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Organist Isabelle Demers brings her virtuosic skill to Music for a Great Space for the first organ recital of the year. Demers at the organ is a force of nature – a “diminutive dynamo” to whom La Presse in Montreal attributed “vehement virtuosity.” She will perform on November 4, 2011 at 7:30 pm at Christ United Methodist Church, 410 Holden Road. Tickets for this event will be available at the door or in advance through the Carolina Theatre Box Office at (336) 333-2605 or www.carolinatheatre.com. Adults $18, seniors $15, student $5. Each ticket holder may bring two young people under the age of 16 for free. Season tickets and flex passes are also available. For more information, visit www.musicforagreatspace.org.
A native of Québec, Demers began learning the piano at age six and at age 11 began piano and organ study at the Montréal Conservatory of Music. After graduation in 2003 she studied on scholarship for a year in Paris at the École Normale de Paris-Alfred Cortot. She received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School in New York City where she studied with Paul Jacobs.
Isabelle Demers has been a featured performer at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, the American Institute of Organbuilders, and the International Society of Organbuilders. Her recent debut recording on British label Acis was met with critical acclaim. On a recent broadcast of “Pipedreams,” presenter Michael Barone featured the Fugue from Reger’s Op. 73, describing it as “a masterful score, here masterfully played” and Isabelle Demers as “definitely a talent to watch, to hear.” Her second disc, which features the organ works of Rachel Laurin, was released in June 2011. Currently in production is a recording of Max Reger’s seven Chorale Fantasies, funded by a grant from the Theodore Presser Foundation.
Free babysitting is available for this event. Please call (336) 638-7624 or e-mail execdirector@musicforagreatspace.org at least 48 hours in advance.
About Music for a Great Space
Music for a Great Space is a concert series bringing the finest musicians to the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. Our focus is on classical chamber music, including piano, jazz, organ, vocal, and instrumental ensembles, in the Great Spaces of Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Mission of Music for a Great Space (MGS) is to present a series of inspiring musical performances and educational offerings, opening doors to the diverse cultural interests of the Piedmont Triad community through vocal, organ, and other instrumental performances. MGS is an independent non-profit musical arts organization. For more information please visit www.musicforagreatspace.org.
