Federico Andreoni, organ Large-screen projection Basilica, 3:30 p.m. Free admission – Volontary fee

Dr. Andrea McCrady Dominion Carillonneur at the Peace Tower in Ottawa Outdoor concert – Holy Family Plaza 12:15 p.m. Free Dr. Andrea McCrady was appointed Dominion Carillonneur of the Peace Tower Carillon in 2008. She began playing the carillon in 1971 at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (B.A., 1975). While in Europe on a postgraduate fellowship,...

BACH, VIRTUOSO ORGANIST Organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach, including the Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 Johann Sebastian Bach’s virtuosity earned him the admiration of all of Germany. The speed of his fingers and feet, the stillness of his body, and the infallibility of his playing astonished all eyewitnesses. Thus, Johann Adolf...

BACH AND THE FRENCH COMPOSERS While still a student at the Lüneburg Lyceum, Bach was able to visit the small, French-influenced court of Celle. The Duke’s wife, of French origin, had welcomed many Huguenots who had been exiled following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes—including fellow Frenchmen like the organist Charles Gaudon. It was...

An Imaginary Encounter: Bach and Widor Works for organ and choir by Johann Sebastian Bach The Tradition Continues. After imagining encounters with Telemann, Handel, Pachelbel, Scarlatti, Marchand, and many others, this time we envision a meeting between Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles-Marie Widor—one of the greatest French interpreters of the Leipzig Cantor’s organ music. Widor...

Join us for a cherished holiday tradition, as the OCM brings the comfort and joy of Händel’s most celebrated oratorio to the stunning acoustics of the Crypt Church at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal. A magnificent vocal quartet of renowned soloists, along with the choirs Les Filles de l’île and Les Chantres Musiciens, will...

Come and celebrate the magic of Christmas in the intimate atmosphere of the Crypt Church of Saint Joseph’s Oratory. The vocal quartet Meslanges will perform traditional and seasonal carols, in some settings with the strings of Quatuor Cobalt, in a warm and lively atmosphere. Instrumental music will not be missing a beat: the Quatuor Cobalt,...