My Recital at St.James on April 9, 2019

Last Tuesday, I did the "Music at Midday" recital at St. James' Cathedral. I was asked to fill in just a week before, and I was really excited to help out.

I repeated the program for my last recital (in February) as I am still working on new pieces. My new pieces are really close to being ready, but I want to work on them some more with my teacher first. 

My past performances have been arranged weeks or months in advance, so this was a new experience for me. 

We recorded the Petite Suite by Gerald Bales.

Thank you so much to Robert and Elizabeth for your support and faith in me!

I really loved doing this performance!

My Recital at St. James' Cathedral on Feb 19, 2019

On Tuesday, I had a recital at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto. 

I only just stopped having organ lessons here last month. I will miss going there each week but, I hope that I will be able to do more recitals in the future. 

Stephen Boda, my new organ teacher, came to help me out for this recital. He is the Organist at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. He is excellent!

Here are some audio recordings from the recital:

Petite Suite by Gerald Bales
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-duncan-lee/petite-suite-by-gerald-bales

Sarabande by Florence Durell Clark
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-duncan-lee/sarabande-by-florence-durell

Sonatine by Eugene HIll
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-duncan-lee/sonatine-by-eugene-hill-1909

Psalm-Prelude Op. 32, No. 2 by Herbert Howells
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-duncan-lee/psalm-prelude-op-32-no-2-by



Thank you to Stephen Boda for coming out to help; thank you to Philip Eliot for recording my recital;
And a HUGE thank you to Robert Busiakiewicz for your continuing support!

And of course, thank you to everyone who came out to listen!

A Special Thank you to Ian Sadler

On January 24th, I had my last organ lesson at the Cathedral Church of St. James' with Ian Sadler. He is no longer the organist there, and I can't travel to Stratford.

I had my first lesson with him at St. James on October 30, 2016. It seems like it was too short a time. He's been compared to the Mary Poppins of the organ world, as he shows up just when he's needed.

I am certain that it is not the last time I'll be playing organ with him.  ;-)

Here are some pictures:

At our last class:


When I got my RCCO Service Playing Certificate last year:


Here we are with Robert at one of my recitals:


And this was the day Robert first introduced me to Ian.



Thank you so much, Ian, for being a fantastic teacher!

And Thank you to Robert, for introducing me to Ian and for allowing me to have my lessons and my first recitals at St. James' Cathedral!

Thank you both for sharing your love of music with me!

Update and a few videos from my Oct 30th recital

I am so sorry for neglecting my blog for so long!
I have been super busy!

I became the Junior Organ Scholar at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. I have especially been involved with the Tone Chimes. I still sing with the choir, and I also played the piano for a couple pieces.

I have also been involved with Orchestra and I started substitute teaching piano at a Music School.
I did a few RCM exams too.... Organ Grade 8, History Grade 10, and Viola Grade 7.

On October 30, 2018, I did an Organ Recital at The Cathedral Church of St. James.
(My Dad had to be the videographer as my Mom started back classes at University of Toronto and couldn't make it.)

Here are 3 pieces from my October 30th recital:
Adagio Per Il Organo by C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788)

Leid by Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)

Kleine Praludium und Intermezzo by Herman Schroeder (1904 - 1984)

My next recital will be at The Cathedral Church of St. James' "Music at Midday" on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 1pm. 

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.