Isabelle Demers Organ Concert

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026
3:00 p.m.

All are warmly invited!
Bienvenue à tous !

Freewill offering.
Contributions volontaires.

Ascension Centennial Concert Series

Programme

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 146,
trans. Dupré

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)
Impromptu sur le choral de Luther op. 69

Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941)
Solemn Melody,
trans. West

Rachel Laurin (1961-2023)
Sweelinck Variations op. 96

César Franck (1822-1890)
Allegretto,
from Symphonie en ré mineur FWV 48,
trans. Hampton

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Allegro Vivace and Final,
from
Symphonie #1 en ré mineur op. 14 

With playing described as having “bracing virtuosity” (Chicago Classical Review) and being “fearless and extraordinary” (Amarillo-Globe News), Isabelle Demers has enraptured critics, presenters, and audience members around the globe.

A native of Québec and a doctoral graduate of the Juilliard School, Dr. Demers is an Associate Professor of Organ at McGill University.