Category Archives: Organist

Timothy Howard

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Timothy-HowardWebsite:
timothyphoward.com

YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TimothyHowardMusic

Dr. Timothy Howard holds degrees from the University of Southern California, Westminster Choir College and Biola University. He is Director of Music and Organist at Pasadena Presbyterian Church and Lecturer in Music at California State University, Northridge. He has recorded organ scores to accompany the silent films Nosferatu, From the Manger to the Cross, and The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ.


Videos:
Timothy Howard – Improvisation on ‘Kingsfold’ – Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Timothy Howard – Improvised postlude on NETTLETON – Pasadena Presbyterian Church, California
Timothy Howard – Postlude on ‘Westminster Abbey’ – Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Timothy Howard – Postlude on ‘Wondrous Love’ – Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Francis Chapelet

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FrancisChapeletFrancis Chapelet began organ studies at the École César Franck, studying with Édouard Souberbielle. He continued his studies at the CNSMD in Paris where he earned First Prizes in Harmony (class of Maurice Duruflé), organ and improvisation (class of Rolande Falcinelli).

In 1964 he was named cotitulaire of the organ at the Église Saint-Séverin in Paris, a position which he held for twenty year and where he remains titulaire honoraire.
He created the organ class at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux where he taught until 1996.

Books:
Chapelet, Francis, Livre d’improvisation et d’accompagnement, éditions Les presses de la Double, 2002, 68 pages.
Chapelet, Francis, L’Œuvre pour orgue (volume 1 : Pièces et improvisations dans l’esthétique classique, volume 2 : Pièces et improvisations dans le style modal et contemporain), éditions Delatour, 2013.

Recordings:

Orgues De Grignan
While the top of the listing indicates this is an audio CD, the description indicates it is a vinyl record!
It includes both a composition and improvisation by Francis Chapelet.

Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Covarrubias réf: HMO n°7 Improvisations et Correa de Arauxo, Cabanilles…
Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Salamanque réf: n°10 Improvisations
Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Frederiksborg – Sweelink et improvisations Réf: HM n°16
Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Tolède – Improvisations réf: HM 4519.1.24
Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Trujillo – Improvisations réf: HM 4511 n° 18
Collection “Orgues Historiques” : Lisbonne – Improvisations réf: HM 4517 n° 1.22
Abbatiale Sainte Croix de Bordeaux – Orgue Dom Bedos – F.Couperin, Grigny, Guilain, Dandrieu et improvisation

Videos:
Francis Chapelet – Improvisation sur ‘Ay triste que vengo’ – Frechilla
Francis Chapelet – Improvisation – Albi
Francis Chapelet – Présentation de l’orgue Castillan Majorquin
Francis Chapelet – Trois improvisations sur l’Evangile – Menesterol
Francis Chapelet – Improvisación final concierto – Torre de Juan Abad
Francis Chapelet – Obertura Improvisada – Torre de Juan Abad
Francis Chapelet – Improvisations – Cathédrale de Salamanca
Francis Chapelet – Improvisations – São Vicente de Fora, Lisbonne

Martin Bacot

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martin-bacotYouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/VJOrgue

Born in 1980, Martin Bacot studied piano with Christine Pagès and harmony with Jeanine Boutin at the Conservatoire National de Région de Versailles. Il has studied organ with Georges Robert, Eric Lebrun, Vincent Warnier, and Pierre Pincemaille.
Having earned his Premier Prix d’Interprétation from the CNR d’Angers, a premier Prix d’Improvisation à l’unanimité from the CNR de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Martin Bacot has also won several improvisation competitions:
• Second prize in the Concours “Orgues sans frontières”, Sarrebrück in 2001
• First Prize in the Concours de Schwäbisch Gmünd in 2009
• Grand Prix André Marchal and Prix Englert in the Concours André Marchal in Biarritz in 2009
In 2010, he was a finalist in the Haarlem International Improvisation Competition.

