The purpose of the Canadian Organ Music site is to provide a resource for concert organists, students, church musicians and others who seek information about Canadian organ music. The annotated catalogue below is the beginning of a more comprehensive work in progress that will list and annotate recent and contemporary Canadian organ music on a web-programmable database. The aim is to create a centralized source of information for performers, composers and scholars. Work on this project is initiated by Marnie Giesbrecht and organists in graduate student programs in the Department of Music, University of Alberta. The project would not be possible without the support of the University of Alberta Faculty of Arts "Technologies for Learning Centre" and the skillful, invaluable assistance of Aimée Morrison.

The annotated catalogue below is the work of Gertrude Olford, DMus, U of A, 1997. Her thesis work included a significant essay "Selected Canadian Solo Organ Music 1981-1996: Introduction and Annotated Catalogue." The 178 pieces listed reflect a diversity of styles and techniques. She observes that although there is overlap in categories, 41 were composed for concert performance and 137 specifically for church use. In addition to descriptive comments, annotations include duration and level of difficulty. Information on composers includes locating them in one of the eight RCCO (Royal Canadian College of Organists) regions throughout the country was accurate in 1997.

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Annotated catalogue of Canadian solo organ music, 1981-1996|

Composers are in alphabetical order, compositions are in reverse chronological order. Omission of any composer or any work is unintentional.
As regards level of difficulty, E = easy; M = medium; D = difficult.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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ARCHER, Violet Balestreri. b Montréal, Québec, 1913. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1984a Improvisation on Veni Creator. Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo Music Company Ltd. (1986). 10 p. Also in Eight chorale preludes for organ. Pacific, Missouri: Cathedral Music Press, 1991. Bright toccata with slow middle section. Tempo and registration indications. M.
1984b Variations on AAberystwyth.@ Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo Music Company Ltd. (1986). 10 p. Also in Eight chorale preludes for organ. Pacific, Missouri: Cathedral Music Press, 1991. Chorale and four variations. Tempo and registration indications. Conservative idiom. Variations III (with pedal cadenza) and IV combined are suitable for a festive postlude. E.

ARSENEAULT, Raynald. b Québec City, Québec, 1945, d 1995. Resided Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1993 Déploration. Canadian Music Centre, hereafter CMC. Complete title: Déploration sur la mort de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. 3 p. 6!10. One movement. An expressive, ornamented work. M.
1990 Adoro te. CMC. 3 p. 10! to 12!. One movement. Dedicated to Gisèle Guibord. Written for the Centenary of the arrival of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers in Montréal. A very soft, meditative prelude with the chant melody played three times in the middle section. E.
1985 Quatre petits préludes pour orgue (original version for piano, 1978). CMC. 4 p. Specific registration indications, frequent metre changes. Spare writing; one part per voice, profuse ornamentation. Not based on hymn tune or chant. D.
ATKINSON, Gordon. b Melbourne, Australia, 1928. Resides Palm Beach, Florida. Formerly in RCCO Region 5 (Southern Ontario).
1981 Soliloquy. Sursum corda: A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 4 p. with DC al fine. ABA. Tempo and registration suggestions. E.

BALES, Gerald. b Toronto, Ontario, 1919. Resides London, Ontario. RCCO Region 6 (Western Ontario).

1993 Ode to parents. CMC. 8 p. 5!30. One movement. Commissioned by Scott Fairbairn as a loving tribute to his parents. Specific registration suggestions given. A slow, quiet work suitable as a reflective prelude. E.
1991 Four short hymn settings. ASimple Gifts,@ AGo, tell it on the mountain,@ AFairest Lord Jesus,@ ALord of the dance.@ CMC. 22 p. Semplice (ASimple gifts@) presents the hymn tune in the pedals, then the right hand, on solo stops. Toccatina (AGo tell it on the mountain@) combines toccata-like figuration over the melody in the pedals. Semplice, Idyll and Dance published separately in 1992 by Randall M. Egan as part of the Marilyn Mason organ series. Idyll (AFairest Lord Jesus@) is a quiet work with the melody in the soprano. Dance (ALord of the dance@) weaves the hymn tune melody among the manual parts punctuated by brief pedal statements. Composed for a one manual and pedal organ with limited resources. ME.
1989 Toccata for organ. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Randall M. Egan/The Kenwood Press, Ltd. 12 p. One movement. Commissioned by Douglas Haas and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, Ontario, in memoriam William Land. Pedal solo in middle section. M.
1981 Pastorale on ACapetown.@ Sursum corda, A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 2 p. Capetown available separately from the Canadian Music Centre. 2 p. c 1!50. Tune in the pedal; text included: ALove is kind and suffers long, Love is meek and thinks no wrong; Love than death itself more strong; Therefore give us love.@ E.

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BÉDARD, Denis. b Québec City, Québec, 1950. Resides Charlesbourg, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1994a Fantaisie Charlesbourg, Québec. Éditions Cheldar (1995). 12 p. Four sections corresponding to tempo changes. Tuneful. General registration indications. M.
1994b Rhapsodie sur le nom de LAVOIE. Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar. 21 p., c 7!30. Dedicated to his teacher, Claude Lavoie. Commissioned by the Societé Radio-Canada for the 1995 Quebec Organ Competition. A one-movement work with frequent tempo, metre and registration changes. The theme based on the letters LAVOIE (DAGGAE) is stated in the opening measure in the pedal. M.
1993a Méditation sur AO Filii et filiae.@ Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar. 3 p. c 3!. Ornamented sections of melodically extended chant placed in soprano. E.
1993b Six Interludes. Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar. 8 p. Each interlude a page in length (except for Interlude IV) and about a minute long. Registration and tempo suggestions given. E.
1993c Variations sur AIn dulci jubilo.@ Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar. 14 p. Six movements c 7!15. Tempo, dynamic and registration indications. Lyrical, accessible. E.
1992 Quatre pièces en forme de Messé. Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar (1993). 27 p. Four movements: Entrée (Solennel) c 6!30, Prière (Calme) c 1!30, Cantilène (Expressif, sans lenteur) c 3!15 and Postlude (Vif) c 3!00. Registration and tempo given. M.
1991 Suite. Charlesbourg, Québec: Éditions Cheldar (1994). 40 p. The final movement resembles a French symphonic toccata. Three movements: Prélude (Allegro maestoso) c 4!15, Lamento (Andante cantabile) c 4!30, Toccata (Allegro) c 6!15. Tempo and registration indications. M.

BELKIN, Alan. b Montréal, Québec, 1951. Resides Westmount, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1992 Phantoms (revised version of 1985 work; another version as a tape piece including synthesized sounds also dates from 1992). CMC. 18 p. One movement. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists for their Montréal Convention, 1985. Conceived for a three manual Baroque instrument with swell box. Challenging, colourful concert piece. D.
1981 Fantaisie et fugue. CMC. 14 p. Frequent meter and tempo changes. Fugue contains brief pedal solo. D.

BERG, Reinhard. b Weissenfels, Germany, 1945. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1991 Christ ist erstanden. Toronto, Ontario: Grace Under Press (1996). 5 p. 6!00. Rubato first section followed by rhythmic short toccata. Serial techniques used to develop a Gregorian chant. AWritten for the organ at MacDougall United Church, Edmonton, a large three-manual Rodgers oscillator organ.@ MD
1987 Chorale and meditation on AChrist ist erstanden.@ [ms]. 2 p. Movements I and V only. Registration suggestions given, could be played on manuals only. Chorale presented in straightforward manner in I, the florid melody with accompaniment in V. Composer has many other works in manuscript which are short, practical, and based on Lutheran, English and American chorales and hymn tunes. M.

BETTS, Lorne. b Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1918; d Hamilton, Ontario, 1985. RCCO Region 5 (Southern Ontario).

1983 Three hymn preludes. Settings of ABallerma,@ AAll things bright and beautiful,@ and ADuke street.@ CMC. 17 p. ABallerma,@ 2!35, is soft and slow with melody soloed in the pedals. AAll things bright and beautiful,@ 1!30, is colourful and scherzo-like with melody soloed by the oboe stop. ADuke Street,@ 4!30, is a brilliant toccata with an unmeasured middle section. M.

BISSELL, Keith. b Meaford, Ontario, 1912, d 1992. Resided Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Toronto).

1981 Elegy. Sursum corda: A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 3 p. Three free sections. M.

BOTTENBERG, Wolfgang. b Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1930. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1990 Sonata AAve maris stella.@ CMC. 22 p. Three movements: Preludium, Partita (six sections), and Fuga. Dedicated to Fernand Létourneau. Written for the inauguration of the Létourneau organ at St. Catherine's Cathedral, St. Catharines, Ontario, November 1990.

BRÉGENT, Michel-Georges. b Montréal, Québec 1948; d 1993. Resided Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1981 Liage 5 (revision of 1968 work). CMC [ms]. Humoresque pour deux organists. 15 p. 5!00. Scored for organ with solo, récit, grand orgue, positif and pedal. D.

BURGE, John. b Dryden, Ontario, 1961. Resides Kingston, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1994 Two chorale preludes. CMC [ms]. 19 p. 10!30 or 13!00 with repeat. Written for the marriage celebration of Patricia Phillips and William Wright. The chorale tunes are ALord of the dance@ and ANun danket.@ M.
1993 Dance. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 20 p. One movement, c 6!00. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered at the International Congress of Organists Convention in Montréal, by Dr. Patricia Phillips; July, 1993. Opening melodic phrase also found in AThank you God@ for chamber orchestra and chldren's choir by the same composer. M.
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CABENA, Barrie. b Melbourne, Australia, 1933. Resides Waterloo, Ontario. RCCO Region 5 (Southern Ontario).

