Mélodie Michel (Festival des couleurs de l'orgue français)

Mélodie Michel, organist 25 October 2026 at 3 PM Redpath Hall (McGill University) The 32nd edition of the Festival des couleurs de l'orgue français will take place this year at McGill University's Redpath Hall. Concerts are presented each Sunday in October at 3 PM and are free of charge (voluntary contributions can be made online or at the door. The suggested amount is $20). PROGRAM: Michelangelo Rossi – Toccata settima Jacques Boyvin – Suite du 3e ton *Prélude *Fugue *Dessus de Cornet séparé ou de petite tierce *Basse de Cromhorne *Concert de Flûtes ou fond d'orgue *Grand Dialogue à 4 Chœurs Nicolas De Grigny – Récit de Tierce en taille (extrait du Gloria du Livre d'Orgue) Nicolaus Bruhns – Praeludium en mi mineur (grand) Johann Sebastian Bach – extraits de la 5e sonate en trio (BWV 529) *Largo *Allegro Johann Sebastian Bach – Pièce d'orgue en sol (BWV 572) --- Mélodie Michel was unanimously awarded her Master’s degree in the organ class of Olivier Latry and Thomas Ospital at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) in 2025, graduating with highest honors at the age of 21. Mélodie is a young French-American musician who started her organ studies under Jean-Baptiste Robin at the Versailles Regional Conservatory (CRR), where she also studied piano, violin, viola, and musical composition. As an organist, Mélodie has already performed in numerous churches and abbeys, including Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Saint-Sulpice Church, Sainte-Clotilde Basilica, Saint-Eustache Church, the Abbey Church of Saint-Robert in La Chaise-Dieu, the Royal Chapel of Versailles, Royaumont Abbey, Nîmes Cathedral, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Mélodie had the great privilege of co-inaugurating the organ at Zaryadye Hall in Moscow during a 24-hour marathon featuring 24 internationally renowned organists. She also took part in the marathon performance of Bach’s complete organ works at the Philharmonie de Paris. She performs regularly in Germany, notably in Weimar, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Bayreuth, Mannheim, Bonn, and Tübingen. In August 2022, she appeared at the La Chaise-Dieu Festival, performing with the Sequenza 9.3 choir under the direction of Catherine Simonpietri. She is invited to give organ recitals around the world, including in Seoul (South Korea), Bucharest (Romania) as part of the Cantus Ecclesiae Festival, and at the Madrid International Organ Festival. In October 2021, Mélodie won First Prize at the André Marchal “L’Orgue des Jeunes” Competition. She is also a laureate of the 24th Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford High School Division in the USA. In October 2024, Mélodie was awarded the Artistic Development Prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition. In 2025, Mélodie was awarded two prizes at the International Albert Schweitzer Competition in Saarbrücken, winning 3rd prize as well as the Albert Oehlen special prize for the best improvisation on his painting. Mélodie is supported by the Safran Foundation for Music and is concurrently pursuing her aeronautical engineering studies at ESTACA.