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Today's the day of the Summer Organ Academy All-Star Concert! It's at Rosedale United Church (159 Roxborough Dr, Toronto) at 7:00 pm.  Freewill offering and donations gratefully accepted. Don't miss out on a wonderful and diverse program!  Come enjoy exceptional performances by Chelsea Chen, Isabelle Demers, Aaron Tan, Aaron James, Jonathan Oldengarm, John Paul Farahat, David Simon, and Sarah Svendsen.  There may even be a little surprise at the end!

Earl Clark has been the organist and musical director at Stratford's St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for the last 63 years. On Sunday June 25, he will retire. Watch the CBC news report at here . Earl will be presented with the RCCO Distinguished Service Award at the College Convocation on July 5, 2023.

The Summer Organ Academy All-Star Concert is just a weekend away!  It's on Monday, June 26, 2023, at 7:00 pm at Rosedale United Church, Toronto. Come watch our faculty perform pieces from a variety of genres (and there may be little surprise at the end)! 

The Summer Organ Academy All-Star Concert is less than a week away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Rosedale United Church in Toronto! Today’s spotlight falls on Aaron James, Jonathan Oldengarm, and John Paul Farahat.

On top of performing in this concert, they will each be giving an hour-long lecture on topics ranging from an introduction to the Wolff Organ to French Symphonic Organs to the secret code of registering early 20th-century Casavants! Register to audit Summer Organ Academy Masterclasses and Lectures at https://rcco.ca/event-5193392

Just one more week until the Summer Organ Academy begins! It's not too late to sign up for Masterclasses and Lectures.  One of these masterclasses takes place at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto with Aaron Tan on June 30, 2023 at 7 pm.  Register to audit Summer Organ Academy Masterclasses and Lectures at https://rcco.ca/event-5193392 . 

Just a reminder that the Summer Organ Academy All-Star Concert is on Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Rosedale United Church in Toronto. Today’s spotlight falls on David Simon and Sarah Svendsen!

Check out some of their performances here!

David Simon:

TCHAIKOVSKY - 5th Symphony, Mvt. 1 transcribed by David Simon

Rachel Laurin’s Introduction & Passacaglia on a Theme by Raymond Daveluy

This week we are featuring National Organ Competition Semi-Finalist Owen Spicer

Owen Spicer is an organist and accompanist based in Montreal, Quebec. An Associate of the Royal Canadian College of Organists and Conservatory Canada (Organ and Piano), Owen has won numerous awards and scholarships, including the D.F Cook medal, the Paul Westermeyer Hymn playing Award and The Donald and Helen Mackey memorial award. Owen has held positions as Organist at Montreal West United Church and Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral Montreal, First St. Andrew's United Church London (On), and St. Martin's in the Fields London (On).

As a recitalist, he has performed at numerous venues in Quebec and Ontario, including Redpath Hall Montreal, St. Andrew's Church Ottawa and St James Cathedral Toronto. Owen accompanies ensembles in Ottawa and Montreal, such as the Caelis Ensemble, directed by Matthew Larkin and the Christ Church Cathedral choir, directed by Nicholas Capozzoli.

In April, Owen will graduate from McGill University with a bachelor's in organ performance, where he studied with Hans-Ola Ericsson and Jonathan Oldengarm. He is currently in the studio of Isabelle Demers. In addition to the organ, he studied choral conducting with Jean Sébastien Valée and obtained a minor in music theory.

The Semi-finals will be held on Saturday July 1st at Rosedale Presbyterian Church, Toronto from 10:00 am and 1:30 pm. Admission is free (donations to the RCCO accepted at the door).

Unable to attend the full Summer Organ Academy program? All Masterclasses and Lectures are still available for auditing!