From 1998 to 2010, he regularly replaced Pierre Pincemaille at the Cathédrale de Saint-Denis. In 2011 he became organist titulaire at the Église St Louis de la Guillotière in Lyon.

In addition to his musical studies, Martin Bacot studied architecture at the Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture in Versailles, earning his diploma in 2006. In addition to his concert activities, he works in Lyon as an architect specializing in the restoration of patrimony.

Videos:
Martin Bacot – Improvisation sur un texte biblique – Finale Concours André Marchal 2009
Martin Bacot – Improvisation sur un choral imposé – Concours André Marchal 2009
Martin Bacot – Improvisations in German Baroque Style – Haarlem Wallon church
Martin Bacot – Improvisation on Coventry Carol – Coventry Cathedral
Martin Bacot – Improvisation sur l’introÏt de l’Ascension ‘Viri Galilei’ – Cathédrale de Troyes

Hans Haselböck

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HansHaselbockHans Haselböck became organist at the Dominikanerkirche in Vienna in 1949, and in 1972 he became Professor of organ and improvisation at the Musikhochschule Wien.


Recordings:
HaselbockchantimprovisationCD

Gregorian Chant and Organ: Improvisation in Vienna

Orgelimprovisationen 1998 / 11. Internationale Altenberger Orgelakademie: 9-15.8.1998
Includes improvisations from the teachers at the 1998 Organ Academy in Altenberg: Hans Haselböck, Loi͏̈c Mallié, Tomasz Adam Nowak, Wolfgang Seifen, and Petr Eben.

Orgelimprovisationen / 8. Internationale Altenberger Orgelakademie 20-30.8.1995
Includes improvisations from the teachers at the 1995 Organ Academy in Altenberg: Hans Haselböck, Gerd Wachowski, Patrick Delabre, and Wolfgang Seifen.

Audio:
Entry in the 8th Haarlem Improvisation competition

Entry in the 10th Haarlem Improvisation competition

Guy Bovet

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Guy Bovet 2006_3Website:
http://www.guybovet.org/
Guy Bovet is a Swiss organist, improvise, composer, editor and author. He was Professor of Organ at the Musikhochschule in Basel, Switzerland, until he retired in July 2008. He served as organist of the Collegiate Church of Neuchâtel from 1988 to 2009.


Recordings:

Gaston Litaize e Guy Bovet: All’organo di Carasso (Ticino)
Includes repertoire played by Gaston Litaize and Guy Bovet as well as an improvisation by each of the organists.


Orgues du Mexique, Vol. 2


Norbert Moret – Marcel Dupré – Guy Bovet: Les orgues de la collégiale de Neuchâtel
GALLO CD 943 1996
Includes: Norbert Moret- Premier concerto pour orgue et orchestre
Marcel Dupré- Improvisation sur des thèmes de Samuel Ducommun
Guy Bovet- Improvisation sur un thème de S. Ducommun à l’orgue de 1952 & Improvisation sur un thème de S. Ducommun à l’orgue de 1996


Guy Bovet à l’orgue Jehan Alain de Romainmôtier
Includes an improvisation on a Japanese melody.

CEM, Malaga
2007
Concert à deux orgues enregistré en concert le 15 juin 2007, avec Viviane Loriaut aux orgues historiques de la cathédrale de Málaga : Jiménez, Soler, Olivares, Gallardo, improvisation sur la Malagueña

IOHIO, Oaxaca (available from Guy Bovet)
2011
L’orgue de Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca, Mexico
Assorted Spanish compositions and improvisations

GALLO
2011
Historical Organs of the Philippines
Works by Spanish and Filipino composers, several improvisations; compositions on popular Filipino melodies by Wolfgang Oehms

Videos:
Guy Bovet – Improvisation on Popular Songs
Guy Bovet – Organ Improvisation – Freiburg
Guy Bovet – Improvisatie Het Lied van den Smid – St.-Pieteskerk te Turnhout

Pierre Segond

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Pierre_Segond_1982Swiss organist Pierre Segond was born in 1913 in Geneva and died in 2000. He studied at the Conservatoire de Genève under Henri Gagnebin and Alexandre Mottu. After that, he obtained his Premier Prix from the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Marcel Dupré. His classmates included Jehan Alain, Jeanne Demessieux and Marie-Louise Girod. He served as organiste titulaire of the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre in Geneva from 1942 to 1994.


