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 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



Featuring:

Gillian WeirBiography

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.

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Jean Paul FarahatBiography

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.

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Jazz organ on the Hammond B3

Artist and Date TBA - Check back for details soon!

The Orbit Room
580A College St. (Upstairs)
http://www.orbitroom.ca


David PeckhamBiography

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.

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Happy Birthday Felix!
Peter Bishop - organ, Elisa Mangina - organ, & 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

Peter Bishop
Peter Bishop
organ
Biography
Elisa Mangina
Elisa Mangina
organ
Biography
Mark Toews
Mark Toews
organ
Biography

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!

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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.

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Matthew CoonsBiography

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.

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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

Andrew Adair
Andrew Adair
organ
Biography
Robert DiVito
Robert DiVito
trumpet
Biography

A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet featuring the new pipe organ installed in September 2008.

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Jean-Willy KunzBiography

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.

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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

Andrew Adair
Andrew Adair
organ
Biography
Robert DiVito
Robert DiVito
trumpet
Biography

A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet.

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Open Doors

Saturday, May 23, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Admission Free

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.

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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

Andrew Adair
Andrew Adair
organ
Biography
Robert DiVito
Robert DiVito
trumpet
Biography

A rousing program of music for organ and trumpet.

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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

David Palmer
David Palmer
organ
Biography
Gillian MacKay
Gillian MacKay
trumpet
Biography
Wallace Halladay
Wallace Halladay
saxophone
Biography

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!

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Jan OverduinBiography

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.

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