The organ of the Cathedral of Montreal

L'orgue de la cathédrale de Montréal

Event details

  • 30 July 2023
  • 15:00
  • Église Saints-Anges de Lachine 1400, Boul. St-Joseph Lachine (Qc) H8S 2M8
  • Free Admission | Suggested Donation $10

Jean-Michel Grondin, organist

Titular organist of the Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, he distinguished himself by winning prestigous prizes at the
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and in Rimouski and Sherbrooke.


Details

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

Biography

Jean-Michel began his musical training in piano at the music school Jesus-Marie de Lévis. He studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montreal with Mr. Jean Le Buis from 2005 to 2011 in order to get his ‘’Prix à l’unanimité’’. He was awarded the first prize in the Canadian Music Competition for two consecutive years. He was titular organist at the Church of Le-Christ-Roi de Lévis from 1999 to 2005 and at the Church of Saint-Marc de Rosemont (Montréal) from November 2006 to January 2008. He is currently organist at the Church of Saint-Jean-Berchmans since 2005. Jean-Michel has accompanied the Choir Vives Voix of Longueuil from September 2008 to 2010, the Choir of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal from September 2009 to 2011 and the Choir of the Petite-Patrie since September 2011. By competition, he has been unanimously appointed the titular organist of the Cathedral Basilica of Marie-Reine-du-Monde since August 2021.


Program

Prélude, fugue et chaconne en do majeur BuxWV 137

Dietrich Buxthehude

(1637-1707)

Choral: Schmücke Dich O liebe Seele

Johann Sebastian Bach

(1685-1750)

Prélude et fugue en mineur op. 37 no. 3

Felix Mendelssohn

(1809-1847)

Prélude et fugue en fa majeur

Vincent Lübeck 

(1656-1740)

Prélude et fugue en mi bémol majeur BWV 552

J.-S. Bach

 


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