Canada’s Finest Pipe Organists Performing in Halifax at Changing Tides 2019
Some of Canada’s finest pipe organists will be heading to Halifax in early July as Changing Tides: Halifax Organ Festival presents a talented roster of musicians performing in local churches. Tickets to these concerts are on sale now through Ticket Halifax; recital tickets are $15 and concert tickets are $25. The concert and recital schedule is as follows:
In Memory Of Organist David MacDonald, Cathedral Church of All Saints, Sunday, July 7 4:00 p.m. with local musicians Peter-Anthony Togni (organ), Shimon Walt (cello), Lorna MacDonald (soprano and sister of David) and Jennifer Jones (violin) remembering their friend and colleague. Includes premiere of Elegy for David by Peter-Anthony Togni, commissioned by Changing Tides with support from Hugh Creighton and Arts Nova Scotia.
Denis Bédard Concert– St. Matthew’s United Church, Monday, July 8 8:00 p.m. Quebec City born, Vancouver based, a not-to-be-missed concert by this international artist.
Stephen Candow (organ) and Alan Klaus (trumpet) – First Baptist Church, Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. Stephen Candow and Alan Klaus from Newfoundland in a recital of glorious music for pipe organ and trumpet.
Stillman Matheson – St. George’s Anglican Church, Tuesday, July 9 at 3:00 p.m. Burlington’s Dr. Stillman Matheson in recital at the Round Church.
Organized Crime Duo (Sarah Svendsen and Rachel Mahon) – St. Matthew’s United Church, Wednesday, July 10 8:00 p.m. This dynamic duo has turned the staid image of the organ upside down with their program of classic organ repertoire and pop music arranged for the instrument – there will be costume changes and dazzling shoes!
Donald Hunt recital – Cathedral Church of All Saints, Thursday, July 11 1:30 p.m. Native Haligonian returns from Victoria and will demonstrate the full range of the recently-restored organ at the Cathedral – don’t miss him!
Craig Humber recital – St. James’ Anglican Church, Thursday, July 11 4:15 p.m. Based in Vienna but hailing from Corner Brook, this master of the Baroque and Romantic repertoire shows off St. James’ instrument.
Rachel Laurin concert – Cathedral Church of All Saints, Thursday, July 11 8:00 p.m. Organist composer and improviser, Rachel Laurin is from Quebec and has performed throughout Canada, the US and Europe. Visit www.rachellaurin.com for more info.
More information on the complete program is available on the changingtides2019 website and Facebook page. Changing Tides 2019 is presented by the Royal Canadian College of Organists Halifax Centre, and is supported by the Nova Scotia Department of Culture, Communities and Heritage, Arts Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Heritage Trust, The Godfrey Hewitt Scholarship, the Estate of Mowry M. Costigan and private donors including Dr. Piano, Létourneau, Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Science and Fountain School of Performing Arts.
For more information/photos or to arrange interviews please contact Peggy Walt, peggy@culturalaffairs.ca, (902) 422-5403 (office) or (902) 476-1096 (cell).