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THE ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS
LE COLLÈGE ROYAL CANADIEN DES ORGANISTS
Presents / présente
THE 2019 NATIONAL ORGAN PLAYING COMPETITIONLE CONCOURS NATIONAL D’ORGUE 2019
SEMI-FINAL ROUND JULY 5, 2019St. George’s Round Church (Halifax)
1:00 PM – Competitor B 2:00 PM – Competitor A 3:15 PM – Competitor C 4:15 PM – Competitor H
FINAL ROUNDJULY 7, 2019Cathedral Church of All Saints (Halifax)
7:00 PM – Competitor 1 7:55 PM – Competitor 2 8:50 PM – Competitor 3
STEFANI BEDIN
Stefani Bedin is a solo and collaborative
performer, liturgical musician and teacher,
based in her hometown of Toronto. In
September 2019, Stefani will begin her
pursuit of the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree at the University of Toronto, where
she recently completed the Master of
Music degree in Organ Performance and
the Bachelor of Music degree in Music
History and Theory (Honours). She studies
organ under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin
Komisaruk. Stefani also holds an A.R.C.T.
in Piano Performance
from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
She has a keen interest in sacred music
and is currently the Associate Organist of
St. Basil’s Catholic Parish, the collegiate
church of the University of Toronto’s St.
Michael’s College. Committed to sharing
the pipe organ’s music with diverse
audiences, Stefani has given several solo
recitals and is also an active executive
board member of the R.C.C.O. Toronto
Centre.
CANDIDATE B Stefani Bedin
Semi-Final Round:
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV 203
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension)
PAUL HINDEMITH (1895-1963)First Movement from Organ Sonata No. 1
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
Final Round
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547
PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI (B. 1959)Hagia Sophia Litanies
VICTOR TOGNI (1935-1965) (reconstructed by John Paul Farahat)Deuxième Toccata Improvisée on the Ite missa est of Kyriale XI (Orbis factor) and a theme of Healey Willan
HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983)Rhapsody in D-flat Major, op. 17 No. 1
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890)Pièce Héroïque, FWV 37
DAVID SIMON
David Simon is the Organist of the Cathe-
dral of St. James (Anglican) in Toronto,
Canada. David began his career as a
professional organist at the age of twelve,
accompanying the nationally-televised
Daily Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral-Ba-
silica. David continues to accompany
services at the Cathedral-Basilica, where
he began his musical formation as a choris-
ter, in addition to his duties at the Cathedral
of St. James. David is a Doctor of Musical
Arts candidate at Yale University, where
he studies with Thomas Murray. He is a
Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of
Organists, winning the Healey Willan Prize
for highest achievement nationally, and is
an Associate of the Royal Conservatory.
An active recitalist and accompanist, David
has performed across North America,
Europe, the United Kingdom, and Russia
and has given premieres with the Toronto
and New Haven Symphony Orchestras.
CANDIDATE A David Simon
Semi-Final Round:
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)Sonata No.3, op. 65 No.3
I. Con moto Maestoso
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937)
Symphonie «Romane», op. 73
II. Choral
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHPrelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
GERALD BALES (1919-2002)
Petite Suite
I. Introduction
II. Intermezzo III. Finale
Final Round
NICOLAS BRUHNS (1665-1697)Praeludium in E minor
PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies
CÉSAR FRANCK Prière
RACHEL LAURIN (B. 1961)Étude Héroïque, op. 38
Jocelyn Lafond was born in Saint-Hya-
cinthe (Québec) in 1989. His musical jour-
ney, beginning with piano lessons at the
age of six, has progressed in the constant
pursuit of ways to understand and express
music in its many forms. A graduate of the
Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music,
Montreal Conservatory of Music and
Arts au Carré (Mons Royal Conservatory
of Music) in Belgium, he is the holder of
a diploma in organ, piano, collaborative
piano, choral and orchestral conducting,
and classical music writing styles. Also
active as a concert artist, arranger, and
composer, particularly in the domain
of religious music, he has been titular
organist at the St-Hyacinthe Cathedral
since 2009, in addition to being the chapel
master of the Cathedral and Professor at
the Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music
(Music Theory and Collaborative piano)
since 2017. Jocelyn Lafond is presently
studying organ with Hans-Ola Ericsson
and Christian Lane at McGill University
(Montreal) in the D. Mus. Performance
program. He has also singled himself out
in many competitions such as the Canada
Music Competition, the Lynnwood-Far-
nam Competition, and the Quebec Organ
Competition, in which he won first prizes.
