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Fall Festival > 9th edition (2007) > 3 Series > Grand ConcertsShowcasing the organ’s full range of possibilities, the Grand Concerts provide a space for original encounters. For the second year, each Grand Concert will start with the Fanfare of the 9th Fall Festival, a short piece for organ and two trumpets. The fanfare was composed specially for this year’s festival by composer and trumpeter Louis Babin. Titled L’Homme exposé, it commemorates the 40th anniversary of Expo 67.
Friday, September 21,
2007 8:00 pm
Unfinished SymphoniesTwo “unfinished” yet highly accomplished symphonies, Schubert’s No. 8 and Bruckner’s No. 9. From tragedy to affection, mystery to serenity, the eternal emotions never fail to affect us.
Saturday, September 22,
2007 8:00 pm
A Night of the Classics With Edgar
Edgar Fruitier, music lover and communicator extraordinaire, will serve up some of the finest sacred music for organ and choir, to the delight of music enthusiasts.
Sunday, September 23,
2007 3:30 pm
Organ Dances!
A whirlwind of dance to greet the fall! That is what French organist Olivier Vernet has in store for us with this lively program. Bolero, rumba, waltz and tango set the king of instruments swaying with some admittedly irreverent yet irresistible rhythms.
Wednesday, September 26,
2007 8:00 pm
Words in Our Ears
In the intimate setting of the chancel of the Saint-Nom-de-Jésus Church, storyteller Renée Robitaille will whisper words in our ears.
Thursday, September 27,
2007 8:00 pm
Musiques du feu
Thirty years of contemporary music composition in Quebec will be celebrated during a grand concert by the Ensemble of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ). Concert presented in collaboration with the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec.
Friday, September 28,
2007 8:00 pm
Let the Show Begin!
Encounter between the organ and the circus: mythical meets entertaining! The organ takes the grandstand with a mix of improvisation and major works from its repertoire for a unique evening designed by a circus specialist.
Saturday, September 29,
2007 8:00 pm
Tribute to Wagner
Admiration and veneration: those are the emotions inevitably conjured up by the music of Wagner, master of the opera. Recapture them in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3, known as his “Wagner Symphony,” transcribed for the organ by guest organist Silvius von Kessel of Germany.
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