2014/06/07 - 20:00
"Lassus to Langlais", The Rushley Singers, dir. Rachael and Simon Lee, Jan Hare, organ
Lancaster Cathdral, Lancaster (UK)
With works by Walton, Stanford and Holst, "The Rushley Singers" directed by Rachael and Simon Lee, Jan Hare, organ, present a most interesting initiative : a vocal mass with all mouvements composed by various composers from different centuries : Kyrie (Vierne), Gloria (Rheinberger), Credo (Byrd), Sanctus/Benedictus (Lassus) and finally, Agnus Dei by Jean LANGLAIS (from "Messe Solennelle")
2014/06/13 - 15:00
Homage to Jean Langlais and Gaston Litaize, organ recital Dominique Levacque.
INJA (National Institute for the Blind), salle André Marchal, Paris (France)
Present organ teacher at the National Institute for the Blind in Paris, Dominique Levacque, pays homage to his famous predecessors, Jean Langlais and Gaston Litaize, playing five from Gaston Litaize's 12 Pieces, and, by Jean LANGLAIS : "Ave Maria, ave Maris stella" (3 Paraphrases Grégoriennes), "Nazard" and "Arabesque sur les flûtes" (Suite Française), "Jésus, mon sauveur béni" (Huit Chants de Bretagne, n°5) and "Theme et variations" (Hommage à Frescobaldi).
2014/06/15 - 16:00
"Hommage à Marie-Claire Alain" : Daniel Roth, Vincent Warnier, Edgar Krapp, George C. Baker
Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris
Four former organ pupils of Marie-Claire Alain (D. Roth, V. Warnier, E. Krapp and George C. Baker play on the Saint-Sulpice Cavaillé-Coll organ a programme dedicated to the memory of Marie-Claire Alain, featuring works she used to play during her career, by Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Dupré, Duruflé, Alain, and, by Jean LANGLAIS : "Chant Héroïque" (Neuf Pièces) dedicated to the memory of Jehan Alain.
2014/06/19 - 19:00
The Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, James Kennerley, organist and choirmaster
Church of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, New-York City
The Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, directed by James Kennerley, organist and choirmaster, sings choral works by Messiaen, Widor, Dupré and Jean LANGLAIS "Messe Solennelle".
2014/06/19 - 20:30
French Polyphony in Concert :"From Renaissance to the XXth Century", Choeur Eolides, directed by Benjamin Fau.
Church St Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris (France)
The French Choir "Eolides" directed by Benjamin Fau, presents a programme of French Polyphonic Music from the Renaissance to the XXth Century with works by Sermisy, Costeley, Jannequin, Gounod, St-Saëns, Ravel, Debussy, ending with Jean LANGLAIS "Mass in Ancient Style".
2014/06/19 - 21:00
Vocal concert featuring Duruflé and Langlais, Ensemble Didaschalie, Ramonville Choir, dir. Pierre Vié
Eglise St-Agne, Ramonville (France)
In this concert centered on Duruflé's 4 motets and "Notre Père" and Jean LANGLAIS "Messe en style ancien", the "Ensemble Didaschalie" sings also works by Berlioz, Desenclos, Gounod and Rota.
2014/06/22 - 11:00
High Mass at St.Paul, John Robinson directs the Choir of St.Paul's, Jonathan Wessler and Sylvie Mallet, organ
The Church of Saint Paul, Cambridge, Mass (USA)
Jean LANGLAIS "Messe Solennelle" will be sung at the High Mass at St.Paul, together with Langlais' Motet "Ave mundi Gloria" and "O sacrum convivum" by Messiaen; the Choir of St.Paul's will be directed by John Robinson, with Jonathan Dessler at the organ. Sylvie Mallet will play, at the organ, "Grands Jeux" (Suite Brève) at the beginning at the mass, and "Te Deum" (Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes) after the mass, again by Langlais.
2014/06/23 - 07:30
AGO Boston 2014 National Convention, Opening Concert, James David Christie, organ and The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, directed by Christopher Wilkins.
Symphony Hall, Boston.
For the Opening Concert of AGO Boston 2014 National Convention, James David Christie is the solo organist, playing American organ works by Walter Piston and Samuel Barber, and with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra directed by Christopher Wilkins, 2nd Concerto for organ and orchestra by Daniel Pinkham, First Symphony for organ and orchestra by Guilmant, and, for the first time in Boston, Jean LANGLAIS "Thème, variations et final" for strings, brasses and organ, composed in 1937.
2014/06/25 - 02:30
"Rising Stars", AGO Convention, Boston 2014, Jessica Park, organ
Arlington Street Church, Boston
Organist Jessica Park, from Oberlin University studio of James David Christie, plays Vierne and the complete "Suite Brève" by Jean LANGLAIS (Grands Jeux- Cantilène - Plainte - Dialogue sur les mixtures) for her recital in "Rising stars" series.
2014/06/26 - 02:30
"Rising Stars", AGO National Organ Convention, Boston 2014, Jessica Park, organist
Arlington Street Church, Boston
Jessica Park, student of James David Christie at Oberlin University, plays for the second time the program including Vierne (Final, 3rd Symphony) and the complete Jean LANGLAIS' "Suite Brève" (Grands Jeux- Cantilène - Plainte - Dialogue sur les mixtures)
2014/06/27 - 21:00
"Duruflé - Langlais", Ensemble Didaschalie, Choeur de Ramonville, dir. Pierre Vié
Church St Exupere, Toulouse (France)
Duruflé's 4 motets and "'Notre Père", Jean LANGLAIS "Mass in ancient style" will be performed by "Ensemble Didaschalie" directed by Pierre Vié, with also works by Berlioz, Desenclos, Gounod and Rota.
2014/06/30 - 21:00
"Duruflé and Langlais", Ensemble Didaschjalie, Choeur de Ramonville, dir. Pierre Vié
Chapelle St Anne, Toulouse (France)
Centered on Duruflé's 4 Motets and "Notre Père" and Jean LANGLAIS "Mass in ancient style", the "Ensemble Didaschalie" (Ramonville's Choir) interprets a program featuring Berlioz, Desenclos, Gounos and Rota.