VCHpresents: Two Free Organ Concerts – Organ, Français; Second Wind
VCHPRESENTS: TWO FREE ORGAN CONCERTS – ORGAN, FRANÇAIS; SECOND WIND
The majestic Victoria Concert Hall Klais organ will be put through its paces in two upcoming free lunchtime concerts. On Monday 24 February at 12.30pm, organist François Espinasse showcases a handful of great French works for the instrument: including Louis Vierne’s Carillon de Westminster and César Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation.
The concert is free to attend and is supported by the Singapore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Registration is now open on Eventbrite.
On Monday 4 May at 12.30pm we continue our free lunchtime concert series with a programme of music for the unusual pairing of organ and flute. Organist Koh Jia Hwei is joined by flautist Cheryl Lim for music by Vierne, Jehan Alain and more.
Registration for the concert will open on 20 April. Both concerts are sponsored by the Lee Foundation.
Organ, Français
François Espinasse, organ
Mon / 24 Feb 20 / 12.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Free Concert
A Baroque German composer who “turned” French, Bach transcribed by a French, French Romantics, and a trip to the Far East by the revolutionary French organist/composer Jehan Alain. Every piece has a French touch in this fascinating organ recital by organist François Espinasse.
This concert is supported by the Singapore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Click here to find out more about Victoria Concert Hall’s Klais Organ.
FeaturingFrançois Espinasse, organ
Programme| Jean-Adam Guilain (Guilain) | Suite du premier ton |
|---|---|
| Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach) | Stirb in mir from Cantata BWV 169 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach) | Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29 |
| César Franck (Franck) | Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 |
| Louis Vierne (Vierne) | Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6 |
| ALAIN | Deux danses à Agni Yavishta |
| ALAIN | Litanies |
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[Cancelled] Second Wind
Koh Jia Hwei, organ / Cheryl Lim, flute
Mon / 04 May 20 / 12.30pm
Victoria Concert Hall
Free Concert
Singaporean flutist Cheryl Lim raises a second wind together with organist Koh Jia Hwei in this recital of multiple musical pipes. Besides works by Vierne, Franck and Martin, the extraordinary French composer Jehan Alain (1911-1940) is represented by two beguiling pieces for flute and organ.
Click here to find out more about Victoria Concert Hall’s Klais Organ.
FeaturingKoh Jia Hwei, organ / Cheryl Lim, flute
Programme| César Franck (Franck) | Pastorale, Op. 19 |
|---|---|
| Hugh Martin | Sonata da chiesa for Flute and Organ |
| ALAIN | Three Movements for Flute and Organ |
| ALAIN | Aria for Flute and Organ |
| Louis Vierne (Vierne) | Toccata from Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No. 2, Op. 53, No. 6 |
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