The Third Wave
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The October date has been postponed
and we will be announcing a new date for the spring shortly. Unfortunately
this was unavoidable due to scheduling conflicts, but on the positive side
this will allow us to develop some of the new ideas further and the re-vamped
show will feature some new/additional musicians - Stay tuned for further details!
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
383 Jarvis Street, Toronto (at Carlton St.)
ORGANic Evolution 3 continues to celebrate the marriage of the old with the new, the traditional with the modern, the past with the future. Long before computers and synthesizers and electric guitars, the King of musical instruments was the Pipe Organ. This show is not about crowning a new King, but more, providing the King with a new wardrobe – providing the grand artist with a new pallet from which to create masterpieces for a new generation.
David Smits, Music Committee Chairman and Organist at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Toronto, and Rob Adlers, musician and computer software analyst, have taken the classic pipe organ to a whole new level. With the help of Classic Organ Works, the link between this century-old Casavant organ console and the pipes has been updated with MIDI capability, which allows the organ to control and be controlled by MIDI capable instruments and computers. The duo has been testing this technology with various musical genres, including classical music, jazz, folk, contemporary and music from other cultures, including their own compositions and with the first two installments of this series premiered a number of new pieces of music composed specifically to showcase this technology and the grandeur of the pipes.
As Rob Adlers states, "David Smits and I wanted to show the congregation and other folks what the restoration and upgrade efforts to the Casavant organ at St. Andrews meant. There was a lot of new technology that had never been showcased, and the organ really has a new life, with new possibilities. From that show and demonstration, we're now taking forward those promises and wish to apply them in a proper performance. The most interesting realization was that even with all the automation and technology, live performance is still key to a successful show. You can not take away the organist."
This concert is a "must see" for anyone who is interested in preserving the pipe organ and in how to make the pipe organ relevant and exciting for the next generation.
For more info go to
http://www.myspace.com/organicevolution3
or http://www.facebook.com
“We’ve been installing these systems for 20
years now and it took this long for someone to do what you guys are doing!”
- James Chubb, Classic Organ Works
“MIDI control of the big pipes - I didn't know anyone was doing
that. I have no idea how the purists feel, but I think it's great! Good work!
“
- Pete Levin, Legendary Jazz Keyboardist
Contacts:
David Smits - (416) 705-2522 - dsmits@mypiano.ca
Rob Adlers - (519) 573-4709 -
robadlers@auralplane.com
David Carswell - (905) 981-9479 - organicevolution@cogeco.net
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