Organ Intermezzi - June 24 - August 26, 2010 at 12:15 p.m.
Each Thursday in July and August from 12:15 to 1:00 pm, local and international organists put the church's mighty Casavant organ through its paces in programmes of lighter classics. Following each concert, audience members can meet the artist over a free glass of lemonade, served in the Memorial Tower. Admission is by freewill donation. This year's artists include:
June 24: Alison Riseley-Clark, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
July 1: Jonathan Oldengarm, Montreal, QC
July 8: Mark Howe, USA
July 15: Jens Korndörfer, Montréal / Germany
July 22: Kurt-Ludwig Forg, Borken, Germany
July 29: Han-Mi Kang, Lynnwood Farnam Organ Competition Winner
August 5: Jennifer Loveless, Ottawa, ON
August 12: Henri-Franck Beaupérin, Angers, France
August 19: William Maddox, Toronto, ON
August 26: Jonathan Oldengarm, Montreal, QC
Benefit Concert for the Maison du Parc - November 27, 2009
This concert features our choir and organ together with members of the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Players’ Association. La Maison du Parc, one of the last community HIV/AIDS hospices still operating in Québec, was founded in Montreal in April 1991. La Maison du Parc welcomes all individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS in need.
CBC Sing-In - December 13, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. - News Release
The 30th annual CBC Sing-In wasbroadcast on CBC Radio across Canada and, this year, reached international audiences in more than 20 countries via the European Broadcasting Union.
Carols-by-Candlelight - December 20, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
This special Christmas service takes place in the church late in the afternoon of the third Sunday in December. Choir members carrying candles as they enter the darkened Sanctuary join the congregation in joyous music. A CD recording of the 1998 event marking the Silver Jubilee of Carols-by-Candlelight, a perfect Christmas gift, is available at the Book Stall in the Narthex.
Organ+ - February 7 - 28, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.
A series of four recitals performed by Director of Music Jonathan Oldengarm featuring major masterworks of the English and German Romantic schools, and Organ Scholar Han Mi Kang, featuring French Symphonic repertoire. MSO Concerto Competition-winning percussionist Ben Duinker joins Jonathan Oldengarm in an unusual organ and percussion concert as well. Click here for full programme details. Admission by freewill donation, duration ca. 1 hour. Proceeds support the Haitian aid efforts of the Red Cross and Presbyterian World Sharing & Development. Over $2,000 was raised this year! Thanks to all donors for your generosity.
Good Friday Choral Service: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (J. S. Bach) - April 2, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
The Choir of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, accompanied by an ensemble of some of Montreal and Canada's leading period instrument specialists, presented Bach's towering masterwork in a liturgical context. Soloists were drawn from the choir; Jordan de Souza conducted, and Hank Knox and Erin Helyard played continuo.