JOCELYN LAFOND
CANDIDATE C Jocelyn Lafond
Semi-Final Round:
J. P. SWEELINCK (1562-1621)Mein junges Leben hat ein End
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHPrelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
VALÉRY AUBERTIN (B. 1970)
Première Sonate
I. …ce soir aussi
II. Ombres
V. …longtemps avant le jour
CHARLES-MARIE WIDORSymphonie No3, op. 13 No 3
Final Round
PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHFantasy and Fugue in g minor, BWV 542
CÉSAR FRANCKPrière, opus 20 (extrait des Six Pièces)
LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937)
Symphonie No3 op. 28
V. Final
CANDIDATE H Alexander Ross
Semi-Final Round:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
ALAIN GAGNON (1938-2017)
Pastourelle, op. 26
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Sonata V, op. 65 No. 5
I. Andante
II. Andante con moto III. Allegro maestoso
BENGT HAMBRAEUS (1928-2000)Tierce en Taille from Livre d’orgue (vol. 2)
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDENun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, BuxWV 210
Final Round
CHARLES-MARIE WIDORSymphonie 5, op. 42 No. 1 I. Allegro vivace
PETER-ANTHONY TOGNIHagia Sophia Litanies
OLIVIER MESSIAEN II. Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension)
HEALEY WILLAN (1880-1968)Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue in e-flat minor, B. 149
Alexander Ross hails from Goderich,
Ontario. In 2011, Alex began his Bachelor
of Music in Organ Performance at McGill
University with Profs. John Grew and
Hans-Ola Ericsson — graduating in 2015
with Honours and Outstanding Perfor-
mance in Organ. From 2012–2015, Alex
was Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathe-
dral in Montreal where he would assist,
accompany and direct under the guidance
of Drs. Adrian Foster and Patrick Wedd.
In 2015, Alex won first prize in the RCCO
Lynwood Farnam Organ Competition.
Also in 2015, Alex began not only an Artist
Diploma at McGill with Hans-Ola Ericsson
and Christian Lane (which he completed
in 2019), but also an apprenticeship with
the firm of Juget-Sinclair facteurs d’orgues
in Montreal. Alex has already been instru-
mental in the fabrication and voicing of six
organs during his apprenticeship as well as
three restorations.
ALEXANDER ROSS
FIRST PLACE: Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize: $5,000
SECOND PLACE: Paul Murray Prize: $2,500
THIRD PLACE: Muriel Gidley Stafford Prize: $1,000
Generous support for the RCCO National
Playing Competition comes from the
Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund, Mrs. Helen
Murray and Family, the Lloyd-Carr-Harris
Foundation, and the RCCO Endowment
Fund.
PRIZES
I. GREAT
Bourdon 16’
Open Diapason 8’
Chimney Flute 8’
Principal 4’
Spire Flute 4’
Nazard 2 ⅔’
Block Flute 2’
Tierce 1 ⅗’
Mixture IV 1 ⅓’
Trumpet 8’
II. SWELL (ENCLOSED)
Stopped Diapason 8’
Viola da Gamba 8’
Voila Celeste 8’
Spindle Flute 4’
Fifteenth 2’
Sharp Mixture III 1’
Bassoon 16’
Oboe 8’
PEDAL
Subbass 16’
Principal 8’
Bass Flute 8’
Choral Bass 4’
Trombone 16’
Trumpet 8’
Schalmey 4’
2019 RCCO NATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION JURY
PRELIMINARY JUDGES:
Jacobus Kloppers
Isabelle Demers
Ken Cowan
LIVE-ROUND JUDGES:
John Grew
Paul Halley
Craig Humber
Rachel Laurin
Peter Togni
Full bios available at
www.changingtides2019.ca
ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS
ST. GEORGE’S ROUND CHURCH ORGUES LÉTOURNEAU, OPUS 76 (2002)
ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
I. CHOIR (ENCLOSED)
Quintade 8’Erzahler 8’Erzahler Celeste 8’Flute Ouverte 4’Nazard 2 ⅔’Flageolet 2’Tierce 1 ⅗’Tremulant
I. POSITIV
Flûte à Cheminée 8’Principal 4’Koppelflöte 4’Nasat 2 ⅔’Waldflöte 2’Terz 1 ⅗’Super Octave 1’Largigot 1’Cymbal III
II. GREAT
Double Diapason 16’Open Diapason I 8’Open Diapason II 8’Geigen Principal 8’Stopped Diapason 8’Spitzflöte 4’Octave 4’Principal 4’Gedeckt 4’Quint 2 ⅔’Fifteenth 2’Mixture IIMixture IIIHerald Trumpet 8’Trumpet 8’
III. SWELL (ENCLOSED)
Quintaten 16’Geigen Diapason 8’Hohlflöte 8’Echo Salicional 8’Viola da Gamba 8’Voix Celeste 8’Principal 4’Lieblich Flute 4’Fifteenth 2’Sharp Mixture IIQuint Mixture IIIContra Fagotto 16’Herald Trumpet 8’Trumpet 8’Oboe 8’Clarion 4’TremulantSwell 16’Swell 4’Unison off
IV. SOLO (ENCLOSED)
Dopple Flute 8’ 8’Gamba 8’Orchestral Flute 4’Piccolo 2’Clarinet 8’Orchestral Oboe 8’Solo 16’Solo 4’Unison off
PEDAL
Double Open Diapason 32’Contra Bourdon 32’Open Diapason 16’Open Wood’ 16’Subbass 16’Dulciana 16’Bourdon 16’Violone 16’Quint 10 ⅔’Octave 8’Open Flute 8’Stopped Flute 8’Dulcet 8’Violoncello 8’Choral Bass 4’IV Mixture 2 ⅔’Trombone 16’Trumpet 8’Clarion 4’