Bursts of virtuosity

Event details

  • Sunday | 27 April 2025
  • 15:00
  • Église Saints-Anges de Lachine 1400, Boul. St-Joseph Lachine (Qc) H8S 2M8
  • No ticket needed: Suggested donation 15$

Marie-Hélène Greffard organ

Originally from Montmagny, this talented pianist and organist earned a master’s degree in performance in 2009 and was awarded the Governor General’s Medal.

Details

  • The size of the church allows social distancing
  • No tickets required

 

PROGRAM

 

Les Indes Galantes, Quatrième entrée :
Danse des sauvages, dans le goût du concerto

Arrangement de Yves Rechsteiner
Jean-Philippe Rameau
(1683–1764)
Chaconne en ré mineur, P.41 Johann Pachelbel
(1653–1706)
Concerto del Signor Meck (Vivaldi), appropriato all’organo, en si mineur (LV 133) Johann Gottfried Walther
(1684–1748)
Six études en forme de canon, op.56 Robert Schumann
(1810–1856)
Toccata in Seven

A Gaelic Blessing

Celebration

John Rutter
(1945–)
Sonate pour orgue no.4 en si bémol majeur, op.65 Felix Mendelssohn
(1809–1847)

 

BIOGRAPHY

Marie-Hélène Greffard, a pianist and organist from Montmagny, holds two prizes with great distinction from the Conservatoire: one in chamber music (2005) and one in piano (2006). She began studying the organ in 2002, first with Noëlla Genest, then with Danny Bélisle and Richard Paré, with whom she completed a master’s degree in performance on the instrument in 2009. Upon completing her degree at Université Laval, Marie-Hélène was awarded the Governor General’s Medal for Academic Excellence.

The recipient of numerous awards in various competitions, she was notably the grand prize winner of the 2011 Quebec Organ Competition. An active concert performer throughout Quebec, she also completed an organ concert tour in France during the summer of 2014, and toured France and Belgium in the summer of 2015 as a piano accompanist with Les Petits Chanteurs de Charlesbourg.

Her versatility as a musician makes her a highly sought-after performer. Among her regular musical engagements are: piano accompanist for opera evenings at La Scala restaurant, accompanist for the Troupe Hallélou and the Université Laval Choir, organist with Duo Éole (trumpet and organ), freelance musician for a variety of events, as well as a piano and organ teacher and solo concert performer.

 


Thank you to all our sponsors

Grants

 
Patrimoine Canada
Arrondissement Lachine
Conseil des arts de Montréal
Enrico Ciccone, député de Marquette
Bingo Lachine
 

Major sponsors – Platinum

 
Desjardins Caisse de Lachine
Collégial international Sainte-Anne
 

Major sponsors- Gold

 
Fondation Azrieli – Azrieli Foundation
Spinelli
 

Sponsors – Silver

 
Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal
Piano Vertu
 

Sponsors – Bronze

 
CabinetDentaire.ca
Cognitive Group
 

Concert sponsors

 
MLV Immobilier
Jean Coutu Aboud Georges
Martin & Cie, comptables professionnels agréés
IGA Extra Vallée
Centre visuel Victoria