Meditation on “Londonderry Air” (2020)

Denis Bédard (b. 1950) — Meditation on “Londonderry Air” (2020) for organ

Canadian composer Denis Bédard (b. 1950) was born in Quebec City and studied at the Conservatoire de Musique Québec. He also studied in Paris, Montreal, and in Amsterdam with the famed harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt. As an organist, he has held posts in Quebec City, and at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, where he was director of music for 20 years until his retirement in 2021. He has been professor of organ at the University of British Columbia and the Conservatoire de Musique Québec. Bédard is one of the leading Canadian composers of his generation, with a catalog of compositions that includes orchestral, vocal, chamber, choral, and many organ works. His music, essentially tonal and melodic, is characterized by a concern for formal clarity and immediate communication.

Published by Éditions Cheldar