The Casavant organ at the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate has 51 ranks, 3 manuals, and a pedalboard, containing approximately 2,950 pipes.
Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place in May 2023 at the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, Ontario.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording is the Casavant Frères Opus 796, built in 1919 for the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph, Ontario, and features a French Romantic tonal design.
Performer Biography
Aaron Tan, the organist on this album, is the only person to have won first prizes in three major North American organ competitions, including the Canadian International Organ Competition.
Performer Biography
Aaron Tan has a multifaceted career as both a musician and a materials scientist, holding a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Michigan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
This album explores works by 20th and 21st-century organ composers who continued to uphold Romantic aesthetics of sound, even as musical trends around them changed.
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