Event categories: International Concert Series

Luc Beauséjour - Montreal, Canada

Tuesday, October 15, 7:30pm

St. John’s Organ Society welcomes Montreal-based concert organist, harpsichordist, and recording artist, Luc Beauséjour, who will perform a concert titled “Le Rappel des Oiseaux - The Recall of the Birds” featuring music of Couperin, Dornel, Dandrieu, and Rameauon on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York Street) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Beauséjour enjoys an important international performing career. First prize winner of the Erwin Bodky International Harpsichord Competition, held in Boston, he has also won honors at the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society International Performance Competition (now Jurow International Harpsichord Competition) in Tallahassee.

A prolific recording artist, Beauséjour has carried out over 45 recording projects, either as soloist or as musical director, and was named “2003 Performer of the Year” by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique.

“He plays with impeccable technique, tasteful embellishments, a wide range of emotion and deep sensitivity.” -- BBC Music Magazine, U. K.

Admission is free - donations appreciated.

Concert organist, Loreto Aramendi, will perform music of Buxtehude, Alain, Liszt, Franck, Messiaen, and Duruflé on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York St., Bangor). Aramendi is the organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) of the Basilique of Santa María del Coro in San Sebastian, Spain.

Dr. Gregory Crowell (Grand Rapids, MI) will perform a spring international concert on the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus 288 (1860) at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm.  Crowell will perform music of J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and Arthur Foote.

Gregory Crowell is a Senior Affiliate Professor of Music at Grand Valley State University and the Director of Music at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has performed widely in Europe, Japan, and the United States as an organist, harpsichordist, clavichordist, and conductor. He has been heard in live performance on WCRB in Boston, WGUC in Cincinnati, WFMT Chicago, Northwest German Radio, Belgian Public Radio, and NPM’s Pipedreams, and has recorded for the OHS and OgeeOgress labels. Crowell has lectured and published extensively on matters concerning organology and performance practice, and is the editor of Clavichord International.  Dr. Crowell performs under the aegis of Independent Concert Artists.