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World-famous for over 40 years, the basilica's superb instrument is considered one of the world’s top 10 outstanding organs.
This majestic organ was built in Hamburg, Germany between the years 1958 and 1959. It was dismantled and subsequently installed in the Oratory in 1960. It has 78 stops, 118 ranks, and 5811 pipes activated by 5 manuala and a pedal board. It is the masterpiece of the celebrated German organ builder Rudolf von Beckerath.
For more details on the specifications of the organ, click here. (in French only, translation is coming soon)
The splendours of the organ are often display by the titular organist of the Oratory Phillipe Bélanger, during guided toura and the "Music and Spirituality". On Sundays at 3:30 p.m., a half-hour concert is offered to the public free of charge. During the summer the Oratory sponsors a concert series called Wednesdays of the Organ featuring virtuoso artists from Quebec, the rest of Canada, the United States and Europe, in an array of traditional and innovative programs.
Information
Telephone: 514 733-8211 extension 2421
E-mail: orgue@saint-joseph.org
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Activities
Organ Concert
Every Sunday at the Basilica at 3:30 p.m.
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Philippe Bélanger to give concerts in Europe this summer and automn!
In France
July 27 at the church of Saint-Appolinaire in Valence (in the area of Lyon)
August 3 at the church of Notre-Dame in Paris
August 10 at the church of Saint-Rémi in Brittany
In Belgium
September 20 with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège (place to be determined)
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Two radio interviews with Philippe Bélanger
CBC Home run, part 1, click here
CBC Home run, part 2, click here
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Wednesday of the Organ Festival - Summer 2008
Philippe Bélanger, Artistic Director and Organist.
Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale at the door beginning at 7 p.m.; group rates on demand.
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August 6, 2008
Sweelinck, Bruhns, Mendelssolh, Preston, Vierne with Maxine Thevenot, Cathedral of Saint John, Albuquerque, USA
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August 13, 2008
Buxtende, Bach, Frank, Liszt with Réal Gauthier, Immaculée-Conception Church, Montréal
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August 20, 2008
Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351)
Handel, Naji Hakim, Bach, Chorale Fantasia: Komm, Heiliger Geist
Messiaen with Thomas Annand, Saint Andrew's Church, Ottawa
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August 27, 2008
Screening of a silent film classic with improvised soundtrack Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (1926) by Fred Niblo with Philippe Bélanger, Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Montréal
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Information, reservations and comments:
Telephone: 514 733-8211
Email: orgue@saint-joseph.org
Schedule subject to change without notice.
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