Posted by Jeffrey A. Tucker of the Chant Cafe<\/p>\n
A conference exploring Charles Tournemire\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s landmark L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orgue Mystique on February 1-3, 2012 takes place on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale and at the Church of the Epiphany in South Miami. The conference seeks to explore the aesthetic, liturgical, and compositional principles of L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orgue Mystique, the implications of the work for modern compositions inspired by Gregorian chant, and the role of modern compositions and the organ in the Catholic liturgy.<\/p>\n
Conference highlights include:<\/p>\n
– Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, celebrated by His Excellency, Thomas G. Wenski, Archbishop of Miami. Musical highlights include Tournemire\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office from L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orgue Mystique for the day (Purificatio B. Mari\u00c3\u00a6 Virginis), a Missa Brevis by Zachary Wadsworth, and a commissioned motet by Dr. Paul Weber.<\/p>\n
– Opening and Closing Recitals by Rudy de Vos (Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA) and TBA<\/p>\n
– An entire day of recitals featuring repertoire ranging from Naji Hakim and original compositions and improvisations by conference artists to the works of Tournemire, Franck and Langlais.<\/p>\n
– The keynote lecture entitled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Composer as Textual Commentator: Music and Language in Tournemire\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcs Symbolist Method\u00e2\u20ac\u009d will be given by Dr. Stephen Schloesser, S.J. Schloesser is an Associate Professor of History at Loyola University in Chicago and the author of Jazz Age Catholicism with its noted chapter on Tournemire. He is currently working on a book about Messiaen.<\/p>\n
– Conference sessions will explore the shape of the Catholic liturgy and of L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orgue Mystique, harmonic, improvisation and performance practice as it relates to L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Orgue Mystique, as well as teacher and student relationships to Tournemire.<\/p>\n
All conference events at the Church of the Epiphany are free and open to the public, though a free-will donation will be accepted at the door. However, in order to attend all of the conference events, including the events at NSU, registration is required. The deadline for conference registration and payment ($75) is Monday, January 3, 2012. The registration fee is non-refundable. Only complete registrations will be available; no 1-day or partial registrations are available. Advance registration is required; no on-site registration is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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