Romantic Organ International Course

The course will be held from 4th to 8th August, mainly with the Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) in Santa Maria del Coro basilica at San Sebastian, and will be given by Professor Michel Bouvard. Classes will be in the morning.

Registration fees
For active students: 170 € (max. 12 students)
For listeners: 130 €
(The registration price includes: a lunch and and dinner after the student concert)

Notes:
Students who wish to access the course as ACTIVE must attach their CURRICULUM VITAE. Payment of the registration fee will only be made once admission to the course has been confirmed by the organisers.

The deadline for enrolment is 14 may. Once registration is closed, all students will be contacted by e-mail to inform them of their admission. Students who are not admitted as active students will
be given preference as auditory students.
The organisation can take care of the reservation of places in student residences. Please fill in the corresponding section in the Registration Form.

Professor: Michel Bouvard
Michel Bouvard’s musical journey began in childhood, inspired by his grandfather Jean Bouvard, a Lyon organist, composer, and student of Louis Vierne. After completing his studies in Rodez and Paris, he furthered his education at Saint-Séverin, where he later served as principal organist for a decade. His career took off after winning First Prize at the International Competition of Toulouse in 1983. Upon succeeding Xavier Darasse at the Toulouse Conservatory in 1985, Bouvard became an influential advocate for the villa's musical heritage, collaborating with Willem Jansen to organize concerts, courses, and competitions. This partnership culminated in the creation of the Toulouse Les Orgues International Festival in 1996, which Bouvard directed for four years. From 1995 to 2021, he taught organ at the Conservatoire de Paris, alongside Olivier Latry, establishing a distinguished teaching partnership. He has served as principal organist of the historic Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint-Sernin Basilica in Toulouse since 1996, and in 2010, was appointed as one of the four titular organists of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles.

Program
Once their admission has been confirmed, active students on the course must present two works to be chosen from among the following. Each student enrolled in the course must communicate before July the first the list of works he/she has prepared:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Orgelbüchlein
Chorals de Leipzig nº 3,4,5,6,7,8 et 9
Clavierübung III
Préludes et fugues (BWV 541,543,547 et 548)
Fantaisie (pièce d’orgue) en sol majeur (BWV 572)
Fantaisie et fugue en sol mineur (BWV 542)
Fantaisie et fugue en ut mineur (BWV 537)

César Franck (1822-1890)
Pièces au choix

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Préludes de chorals (op. 122)

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Cinquième Symphonie en fa mineur (op.42, nº1)
Dixième Symphonie en ré majeur, ‘Romane’ (op.73)

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Deuxiéme Symphonie en mi mineur (op.2)
Troisiéme Symphonie en fa dièse mineur (op.28)

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Prélude, adagio et choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’ (op.4): Choral
Suite (op.5): Prélude en mi bémol mineur
Prélude eta fugue sur le nom d’Alain (op.7)

Pipe Organs:
technical specifications

Organ concert series:
programme

More information about the Romantic Organ International Course:
Artistic director of the festival: Ana Belén García Pérez
anaorganfestivalsansebastian@gmail.com