On May 27 (19h30) and May 28 (15h), 2023, I performed organ and keyboard with Ensemble vocal Deo at the Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs in Montréal. I performed solos from Frescobaldi’s “Fiori musicali” and accompanied the choir in a diverse selection of Italian baroque and some renaissance works
On May 13, 2023, at 19h30, I accompanied the Alarica choir for a concert at the Notre-Dame-de-Mont-Carmel parish in Lacolle, QC. I also played the two manual Casavant organ as a surprise offering to the community
On May 9, 2023, between 13h30 and 16h I gave a workshop at Église unie St James about the organ to the children from Studio Tre Punti
Photos 2 and 3 by Vanessa Peral
On Friday, April 28, at 13h, the Rev. Cody Coyne gave the world première of my work “Meditation for solo instrument” on euphonium in Manchester, the UK. The work includes lighting design and choreography, and it was realized at Cross Street Unitarian Chapel
On April 9, 2023, two of my works were premièred at St James United Church on the occasion of the Easter celebration:
Psalm of Wisdom, version for soprano, baritone, violin, trumpet and organ
Le cycle éternel / The eternal cycle, for violin and trumpet
The performers were as follows: Kripa Nageschwar, soprano, Marc-Antoine d’Aragon, baritone, Émilie Fortin, trumpet, Roxanne Sicard, violin, Matthew C. Lane, conductor
The full service, including the premières, can be watched HERE
On April 7, 2023 at noon I performed voice I of Couturier’s The Passion according to John live at Église unie St James United Church, together with Valérie Walker (voice II), Claudine Ledoux (voice III), Marc-Antoine d’Aragon (voice IV) and Nicolas Cousineau (violoncello). The full performance can be viewed HERE
My article “Дефиниране на красотата в изкуството: пет предварителни условия и шест задължителни критерия” was published in Studia Balcania, volume 36. It can be downloaded HERE
The article Place à la musique canadienne ! Make way for Canadian music! co-written by Randy Mills and myself, appeared in the Winter 2023 edition of Organ Canada. You can download the full article HERE
On March 26, 2023, at 10 AM, flutist Charmaine Bacon gave the Canadian première of my work “Tongue-twister” in Église unie St James in Montréal, QC. The performance can be viewed HERE.
Organist Charmaine Bacon performed “Offrande musicale” on March 23rd, 2023 at 2 PM in Winnipeg and on March 25th, 2023 at 2 PM in Montréal
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