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Coming up on September 13, the Canadian Music Centre is presenting an evening of performances by George Rahi & gamut inc.

For tickets and more information:

https://cmccanada.org/event/new-music-for-organ-george-rahi-gamut-inc-at-metropolitan-united-church/

Roger Sayer, the organist who worked with Hans Zimmer to create the soundtrack for the blockbuster film Interstellar, is marking the 10th anniversary of the movie with a worldwide tour, culminating in five concerts across Canada this October! For tickets, visit rcco.ca/interstellar

Setup is underway for an exciting new series of workshops on the "Fundamentals of Organ Tuning" coming up July 20/21 and 26/27 in Calgary! This unique pilot project will include a total of 11 participants who will join organ tuner/technician Steve Miller for an introduction to the world of organ tuning, as well as hands-on training.

And that's a wrap! The 2024 Summer Organ Academy comes to a close with a wonderful Student Recital featuring many of our participants of all ages and stages! Thank you to all our participants this year for a great week, and we hope to see some of you return next year!

It's Day 5 of the Academy and students are diligently working on their pieces for the final Student Recital happening tomorrow at 1 pm at Rosedale United Church (159 Roxborough Dr.)! It's free admission, so come out and support our participants! A discussion of Technology and the Organ with Kevin Komisaruk, along with a Masterclass with Aaron James wrapped up the series of events for the week!

Wow, time passed by so fast, and it's already Day 4 of the Summer Organ Academy. After a full day of lessons and practice, participants gathered together for a Social Event - watching the Fairy Queen at Koerner Hall!

The Academy will soon come to a close with Student Recital on Saturday, July 13 at 1 pm at Rosedale United Church. Come support our Academy participants! Free admission!

It's Day 3 of the Summer Organ Academy! Rain or shine, nothing will stop our participants from a full day of lessons and fun! Today, Aaron James provided a lecture on the function and the inner workings of the organ and the organ pipe! Our participants also got a chance to play in a masterclass with Kevin Komisaruk. Come hear them perform for our Student Recital this Saturday at 1 pm at Rosedale United Church (159 Roxborough Dr.)! Free admission!

After a full day of lessons and practice, participants of the Summer Organ Academy had a marvellous evening full of learning - both at Jonathan Oldengarm's lecture about historical keyboards and at the masterclass with Katelyn Emerson. What a great way to end an eventful Day 2!

Tonight's Faculty All-Star Concert starts the Summer Organ Academy with a bang! What an amazing performance from our Faculty to mark Day 1 of the Academy! Excited for what this week will bring - stay tuned!