Recordings:

Segond: Les grandes orgues de la Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève

Audio:
Pierre Segond – Improvisation (1958) – Haarlem

Michael Joseph

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Michale JosephMichael Joseph earned both a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and Composition and a Master’s in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. For over thirty years, Michael has worked in music education in both MA and NH and directed music ministries for several churches in Manchester. He also served as Director of Music Ministries for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. He currently serves as an adjunct professor of music at Rivier University and Director of Music Ministries at First Baptist Church of Nashua.

Michael Joseph offered a masterclass to the Manchester AGO Chapter that you can watch here.

YouTube Channel:
ProfJoseph4855

Videos:
Michael Joseph – Improvisation on Hyfrydol – First Baptist Church of Nashua, NH
Michael Joseph – Symphonic Improvisation on ‘Slane’:Minuet – St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH
Michael Joseph – Symphonic Improvisation on ‘Slane’:Finale – St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH

Rolande Falcinelli

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FalcinelliRolande Falcinelli (1920 – 2006) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher. She studied organ and improvisation with Marcel Dupré at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1955, she succeeded Dupré as organ professor at the Paris Conservatory, teaching there until 1987. Among her numerous students were Xavier Darasse, Louis Thiry, Yves Devernay, Francis Chapelet, André Isoir, Daniel Roth, Jean-Pierre Leguay, Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, Louis Robillard, Philippe Lefèbvre, Maurice Clerc, Patrice Caire, Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet, and Naji Hakim. She also served as titular organist at Sacré-Coeur in Paris from 1946 to 1973.

You can hear her on Spotify.

Recordings:

Rolande Falcinelli: 4 Grandes Improvisations en Concert


Rolande Falcinelli : Improvisations

Julian Wachner

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JulianWachnerWebsite:
http://www.julianwachner.com/

Julian Wachner currently serves as Director of Music and the Arts at Trinity Wall Street in New York City and Music Director of the Washington Chorus in Washington, DC. He studied improvisation, composition, organ and theory under Gerre Hancock while a chorister at the St. Thomas Choir School in New York City and eventually earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University’s School for the Arts. He maintains an active career as conductor, composer, and performer.


Videos:
Julian Wachner – Improvisation on “Truro” (Lift Up Your Heads) – Trinity Church, Wall Street

Jan Bender

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Jan Bender (1909-1994) was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. At age 13, he moved to Lübeck, Germany, and began studying organ with Karl Lichtwark at the Marienkirche. In 1929, he studied with Walter Kraft, the new Marienkirche organist. In 1930, he enrolled as a student of Karl Straube at the Kirchen-musikalische Institut of the Landeskirche Sachsen, part of the Leipzig Konservatorium. He later studied composition from Hugo Distler. He served as organist at St. Gertrudkirche in Lübeck, St. Lambertikirche in Aurich, and Michaeliskirche in Lüneburg (where J.S. Bach had studied in his early years). He eventually came to teach in the United States at Concordia Teacher’s College in Seward, Nebraska, before becoming Associate Professor of Composition and Organ at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. Though he returned to live in Germany upon his retirement in 1976, he continued teaching with occasional residencies in the US at Valparaiso University, Gustavus Adolphus College, and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.

He composed over one hundred works, primarily for for organ and/or choir. Though active in the Missouri Synod, he served on the commission which eventually published the Lutheran Book of Worship. He wrote a method book for organ improvisation:

Organ Improvisation for Beginners: A Book of Self-Instruction for Church Musicians : Op. 59
A full review of the method book can be found here.