Denis Bédard: 6 Paraphrases grégoriennes - Hans Uwe Hielscher an der Orgel der Marktkirche Wiesbaden

DENIS BÉDARD ZUM 75. GEBURTSTAG - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Denis Bédard (*13. Januar 1950): Six Paraphrases grégoriennes (1996)
gewidmet Thomas Chase, Organist der Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)

00:00 1. Dialogue sur “Te Deum”
04:10 2. Trio sur “Ave Maris Stella”
05:02 3. Communion sur “Lauda Sion”
08:57 4. Improvisation sur “Salve Regina”
11:23 5. Choral sur “O filii et filiae”
13:55 6. Toccata et Grand Choeur sur “Veni Creator”

Bédard wurde in Québec City (Canada) geboren, studierte am Conservatoire de Musique de Québec sowie in Paris, Montréal und Amsterdam. Nach einer mehrjährigen Organisten- und Lehrtätigkeit in Québec wirkte Bédard von 2002 bis September 2021 als Organist an der Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver (Canada) und als Orgel-Professor an der dortigen University of British Columbia. Seine zahlreichen Orgelkompositionen sind immer tonal, melodisch und harmonisch oft der französischen Spätromantik verbunden, und sie erreichen damit ein großes Publikum.

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DENIS BÉDARD TURNS 75 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Denis Bédard (*1950): Six Paraphrases grégoriennes (1996)
Dedicated to Thomas Chase, Organist at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada)

00:00 1. Dialogue on “Te Deum”
04:10 2. Trio on “Ave Maris Stella”
05:02 3. Communion on “Lauda Sion”
08:57 4. Improvisation on “Salve Regina”
11:23 5. Chorale on “O filii et filiae”
13:55 6. Toccata and Grand Choeur on “Veni Creator”

Bédard, organist and composer at the forefront of contemporary Canadian church music, studied at Québec Conservatory and with André Isoir (Paris) and Gustav Leonhardt (Amsterdam) and served as organist at different churches in Québec. From 2002 to September 2021, he was Principal Organist at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver (Canada) and Professor for organ at the local University of British Columbia. His compositions, essentially tonal and melodic, are characterized by a concern for formal clarity and immediate communication with as vast a public as possible.

This video is illustrated by a photo presentation: "Famous Catholic Church Organs in Germany“
with special thanks to Michael Hofmeister.