1993 Three pieces for organ. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 14 p. 12!00. 1. %Chaconne& for John Boon. 2. >Meditation= for Merrie Young. 3. >Toccata= for Therese Paul. Three pieces for organ won the Royal Canadian College of Organists' Composition Competition for the International Congress of Organists 1993, Montréal. M.
1992 Variants in memoriam John Cook, op. 138. London, Ontario: Huron Press (Jaymar). 14 p. 8!00. Theme, three variations and coda. General registration and tempo suggestions given. M.
1982 Cabena's Homage III. Publication data unavailable. AOverduin's ostinatos@ ms. from J. Overduin, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5. 7p. Sectional; mixed metres 5/8, 5/4; scherzo-like character. M.
1981 Prelude in the lydian mode. Sursum corda, A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 4 p. Registered for three-manual organ. M.

CARDY, Patrick. b Toronto, Ontario, 1953. Resides Kanata, Ontario. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1984 Éclat. CMC [ms]. 7 p. One movement. Commissioned by David Macdonald and inNOVAtions in Music with the assistance of the Canada Council. The composer writes: AThe indicated registration is for the organ of the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax, the site of the premiere performance--changes to suit other organs are to be expected.@ A musical quotation from J.S. Bach's Fugue in E Flat, BWV 552, takes place on page 4. M-D.

CHAN, Ka Nin. b Hong Kong, 1949. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993 Reflection and promenade. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 7 p. Two movements: Reflection c 5!00 and promenade c 2!30. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Patricia Phillips at the International Congress of Organists Convention in Montréal, July, 1993. Varied metre. Registration suggestions given. Second movement played only on Awhite notes@ of the keyboard. M.

CHERNEY, Brian. b Peterborough, Ontario, 1942. Resides Montréal, Québec, RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1987 Gothic scenes and interludes. CMC. 18 p. Five movements: I Premonitions, II Night Journey, [Interlude I] III, The Confrontation, [Interlude II] IV, The Reconciliation V, And ever after . . . . For John Grew. Commissioned by John Grew with the assistance of the Canada Council. Uses some contemporary notation. D.

CLARKE, Frederick Robert Charles. b Vancouver, British Columbia, 1931. Resides Kingston, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1987 Suite (1955, rev.) CMC [ms]. 13 p. 11!00. Four movements: Prelude, Giocoso, Meditation, Processional. General registration indications given. M.
1985 Introduction and passacaglia. Passacaglia (1969) revised. CMC. 8 p. 7!00. Registration indications. M.

COOK, John. b Malton, England, 1918. d 1984. Resided Cambridge, Massachusetts, also London, Ontario. RCCO Region 6 (Western Ontario).

1981 Passacharlia. Sursum corda, A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 5 p. Wedge-shaped chromatic Asort-of 12-note theme@ (from subtitle). M.

COULTHARD, Jean. b Vancouver, British Columbia, 1908. Resides West Vancouver, British Columbia. RCCO Region 8 (British Columbia).

1987 A prayer for Elizabeth. Organ arrangement of 1953 string orchestra composition. CMC. 10 p. 10!00. One movement. Original version commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Organ with expression pedal an advantage. D.

CRAWLEY, Clifford. b Dagenham, England, 1929. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1983 Spirituals. CMC [ms]. 10 p. Four pieces. Melodies are played on solo stops in the first three pieces. Two familiar melodies; ANobody knows the trouble I've seen,@ ASwing low, sweet chariot@ and two less familiar melodies. M.
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DAIGNEAULT, Robert. b Hamilton, Ontario, 1940. Resides Acton, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1991 Four solitudes, op. 163. Acton, Ontario: Thistle Head Publishing. 20 p. 18!00. Four movements. Commissioned by Walter Hickling. No registration indicated. The composer states: AThe player is free to use registration that suits his or her instrument.@ Manual writing with very little pedal. M-D.

DAVELUY, Raymond. b Victoriaville, Québec, 1926. Resides Pierrefonds, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1994 Epilogue on ANun danket@ and ABallerma.@ CMC [ms]. 20 p. One movement. Dedicated to Jeffrey Jubenville, organist of Erskine and American United Church, Montréal. Chorale melodies clearly identifiable. D.
1993 Cinquième sonate pour orgue. CMC [ms]. 86 p. Four movements: I. Allegro agitato e con fantasia; II, Scherzo (revised 1994); III, Adagio (revised 1994); IV, Final (revised 1994). AAux abonnés des Concerts Spirituels à l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph.@ Detailed registration scheme for all four movements are given at the beginning of the work. D.
1992 Quatre préludes de chorals. Longchamp: Europart. 15 p. Preludes I (1982) and II (1982) on the chorale ALiebster Jesu wir sind hier@; III (1991), AEs ist ein Ros' entsprungen@; IV (1991), Lobe den Herren (manualiter). Dedicated to Abbot Armand Ory (I and II), Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Letendre (III), and Dr. Jean-Louis Lalonde (IV). Chorale melody easily identifiable. Registration suggestions given. E-M.
1984 Quatrième sonate pour orgue. CMC [ms]. 61 p. Three movements: I, Fantaisie; II, Andante; III, Fugue. Dedicated to Rachel Laurin. Technically demanding. D.
1982 Trois préludes sur le choral AStraf mich nicht in deinem Zorn.@ Revised 1994. CMC. 22 p. Three movements. Dedicated to Barrie Cabena. In the first movement, the chorale is ornamented in the soprano voice. In the second, a canon at the octave surrounds the chorale in the tenor. In the third, the canon is placed at the fifth in the outer voices. M.
1980 Trois préludes de chorals pour orgue (1964). Edited by Lucien Poirier. Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec: Les Éditions Jacques Ostiguy Inc. 11 p. AHerzlich tut mich erfreuen,@ AHerzlich tut mich verlangen,@ AValet will ich dir geben.@ Dedicated to Kenneth Gilbert. Commissioned by the Ars Organi concert company of Montréal. Premiered by Mireille Lagacé in Immaculate Conception Church, Montréal 24 May 1964. D.

DRYNAN, Margaret. b Toronto, Ontario, 1915. Resides Oshawa, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1981 Prelude and fugue in C Minor. Sursum corda, A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 6 p. Fugue subject derived from opening of prelude. E.
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EAGLE, David. b Montréal, Québec, 1955. Resides Calgary, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1983 Strahlen. CMC [ms]. 8 p. 9!00. One movement. For organist Rosalinde Haas on the occasion of the installation of a new organ built by Winfried Albiez in the Katholische Pfarrkirche in Frankfurt-Niederrad. Makes use of half-and quarter-opened stops (giving high overtones). The composer states, Athe performer is encouraged to expand upon, enrich and adapt or change if necessary the given registration indications.@ Staves preceded by manual indications. D.

ENNS, Leonard. b Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948. Resides Waterloo, Ontario. RCCO Region 6 (Western Ontario)

1990 Benedic anima. CMC. 17 p. 10!00. Four movements: Introduction, Prelude, Fugue and Finale. Commissioned by First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, MB. General registration suggestions. E-M.

EVANGELISTA, José. b Valencia, Spain, 1943. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1987 Ecos. CMC. 9 p. One movement. To Vincent Ros. The composer writes, AFor a few years I have been experimenting [with] compositional techniques exclusively based on melody. Consequently, the musical texture is monodic, without a harmonic language and a true counterpoint. The voices simultaneously follow the same line, with slight rhythmic and ornamental differences. I have used this technique for the orchestra, chamber music and the piano. Applied here to the organ, it results in a lighter writing than usual. The piece is based on a cantus firmus which is repeated cyclically.@ D.
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FOLEY, Daniel Charles. b Toronto, Ontario, 1952. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993 Of heaven and earth. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 10 p. 5!52. One movement. Dedicated to Tandzing Gyatzo, Gyalwa Rinpoche of Tibet (current Dalai Lama of Tibet). Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal in July 1993. Contains two canti firmi of Eastern origins: Hymn to Confucius and AThabchok dechen,@ a Tibetan chant addressed to the God of Peace and Anger. References to the Chinese lute and the Tibetan shawms. Many metre, tempo and registrations. D.
1991 The seventh fire, op. 32.: CMC [ms]. 24 p. 14!00. Three movements. For Matthew Larkin. Commissioned by the Church of St. John the Divine, Victoria, British Columbia. References to Aboriginal music such as Sioux (Death Chant for Sitting Bull), Nisga'a (Salmon Dance), Apache (Song of Geronimo), Mohawk (Theme, AFrom the Land of Spirits@), Inuit (Challenge Song) and others. The middle movement is a series of seven variations. Registration indications. Many tempo changes. D.

FORD, Clifford. b Toronto, Ontario, 1947. Resides Ottawa, Ontario. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Quebec).

1993 Variations on Alexander Davidson's AToronto.@ Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 15 p. Hymn tune with ten variations, c 4!15. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention in Montréal, July 1993. Tune AToronto@ (1838) easily recognized in each variation. General indications for registration given. M.

FOX, George. Biographical data unavailable.

1981 Laus Deo. Sursum corda: A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 4 p. Much variety; pedal solo. M.

FRANCE, William. b Milberta, Ontario, 1912, d 1985. Resided in Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1981 Offertory on ASlane.@ Sursum corda: A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 2 p. Tune in soprano. E.

FRENETTE, Claude. b Montréal, Québec, 1955. Resides in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Quebéc).

1983 Avant l'heure. CMC [ms]. 5 p. One movement. For Robert Sigmund. Commissioned by the group Uni Musica with the assistance of the Canada Council. Some manual writing. Registration and tempo indications. E.
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GAGNON, Alain. b Trois Pistoles, Québec, 1938. Resides Val Belair, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Quebec).

1985 Ode à l'Aurore. Québec City, Québec: Les Éditions Jacques Ostiguy Inc. 15 p. 9!50. Four movements. Dedicated to the composer's mother. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Ontario, by Noëlla Genest, titular organist of the Basilica Notre Dame du Cap (Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec.) 26 July 1983. Inspired by Psalm LVII, AAwake, psaltery and harp, that I might wake the day.@ M.

