University of Calgary Department of Music presents: Livre d'orgue de Montréal

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Venue / Location:
Eckhardt-Gramatte Recital Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary campus

7 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm

Ticket Price:
$25 adults, $18 students/seniors

LiveRush Price:
2 for 1

Event Description:

Neil Cockburn will reconstruct liturgical settings for a selection of the 398 pieces of Livre d’orgue de Montréal. Brought from France to Montreal in 1724 by the Sulpician Jean Girard, this collection was rediscovered in 1978 and is the largest existing manuscript volume of organ music from the time of Louis XIV.