The Calgary International Competition 1998 (II)

Performances by the top three prizewinners in recital at Jack Singer Concert Hall.

Today’s performers were winners of the Concerto Award and Recital Award, $25,000 each, plus the Bach Prize, $5,000; the Improvisation Prize, $5,000; and the Encore Prize, $3,000. Also, each of the ten finalists received a $1,500 award for participating in this last cycle of the Competition. The next Calgary Competition will be held in 2002. A third broadcast of 1998 competitors will air later in this series.

View some images from the competition: Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3

Program Broadcast dates:

• March 8, 1999

Featured Organ:

• (1987 Casavant Frères/Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Music played in the program

MICHAEL COLGRASS: Snow Walker, Concerto for Organ and Orchestra –Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Graf, conductor; Stefan Engels, organ; LOUIS VIERNE: Etoile du soir, Opus 54, number 3 –Stefan Engels, Germany

J.S. BACH: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, S. 769. AARON DAVID MILLER: Improvisation on a Submitted Theme –Aaron David Miller, USA

MAX REGER: Chorale-Fantasy, Hallelujah, Gott zu loben, Opus 52, number 1. PETR EBEN: Moto Ostinato, from Sunday Music. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (transcribed by Goode): The Stars and Stripes Forever –David Goode, England