GEORGE, Graham. b Norwich, England, 1912. Resides Kingston, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1981 Toccata and fugue on an undiscovered hymn tune. CMC [ms]. 9 p. 4!00. Written for Jan Overduin. AInvited by the Inter-Varsity Choral Festival at Queen's University.@ Hymn tune not readily identifiable. Technically challenging. D.

GIBSON, Ronald. b Maidstone, Kent, England, 1903. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1988 Meditation on AMartyrdom.@ Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto Publishing. 3 p. Tune in tenor. Conservative. E.
1988 Toccatina on APicardy.@ Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian Composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto Publishing. 9 p. For the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Tune in the soprano, then bass; chordal version towards end of piece. E-M.

GODIN, Scott. b Brooks, Alberta, 1970. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1994 longing . . . [ms]. Available from Department of Music, 3-82 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2C9. 7!00. 2 p. Registration given for organ in Convocation Hall, University of Alberta. Unmeasured, marked molto rubato, legato throughout. Resembles a minimalist piece in terms of pitches but has a complicated rhythmic structure. Dedicated to the Johann Strauss Foundation. M.

GRAHAM, Morgana (Martha). b Lincoln, Nebraska, 1935. Resides Winnipeg, Manitoba. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1988a Celebration. Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto Publishing. 4 p. Lively with contrasting middle section. E.
1988b Rondeau. Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto Publishing. 4 p. Registration indications. E.

GRANT, Stewart. b Fort William, Ontario. Resides Beaconsfield, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1990 Fantaisie sur AAve maris stella.@ CMC [ms]. 11 p. Four sections. Dedicated to Dom André Laberge, osb, and the monks of L'Abbaye de Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, with special thanks to Harry Jansen. Registration indications for the organ at L'Abbaye de Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, a two manual tracker-action instrument. M.

GRELLA-MOZEJKO, Piotr. b Poland, 1961. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1994 ex. . . tempo. . . for organ. W. Rentowski, Ed. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Connors Publications. 2 p. Premiered at the International Conservatorium of Contemporary Organ Music, Legnica, Poland, 7 October 1994. Composer comments: Aan attempt to unify two seemingly different concepts--twelve-tone music and tonal harmony. . . articulation of time important. . . time units gradually lengthen into something almost motionless.@
1992-93 Sacrae symphoniae. CMC. Five movements. Dedicated in memory of Christopher Lewis. Premiered by Gertrude Olford at Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, on April 30, 1993. Modal/tonal work. No tempo, registration, or dynamic indications. M.
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HAMBRAEUS, Bengt. b Stockholm, 1928. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1995 A solis ortus cardine (Variations sur une hymne de Noël du cinqième siècle. 10 p. 11!00. One movement. Dedicated to Hans Hellsten. Commissioned by Malmö Musikhögskola for the historic organ in the Malmö Museum, Sweden. The specification of this organ (1500/1941) is included. D.
1993a Meteoros. CMC [ms]. 10 p. 10!30 One movement. Dedicated to Werner Jacob. Commissioned for the ION 1994. The composer writes, AThe work is written for a large organ, with two separate swell boxes, and register crescendo. The following registrations refer to the 71-stop Peter-organ in St. Sebald Church, Nürnberg, Germany, and should serve as a guideline for the sonic structure of the work. The letters in square boxes correspond to equivalent ones in the score, at indicated bars. . . . If your organ has only one swell box, try to come as close as possible to the sound indicated here!@ D.
1993b Organum Sancti Jacobi. CMC [ms]. 11 p. 9!30-10!00. One movement. Dedicated to Rudolf Kleber. Commissioned by the Stiftung St. Jacobus in Hamburg, Germany, for the inauguration of the newly restored historical Arp Schnitger organ in St. Jacob's Church on 11 April 1993. The specification of this organ is included. The composer remarks, AI refer explicitly to Stylus phantasticus (one of the characteristic features in Buxtehude's and Bruhns's music), to let the performer interpret the music in such a dramatical way which was as natural for the 17th century as it is today.@ D.
1992 Missa pro organo, in memoriam Olivier Messiaen. CMC [ms]. 32 p. Five movements: Introitus, Meditatio super canticum CREDO, Offertorium, Meditatio sub communione and Postludium. Dedicated to Hans Hellsten. Commissioned by Malmö Musikhögskola, Sweden. The composer comments, AThe five sections of this work correspond to different liturgical moments and service functions in the Church of Sweden High Mass. . . . Each one of these five parts appears in two different versions . . . which are both based on the same musical material. . . . The A-versions could be used in larger churches, with larger organs and longer reverberation time. They are also longer, and technically more demanding than the B-versions.@ D.
1988a Après-Sheng. CMC [ms]. 8 p. 8!45. One movement. Dedicated to Hans Ola Ericsson, Ain recognition of his excellent performance in my work, %Sheng.&@ Uses cluster-notation briefly on p 2, 4 and 5. D.
1988b Cadenza per organo grande. CMC [ms]. 11 p. 9!30. Dedicated to Bertil Östberg. Approximate dynamics are indicated between A0@ (ppp) and A12@ (fff; tutti). Features a long double-pedal trill near beginning. D.
1985 Pedalexercitum. CMC [ms]. 2 p. 3!00. One movement. One-part texture, sometimes two. Pedalling and registration indications. M.
1984a La Passacaille errante. CMC [ms]. 17 p. 15!00. One movement. Dedicated to Erik Lundkvist. Commissioned by Stockholms Konserthusstiftelse, Stockholm, Sweden, for the 1985 Organ Festival Year (Anniversary Year of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti). The passacaglia theme is derived from Handel's oratorio Semele (third act). The registration indications are for the Grönlund organ at the Stockholm Conservatory. D.
1984b Variations sur un thème de Gilles Vigneault. CMC [ms]. 21 p. 15!30. One movement. Dedicated to Monique Gendron. Commissioned by Réjean Magny. Performed by Monique Gendron on 28 October 1984 at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Montréal, Québec. The stoplist for the organ built by Hellmuth Wolff (completed 1984) is included in the preface. The theme is Le doux chagrin.
1981a Livre d'orgue, Vols I-IV. St-Hyacinthe, Québec: Les Éditions Jacques Ostiguy. 89 p. Dedicated to his son Michel and to McGill University. The composer notes: AThis work was inspired by two important things. One is the tradition from the classical French livres d'orgue from the 17th and early 18th centuries; another the installation of the magnificent new organ--built by Hellmuth Wolff--in the Redpath Hall at McGill University, Montréal, which was completed in the spring of 1981. The relationship between this organ, and the livres d'orgue in question is obvious, because the instrument has been built in accordance with the detailed descriptions in Dom Bédos de Celles important treatise L'art du facteur d'orgues (1766-78).@ Includes a chapter on performance practice. D.
1981b Voluntary. CMC [ms]. 6 p. One movement. Dedicated to Alan Swanson. Commissioned by Alan Swanson for the new organ in Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. The work is based on a Swedish folk chorale, included in the preface. The composer explains how this work can be adapted to other organs lacking mean-tone temperament and a Ashort@ bass octave. Unmeasured. D.

HANNAH, Ronald. b 1945. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1987 Chorale Prelude on AO Sacred head, now wounded. A Edmonton, Alberta: Composer Publications. Composed for the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Joy and Russell Travers. 5 p. One movement. An unusually spritely setting of this chorale. Tune in the pedal. E.
1984 Fantasia on AEin feste Burg.@ Edmonton, Alberta: Composer Publications. Commissioned by John Hudson. 14 p. One movement. Changes of mood, tempo and key throughout work. M.

HAWORTH, Frank. b Liverpool, 1905, d 1993. Resided Cobourg, Ontario, RCCO Region 5 (Southern Ontario).

1987 Wedding music (1977-1983). CMC. 7 p. Three movements: 1. Wedding Music--Bride's Entrance, c 3!27 [1987]; 2. Cantilena--Interlude (Registry Signing), c 3!18 [1976]; 3. Processional March--Exit: Bride, Groom and Party, c 4!30. [1977, revised 1983]. For organ, piano or other keyboard. Processional available separately. Conservative. E.

HEALEY, Derek. b Wargrave, England, 1936. Resides United Kingdom. Previously resided in RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1992 Organ sonata no. 2. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 20 p. Three movements: Ah-dhee c 4!15, Night scene c 4!15, and Caprice c 4!30. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Patricia Phillips at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Rhythmically diverse. Second movement uses melodic patterns from the music of the Native Americans of British Columbia. D.

HENDERSON, Ruth Watson. b Toronto, Ontario, 1932. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993a Meditation on AHerzliebster Jesu.@ Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 2 p. One movement, c 2!00. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Dr. Patricia Phillips Wright at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Fingering suggestions. M.
1993b Toccata on AWestminster Abbey.@ Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 5 p. One movement, c 1!40. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Dr. Patricia Phillips at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Hymn tune can be sung by choir above the organ part. M.
1985 Chromatic partita. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Randall M. Egan (1995). 12 p. Chorale with eight variations. AOwing to the fact that organs and acoustics vary considerably, the registrations indicated here are notated in the broadest sense. While choices of stops are in the hands of the performer, manual changes and pitches of stops should be adhered to.@ (Comments by composer.) D.

HÉTU, Jacques. b Trois-Rivières, Québec, 1938. Resides St-Hippolyte, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1986 Variations, op. 42. St-Hyacinthe, Québec: Les Éditions J. Ostiguy, 1991. 22 p. Seven movements c 17!00. Dedicated to Gaston Arel. Commissioned by Dr. Michel Laporte to mark the restoration of the organ in the Gesù Church in Montréal. Intended for an organ of three four-and-a-half or five-octave manuals and 32-note pedalboard. Registration indications are suggestions only. Hétu states: AMusic played too slowly is for me a horrendous catastrophe, whereas a tempo that is too fast (compared to the metronome marking) will not necessarily #kill& the piece! This fear of too-slow tempi means that my metronome markings are more than mere suggestions!@ D.
1985 Four interludes, op. 38 (excerpts from Missa pro trecentesimo anno 1985). CMC [ms]. 20 p. 15!00. Four movements: Invocation, Louanges, Méditation, Choral. No registration indications. D.

