Our Organ Recitals series on Tuesdays at 1:00pm features some of the region’s finest organists and the powerful sounds of St. James Cathedral’s 5,000 organ pipes. Concerts begin at 1:00 pm and last about 40 minutes. Admission is free and donations are encouraged. All are welcome!
**Early Music at St. James on selected days at 1:00pm: It is a new concert series initiative to present performances on historical instruments in the intimate and superb acoustics of St. James’ St. George Chapel. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear soloists and small ensembles perform historical repertoire right in the heart of downtown Toronto.
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January:
Jan 7 Mark Himmelman (Holy Saviour, Waterloo).
Jan 14 The organ at St. James Cathedral: History & explanation (Tom Bell).
Jan 21 Emmanuel Wong (U of T).
Jan 28 Aaron James (Toronto Oratory, U of T) with Corey Gemmell (violin).
February:
Feb 4 Sebastian Moreno (St. Jude’s, Oakville)
Feb 11 St. Stanislav Youth Choir (Slovenia) Damijan Močnik, conductor
Feb 18 Manuel Piazza (St Thomas, Huron Street)
Feb 25 Angus Sinclair (St. John’s, Kitchener)
**Feb 19 & 20: Early Music at St. James with Bud Roach.
March:
Mar 4 Jean-Paul Feo (St. James Cathedral)
Mar 11 Michael Pirri (St. Aidans in the Beach)
Mar 18 William O’Meara
Mar 25 The life and music of Orlando Gibbons, the last of the great Tudor musicians lecture-recital by Thomas Bell and JP Feo (St. James Cathedral)
Choral Meditations for Lent on March 20, 27 & April 3 at 1:00pm:
St. James Cathedral presents Settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah and seasonal poetry readings. Music by William Byrd, Robert White, and Thomas Tallis. Poetry by George Herbert, T. S. Eliot, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and others. Sung by members of the Cathedral Choir and friends.
April:
Apr 1 James Mooney-Dutton (UK)
Apr 8 Sebastian Moreau (Royal St. George’s College)
Apr 15 Holy Week: no recital
Apr 22 Jacob Wiens (St. Paul’s, Newmarket)
**Apr 23 & 24: Early Music at St. James.
Apr 29 Peter Merrick (Glenview Presbyterian Church)
May:
May 6 William Lupton (Huron University)
May 13 Joshua Duncan Lee
May 20 Ying Quan (St. Paul’s Bloor Street)
May 27 Derrick Meador (Louisiana)
June:
June 3 Adam MacNeil (St. George’s, St. Catharines and Trinity College U of T)
June 10 Michał Szostak (Poland)
June 17 Stéphanie Gouin (Grace Church on the Hill)
June 24 Sarah Svendson (Rosedale United Church)
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Our organ recitals will take a break over the summer and resume in September.
In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy the performances we’ve shared on our YouTube channel—it’s a great opportunity to revisit the beautiful music we’ve experienced together!
