2015, Alex won first prize in the RCCO

Lynwood Farnam Organ Competition.

Also in 2015, Alex began not only an Artist

Diploma at McGill with Hans-Ola Ericsson

and Christian Lane (which he completed

in 2019), but also an apprenticeship with

the firm of Juget-Sinclair facteurs d’orgues

in Montreal. Alex has already been instru-

mental in the fabrication and voicing of six

organs during his apprenticeship as well as

three restorations.

ALEXANDER ROSS

FIRST PLACE: Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize: $5,000

SECOND PLACE: Paul Murray Prize: $2,500

THIRD PLACE: Muriel Gidley Stafford Prize: $1,000

Generous support for the RCCO National

Playing Competition comes from the

Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund, Mrs. Helen

Murray and Family, the Lloyd-Carr-Harris

Foundation, and the RCCO Endowment

Fund.

PRIZES

I. GREAT

Bourdon 16’

Open Diapason 8’

Chimney Flute 8’

Principal 4’

Spire Flute 4’

Nazard 2 ⅔’

Block Flute 2’

Tierce 1 ⅗’

Mixture IV 1 ⅓’

Trumpet 8’

II. SWELL (ENCLOSED)

Stopped Diapason 8’

Viola da Gamba 8’

Voila Celeste 8’

Spindle Flute 4’

Fifteenth 2’

Sharp Mixture III 1’

Bassoon 16’

Oboe 8’

PEDAL

Subbass 16’

Principal 8’

Bass Flute 8’

Choral Bass 4’

Trombone 16’

Trumpet 8’

Schalmey 4’

2019 RCCO NATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION JURY

PRELIMINARY JUDGES:

Jacobus Kloppers

Isabelle Demers

Ken Cowan

LIVE-ROUND JUDGES:

John Grew

Paul Halley

Craig Humber

Rachel Laurin

Peter Togni

Full bios available at

www.changingtides2019.ca

ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS

ST. GEORGE’S ROUND CHURCH ORGUES LÉTOURNEAU, OPUS 76 (2002)

ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

I. CHOIR (ENCLOSED)

Quintade 8’Erzahler 8’Erzahler Celeste 8’Flute Ouverte 4’Nazard 2 ⅔’Flageolet 2’Tierce 1 ⅗’Tremulant

I. POSITIV

Flûte à Cheminée 8’Principal 4’Koppelflöte 4’Nasat 2 ⅔’Waldflöte 2’Terz 1 ⅗’Super Octave 1’Largigot 1’Cymbal III

II. GREAT

Double Diapason 16’Open Diapason I 8’Open Diapason II 8’Geigen Principal 8’Stopped Diapason 8’Spitzflöte 4’Octave 4’Principal 4’Gedeckt 4’Quint 2 ⅔’Fifteenth 2’Mixture IIMixture IIIHerald Trumpet 8’Trumpet 8’

III. SWELL (ENCLOSED)

Quintaten 16’Geigen Diapason 8’Hohlflöte 8’Echo Salicional 8’Viola da Gamba 8’Voix Celeste 8’Principal 4’Lieblich Flute 4’Fifteenth 2’Sharp Mixture IIQuint Mixture IIIContra Fagotto 16’Herald Trumpet 8’Trumpet 8’Oboe 8’Clarion 4’TremulantSwell 16’Swell 4’Unison off

IV. SOLO (ENCLOSED)

Dopple Flute 8’ 8’Gamba 8’Orchestral Flute 4’Piccolo 2’Clarinet 8’Orchestral Oboe 8’Solo 16’Solo 4’Unison off

PEDAL

Double Open Diapason 32’Contra Bourdon 32’Open Diapason 16’Open Wood’ 16’Subbass 16’Dulciana 16’Bourdon 16’Violone 16’Quint 10 ⅔’Octave 8’Open Flute 8’Stopped Flute 8’Dulcet 8’Violoncello 8’Choral Bass 4’IV Mixture 2 ⅔’Trombone 16’Trumpet 8’Clarion 4’