Tallinn International Organ Festival Reval 2024
HOMMAGE À HUGO LEPNURM
On a journey to the world behind the mirror, Alice finds herself in Organ Land, instead of Wonderland. There, she meets and talks to various organ registers. The work is explained by a Narrator and the video screen shows fairytale images. The Narrator's text is in Estonian.
October 6th, 6 PM, Niguliste Museum, Tallinn
ALICE IN ORGAN LAND
Etienne Walhain, organ, Belgium
Aare-Paul Lattik, Narrator
Antonio Vivaldi / Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for organ C-Major
César Franck Pièce Heroïque
Jean Guillou Alice in Organ Land
Born in Belgium, Etienne Walhain is the appointed organist of the Ducroquet and Merklin organ at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai. Meeting Jean Guillou in 1998, with whom he worked for 10 years in Paris and Zürich, was a major turning point in his career. Etienne Walhain is currently pursuing his career as a concert artist, which has, to date, taken him throughout Europe, USA and Canada.