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

Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881)
     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