HOLMAN, Derek. b Cornwall, England, 1931. Resides Willowdale, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993 Postlude on a melody by Melchior Vulpius; Carol prelude on AAway in a manger.@ Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. 10 p. 7!00. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Michael Bloss July 1993 at the International Congress of Organists Convention in Montréal. Both melodies clearly presented, the AVulpius@ in canon. M.
1985 Prelude and fugue for organ on a theme by Purcell. CMC [ms]. 15 p. In memory of William Neil McKie, Organist of Westminster Abbey. Commissioned by the Toronto Branch of the Royal School of Church Music. Pedal solo in the prelude. Registration indications for three-or four-manual organ, but may be adapted to two-manual instrument. D.
1981 Prelude on AAve virgo virginum.@ Sursum corda: A book of organ voluntaries in memory of Charles Peaker. Toronto, Ontario: Gordon V. Thompson. 4 p. Hymn tune ACome ye faithful, raise the strain@ in canon between bass and soprano. M.

HUNTER, Graham. Resides Calgary, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1990 Variations-etudes on ATwinkle, twinkle little star@ for pedals alone. Marlborough, Massachusetts: Lissett Publications. 11p. Nineteen short movements. Dedicated for the composer's friend David M. Patrick in memory of Richard O. Latham. Registration and some pedalling indications. M.
1988 Variations on APop goes the weasel@ for organ. Marlborough, Massachusetts: Lissett Publications. First performances given by Terence Fullerton, 15 September 1988 in Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary and 26 October 1988 in Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto. Written for Terence Fullerton. 32 p. Introduction (Molto Agitato)with theme in the pedals, and fourteen variations, the final variation (Maestoso) being extended. Some registration suggestions given. M.
1987-88 Little suite. Marlborough, Massachusetts: Lissett Publications, 1988. 43 p. Six pieces: ATrumpet tune,@ dedicated to the composer's father, Norman Hunter; AByzantine blues,@ for Mathieu; AMad minuet,@ for the composer's friend, Graham L. Anderson; ALittle rag toccata,@ for Emmanuel; AHornpipe,@ for Chloé; AWild bells,@ for the composer's mother, Edna Hunter. First performance given by the composer, 10 June 1988 Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary. General registration suggestions given. M.
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JANSON, Peter. Resides Camrose, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1995 Partita on AEin feste Burg.@ Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. Found as an insert in Reformed music journal, as are all of Janson's works to follow. 4 p. Three variations and a chorale. Pedal line in last half of third movement only. E.
1994 Partita on AOld hundredth.@ Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. 8 p. Chorale and four variations for manuals alone. Two intonations and an alternate harmonization are added. E.
1992 Partita on Old A24th.@ Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. 7 p. Three variations followed by a chorale for manuals with optional pedal. Registration indications. E.
1990 Partita: Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit. Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. 8 p. Three variations, an intonation, a chorale, and a coda. M.
1989a Partita on Beecher. Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. 8 p. Three variations (the last a fugue) and a chorale. E.
1989b Partita on Magnificat. Abbotsford, British Columbia. Brookside Publishing. 6 p. Three variations, an intonation, and a chorale for manuals. E.

JOHNSTON, Richard. b Chicago, Illinois, 1917, d 1997. Resided Calgary, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1984 Missa brevis for organ solo. CMC [ms]. 26 p. Dedicated to the memory of Sven Lekberg, Composer, Teacher, and Mentor. Commissioned by the Canadian Music Centre, Prairie Region, for Alan Reesor. Six movements: Introit; Kyrie eleison; Gloria; Sanctus/Benedictus; Agnus Dei; Ite, missa est. The thematic material for the Sanctus/Benedictus Awas derived from the Prose of %La Fête de la Ste. Famille& which is thought by some worthy scholars to be the first piece of music composed in Canada (c 1700).@ MD.
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KENINS, Talivaldis. b Latvia, 1919. Resides Willowdale, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Toronto).

1993 Ex mari: Episodes from Georgian Bay. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichochi. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 15 p. Three movements: ASeagulls frenzily shriek@ c 1!30, AQuiet waters shimmer at dawn@ c 4!00, AAutumn winds unleashed@ c 1!50. Dedicated to Talivaldis Deksnis. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, Quebec, July 1993. Colourful, explicitly programmatic. Tempo and registration indications. Use of crescendo pedal suggested in movements one and three. Highly chromatic, rhythmically animated. D.
1989 Scherzo-fantasy. CMC 13 p. One movement. 9!00. For Anita Rundane-Gaide. Commissioned by the Fifth Latvian Organ Days in America. Composer notes: AFrequent change of manual and registers is essential for contrasts in colour and dynamics; generous use of crescendo pedals and boxes is recommended; tempo suggestions are only very approximate; the performer will use his or her taste to mold the various sections suitably.@ Unmeasured with large sections delineated by tempo changes; some two-voice writing for pedals. D.

KLOPPERS, Jacobus. b Krugersdorp, South Africa, 1937. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1995 Elegy on ADominus regit@ [ms]. 5 p. Text: AWhere streams of living water flow my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures flow with food celestial feedeth (vs. 2).@ Flowing sixteenth-note pattern suggests water, double pedal, 6/8 time. Registration suggestions. M.
1993a Gesang 348 (Der Mond ist aufgegangen). [ms]. Pub. 1997 in South Africa: Institute For Church Music, In Liturgiese Orrelmusiek (South African publication series, 7 vols.) Chorale and two verses. Verse 1, cf in alto voice. Verse two double pedal, altered rhythm of cf. Registration and tempo indications. EM.
1993b Juig al wat leef (Psalm 100). [ms]. Pub. 1997 in South Africa: Institute for Church Music. In Liturgiese Orrelmusiek (South African publication series, 7 vols.) Introduction and four verses. Choir may sing Afrikaans verses with the organ. MD.
1992 Dialectic fantasy. [ms]. also pub. UNISA, South Africa, 1996. 20 p. 10!00. Includes explanatory notes by the composer: A>Discourse of opposites,= (and synthesis) of tonal/atonal, major/minor, moods (especially A & B themes), colours (in harmony & tonal colours of organ), dynamics, styles (monodic recitation/counterpoint, toccata/chorale, conventional style/twentieth century), structural (sonata-form/passacaglia), 12-tone theme/tonal progression).@ Registration and tempo indications. Virtuosic. D.
1991a In dulci jubilo (Partita for organ). CMC [ms]. 14 p. 7!00. Carol and three variations. For Bruce Wheatcroft. The composer notes: AThe Chorale is a modern harmonization of the carol blended with its basic modality. Variation 1 has the melody in the pedal as 4! stop against a manual ostinato motif reminiscent of a hurdy-gurdy. Variation 2 has a meditative character with an embellished Cantus Firmus in the right hand against left-hand and pedal line-and chordal movement. Variation 3 is a Festive Toccata with the melody in the pedal. The 16th-note motifs of the manuals change sporadically from three-note grouping to two-note grouping which seem to accelerate the pulse.@ D.
1991b Introduction and toccata on AAll creatures of our God and king.@ Randall Egan's Canadian music series. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Randall M. Egan, Publisher of Music/The Kenwood Press, Ltd. (Also in ms at the Canadian Music Centre). Dedicated to Marnie Giesbrecht-Segger. 6 p. The Introduction is a freely flowing presentation of the hymn tune throughout the parts. In the Toccata, the hymn tune is heard first in the alto voice, then in the pedal at 4! pitch, after which the composition expands in range and builds in intensity until a two-measure trill leads to the closing chord. The composer notes: ARegistrations serve only as general guidelines for timbre and texture, but the pitch basis (8!, 4! or 16!) should be closely observed.@ M.
1991c Now thank we all our God (Little partita for organ). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Randall M. Egan, Publisher of Music/The Kenwood Press, Ltd. 6 p. Chorale and three variations. For John Wetherill. Variation 1: chorale melody in soprano, manuals only; Variation 2: chorale melody played on a solo stop in tenor; Variation 3: AFestively; in antiphonal choral style.@ Tune in soprano and tenor. M.
1990 The old hundredth (Little partita). Abbotsford, British Columbia: Brookside Publishing. Part of Reformed music journal (April 1991). 9 p. Chorale and three variations. Variation 1 is a ATrio in 18th century style@ with cf in tenor in 6/8. Variation 2 is slow and expressive with cf in bass and soprano. Variation 3 is a lively toccata with the cf in the pedal. MD.
1988/89 Good King Wenceslas (Tempus adest floridum). CMC [ms]. 6 p. 6!00. Chorale and four variations. For Murray and Ruth Starr. The composer, writes: AI tried to capture in this setting the central idea of the Carol which seems to be Christian compassion translated into action: Chorale: Moving bass part suggestive of walking; Variation 1: Suggestive of the frigid winter landscape; Variation 2: Dialogue (King/Servant) and resolution; Variation 3: Journey of compassion; Variation 4: Siciliano (with Carol AJoseph dearest Joseph mine@) in the context of Matthew 25:40.@ D.
1988a Chorale and festive prelude on APraise to the Lord.@ Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto. 3 p. For Dianne Ferguson. Not related to the Partita on the same hymn tune listed below. M.
1988b Chorale prelude on Grafenburg (Spirit divine). [ms]. Published 1997 by South Africa: Institute of Church Music as part 7 of Liturgiese Orrelmusiek. 2 p. Melody in tenor voice, flowing alto and soprano voice, melody in bass voice in long notes. E.
1988c Hymn for eventide. Six pieces for organ by Western Canadian composers. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Musicanto Publishers. 2 p. Based on the hymn tune ADer Tag hat sich Geneiget.@ E.
1988d Praise to the Lord, the almighty (Partita). CMC [ms]. 14 p. 6!00. New chorale setting and six variations. For Dianne Ferguson. Premiered by Dianne Ferguson at the new organ dedication recital at Rideau United Church, Ottawa, November, 1989. Each variation is headed by a quotation from the text of the hymn. Registration and tempo indications. D.
1988e Three Christmas hymns. St. Louis, Missouri: Morning Star Music. 10 p. Five pieces: AOh, come, all ye faithful@ (three verses); ALo, how a rose is growing@; Pastorale on ASilent night.@ The three hymn settings are dedicated to Carol Otto, Jeremy Spurgeon and daughter Elsabé. In AOh, come, all ye faithful,@ the hymn tune is presented in the soprano and alto parts in verse one, the tenor part in verse two, and the bass (pedals) in verse three. ALo, how a rose is growing@ is a brief treatment of the first line of the hymn tune. ASilent night@ presents the hymn tune in the tenor voice. E.
1985-87 Four Christmas carol settings. CMC [ms]. 11 p. For Anne Grant, Monica Rist, Lori Klingbeil and Joachim Segger. AHark the herald angels sing@ (two settings); ASilent night@ (Siciliano), and Aa festive, fanfare-like arrangement@ of AJoy to the world.@ MD.
1985a Come unto me/Today your mercy . Concordia Hymn Tune Prelude Series, vol. 20. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 2 p. with intonation. Manualiter setting. EM.
1985b My soul now magnifies the Lord. Concordia Hymn tune prelude series, vol. 14. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 3 p. with intonation. Manualiter setting with optional pedal. EM.
1985c Salvation unto us. Concordia hymn tune prelude series, vol. 24. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 2 p. with intonation. Manualiter setting. EM.
1984a Three plainsong settings. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House. 14 p. Three pieces: AVeni Emmanuel,@ (Introduction and 4 variations); ADivinum mysterium,@ AVictimae paschali laudes.@ Registration indications. The composer writes: AIn two of the settings the plainsong is linked to a Lutheran hymn with which it has certain ideas in common. Veni Emmanuel is linked to Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland by means of melodic motifs and occasional counterpoint. Victimae paschali laudes is linked to Christ ist erstanden by means of stylistic contrast and gradual integration.@ D.
1984b Triptych based on hymn tunes by Ralph Vaughan Williams. CMC [ms]. (1989). ADown Ampney,@ AKing's Weston,@ ASalve festa dies.@ 16 p. 12!50. For Leonore Kloppers. The prelude is in two sections. The brief introduction is chordal. A lengthier contrapuntal section (20th century canon in L.H.) with embellished c.f. in R.H. above a modulating pedal point (with c.f. elements) presents the hymn tune rhythmically altered. The offertory is a set of 5 variations in moods corresponding to the five verses of the hymn, AAt the name of Jesus.@ The postlude is an introduction and fugue with some double pedal. MD.

