International Organ Course of Romainmôtier (CIOR)

2021 (53d Course): PROGRAM

Improvisation (11-18 July),  Emmanuel Le Divellec and Tobias Willi
Work by "total immersion", in class lessons, workshops and daily individual lessons.
The course is open to participants of all levels

Interpretation (18-25 July, in 3 two-day sessions) : Around Jehan Alain
Interpretation: July 19 and 20 (Guy Bovet)
“Ad libitum” course: July 23 and 24 (Michel Jordan and Guy Bovet)
See details on Downloads at bottom of page

Repertory lists : see below (Downloads)

Course for parish organists (21 and 22 July) : Michel Jordan and Guy Bovet
Organized in cooperation with the Parish of Romainmôtier and the French Swiss Organist's Society. Accompaniment of all sorts of songs (all denominations), simple improvisations and repertory suitable for church services
Repertory : Bach (Orgelbüchlein), Couperin, Messe des Couvents; Alain, simpler pieces, especially from the 3d volume of Leduc, "5 Pièces Faciles" published by Leduc and 4 Pièces published by Universal.

Instruments
House organ of the Alain family (4 manuals, 45 stops)
Lhôte organ in the Abbey church of Romainmôtier (4 manuals)
3-manual house organ given to our Association by Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini

Plenty of smaller study organs in surrounding villages

Accommodation
Accommodation will be organized this year in single hotel rooms for reasons of Covid regulations. The price is 50 CHF per night with breakfast.

Registration and more details
Cours international d'orgue de Romainmôtier, La Porterie, CH 1323 Romainmôtier
secretariat.cior@jehanalain.ch , www.jehanalain.ch

further informations and application forms : see below (Downloads)