New Works, Commissions:

July 12 | 2010 Holy Trinity Eaton Centre Toronto, Canada	“Sonata for Horn and Organ”  Music Monday Series Mannfred Dippmann, horn; Reinhard Seeliger, organ
August 1 | 2010 St. Paul’s Cathedral London, UK	“Suite de Pentecote”  performed by the composer, Andrew Ager, on the organ.
August 2010 Palazzo Castello, Venice	“Three Sonnets”     Rosemary Forbes-Butler, soprano
November 2010 Toronto, Canada	Premiere of Symphony no.1 Classical Music Consort of Toronto Ashiq Aziz, conductor
June 19 | 2011 Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico	“Concerto for Organ and Orchestra”       Maxine Thevenot, organ soloist Justin Bischof, conductor
October 2011 Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City	“Concerto for Organ and Orchestra”         Canadian Chamber Orchestra Maxine Thevenot, organ soloist Justin Bischof, conductor
July 2012 Sulmona, Abruzzi, Italy Premiere performance	“The Wings of the Dove”  A new opera, commissioned by the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy

 

Upcoming news:

May 2010	Recording of « Missa Campanella » by Choir of the Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque Canadian Chamber Orchestra Maxine Thevenot, conductor Stephen Tharp, organ
July 2010	CD Release: “Premiere Suite” for organ Maxine Thevenot, organ soloist Recorded at Cathedral of St. John the Divine Victoria, BC Label: Raven
November 2010	CD Release: “Suite de Pentecote” Recorded at St. Charles Church, Monte Carlo Andrew Ager, organist

 

Recent Performances and Premières:

January 20, 22, 2010 West Hall Theatre, Toronto	“Frankenstein – or the Modern Prometheus” Fully staged production by Tryptych Productions of Toronto
December 15 | 2009 Santa Fe, New Mexico	“Winter – an Evocation”   Commissioned & performed by the "Polyphony Vocal Ensemble of New Mexico" Maxine Thevenot, Director
August 2 | 2009 Westminster Cathedral London, UK	Premiere: Suite pour orgue Andrew Ager, organist, as a featured recitalist for the Annual Festival of New Organ Music (UK)
June 29 – July 3 | 2009 Toronto	Canadian Premiere: “Toccata Festiva” International Organ Festival Royal Canadian College of Organists Centennial The performer will be the rising young Canadian virtuoso organist Ryan Jackson.
June 2009 Toronto	Deux Preludes et Fugues, op. 30 Rachel Laurin and Andrew Ager, organists International Organ Festival Royal Canadian College of Organists Centennial
April | 2009 La Catedral de la Almudena Madrid	Premiere of "Messe des Cloches" Choir of Notre Dame Cathedral Ottawa directed by Michel Guimont, Andrew Ager organist
February 18 | 2009 Munich	European Premiere of “Toccata Festiva” performed by the composer, Andrew Ager, on the organ.
December 13 | 2008 Metropolitan United Church Toronto	“L’orgue Joyeux” Hannaford Street Silver Band's annual Christmas Concert, with the composer, Andrew Ager, as soloist.
October 18 | 2008 Living Arts Centre Mississauga	Premiere of “L’orgue Joyeux”, for solo organ, brass, percussion, and winds. Orchestra Mississauga John Barnum, conductor Andrew Ager, organ

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