THE PARIS OF ORGANISTS & CANTORES MINORES

The Organists’ Paris & Cantores Minores

Cantores Minores Boys’ Choir
Cantores Minores Alumni Choir

Liisa Aaltola and Olli Pyylampi, organ
prof. Hannu Norjanen, conductor

Charles-Marie Widor: Mass for Two Choirs and Two Organs, Op. 36
Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Louis Vierne: Messe solennelle (Solemn Mass), Op. 16

Cantores Minores and the Musiikkitalo organ present a feast of the finest French Romantic church music. Mass settings composed for the cathedrals of Paris are paired with Gabriel Fauré’s beautiful morning hymn.

Composer-organists Charles-Marie Widor and Louis Vierne were renowned for their magical ability to transform the organ into an orchestra. In the early 20th century, their fame drew curious listeners to Paris from as far away as North America. For their Mass settings, Widor and Vierne wrote parts for two separate organs. These will be performed by Liisa Aaltola, organ artist and cantor of Pirkkala Parish, and Olli Pyylampi, organist of Kallio Parish.

Organized by Musiikkitalon urut ry.