Organ & Ensemble
Patricia Wright - organ
Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20 (students, seniors, RCCO)
Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen St. East (two blocks east of Yonge St.)
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ORGANX 08 starts with a flourish, featuring organ concerti by Handel and Haydn, along with works by Bach, Lemmens, Langlais and Canada’s own Robert Fleming. Patricia Wright is joined by an ensemble of Toronto’s finest orchestral musicians.
Violins - Paul Meyer, Sergei Nikonov
Viola - Daniel Blackman
Cello - William Findlay
Double Bass - Ed Tait
Oboes - Keith Atkinson, Hazel Nevin Newton
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Concerto in F Major for Organ, strings and two oboes
Op.4/4
Allegro
Andante
Adagio
Allegro
Robert Fleming (1921-1976)
Divertimento (1970)
Adagio - Reflective
Joyfully
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto in C Major for organ, two oboes, and string
orchestra
Moderato
Largo
Allegro molto
INTERMISSION
Grand Fantasia in E minor (The Storm) for organ
Allegro Vivace
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Piece in Free Form for string quartet and organ (1960)
Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741)
Sonata for two oboes and continuo in G minor
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia from Cantata #169