Curriculum Vitæ

DR. PAUL EMLYN JESSEN

D.Mus. ( Université de Montréal ), M.Mus. ( McGill University ), B.Mus. (Victoria University, New Zealand )

Licentiate of the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts ( Melbourne, Australia ),

Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music ( London, UK )

Licentiate of Trinity College of Music, London, ( UK )

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Organist, Pianist, Choir Director, Church Musician, Composer, Music Teacher

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Languages: English, French, German

Computer Knowledge: Windows 98, Word 7, WordPerfect 9, MS Publisher '97, Quicken 4, Corel Graphics 10, Finale 2002, Midiscan.

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Professional Experience:

Organist: Concerts

Accompaniment and Chamber Music

Choral Director in Church and Community

Music Tuition

Business

Music Composition

Education:

Academic Formation

Other Education

Professionals Associations

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Organ Concerts

Forthcoming Concerts

Past Concerts:

• Julliet, 2003: Concert d'orgue
• La Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception, Edmundston, New Brunswick

• Auguust, 2002: Organ Tour
• Germany

• July, 2002 Organ Concert
• The Church of St Andrew and St Paul, Montréal

• July, 2002: Organ Recital
• St James' United Church, Montréal, Québec

Programme: Fugue sur O Canada - Conrad Letendre ; Fantasy - Ned Rorem ; Suite - Denis Bédard ; Le jardin suspendu - Jehan Alain ; Vision of Christ Phoenix - Malcolm Williamson

• July, 2002: Organ Recital
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Toronto, Ontario

Programme: Litanies & Le jardin suspendu - Jehan Alain ; Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain - Maurice Duruflé ; Fantasy - Ned Rorem ; Prière et Berceuse - Alexandre Guilmant ; Vision of Christ Phoenix - Malcolm Williamson

• June, 2002: Organ Recital
• St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, London, Ontario

• April, 2002: Organ Recital
• St James' Anglican Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario

• February, 2002: Organ Recital
• St Paul's Anglican Church, Toronto, Ontario

Programme: Suite - Denis Bédard ; Suite Gothique - Léon Boëllmann

• November, 2001: Organ Recital
• St James' Anglican Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario

Programme: Fugue sur O Canada - Conrad Letendre ; Le jardin suspendu - Jehan Alain ; Fantasy - Ned Rorem ; Prière (Op. 20) - César Franck ;Sortie sur <Adeste Fidelis> - Pierre Cochereau

• November, 2001: Organ Recital
• St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, London, Ontario

Programme: Fugue sur O Canada - Conrad Letendre ; Le jardin suspendu - Jehan Alain ; Fantasy - Ned Rorem ; Prière (Op. 20) - César Franck ;Sortie sur <Adeste Fidelis> - Pierre Cochereau

• October, 2001: Organ Recital
• Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario

Programme: Prière (Op. 20) - César Franck ; Fantasy - Ned Rorem ; Fugue sur O Canada - Conrad Letendre

• June, 2001: Organ Recital
• Central United Church, Welland, Ontario

Programme: Suite Gothique (Op.25) - Léon Boellmann ; Ciacona in f minor - Johann Pachelbel ; Adagio in C Major (KV 356) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Magnificat du 3e et 4e ton - Michel Corrette ; Variations on the Old Hundredth (1995) - Denis Bédard ; Toccata and Fugue in d minor (BWV 565) - Johann Sebastian Bach ; Prelude, Fugue and Variation - César Franck ; Scherzo in g minor - Enrico Bossi ; Romance - Josef Bonnet ; Elfes - Bonnet ; Grand Chour Dialogué - Eugène Gigout

• August, 2000: Organ Recital
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Toronto, Ontario

Programme: Music by Franz Liszt: Tu es Petrus, Les Morts, Ave maria, Évocation à la chapelle Sixtine, Präludium und Fuge über BACH

• June, 1999: Organ Recital
• St James' United Church, Montréal, Québec

Programme: Chorale No.2 by César Franck, Suite, and Variations on the Old One Hundredth by Denis Bedard, and Lament by Marcel Dupré.

• May 1999 Violin and Organ Concert with Mariusz Monczak
• Trinity Anglican (Memorial) Church, Montréal

Programme: Summer from the Four Seasons, and Concerto in a by Antonio Vivaldi. Choral No.2 by César Franck.

• April 1999 Ensemble Concert: Claire Cloutier (soprano), Lucie Mayer (mezzo-soprano), Mariusz Monczak (violin), P.Jessen (organ)
• St John's Lutheran Church, Montréal

Programme: Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pergolesi, Fratres by Arvo Pärt, O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross by J.S.Bach.