KOPROWSKI, Peter Paul. b Poland, 1947. Resides North Gower, Ontario. RCCO Region 6 (Western Ontario).

1992 Benedictus hommage à Monteverdi. CMC 18 p. 16!00. One movement. Written to commemorate the 425th Anniversary of the birth of Claudio Monteverdi. Commissioned with the joint assistance of the Canada Council and the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered 18 August 1992 by Sylvain Barrette at the final concert of the National Convention of the Royal Canadian College of Organists on the organ of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Ottawa. The composer comments, AWhile my first organ composition, Triscenza, written in Poland in 1967 focused in great measure on the extensive use of registration and innovative use of keyboards, Benedictus, written some 25 years later, is deliberately moderate in every respect. Both works, however, would have presented me with a task much more difficult to accomplish, had it not been for the opportunity in my youth to play as an auxiliary organist at one of the churches in Poland which housed two organs: a Baroque organ and a full modern one. This experience provided me with hands-on exposure to the instrument, its acoustical properties, and the repertoire of the past and present, thus allowing me to confront the performer with the virtuosity and apparent ease of execution, and the listener with the challenge of modernism superimposed on the background fabric of the past.@ D.

KRAPF, Gerhard. b Meissenheim-bei-Lahr, Germany, 1924. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1995 Partita for organ: AWas Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan.@ Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress. 15 p. Five movements: I. Toccatina, II. Canon, III. Siciliana, IV. Trio ostinato, V. Finale. Movement III for manuals only. Dedicated to Delbert Disselhorst; commissioned by his students Ato celebrate twenty-five years of superb teaching and service at the University of Iowa.@ Registration and tempo indications. EM.
1990 In Christian love: Organ music for weddings and general use. Dayton, Ohio: The Sacred Music Press. 35 p. Written for Elizabeth and Milton Schlosser. Contents: AO perfect love,@ ABe thou my vision,@ ABlest be the tie that binds,@ AJesus, still lead on,@ AThe king of love my shepherd is@ (also found in the anthology Quiet reflections, p. 16-17), ADearest Jesus, at your word,@ ALove divine, all loves excelling,@ AAbide with us, our savior,@ ATrumpet tune@ (processional based on ANow thank we all our God@). Some works for manuals only. M.
1987 Organ preludes on Schemelli hymns. Dayton, Ohio: The Sacred Music Press (1988). 28 p. AFor Paul A. Pisk, my fatherly friend and mentor.@ Each hymn has a setting and a prelude. Hymns: ABeside your cradle here I stand,@ AO Jesus, so sweet,@ ADearest Emmanuel,@ AWellspring of all blessings,@ AForsake me not,@ AThe dear sun's light and splendor bright,@ and AAwake, my heart, with gladness.@ From the foreword: AGeorg Christian Schemelli published 954 %spiritual songs and arias& in 1736 for the diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz. 69 of these hymns were printed with either traditional or newly-composed melodies for which J.S. Bach supplied thorough-bass lines. . . . I have assigned the vocal lines of Bach's thoroughbass arrangements to the pedal for the hymn settings in this collection. A text summary is provided for each hymn and some are distinctly seasonal or topical in nature. However, they are no longer associated with these particular tunes and organists should feel free to use these pieces for general occasions.@ M.
1987 Partita on Toulon, or Old 124th, abbr. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 23 p. Five movements: Toccata, Siciliano, Cavatina, Fanfare, Finale. Registration and tempo indications. Some manual writing. M.
1985 Organ diversions: A contemporary collection. Dayton, Ohio: Roger Dean Publishing Company. 27 p. Contains: Partita on AHerzlich tut mich erfreuen@ in six movements: Chorale, Alla gigue, Canon, Siciliano, Verset, Fantasia; and Totentanz--Episodes and fugue on a 17th-century folksong (1972), in four movements: Adagio, Lento, Allegro, Fugue. Registration and tempo indications. Some manual writing. Totentanz a virtuosic concert work. MD.
1984a Music for the service. Dayton, Ohio: Roger Dean Publishing Company. 37 p. Ten movements: I. Fantasia, II. St. Bride, III. Vom Himmel hoch, IV. Unser Herrscher, V. Grosser Gott, VI. Gräfenberg, VII. Werde munter, VIII. Christus, der ist mein Leben, IX. Commandments, X. Ratisbon. Contains hymn tune preludes, short introductions, and free accompaniments. Manual settings with occasional pedal. M.
1983a Chorale Partita on AThe day of resurrection.@ St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 7 p. Five movements: Chorale, A la Gigue, Balletto, Arietta, Final Flourish. Registration and tempo indications. Manuals only. M.
1983b Chorale triptych on ALord, keep us steadfast in your word.@ St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia. 11 p. Three movements: Fantasia, Pastorella, Chorale Fugue. Composer's note: AThis work is intended for use in both the church and concert hall. Although composed for a three-manual organ, it can be easily adapted for a two-manual instrument. The following are suggested: perform all three movements as a Triptych; movements one and three as a Fantasia and Fugue; or each movement singly.@ D.
1983c Organ music for Lent. Dayton, Ohio: Roger Dean Publishing Company (1984). Division of Heritage Music Press. 31 p. Commissioned by Dr. Roy Reed of The Methodist Theological School, Delaware, Ohio, for the school's contemporary Lenten liturgy. Movements I-XI constitute an Organ Passion, and the Prelude and Fugue may be played as a unit. Contains analytical remarks and an order of service in which the music may be used. M.
1982-1986. The Concordia hymn prelude series. St. Louis: Concordia. 42 vols. 3/Love came down at Christmas; 6/O Jesus, King of glory, reprinted by permission from Sing and rejoice, vol. 1, SMP; 8/Upon the cross extended; 9/The royal banners forward go; 10/Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing and Easter Hymn, reprinted by permission from Sing and rejoice, vol.1 (SMP); 11/Rejoice, angelic choirs, rejoice; 13/Kyrie, God Father; 16/I bind unto myself; 17/Lord, Jesus Christ, we humbly pray; 19/O Savior, precious savior; 22/How marvelous God's greatness; 23/Spirit of God, unleashed on earth; 24/A mighty fortress is our God; 25/Be still, my soul; 29/Isaiah, mighty seer, in spirit soared; 35/Lord, as a pilgrim; 39/I heard the voice of Jesus say. Short one-or two page works for manuals only. EM.
1981a A new song: Organ settings for the service on the hymns of Dale Wood. (1980) Dayton, Ohio: The Sacred Music Press (1981). 32 p. Each tune provided with a hymn prelude, an introduction, and two versets (accompaniments). There are two larger settings for prelude and postlude and one suitable for the offertory or communion. Hymns: ALaurel,@ AEden Church,@ ATuolomne,@ and AWojtkiewiecz.@ Also, Fantasia on ALaurel,@ Meditation on AEden Church@ and Postlude on ATuolumne.@ The original hymn settings appear in the appendix. M.
1981b Five pieces for organ. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House. 13 p. Festive pre-or Postlude, Meditation/Offertory, Festive Pre-or Postlude, Pastorale Arietta, Festive pro-or Recessional. Written for Jim and Carol Hawkinson. The final work is subtitled AHomage to Jeremiah Clarke.@ Many sections for manuals only. Registrations given. M.

