SE05 EP16 - Charles Tournemire as Liturgical Organist: Improviser & Composer of LOrgue Mystique with Kevin Faulkner

Published: April 27, 2023, 5:20 p.m.

As he works on finishing up his biography of French Catholic organist, improviser, and composer Charles Tournemire, Kevin Faulkner joins us to discuss Tournemire's studies with Franck, his career as an organist, his improvisations, a look at his overall compositional output, focusing on works for the organ, and how his monumental composition\xa0L'Orgue Mystique fits into the sung Mass.\xa0

To learn more about\xa0L'Orgue Mystique, check out the collection of essays entitled\xa0Mystic Modern:\xa0https://shop.musicasacra.com/product/mystic-modern-the-music-thought-and-legacy-of-charles-tournemire-eds-donelson-schloesser/

To learn more about the Organ Improvisation Seminar as part of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music's Summer 2023 term, visit: https://catholicinstituteofsacredmusic.org/