• July 1998 Organ Concert
• Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Montréal

Programme: Works by Franz Tunder and Petr Eben's Sunday Music (Moto Ostinato and Finale)

• May 1998 Organ and piano concert with Dr Dana Nigrim
• Trinity Anglican (Memorial) Church, Montréal

Programme: Concerto for organ and piano by Flor Peeters, duets by Edvard Grieg, Lieder by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms.

• May 1997 Organ and piano concert with Dr Dana Nigrim
• Summerlea United Church, Lachine

Programme Concerto for organ and piano by Flor Peeters, duets by Edvard Grieg and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• August - October 1996 Concert tour in Australia and New Zealand

Three programmes of music by Jehan Alain, C.P.E.Bach, J.S.Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé, Edward Elgar, Petr Eben, César Franck, Félix Alexandre Guilmant, Naji Hakim, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

• June 1996 Concert fin doctorat

Programme Sonntagsmusik by Petr Eben, Prélude et Fugue en si majeur by Marcel Dupré, and Hommage à Igor Stravinski by Naji Hakim

• May 1996 Concert in Ottawa

Programme Music by Petr Eben, and César Franck, amongst others

• March 1996 Two concerts in Toronto (St James' Anglican Cathedral and Yorkminster Park Baptist Church)

Programme Music by Naji Hakim, Petr Eben, et César Franck

• March 1996 Concert at the Presbyterian College, McGill

Programme Music by J.S.Bach and Pachelbel

• Since 1989 Many organ concerts in Redpath Hall, McGill, Christ Church Cathedral, Montréal, Christ Church Cathedral Fredericton, and in the churches of Immaculée Conception, St James United, The Church of St Andrew and St Paul, Le Gesù, Summerlea United, Westmount Park, and St Hippolyte.

• 1987 - 1989 Many organ concerts in North Germany

Repertoire North German music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

• 1974 - 1987 Many organ concerts in New Zealand and in Australia in the cathedrals of Wellington, Napier, Sydney and Melbourne, amongst other places.

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2. Accompaniment and Chamber Music

• June 2002 Solo Tenor Recital Accompanist
• St Mary Magdelene, Toronto

• May 2002 Organist with orchestra
• St Matthew's United Church, Toronto

Programme: "Organ Symphony" - Camille Saint-Saëns

• May 2002 Featured Pianist and Accompanist
• Conference: Igniting the Spirit and Recovering the Soul 2002
• Montréal

• Since 2001 Studio Accompanist for Denise Williams
• Toronto

• May 2001 Featured Pianist and Accompanist
• Conference: Spirit, Space, & Human Transformation 2001
• Montréal

• April 2001 Accompanist and Director
• St Matthew's United Church, Toronto

Programme: Stabat Mater - Caldara

• November 2000 Accompanist for St Clement's School Choir
• St Clement's School, Toronto

• March 2000 Accompanist and Director
• St Matthew's United Church, Toronto

Programme: Stabat Mater - Pergolesi

• April 2000 Accompanist for Soprano Claire Cloutier and Mezzo Andrée Lavoie
• St Matthew's United Church, Toronto

Programme: Sacred Vocal Music Concert

• June - July 1999 Choir Accompaniment
• The Montreal Intercultural Choir, directed by Dr Leonard Wosu

Programme: Choruses by George Frederick Handel.

• May 1999 Violin and Organ Concert with Mariusz Monczak
• Trinity Anglican (Memorial) Church, Montréal

Programme: Summer from the Four Seasons, and Concerto in a by Antonio Vivaldi. Choral No.2 by César Franck.

• April 1999 Ensemble Concert: Claire Cloutier (soprano), Lucie Mayer (mezzo-soprano), Mariusz Monczak (violin), P.Jessen (organ)
• St John's Lutheran Church, Montréal

Programme: Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pergolesi, Fratres by Arvo Pärt, O Mensch bewein dein Sünde gross by J.S.Bach.

• October 1997 Accompanist for ECS school music camp

Montréal, Québec

• 1994 - 1996 Accompanist La Chorale de chambre de Montréal - Dir Stéphane Richer

Montréal, Québec

Concerts:

1. Concert at Christ Church Cathedral
2. Concert Tudor Hall, at Ogilvie's
3. Concert at Alcan
4. Concert at la maison de culture de plateau Mont Royal
5. Concert at l'École Vincent d'Indy

• February 1996 Accompanist (piano) for a tour of the United States of America by

The Gregg Smith Singers

• 1993 - 1994 List accompanist

Université de Montréal

Montréal, Québec

• 1991 - 1995 Harpsichordist and organist in the ateliers baroques

Université de Montréal

Concerts:

1. Cantatas by J.S.Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier
2. Jephtha by Giocomo Carissimi

• 1989 - 1991 Harpsichordist in the early music groups

McGill University

Productions:

