Montréal Organ Festival Schedule
1er au 7 juillet 2017
July 1 - 7, 2017
l'AGO région du Nord-Est, le CRCO et le CIOC
Northeast AGO,
RCCO, & CIOC
***Please download Full Schedule for Exhibit and Registration Times***
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017 (Pre-Festival Day: Additional charges apply*)
9:30 AM Bus Departs for RCCO Competition
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM AGO Regional Competition (St. James United Church)
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM RCCO National Competition (Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM The Elora Singers (The Gesù)
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Concert: Pierre Grandmaison (Notre-Dame Basilica)
10:00 PM Cocktail Party and Canada-Day Fireworks (Espace 360: Pointe-à-Callière)
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2017
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM "Organ Unleashed!" (Recital/Demo/Silent Film - with Alcée Chriss III & Peter Krasinski; see detailed schedule for more)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM McGill Student Organ Academy Closing Concert (St. James United Church)
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Buses leave for Oratory (Bus times to be confirmed at registration desk)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pre-Festival Concert: Nathan Laube (St. Joseph’s Oratory)
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM RCCO National Council (Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul)
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM AGO Regional Leadership Meeting (Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul)
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Opening Festival Concert (Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul)
Organized Crime Duo (Rachel Mahon & Sarah Svendsen)
Mélanie Barney (with Buzz brass ensemble): Holst – The Planets
MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Opening Service: Jonathan Oldengarm and the choir of St. Andrew & St. Paul
(Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul)
11:00 AM -12:00 PM Workshops ( Various Locations)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM RCCO Annual General Meeting (Sheraton Hotel, Salon 6)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM AGO Regional Meeting (Sheraton Hotel, Salon 7)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Workshops (Various Locations)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option A Concert: Federico Andreoni (Saint John the Evangelist)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option B Concert: Stephen Boda and Colin MacKnight (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option C Concert: Choral Evensong: The Choir of King's College London (Christ Church Cathedral)
7:15 PM Bus Departure for Evening Concert
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Concert: Hans-Ola Ericsson (Church of the Immaculate Conception)
TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017
8:15AM Buses Depart from Sheraton for the Guided Tour (Must be registered for tour to attend) SOLD OUT
8:45AM- 9:15AM Buses depart from Sheraton for the Oratory Concert
9:00 AM Guided Tour: The organs of St. Joseph Oratory
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Concert: Vincent Boucher (St. Joseph’s Oratory)
11:15AM Buses Depart from St Joseph Oratory for Options A,B and C (Bring tickets for boarding)
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Option A: Visit Juget-Sinclair workshop (with boxed lunch)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Option B: Katelyn Emerson: Saint-Gilbert church (with boxed lunch)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Option C: John Grew (Mountainside United Church (with boxed lunch)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Option D: Rashaan Allwood (St. James United Church)
2:00 PM Buses Leave Sheraton for Cherry Rhodes Concert
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Concert: Cherry Rhodes (Saints-Anges, Lachine)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Happy Hour Concert Option A: Monica Czausz & Nicholas Capozzoli (St. Matthias' Church)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Happy Hour Concert Option B: McGill Students (Grand Séminaire)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Happy Hour Concert Option C: Mireille Lagacé (Saint-Léon church, Westmount)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Happy Hour Concert Option D: Choral evensong: The Choir of King's College London (Christ Church Cathedral)
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Roomful of Teeth (Marie Reine-du-Monde Cathedral)
10:00 PM Festival Cocktail Party (Place Ville-Marie tower)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM AGO improvisation competition semi-finals (Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Jean-Baptiste Robin (Redpath Hall, Group A)
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM Jean-Baptiste Robin (Redpath Hall, Group B)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Choral Evensong: The Choir of King's College London (Christ Church Cathedral)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Concert: Christian Lane and Jean-Willy Kunz (with Jazzquintet) (Maison symphonique)
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Festival worship service (Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral)
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM AGO & RCCO competition winners concert (Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Open consoles (see convention program book and mobile app for details)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option A: Duo Majoya (The Gesù)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option B: les soûls d'amour (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Option C: Choral evensong: The Choir of King's College London (Christ Church Cathedral)
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Concert: Olivier Latry (Notre-Dame Basilica)
10:00 PM Closing reception (Sheraton Hotel)
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017 (Post-Festival Day: Additional charges apply*)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concert: Marc-André Doran (Church of the Visitation)
10:30 AM – 11:30 PM Concert: Jan Kraybill (Sainte-Famille Church, Boucherville)
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Guided Tour: Visits to Casavant and Létourneau shops/lunch
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Concert: Rachel Laurin (Saint-Hyacinthe Cathedral)
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner and wine tasting: Domaine les Brome
6:30 PM Concert: Renée Anne Louprette (Abbaye Saint-Benoît-du-lac)
* Please note that there is an additional charge for pre-convention ($100) and post-convention days ($175), which are not included as part of the standard convention registration package).