KUZMENKO, Larysa. b 1926. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993 Atlantis, in Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 11 p. One movement, c 6!-7!00. Dedicated in memory of the composer's father. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Three sections: Overture, Passacaglia, Epilogue. Tempo and dynamic indications given. No registration suggestions indicated. D.
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LANDRY, Jeanne. b Ottawa, Ontario, 1922. Resides Québec City. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1987 Orah. St. Hyacinthe, Québec: Les Éditions Jacques Ostiguy, 1990. 10 p. 7!30. Dedicated to Jean-Guy Proulx. AOrah@ is a Hebrew word meaning Alight@. Freely written, in six sections with coda. (From notes by Lucien Poirier.) D.

LAURIN, Rachel. b St. Benoit, 1961. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1995 Variations sur un Noël Lorrain, op. 26. Ligugé, France: Éditions Europart. 59 p. 30!00. Fifteen variations on ANuit sombre.@ Very inventive, complex. Ends with a fugue and toccata in the French symphonic style. D.
1990 Scènes Vosgiennes, op. 16. Ligugé, France: Éditions Europart-Music. 16 p. Six pieces: Évocation d'épinal, Improvisation, Dialogue, Fugue, Office à Longchamp, Procession dans la cité des images. Dedicated to Abbot Armand Ory, Gaston Litaize, Pierre Doury, Claude Perrin and Daniel Maurer. Registration, tempo and articulation indications given. D.
1985 Sonate en fa, op. 7. CMC [ms]. 69 p. Six movements: Introduction, Allegro (I), Intermezzo (II), Scherzo (III), Adagio (IV), Final (V). Dedicated to her teacher, Raymond Daveluy. Specific directions for articulation are given. D.

LEE, Hope. b Taiwan, 1953. Resides Calgary, Alberta. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Quebec).

1995 gently rings in autumn wind. CMC. 10 p. 7!00. One movement. Commissioned by Karen Holmes for a Pro Organo Ottawa concert 29 September 1995 presenting organ and harpsichord works by women composers. Dedicated to Ms. Holmes and to the memory of Michael Hambraeus. Registered according to the specification of the organ in First Baptist Church in Ottawa. Specification is included in preface. D.
1993 von einem fremden Stern. CMC. 12 p. 12!00. One movement. Inspired by the 60th birthday of Bengt Hambraeus and a 1990 performance by Heidi Emmert at the Calgary International Organ Festival in 1990. Commissioned by Heidi Emmert with financial support provided by the Alberta Foundation of the Arts, a beneficiary of the Lottery Fund of the Government of Alberta. Registration according to the specifications of the Carthy organ at Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary. D.

LEMAY, Robert. b Montréal, Québec, 1960. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1990 Ullaaq. CMC [ms]. Revision of 1984 version. 22 p. One movement. Sparse texture, frequent changes of registration. D.

LESAGE, Jean. b Montréal, Québec, 1958. Resides Outremont, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1991 Babylone - la porte du Dieu. CMC. 19 p. One movement. Dedicated to Gisèle Guibord. No registration indications or background information on the work. Notated on three to five staves. Technically challenging. D.
1989 o mors, ubi est victoria tua? CMC. 17 p. 16!00. One movement. Written for the organ in L'église des Augustins, Fribourg, Switzerland. Stoplist for the organ is included. Notation on up to five staves. D.
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MATHER, Bruce. b Toronto, Ontario, 1939. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1993 Études nos. 7 et 8. CMC [ms]. 6 p. Two movements: Broderies, Carnotaurus. Dedicated to Jean Pierre Leguay and Eric Mather. Tempo and registration indications. D.
1982 Six études pour orgue. CMC [ms]. 22 p. 23!00. Six movements: Ostinati, Les Espaces, Vision Fugitive, L'Epouvante, Textures, and Récit de Tierce en Taille. Dedicated to Bernard Foccroulle. Premiered by Bernard Foccroulle 7 March 1983 in St. Peters, Sinzig, Germany. The registration indications in the score refer to the organ in Redpath Hall, McGill University, Montréal. The organ is of French Classic design. D.

McCUNE, Jeffery. b Calgary, Alberta, 1965. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1992 Etudes I and II. [ms]. Available from J. McCune, 4408 - 114 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3L5. 9!00. 5 p. The first etude is loud and aggressive, with marked rhythm and highly accented. Some double pedal. The second etude is quiet and slow, a wandering unmetered melody over long pedal notes. M-D.

MILLIGAN, Carman. b Toronto, Ontario, 1909. Resides Nepean, Ontario. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1987 Cycle of preludes for organ. St-Hyacinthe, Québec: Ostiguy. 13 p. Chorale preludes on AWatergate,@ ARemembrance,@ and AGloria Dei.@ Hymn tunes were written by Milligan and published in the Book of Praise of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1972. Premiered at the dedication service of the restoration of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, on the new Guilbault and Thérien organ in 1987. Specification of the organ and registration suggestions are included. Colourful and conservative. Double pedal in AGloria Dei.@ M.
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NICHOLSON, Gordon. b Vegreville, Alberta, 1942. Resides Edmonton, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1995 Waiting for change. 4!00. 7 p. One movement. A sectional composition with the three-voice independence of a trio sonata. Syncopated rhythms, tempo and articulation indicated. Premiered by Stillman Matheson on 4 October 1996 at the International Conservatorium of Organ Music in Leguica, Poland. D.
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PAPINEAU-COUTURE, Jean. b Outremont, Québec, 1916. Resides Montréal, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1991 C'est bref. CMC [ms]. 2 p. 1!20. One movement. Instructions for the performer are included. Double pedal. Tempo: 208 to the sixteenth note. D.

PISHNEY-FLOYD, Monte Keene. b Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1941. Resides Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1995 Piobaireachd (Pibroch) AIshmael, My Brother.@ [ms]. Available through CMC. 9 p. 7!00. Two movements. Registration instructions included. Note on ms: APibroch [is a] Gaelic [term for] Lament [and is an] extended composition for bagpipe. Dedication: ATo the blessed memory of a %hero of peace,& Yitzhak Rabin, who died extending the hand of peace to Yassir Arafat and the Palestinian people.@ D.

PEDERSEN, Paul. b Camrose, Alberta, 1935. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1990 Six chorale preludes for organ. 21 p. Available through CMC. Chorales include: AO Lord of light, who made the stars@ (Conditor alme siderum), AThe day is surely drawing near@ (Es ist gewisslich), AEarth and all stars!@ ARise, my soul, to watch and pray@ (Straf mich nich), ALord Jesus, thou art going forth@ (So gehst du nun), AAh, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended?@ (Herzliebster Jesu). Tempo indications. No registration suggestions. M.
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RAMINSH, Imant. b Latvia, 1943. Resides Vernon, British Columbia. RCCO Region 8 (British Columbia).

1993 Prelude and fugue. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 11 p. Two movements: Prelude (c 3!40) and fugue (c 4!00). Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Frequent changes of metre and articulation. D.

RENWICK, William Jonathan Michael. b Ottawa, Ontario, 1958. Resides Hamilton, Ontario. RCCO Region 5 (Southern Ontario).

1980-1995 Five chorales for organ. [ms]. Available through the School of Art, Drama and Music, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M2. 25 p. 1. AEin feste Burg@ (1980); 2. Pastorale-prelude on AJesu, rufe mich@ (1987), premiered at the University of Alberta on a faculty composer's concert; 3. Fugue on AHyfrydol@ (1995), composed for Catherine, his daughter (born 1994); 4. Berceuse on AHereford@ (1995), composed for James, his son (born 1992); 5. Toccata on ALasst uns erfreuen@ (1980), composed for Islay-May Gordon, his fiance. Registration, tempo indications. AEin feste Burg,@ 3 p. Chorale melody soloed in tenor, brief passage of double pedal at end of prelude. 2. AJesu, rufe mich,@ 3 p. Tune in canon in double pedal below flowing manual parts. 3. AHyfrydol,@ 4 p. Tune in octaves in pedal beneath constant sixteenth-note manual broken chords in contrary motion. Short pedal solo with manual flourish at final cadence. 4. AHereford,@ 7 p. Tune in tenor voice accompanied by flowing eighth notes and constant pedal. 5. ALasst uns erfreuen,@ 9 p. Accompanied fugue with extended coda. M.
1981 Chorale prelude on ASt. Michael.@ [ms]. 2 p. Composed for Frederick Geoghegan, his organ teacher at the University of British Columbia. Flowing introduction, then hymn tune presented in tenor on a solo stop. E.
1980 Prelude to Christmas praise [ms]. 2 p. Composed as an introduction to Healey Willan's short choral work AChristmas praise,@ and incorporating its themes. E.

ROBERTSON, Eric. b Edinburgh, Scotland, 1948. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1993 Psalm prelude on ACaithness.@ Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar (Iroquois Press). 5 p. One movement c 4!50. Dedicated to the composer's father. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Patricia Phillips at the International Congress of Organists Convention in Montréal, Québec July 1993. Contemporary tonal language, quiet and meditative. Scottish influence shown in traditional Ascotch snaps@ and other bagpipe idioms. M.
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SHARMAN, Rodney. b Biggar, Saskatchewan, 1958. Resides Vancouver, British Columbia. RCCO Region 8 (British Columbia).

1993 Elysium. CMC [ms]. 5 p. 12!00 One movement. For Hans-Ola Ericsson in memory of Yvar Mikhashoff. Commissioned by Hans-Ola Ericsson through the generosity of the Canada Council. Composer's note: AFirst performed using a very quiet string stop, principal and gedackt stops.@ Some double pedal. M.
1982 Black domino. CMC [ms]. 7 p. One movement. For Hans-Ola Ericsson. Composer's note: AThe Black Domino was written in the computer music studio of the University of Victoria, 1980. Version for organ, October/December, 1982, Freiburg-Günterstal.@ Instructions for performance included. Another version for three electric guitars, December 1988, Buffalo, NY. D.