1. Term Concerts
2. Concert in Lichtenstein Hall, McGill University
3. Concert at Christ Church Cathedral

• 1988 - 1989 Harpsichordist and organist in the early music ensemble classes

Bremer Akademie für Alte Musik

Bremen, Germany

Productions:

1. Term Concerts
2. Concerts with baroque violin and viol in Ostfriesland, Germany

• 1974 - 1987 Accompanist

Wellington, Waikanae, and Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Productions:

• Many Concerts with singers and instrumentalists

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3. Church and Choir

Forthcoming Concerts

• Since February 2005: Organist and Choir Master (English Choir)

St Clare's Roman Catholic Church
Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities

1. Play organ and piano for Sunday services
2. Accompany hymns, anthems, and solos
3. Consult regularly with the priest for the services
4. Conduct and train the choir
5. Librarian
6. Choose hymns, anthems, solos, and voluntaries

• August 2002 Choral Workshop
  St Pauli
  Braunschweig, Germany

• 2000 - 2001 Choir Director (One Year Sabbatical replacement)
  Brock University Music Department
  St Catharines, Ontario

Responsibilities

1. Conduct and train two choirs: Mixed (40 voices); Women's (20 voices)
2. Choose the repertoire
3. Arrange for soloists and accompanists
4. Consult regularly with the Department Chair
5. Conduct five concerts at Brock
6. Arrange one concert in Toronto
7. Audition all prospective choir students (60)
8. Conduct mid-term and end-of-term individual chorister tests

Productions

1. Ceremony of Carols - Benjamin Britten
2. Folk Songs of the Four Seasons - Ralph Vaughan Williams
3. Liebeslieder Valzer, Op. 52 - Johannes Brahms
4. Requiem (selections) - Peter Landey

• Since November 1999: Music Director

St Matthew's United Church
Toronto, Ontario

Responsibilities

1. Play organ and piano for Sunday services
2. Accompany hymns, anthems, and solos
3. Consult regularly with the minister for the services
4. Sit on the Spiritual Life Committee and the Official Board
5. Conduct and train the choir
6. Audition and hire six soloists
7. Librarian
8. Found and Direct a Community Children's Choir
9. Found and Direct the Church School Choir
10. Choose anthems, solos, and voluntaries
11. Administer the concert series
12. Care of the musical instruments

Productions

1. MusiCraft Music, Arts, and Flower Festival (May, 2003)
2. The Way of the Cross Lent & Easter Choral Concert (April, 2003)
3. The University of Toronto Gospel Choir (February, 2003)
4. Four-Concert Series (February - May 2002)
5. Music, Arts, and Flower Festival (May, 2001)
6. Stabat Mater - Antonio Caldara (April 2001)
7. Ceremony of Carols - Benjamin Britten (December 2000)
8. Stabat Mater - Giovanni Pergolesi (April 2000)
9. The Crucifixion - John Stainer (March 2000)

• August 1999 - October 1999: Organist

St Gilbert Roman Catholic Church
St Léonard, Québec

• February 1999 - May 1999: Director of Music

Sankt Johannes Lutheran Church
Montréal, Québec

• August 1998 - December 1998: Director of Music

Chouer Fleur de Lys
Montréal, Québec

• February 1997 - June 2000 Choir Director

New Exodus Singers
Montréal, Québec

Productions:

1. Christmas Concert and recording
2. Concert tour to Toronto
3. Festal Choral Evensong for the visit of the Archbishop of the West Indies
4. Mystical Song N^o 5 by Ralph Vaughan Williams
5. The Crucifixion - John Stainer
6. Te Deum in Bb by C.V.Stanford
7. Jubilate in Bb by C.V.Stanford
8. Ave Maria by Jacob Arcadelt
9. Evensong once a month at Trinity Anglican (Memorial) Church, Montréal.

• September 1991 - February 1999: Director of Music

Summerlea United Church
Lachine, Québec

Productions:

1. Sunday services
2. Special musical Christmas services
3. Organ, piano, and choir concerts
4. Posters and programmes
5. Purchased a grand piano

• Since 1989 Sing bass

The Cathedral Singers at Christ Church (Anglican) Cathedral
Montréal, Québec

Productions:

1. Weekly Evensong
2. Special music during Advent, Lent and Easter
3. Organ, and choral concerts
4. The Messiah (George Frederick Handel), Carmina Burana (Carl Orff), Requiem (Gabriel Fauré), St John Passion (J.S.Bach), Chichester Psalms (Leornard Bernstein), and various cantatas by J.S.Bach and Dietrich Buxtehude.

