Rachel Laurin

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Rachel Laurin (born August 11, 1961 in St. Benoît ) is a Canadian composer and organist .

Laurin was an organ student of Lucienne L'Heureux-Arel from 1978 to 1980 and then studied organ with Gaston Arel and Raymond Daveluy and piano with Raoul Sosa at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec (CMM) until 1986 . During her studies she was awarded a scholarship from the McAbbie Foundation (1985) and the Bourse d'excellence Wilfrid-Pelletier (1986). In 1986 she became organist at Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, where she has a five-manual organ made by the German organ builder Rudolf von Beckerath . From 1988 she taught improvisation at the CMM, from 1989 she gave courses in organ improvisation at the summer schools for church music in Épinal.

Laurin Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Center and since 2006 House Composer of the Wayne Leupold Editions . From 2009 to 2010 she was a Distinguished Guest Artist at Yale University . She has also given courses at Mount Royal College in Calgary, the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Baylor University in Waco, Syracuse University , Kansas City University and St. Thomas University . She has recorded more than a dozen albums of organ music and composed over 100 works.

Works

  • Ten Pieces for the Piano , Op. 1, 3, 5 and 8
  • Trois Arrangements de Folklore for mixed or male choir and piano, Op. 1-B
  • Sonata in E Minor for piano, Op. 2
  • Mass pour les Fêtes solennelles , Op. 4th
  • Cantique “Je te révère” for male choir and piano, Op. 4-B
  • Symphony No.2 (Tone Poem on “The Fall of the House of Usher”, by EA Poe ) for organ, Op. 5
  • Suite Brève for Organ, Op. 6, No. 1
  • Suite Brève for Organ, Op. 6, No. 2
  • Dix Arrangements de Cantiques for mixed choir and organ, Op. 6-B
  • Sonata in F for Organ, Op. 7th
  • Deux Arrangements de Noëls for mixed choir and organ, Op. 7-B
  • Trois Fables for voice and piano, Op. 9
  • Cantata “Veni Creator” for voice and organ, Op. 10
  • Le Nénuphar for voice and piano, text: Louis Dantin , Op. 12
  • Homage to Lucien Daveluy , Op. 13
  • Trois Motets en l'Honneur de la Sainte Famille , Op. 14th
  • Messe de Louange , Op. 15th
  • Scènes vosgiennes for organ, Op. 16
  • Trio for flute, viola and piano, Op. 17th
  • Suite for instrumental ensemble, Op. 18th
  • Quartet (string quartet), Op. 19th
  • Sonata in B Minor, by F. Liszt , Organ Transcription, Op. 20th
  • Concerto in G for vibraphone, marimba and strings, Op. 21st
  • Le Bestiaire for voice and piano after Guillaume Apollinaire , Op. 22nd
  • Deux Folklores for Male Choir and Piano, Op. 22-B
  • Sonata in A Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
  • Prelude for Organ, Op. 24
  • Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel by Johannes Brahms , Orgeltranskription, Op. 24
  • Divertissement for vibraphone, marimba and piano, Op. 25th
  • Variations sur un Noël Lorrain for organ, Op. 26th
  • Festivals for Violin and Piano, Op. 27
  • Fantaisie for guitar, Op. 28
  • Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 29
  • Quatre Pèlerinages en Lorraine for Organ, Op. 30th
  • Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052, by JS Bach , organ transcription, Op. 30-B
  • Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903, by JS Bach , Op. 30-C
  • Three Pieces for Organ, Op. 31
  • Deux Noëls for string quartet or string orchestra, op.32
  • Trois Mélodies sur des Poèmes d ' Anne Hébert for voice and piano, Op. 33
  • Fantaisie sur un Thème japonais for string quartet, Op. 34
  • Poème for string quartet, Op. 35
  • Symphony No.1 for Organ, Op. 36
  • Acclamations for Organ, Op. 37
  • Acclamations for Organ, Two Trumpets and Trombone, Op. 37F
  • Étude Héroïque for organ, Op. 38
  • Psaumes for voice and organ, Op. 39
  • Sonata for violin and viola, Op. 40
  • Petite Suite sur un Motet de Gerald Bales for Organ, Op. 41
  • Sonata in E Minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 42
  • Twelve short Pieces for Organ, Op. 43
  • Introduction and Passacaglia, on a Theme by Raymond Daveluy for organ, op.44
  • Prelude and Fugue in F Minor for Organ, Op. 45
  • Piano Concerto , op.46
  • Partita on “Nun danket” for keyboard instruments, Op. 47
  • Four Preludes for harpsichord, Op. 48
  • Three Songs without Words for piano, Op. 49
  • Epilogue for Organ, Op. 50
  • Adoro Te for mixed choir and piano or organ ad lib., Op. 51
  • Fantasia for Organ and Harp , Op. 52
  • A Royal Canadian Fanfare for Organ, Op. 53
  • Three Bagatelles for Organ, Op. 54
  • Song cycle Chant pour un Québec lointain , Op. 57
  • Seven Pieces for Organ, Op. 58
  • Concerto in D for organ, string orchestra and timpani, Op. 59
  • Sonata for Organ and Horn , Op. 60
  • Berceuse à Pierre for Organ, Op. 61
  • Fantasy and Fugue on the Genevan Psalm 47 , Orgelduett, Op. 62
  • Suite in D Major for Don Menzies for Organ, Op. 63
  • Twelve short Pieces for Organ, Op. 64
  • Introduction et Allegro , Op. 65
  • Etude-Caprice “Beelzebub's laugh” for organ, Op. 66
  • Filiae Regum , Motet, Op. 67
  • Twelve short Pieces for Organ, Op. 68
  • Tone Poem for the Advent Season for Organ, Op. 69
  • Symphonic Etude for solo pedal , Op. 72
  • Fantasy and Fugue in D Major for Organ, Op. 73
  • Song cycle Chant pour un Québec lointain II , Op. 70
  • Song cycle Chant pour un Québec lointain III , Op. 71
  • Twelve short Pieces for Organ, Op. 75
  • Cantate Brève, “Tranquilles Épiphanies” for mixed choir and piano after Andrée Christensen , Op. 76
  • Humoresque for Organ, Op. 77 (Homage to Marcel Dupré )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CD: "Éternel Bach Transcriptions for organ", Label: Musicus MCD 331192, 1998 (Rachel Laurin at the von Beckerath organ in St. Joseph's Oratory)
personal data
SURNAME Laurin, Rachel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Benoît