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Royal Canadian College of Organists, Edmonton Centre

General Admission

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The Royal Canadian College of Organists is pleased to welcome rising international organist M&eacute;lodie Michel for our first guest recital of the season, presented in honour of Grace Rumbold. A French-American organist, M&eacute;lodie Michel completed her Master&rsquo;s degree at the Paris Conservatoire in 2025, graduating with highest honours at just 21. A student of Olivier Latry and Thomas Ospital, she has already performed at some of Europe&rsquo;s most celebrated venues, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint-Sulpice, Sainte-Clotilde, the Royal Chapel of Versailles, and the Philharmonie de Paris, with recital appearances taking her across Europe and around the world. M&eacute;lodie is a prizewinner of several international competitions, including the Andr&eacute; Marchal &ldquo;L&rsquo;Orgue des Jeunes&rdquo; Competition and the International Albert Schweitzer Competition. She was also awarded the Artistic Development Prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition. Her program brings together some of the organ repertoire&rsquo;s most dramatic and expressive works:Franz Liszt &mdash; Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H Camille Saint-Sa&euml;ns &mdash;&nbsp;Danse macabre, trans. Edwin Lemare Charles-Marie Widor &mdash; Andante sostenuto from Symphonie gothique Felix Mendelssohn &mdash;&nbsp;Variations s&eacute;rieuses, trans. Martin Schmeding Maurice Durufl&eacute; &mdash; Pr&eacute;lude et fugue sur le nom d&rsquo;Alain Join us for an evening showcasing one of the exciting young talents of the international organ world.

The Royal Canadian College of Organists is pleased to welcome rising international organist Mélodie Michel for our first guest recital of the season, presented in honour of Grace Rumbold. A French-American organist, Mélodie Michel completed her Master’s degree at the Paris Conservatoire in 2025, graduating with highest honours at just 21. A student of Olivier Latry and Thomas Ospital, she has already performed at some of Europe’s most celebrated venues, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint-Sulpice, Sainte-Clotilde, the Royal Chapel of Versailles, and the Philharmonie de Paris, with recital appearances taking her across Europe and around the world. Mélodie is a prizewinner of several international competitions, including the André Marchal “L’Orgue des Jeunes” Competition and the International Albert Schweitzer Competition. She was also awarded the Artistic Development Prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition. Her program brings together some of the organ repertoire’s most dramatic and expressive works:Franz Liszt — Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H Camille Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre, trans. Edwin Lemare Charles-Marie Widor — Andante sostenuto from Symphonie gothique Felix Mendelssohn — Variations sérieuses, trans. Martin Schmeding Maurice Duruflé — Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain Join us for an evening showcasing one of the exciting young talents of the international organ world.

Royal Canadian College of Organists, Edmonton Centre

Organ Concert - Mélodie Michel

10025 105 St NW

General Admission

$30

Student Admission

$20

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