SKARECKY, Jana. b Prague, 1957. Resides Mississauga, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1992 On her wings. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar (Huron Press), 1993. 6 p. One movement. 5!00. Commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Toronto Centre. Premiered by Patricia Phillips at the International Congress of Organists, Montréal, July 1993. Pays homage to Olivier Messiaen. Text: Deut: 32:11 and Is. 66:13. Many changes of metre and tempo. Lyrical and linear writing. M.

SMYTH, Marty. b Chatham, Ontario, 1978. Resides Charing Cross, Ontario. RCCO Region 6 (Western Ontario).

1996a Allegro. [ms]. Available from M. Smyth, R. R. 1, Charing Cross, Ontario N0P 1G0. 14 p. Two movements: 1. Allegro. 2. Andante. Composer's notes: AFirst and second movements from a loose form organ sonata . . . The first movement is sort of an organ concerto with itself. The overall effect is intended to be in a baroque/classical style of organ playing.@ M.
1996b Lullaby. [ms]. 3 p. Composer's notes: ARight hand accompaniment from the sounds of some Chinese wind chimes.@ Flowing and lyrical. Romantic style. M.
1996c Music of the Ainur. [ms]. 23 p. 5 movements: 1. Melkor, 2. Manwe, 3. Aule (piano and flute), 4. Feanturi (two voices and organ), 5. Tulkas. Composer's notes: AJ.R.R. Tolkien's [The] Silmarillion gives an account of the creation of the earth by music. . . . The music Tolkien described was Acomplete, so complete that it had the power to create out of nothingness. I do not have this power, but by using Tolkien's prolific literary description, wish to imitate what this music could have been.@ Conservative. M.
1996 Toccata. [ms]. 6 p. Composer's notes: AWorking for Donald Pole [organbuilder/technician] at St. Mary's Church in Windsor . . . we spent a long time working on three flute pipes. When they finally worked, Don suggested I do something based on the three notes [g,e,d]. . . . A straightforward motor rhythm piece, best if there is a festival bombarde division for the melody, and played very fast.@ M.

SPRY, Heather. Resided Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).

1990 Spring song. [ms]. Available through Ruth Watson Henderson, 23 Birchview Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M8X 1H4. 3 p. One movement, c 3!00. Melody with accompaniment, contrasting middle section. Registration and tempo indications. M.
1992 Earth dance. [ms]. Available through Ruth Watson Henderson, 23 Birchview Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario M8X 1H4. 9 p. One movement. Scherzo-like opening and closing with lyrical middle section. Registration indications throughout; builds to full organ. M.
STEINBERG, Ben. b Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1930. Resides Toronto, Ontario. RCCO Region 4 (Greater Toronto).
1993 Prelude and praise. Toronto organ series ed. Jerzy Cichocki. London, Ontario: Jaymar. 7 p. One movement, c 4!15. Commissioned by the Toronto Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Premiered by Michael Bloss at the International Congress of Organists Convention, Montréal, July 1993. Inspired by the poem Silence and praise by the 13th century French writer David Hakohen. AThe melismatic phrases reflect a type of ornamention traditionally used in Hebrew chant.@ (Program notes.) Registration and tempo indications given. M.
1990 Prelude for organ. CMC. 7 p. 6!00. Commissioned by The Temple, Cleveland, Ohio. One movement. Pedal solo in the middle. Frequent changes of tempo, dynamics. M.
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TELFER, Nancy. b Brampton, Ontario, 1950. Resides Sunderland, Ontario. RCCO Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario).

1986 Voluntaries for organ. Newmarket, Ontario: Stuart D. Beaudoin. 12 p. Four movements: 1. First Morning, 2. Meditation, 3. Dialogue of two angels, 4. Air. Written Afor Stu.@ For manuals only. Registrations indicated, Ahowever, adjustments may be made to suit the specific organ used and the sanctuary acoustics,@ instructs the composer. M.
1983 Toccata and fugue. CMC. 16 p. 9!45. Written for Barry Peters. Interesting notational feature: indicates to continue to hold all slurred notes until end of black bar. M.
1982a He hath made everything beautiful in his time. CMC. 11 p. 7!30. Four movements: Man and nature, Abstractions, Humoresque and Fugue. Second movement makes use of pedal clusters. M.
1982b Meditations for Lent. CMC. 15 p. 13!00. Three movements: Chorale prelude on AAh, holy Jesus,@ Peter's denial of Christ; Recognition of the true Christ. Includes text. E.
1981 Processional for a princess. CMC. 3 p. 3!30. Written Afor Megan and Cam.@ Composer indicates that entire sections between rehearsal letters may be deleted for a shorter processional. E.

TREMBLAY, Gilles. b Arvida, Québec, 1932. Resides Outremont, Québec. RCCO Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec).

1993 Vers une étoile (Compostelle II), in memoriam Xavier Darasse. CMC. 16 p. 15!00. One movement. Dedicated to Bernard Foccroulle. Commissioned by Orgue en concert with the assistance of the Canada Council. Premiered 5 May 1993 by Bernard Foccroulle on the Von Beckerath Organ at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Montréal. Uses non-traditional notation. D.
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WARD, Arthur. b Merlin, Ontario, 1915. Resides Calgary, Alberta. RCCO Region 7 (Prairies).

1992 Five preludes on white spirituals. CMC. 24 p. 15!15. Based on AWe'll shout and give Him glory,@ AWondrous love,@ ATo wear a starry crown,@ ADo I not love thee, O my Lord?@ (Detroit) and AZion's walls.@ Gives source and alternate titles of tunes. M.
1991a Six preludes on shape note tunes. Marlborough, Massachusetts: Lissett Publications. 23 p. The six preludes are based on AAmazing grace,@ APleading saviour,@ AHoly manna,@ AO brother, be faithful,@ AConsolation,@ and AFrench Broad River.@ Conservative in style. M.
1991b Two pieces. Marlborough, Massachusetts: Lissett Publications. 14 p. 1. Moville--an Irish rondo (1988), 2. A Dorian Flourish. Tempo and registration indications. M.
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Annotated List of Composers and Works

Because of the inability of the writer to obtain some scores, an unannotated list of composers and their works and a separate list of composers without their works follow:

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Composers and works

Anhalt, Istvan, A little wedding music; Baker, Richard, Chorale and fugue in A minor; Bales, Gerald, Two pieces for organ, Three short hymn settings; Bédard, Denis, Trois esquisses, Triologie, Triptyque, Suite du premier ton; Bissell, Keith, Sonatina; Brassard, Francois, Le tombeau de Henri Gagnon; Johnston, Richard, Chorale for organ; Howard, Chris, Five lenten images; Kates, Morris, Fanfare and march; Lang, Rupert, Toccata; Lebuis, Jean. Suite, Suite for organ, Variations, Suite (Daveluy); Rioux, Gilles, Rondeau et fugue, Variations sur Joseph est bien marié ALa Primavera@ op.8, no.1, extrait des AQuatres saisons@ de Vivaldi, Vocalise op.34, no. 14 de S. Rachmaninoff; Steed, Graham, Festive voluntary; Whyte, Neil, Elegy: A tribute to Virgil Fox.

Composers

Beaudoin, Claude; Buczynski, Walter; Desrochers, Gilles; Gagné Marc; Gagné Richard; Girard, Robert; Huneault, Sylvain; Lavoie, Claude; Morissette, Jean; Perrin, Raymond; Prévost, André Reboulot, Antoine; Saint-Cyr, André Teifenbach, Peter; Thompson, Claude; Togni, Peter.

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Discography

An extended discography is beyond the scope of this essay. These recordings of Canadian organ music from 1981-1996 are readily available.

CD. (1997). South African organ music I. AQuerstand,@ #VKJK 9708 (Kamprad Verlag, Altenburg, Germany; September 1997). The disk contains Stefan Grove's Afrika hymnus as well as the following of South African born Jacobus Kloppers: Dialectic fantasy (1992), Three plainsong settings (1984), Organ partita AIn dulci jubilo@ (1992/93) and the chorale prelude AWachet auf@ from Five chorale preludes (1983). Performed on the Rieger Organ in the Auditorium of the University of South Africa. Eddie Davey, organist.

CD. (1996). Soundland Alberta: Le Pays sonore. CR 96001-2. Includes Godin, longing . . . Corey Hamm, organist.

CD. (1995a). Fantachorus. Disques Celest Inc. DC 32682. Includes Gilles Rioux, Rondo et fugue, Variations sur Joseph est bien marié and others.

CD. (1995b). Le chant de la jerusalem des terres froides. Studio de musique anciènne de Montréal. K617052. Includes selections from Livre d'orgue de Montréal. Réjean Poirier, organist.

CD. (1994a). Ave Maria au grand orgue. Les Editions Notre-Dame-du-Cap. ES-50494. Gilles Rioux, organist.

CD. (1994b). British and Canadian music for organ. CBC Records. MVCD1068. Includes Henderson, Chromatic partita; Willan, Five pieces; Bales, Petit suite. Ian Sadler, organist.

CD. (1994c). Dancing ice: Solo and duo Canadian organ music. Arktos 94002. Includes Kloppers, From the musical memoirs of a Canadian organist (duo), Cabena, Variations on an original theme (duo), Krapf, Totentanz; Kloppers, Concerto for organ, strings and timpani. Marnie Giesbrecht and Joachim Segger, organists.

CD. (1994d). Portrait: Sir Ernest MacMillan. Outremont, Québec: Analekta AN 2 7804. 1994. Various media including organ. A recording including Bach's Prelude and fugue in E Flat played by Sir Ernest MacMillan, organist.

CD. (1994e). Northern arch: New music from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Arktos 94001. Includes Hannah, Five preludes; Berg, Christ ist erstanden. Marnie Giesbrecht, organist.

