1915; 1996 Casavant Frères organ, Opus 615, at Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, Québec, Canada

This week we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Canada’s most prominent organ maker: Casavant Frères.

Performers and composers from many lands celebrate the Nativity Festival.

…a three-century collective of composers provides a colorful package for our holiday pleasure.

…in preparation for our spring tour in Province Québec, a sampler of 19th and 20th century instruments in Montréal, Trois Riviers, Québec City and points in between.

…celebratory music for choirs and instruments in observance of the springtime Christian Easter.

…in tribute to the Royal Canadian College of Organists, RCCO, in its centenary year, a program of Canadian composers, performers, and instruments.

…highlight performances from Montréal by winners of the 2008 Concours International d’Orgue du Canada, with commentary from CIOC artistic director John Grew.

…a spring survey of some recent CD releases from American producers in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

…prize-winners of the premiere North American contest for young talents perform in Montreal.

…we feature Canadian composers and performers in anticipation of the upcoming Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.

…another sampler from among the remarkable influx of recently produced recordings, with music from five centuries.

…music of profound introspection and overt rejoicing for the Christian Resurrection festival.

…a salute to Canada Day and the upcoming combined conventions of the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the American Guild of Organists.

…in anticipation of Holy Week, selections from various compositions that enshrine Jesus’s final earthly utterances.

…in conjunction with Canada Day (July 1), we celebrate artistic and instrumental representatives of our northern neighbor.

…a capsule survey of three centuries of music and instruments in Canada's Province Quebec.,

Visit A Montréal Organ Book with the Organ Historical Society: Music and instruments from Provence Québec, featuring Canadian artists.