The Organist of Monaco's Tour

Olivier Vernet, titular organist at the Cathedral of Monaco since 2006, will be performing a series of concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada in February - March 2008.

Born in Vichy, France, Olivier Vernet’s early passion for the organ led him to study at the National Regional Conservatory in St Maur des Fossés. Over the course of his career, he was awarded numerous awards and has won many competitions throughout Europe, including first prize at the International Organ Competition in Bordeaux in 1991.

Mr. Vernet serves as titular organist at the Cathedral of Monaco and co-titular organist in the Church of St. Louis in Vichy. He teaches the organ at the Nice Conservatory and at the Prince Rainier III Academy of Music in Monaco while pursuing an international career as soloist and concert artist. Over the past 20 years, he has given more than 800 performances around the world: France (most notably at the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris), Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, the U.S. and Japan.. Mr. Vernet has recorded about 80 CDs including the complete organ works of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Liszt. www.olivier-vernet.com.

2008 Tour Schedule

February 24 – 2:30PM	Winnipeg, MB	Westminster United Church 745 Westminster Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
February 27 – 8:00PM	Oberlin, OH	Oberlin Conservatory of Music Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin, Ohio
February 29 – 7:30PM	Fort Wayne, IN	First Wayne St. Unt. Methodist Church 300 East Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
March 3 (Masterclass)	Halifax, NS	St. Matthew's United Church 1479 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia
March 4 – 7:30PM	Halifax, NS	St. Matthew's United Church 1479 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia
March 7 – 7:30PM	Hartford, CT	Trinity College 300 Summit Street, Hartford, Connecticut

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