CD. (1993). Vistas: Prairie sounds from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Canadian Music Centre. Includes Kloppers, Concerto for organ, strings and timpani. Marnie Giesbrecht, organist.

CD. (1993, 1967). Ernest MacMillan, a centenary celebration. Centrediscs WRC8-6678. Includes Cortège academique. Andrew Davis, organist.

CD. (1992). Patrick Wedd, organ, Calgary Philharmonie Orchestra, Mario Bernardi. Toronto CBC Records SMCD 5113. Contains Coulthard, Music to St Cecilia, for organ and strings.

CD. (1991). Canadian organ music: historic organs of Prince Edward Island. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WRC8-6562. Includes Glockemeyer, Marche; Poirier, Pièce de concert sur l'hymne national Acadien; Letondal, Toccata; Letendre, Stabat mater; Tanguay, Prière; Aldous, Prelude and fugue, Lavalie-Smith, Scherzo; Bernier, Meditation; Lucas, Toccata, op. 27, no.1; Johnston, Chorale for organ; Ward, Consolation, Pleading savior. Alan Reesor, organist, plays music by turn-of-the-century Canadian composers (exceptions: Johnston, Ward).

CD. (1989). Talivaldis Kenins. Radio Canada International. ACM 33. Various artists and media. Includes Sinfonia notturna, Suite for organ.

CD. (1988a). Jacques Hétu. Radio Canada International. ACM 31. Includes Missa pro trecentesimo anno, op. 38. Pierre Grandmaison, organist.

CD. (1988b). Livre d'orgue de Montréal. Radio Canada International, RCI 645. Kenneth Gilbert, organist.

CD. (1987a). Le Livre d'orgue de Montréal. Toulouse: Ariane, ARI/140. Réjean Poirier, organist.

LP. (1987b). Organ works of Barrie Cabena. Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier University. WLU 87001. Includes Overduin's ostinatos, Variants in memoriam John Cook, Sonata giojoso, Variations on an original theme. Barrie Cabena and Jan Overduin, organists.

LP. (1984). Sequence. Centrediscs. CMC 1784. Includes Beckwith, Upper Canada hymn preludes; Gagnon, Pastourelle; Kenins, Sinfonia notturna; Lorrain, Sequence. Patrick Wedd, organist.

LP. (1983). Canadian organ spectrum. Savvy S 1001. Includes Cook, Fanfare, Bales, Chorale preludes; Duchow, Offertoire; Wuench, Toccata piccola; Cabena, Prelude in lydian mode; Willan, Introduction, passacaglia and fugue. Mervyn Games, organist.

LP. (1982a). Anthology of Canadian organ music. Radio Canada International. ACM 11. Focus on Healey Willan. Various performers including John Tuttle, organist.

LP. (1982b). Fanfare: Festival music at the cathedral church of St. Mark. Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo Music. WR 8024. Includes Gerald Bales, Healey Willan, William France, Frederick Karam, and others. Gerald Bales, organist.

LP (ND). Music for Christmas. Coronet LPS 7021. Includes Kloppers, Divinum mysterium. In Worthington United Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio, USA. William Haller, organist.

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Resources for Canadian organ music

Publishers and distributors
Regional offices of the Canadian Music Centre
Regions of the Royal Canadian College of Organists
Offices of the Québec Federation of Les Amis de l'orgue and Pro Organo concert societies
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Publishers and distributors

Archambault Musique. 500, rue Ste. Catherine Est, Montréal, Québec H2L 2C6. Tel: 514-849-6201, Fax: 514-849-0764.

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 426 South Fifth Street, Box 1209, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440. Tel: 612-330-3343, 1-800-752-8153.

Boosey and Hawkes (Canada) Ltd. 279 Yorkland Boulevard, Willowdale, Ontario M2J 1S7. Tel: 416-491-1900; Fax: 416-491-8377.

Brookside Publishing, 3911 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 6A9.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Music Library, P.O. Box 500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6. Tel: 416-205-5858; Fax: 416-205-8574.

Canadian Choral Centre, 310-550 Century Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Y1. Tel: 1-800-665-9885.

Composer Publications, 11627 46 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 0A6. Tel: 403-437-5741.

Concordia Publishing House. 3558 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63118-3968.

Connors Publications, (a division of A and L Enterprises), 8711 Coy Avenue A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70810-6133. Tel: 504-767-3666.

Éditions Cheldar, 151, 53e rue est, Charlesbourg, Québec G1H 2H7. Tel: 418-627-5684.

Frederick Harris Music Co. Ltd. 529 Speers Road, Oakville, Ontario L6K 2G4. Tel: 904-845-3487; Fax 905-845-1208; 1-800, 387-4013.

Gordon V. Thompson Music, 29 Birch Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4V 1E2.

Grace Under Press, 41 Beaty Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3B3. Tel: 416-538-2006.

Institute for Church Music, Department of Music, University of the OFS, PO Box 392, Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Liturgiese Orrgelmusiek, South African Publication Series, 7 Vols.).

Jaymar Music Ltd. P.O. Box 2191, London, Ontario N6A 4E3. Tel: 519-672-7369, Fax 519-672-0016.<http://www.jaymar.com>

Les Éditions Doberman-Yppan. P.O. Box 2021, St. Nicholas, Québec G0S 3L0 Tel: 418-436-3645; Fax: 418-436-3645.

Les Éditions Europart-Music 86240 Ligugé, Longchamps 88000 Epinal, France. Distribution: Association Jeanne d'Arc, 16 place de l'eglise. F 88000 Longchamp. Tel: 29 34 60 05; Fax: 29 34 73 25.

Les Éditions Jacques Ostiguy, 12790 rue Yamaska, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2T 1B3. Tel: 514-773-4911.

Leslie Music Supply Inc. 198 Speers Road, Oakville, Ontario L6K 2E9.  Tel:905-844-3109;  Fax: 905-844-7637.

Lissett Publications, PO Box 904, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752. Also in Calgary, Alberta. Tel: 403-246-4026; Fax: 403-235--3018.

Morningstar Music, 2117 59 St., St. Louis, Missouri 63110. Tel: 314-352-3303, 1-800-647-2117.

Musicanto Publishing, 96 Martin Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2L 0B4.

Randall M. Egan, The Kenwood Press, Kenwood Abbey, 2024 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405-2303, Tel: 612-377-4450.

Roger Dean Publishing, 501 E Third Street, PO Box 802, Dayton, Ohio 45401-0802.

Runningbrook Music, 891 Runningbrook Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 2S4.

Sacred Music Press, 501 E Third St., Dayton, Ohio 45401. Tel: 513-228-6118.

Stuart D. Beaudoin, 629 Queen Street, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 2J1.

Thistle Head Publishing. Acton, Ontario.

University of South Africa (UNISA Organ Series/UNISA Choral Series), c/o Department of Musicology, PO Box 392, Pretoria 2001, South Africa.

Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Canada, 101-85 Scarsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario M3B 2R2. Tel: 416-445-3131; Fax 416-445-2473.

Waterloo Music Company Limited, 3 Regina Street North, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2Z7.

Regional offices of the Canadian Music Centre

Chalmers House
20 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1J9

TEL (416) 961-6601
FAX (416) 961-7198
email cmc@interlog.com

200-2021 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
T2N 1N4

TEL (604) 734-4622
FAX (604) 734-4627
email cmc-bc@unixg.ubc.ca

430, rue Saint-Pierre
Montréal, Québec
H2Y 2M5

TEL (514) 849-9176
FAX (514) 849-9177
email cmc_que@cam.org

#911 Library Tower
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta

TEL (403) 220-7403
FAX (403) 289-4877
email cmc@acs.ucalgary.ca

20 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1J9

TEL (416) 961-4057
FAX (416) 961-7198
email cmc@interlog.com

Music Library
Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick E0A 3C0

TEL (506) 364-2561
FAX (506) 364-2617
email cmc@mailserv.mta.ca

Regions of the Royal Canadian College of Organists

Region 1 (Atlantic)
Avalon, Halifax, Moncton, Prince Edward Island and St. John Centres

Region 2 (Ottawa-Québec)
Montréal, Ottawa and Renfrew County Centre

Region 3 (Central and Northern Ontario)
Kingston, Oshawa, Northumberland, Peterborough, Simcoe-Muskoka and Thunder Bay Centres

Region 4 (Greater Toronto)

Region 5 (Southern Ontario)
Brantford, Hamilton, Kitchener and Niagara Peninsula Centres

Region 6 (Western Ontario)
Chatham, Grey-Bruce, London, Sarnia, Stratford and Windsor Centres

Region 7 (Prairies)
Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg Centres

Region 8 (British Columbia)
Vancouver and Vancouver Island Centres

RCCO National Office/Siège social du CRCO
112 St. Clair Avenue W., Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario M4V 2Y3

Tel: 416-929-6400
Fax: 416-929-0415
http://www.capitalnet.com/~rjewell/rcco.html

 

Offices of the Québec Federation of Les Amis de l'orgue and Pro Organo concert societies

Fédération québécoise des Amis de l'orgue
10900, Bois-de-Boulogne
Montréal, Québec
H3M 2X1

Les Amis de l'orgue de Québec
C. P. 697, Haute-ville
Québec, Québec
G1R 4S2

Les Amis de l'orgue de Rimouski
C. P. 84
Rimouski, Québec
G5L 7B7

Les Amis de l'orgue du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
C. P. 382
Chicoutimi, Québec
G7H 5C2

Web site at the following address:
http://saglac.qc.ca/~acote/welcome.html

Pro Organo Mauricie
626, rue  Notre-Dame
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec
G8T 4G9

Pro Organo St-Hyacinthe
16625, Blvd Laflamme
St Hyacinthe, Québec
J2T 3Z3

Les Amis de l'orgue de Montréal
10900, Bois-de-Boulogne
Montréal, Québec
H3M 2X1