Charlemagne Palestine, Matthew Larkin, & Sarah Davachi @ FutureStops Fest

Davachi's approach to the pipe organ is very much timbral and extremely relational: each performance is unique in that it is adapted to the capabilities and particularities of the specific performance instrument.  As such, the resultant sound is one that is constantly in dialogue with the instrument itself, always emphasizing the overwhelming acoustic and psychoacoustic nature of the organ's inherent listening space.

For this concert, Davachi will present several pieces for solo organ from her repertoire, featured on the albums Cantus, Descant (2020) and Antiphonals (2021), as well as newer works that she has been developing over the past year. 

Works from Cantus, Descant; Antiphonals; and New Works: Sarah Davachi

One of Canada's foremost concert organists, and leading improviser of his generation, a Naxos recording artist whose composition work has been published by the label as well; self-described "barbarian”— Larkin presents two exciting works by Canadian composers.

Riflessioni per organo grande: Bengt Hambraeus

Toccata and Fugue, Op. 30 no.1: Andrew Ager

Palestine's exultant and ecstatic creative playing are described as "luxuriating in the organ’s infinite sustain and tonal depth...inexorably thickening and deepening, glowering and resolving and slowly clearing, exulting in the sonority of massed pipes" by the New York Times. Palestine presents his ever-evolving work/action Schlingen-Blängen, which he has been performing for nearly 40 years.

Schlingen-Blängen: Charlemagne Palestine

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Toronto's all-new FutureStops Festival unfurls a radically diverse three-day celebration of the organ's immense and expressive sonic palette. This unprecedented event hosts leading musical innovators from across the globe to fill Roy Thomson Hall, Cathedral Church of St. James, and Metropolitan United Church with textures and colours that are at once alien and alluring. Featuring performances that span multiple musical genres, presentations, and panel discussions, the FutureStops Festival runs September 29th to October 1st. It fosters a new community around the organ and envisions a more diverse, rich and relevant future for the instrument.

You can purchase passes here, and tickets for select events.

For full program notes, visit futurestops.org

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All concerts and events excluding Gala Reception with Jeff McLeod Organ Trio

Virtual Pass

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Kali Malone, Thomas Mellan, Kara-Lis Coverdale

September 29, 2022 7:30 pm • Cathedral Church of St James

Charlemagne Palestine, Matthew Larkin, Sarah Davachi

October 1, 2022 7:30 pm • Metropolitan United Church

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Raven Chacon, Amina Claudine Myers, Sarah Svendsen, Rashaan Allwood

September 30, 2022 7:30 pm • Roy Thomson Hall Auditorium

Gala Reception with Jeff McLeod Organ Trio

September 30, 2022 9:30 pm • Roy Thomson Hall Lobby

FUJI||||||||||TA, Sandra Boss

October 1, 2022 1:00 pm • Roy Thomson Hall Lobby

Host or Publisher Royal Canadian College of Organists