WELCOME TO ORGANIX 09
Toronto's fourth annual festival featuring the thrilling sound of the pipe organ, "The King of Instruments". Our programs cover classical to pops, contemporary to jazz on a Hammond B3. We even go interstellar with the Quest for Discovery multi-media program on May 30. Save when you buy a Festival or Wednesday series pass.
All ORGANIX-ticketed concerts are free to children 12 and under and the Monday noon concerts downtown at Holy Trinity Church are free for everyone.
Musically yours,
William O'Meara and Gordon D. Mansell
Artistic Directors, ORGANIX 09
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Featuring:
Gillian Weir - organ
Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25/$20 (students, seniors, RCCO)
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
Dame Gillian Weir is one of the world's outstanding recitalists. She will inaugurate the "new" organ, recently moved from Deer Park United Church and sounding magnificently in the superb acoustic of this historic church.
John Paul Farahat - organ
Monday, May 4, 12:15-1:00 p.m.
Free (donations appreciated)
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
John Paul Farahat is an organ student at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
Pops Favourites
David Peckham - theatre organ
Monday, May 4, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:15 p.m.)
Tickets: $20 in advance, $21 at the door (cash only)
Casa Loma
One Austin Terrace (north of Dupont subway station) Directions
The castle's Wurlitzer theatre organ will sing in David's capable hands, featuring an entertaining program of pops and classical favourites.
Happy Birthday Felix!
Peter Bishop, Elisa Mangina, & Mark Toews - organ
Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor St. West (at Avenue Rd.) Directions
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He may be better known for his orchestral music but Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) also wrote six sonatas and three Preludes and Fugues for organ. We're celebrating his 200th birthday with three organists playing three of his organ sonatas ... and the birthday cake is on us!
Rhythm & Blues at the Orbit Room
“The Dexters”
Lou Pomanti - Hammond B3 organ
Bernie LaBarge – guitar, vocals
Peter Cardinali – bass
Greg Critchley – drums
Saturday, May 9, 3 sets between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
Tickets: $10 at the door
The Orbit Room
580A College St. (Upstairs) http://www.orbitroom.ca
The Orbit Room is a Toronto bar owned by Alex Lifeson (a member of the band Rush) and Tim Notter. Decorated in the style of a 1950’s New York cocktail lounge, the venue plays host to many different kinds of live music, particularly R&B, funk and jazz. Since opening in 1994, the Orbit Room has been THE venue to hear some of the world’s top Hammond B3 players.
Mark Edwards - organ
Monday, May 11, 12:15-1:00 p.m.
Free (donations appreciated)
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
Mark Edwards is an organ student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.
The King Of Instruments
Matthew Coons - organ
Wednesday, May 13, 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor St. West (at Avenue Rd.) Directions
Virtuoso music performed by Matthew Coons, winner of the RCCO Toronto Organ Competition in 2008.
Brass & Pipes (Markham)
Andrew Adair - organ & Robert DiVito - trumpet
Friday, May 15, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00 (Free for 18 & under)
St. Patrick's R.C. Church
5633 Highway 7 Markham, ON Directions
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A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet featuring the new pipe organ installed in September 2008.
Jean-Willy Kunz - organ
Monday, May 18, 12:15-1:00 p.m.
Free (donations appreciated)
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
Jean-Willy Kunz is an organ student at McGill University in Montreal.
Brass & Pipes
Andrew Adair - organ & Robert DiVito - trumpet
Wednesday, May 20, 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor St. West (at Avenue Rd.) Directions
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A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet.
Open Doors
Saturday, May 23, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Free Admission
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
Open Doors is a program that allows the public to view the interiors of historical and interesting buildings. Holy Trinity Church was built in 1847 and is worth a visit. While there, come over to the pipe organ where someone will answer your questions and demonstrate the sounds of the 3,557 pipes, comprising 48 stops and 74 ranks, three keyboards and pedals.
Brass & Pipes
Andrew Adair - organ & Robert DiVito - trumpet
Monday, May 25, 12:15-1:00 p.m.
Free (donations appreciated)
Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square, Toronto Directions
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A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet.
Northern Landscapes
David Palmer - organ, Gillian MacKay - trumpet,
Wallace Halladay - saxophone
Wednesday, May 27, 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Tickets: $10.00
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor St. West (at Avenue Rd.) Directions
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Experience Ontario's north ... in music. Start at Georgian Bay, then head north to the wilderness that inspired the "Group of Seven" painters, then "hear" the spectacular Aurora Borealis. We're immensely proud to present this special program. Don't miss it!
The Quest For Discovery
Jan Overduin - organ
Featuring images from the Hubble Telescope
Celebrating: 2009 - The Year of Astronomy
Saturday, May 30, 9:00 p.m. (note start time)
Tickets: $25/$20 (students & seniors)
All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church
2850 Bloor St. West, Toronto Directions
The theme of this multimedia concert is the search for the "Lost Chord" as a musical metaphor for the pursuit of a unifed "Theory of Everything" in science. The pipe organ, with its rows of pipes, suggests the telescopes and particle accelerators of modern physicists as it tells the story of humanity's quest for physical understanding in a program of just over an hour. The concert takes place in darkness, with footage from the Hubble Space Telescope projected continuously on a screen. Propelled through space and time by the organ music, the audience is encouraged to let their minds drift in contemplation of the human need for truth, beauty and meaning in a vast and baffling universe.