EARLY REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
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RCCO Members: Log into your RCCO account before you begin the Festival registration process. This will ensure that the appropriate registration options are available to you, and will auto-fill your information for you.
Festival highlights:
- World-class
solo performers: Isabelle Demers, Jonathan Oldengarm, Sarah Svendsen,
Martin Jones, Joshua Ehlebracht and Alexander Straus-Fausto. Additional
concerts will feature Esprit Singers of Winnipeg, organist Angelique Po,
Inuk throat singer Qattuu and CBC's Tom Allen with J.S. Bach's Long Walk in the Snow.
- The semi-finals and finals of the National Organ Competition will be held on the first and third days of the Festival.
- Venues
include: St Matthews Lutheran Church, St Peter's Lutheran Church, St
Andrew's Presbyterian Church and the Church of St John the Evangelist in
Kitchener; First United Church and Trillium Lutheran Church in
Waterloo; and The Basilica of Our Lady and St George's Anglican Church
in Guelph.
- There
will be 18 workshops and masterclasses on a variety of topics ranging
from professional development, expanding skillsets and RCCO Centre
development.
- Registration fees include one lunch and our Festival Dinner at the
beautiful Pavillion in the centre of Victoria Park, one of Ontario's
most beautiful civic parks.
- All
venues are fully accessible. For those with mobility issues, please
indicate your needs at registration time and our mobility coordinator
will work with you to ensure your stay is comfortable and problem-free.
- Join the Organ Crawl on Friday, July 11 and see and play some beautiful
instruments that will not be featured during the Festival including
instruments by Brunzema, Wolff, Casavant and Guilbault-Thérien.
(Additional cost. Lunch and transportation provided.)
- Friday,
July 11 is also opening night for the leading summer choral festival in
Ontario, The Elora Festival. Plan to stay in the area for Elora and
also consider a visit to the world-famous Stratford Festival just a
30-minute drive from Kitchener.
We are pleased to offer convention attendees superior accommodation at a perfect location in Kitchener: The Walper Hotel 20 Queen Street South Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1V6 Canada
Upon registration, Festival attendees will receive the hotel booking
link in their registration confirmation email. The special Festival rate
of $216 per night is only available using this link.
Plan your vacation around the festival and explore these attractions which are within a 30-90 minute drive: - Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wine regions in Niagara and Erie North Shore
- Elora Festival opening night on July 11
- Mennonite Country in Waterloo Region, including renowned St. Jacob's Market
- African Lion Safari, Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, and more
About Organ Festival Canada
À propos du Festival d'orgue du Canada
Organ Festival Canada brings people together from across the country to learn about and celebrate
Canada’s organ music community.
Organ Festival Canada is the national festival and conference of the RCCO and the main meeting place for Canada’s organ community. The Festival brings together organists, music educators, composers, organ builders, and other members of the organ community from across Canada for professional development, the sharing and proliferation of ideas and research in organ music, performance, networking, and to celebrate Canada’s organ community.
Le Festival d'orgue du Canada a deux objectifs. Tout d'abord, il offre au grand public la possibilité d'entendre des organistes et des chœurs de niveau international dans un répertoire très varié (avec bon nombre de créations de pièces), et il donne aux membres du collège la possibilité de perfectionner leurs compétences professionnelles grâce à des ateliers menés par des autorités reconnues dans leur domaine. Deuxièmement, c'est l'occasion pour le collège de mener ses activités officielles, comme la convocation annuelle pour la remise des diplômes, des certificats et des prix ainsi que pour honorer ses plus importants contributeurs, la réunion générale annuelle, la messe du collège et la réunion du conseil national.
Pour beaucoup, la plus belle récompense est la possibilité de rencontrer informellement des collègues venus de tout le pays afin de rassembler informations et inspirations.
Pour un recensement des centres ayant accueilli le Festival d'orgue du Canada depuis 1985, cliquez ici.
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- 2021 Hamilton, ON
- 2020 Online
- 2020 Victoria, BC (cancelled due to COVID)
- 2019 Halifax, NS
- 2018 Calgary, AB
- 2017 Montréal, QC
- 2016 Kingston, ON
- 2015 Winnipeg, MB
- 2014 London, ON
- 2013 Ottawa, ON
- 2012 Saint John, NB
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- 2009 Toronto, ON (RCCO Centennial)
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- 1999 Hamilton, ON
- 1998 London, ON
- 1997 St Catharines, ON
- 1996 Charlottetown, PEI (Regional)
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- 1993 Montréal, QC (I.C.O.)
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- 1991 Toronto, ON
- 1990 Edmonton, AB
- 1989 Hamilton, ON
- 1988 Windsor, ON
- 1987 St Catharines, ON
- 1986 Kingston, ON
- 1985 Montréal, QC
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