Today Mom and I went with a large homeschool group to Christian Lane's "Organ Spooktakular" at Roy Thomson Hall for a lunch hour concert.
Christian Lane opened the concert with Tocatta in D Minor by J.S. Bach. I think everybody knows this piece. He played it really well. I wasn't expecting the extra trills that he played so it surprised me.
Carillion de Westminister, Opus 54, Number 6 by Louis Vierne wasn't really scary but he was very skillful with it. It must take a long time to be able to play with both of your hands and feet the way he does.
I really liked Prelude and Fugue in E minor by Bach. I think some of the kids in the audience were a little bored but I really liked it. I think Bach was really talented with the way he wrote for organ. He makes the player do acrobatics on the keys! Duo et Grand Choeur from Journal d'orgue by Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier was cool too!
Fantasmagorie by Jehan Alain was spooky and kind of creepy. It was perfect for Halloween.
I think my favourite pieces from this concert were the Choral Introduction and Toccata from Suite Gothique, Opus 25 by Leon Boellmann. They're both really dramatic and powerful. I could just picture myself listening to them inside some place like the Notre Dame in Paris.
Fantasmagorie by Jehan Alain was spooky and kind of creepy. It was perfect for Halloween.
I think my favourite pieces from this concert were the Choral Introduction and Toccata from Suite Gothique, Opus 25 by Leon Boellmann. They're both really dramatic and powerful. I could just picture myself listening to them inside some place like the Notre Dame in Paris.
Thanks, Josh, for the report - glad you enjoyed the concert! Hope your music study continues well, and I hope you'll try out some of your piano pieces on the organ! Best wishes - Chris Lane
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great concert!
DeleteI'd love to try out the organ when I get the chance! There's a version of In Dulci Jubilo that I would love to try.