• 1989 - 1990 Assistant Organist

Christ Church (Anglican) Cathedral
Montréal, Québec

Productions:

1. Sunday services
2. Special music during Advent, Lent and Easter
3. Many organ, choir, and chamber music concerts
4. The Messiah (George Frederick Handel), Coronation Mass (W.A.Mozart)

• 1989 Assistant choir director

Bremen Gymnasium
Bremen, Germany

• 1985-1987 Co-director of the choir

Waikanae Singers
Waikanae, New Zealand

• 1980-1987 Associate Organist

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wellington, New Zealand

• 1982 - 1984 Organist

St George's (Anglican) Church
Wellington, New Zealand

• 1976 - 1982 Music Director

St Barnabas (Anglo-catholic) Church
Wellington, New Zealand

Productions:

1. Sunday Mass
2. Special music for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter

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4. Tuition

• 2000 - 2002 Organ Teacher
  Brock University Music Department
  St Catharines, Ontario

Responsibilities

• Prepare organ student for his final exam
• Choose repertoire
• Mark progress
• Make contact with the churches in the area for permission to teach on their organs
• Co-ordinate with the Lutheran seminary on campus for use of their chapel
• Teach a continuing education course

• Since 1999 Private tuition on organ and piano
  Toronto, Ontario

Activities

• Successfully prepared an organ student for his Licentiate diploma (LTCL)

• 1990 - 2000 Private tuition on organ and piano

Montréal, Québec

Activities:

• Coach the organist at Grace Church, Pte-St-Charles
• Coach the organists at Westmount Seventh Day Adventist Church
• Coach the choir at Westmount Seventh Day Adventist Church in voice and music reading

• Since 1985 Music Examiner

Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts

Australia and New Zealand

• 1988 - 1989 Private tuition on organ and piano

Petkum, Germany

• 1980 - 1986 Lecturer

Waikanae Continuing Education Society

Waikanae, New Zealand

Series:

1. Course in general music history (1500 to the present)
2. Course on the German Lied of the XIX century
3. Course on musical instruments

• 1976 - 1987 Private Tuition (60 students each week)

Organ (pipe and electronic), theory, piano (popular and classical music)

Wellington, Waikanae and Paraparaumu, New Zealand

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5. Business

• 1982 - 1987 Examining Representative for three-quarters of New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts

Wellington, New Zealand

• 1976 - 1978 ; 1985 - 1987 Editor

Wellington Organists' Association

Wellington, New Zealand

• 1978 - 1987 Committee Member

Wellington Organists' Association

Wellington, New Zealand

• 1980 - 1987 Committee Member

Waikanae Music Society

Waikanae, New Zealand

• 1984 - 1987 Committee Member

Wellington Piano Group

Wellington, New Zealand

• 1984 - 1987 Committee Member

New Zealand Choral Federation

Wellington, New Zealand

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6. Composition

• 2003 Kyrie
(Congregational & choir, composed for Lent & Taizé)

• 2003 Elegy for Organ
(Modern style)

• 2002 Baptism of Jesus / Baptismal Hymn
(Choral, composed for The Baptism of Jesus, or general baptism; contemporary style)

• 1999 Evensong Setting: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, Preces & Responses
(Choral; traditional style)

• 1978 Hosanna to the Son of David
(Choral Introit for Palm Sunday; Baroque style)

• Since 1976 Various descants

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Academic Formation

• 1996 Docteur en musique

Interprétation (en orgue)

Université de Montréal

• 1991 Master of Music

Interpretation (Organ)

McGill University

Montréal, Québec

• 1988 - 1989 Courses

Early Music

Bremer Akademie für Alte Musik

Bremen, Germany

• 1987 - 1989 Courses and private lessons

Interpretation (Organ)

Norddeutsche Orgelakademie

Bunde, Germany

• 1974 - 1978 Bachelor of music

Music History and Organ Performance

Victoria University

Wellington, New Zealand

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Other Education

1. Choir Direction
2. Psychology
3. Spirituality

Choir Direction

• 1998 Huntington Summer Festival of Church Music
  Huntington University, Laurentian Campus
  Sudbury, Ontario

• 1990 Choir Directors' Course
  McGill University
  Montréal, Québec

• January, 1988 Choir Directors' Course
  The Royal School of Church Music
  London, England

• August, 1987 Choristers' Course
  Bruges, Belgium

• August, 1987 The First World Symposium on Choral Music
  Vienna, Austria

• January - May, 1985 Choir Directors' Course
  Wellington Polytechnic Music School
  Wellington, New Zealand

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Psychology

· Since January 2005
Studies in Trauma Healing, Focusing, and Empathy with Zan Redcrow
Toronto, Ontario

· Since November 2004
Studies in Spiritual Psychology at the Transformational Arts College
Toronto, Ontario

· May 2004 Conference: Awakening to Spirit
Montréal, Québec

· May 2003 Conference: Restoring the Heaven and Earth Connection
Montréal, Québec

· July 2002 Workshop on Morphopsychology
New Acropolis
Toronto, Ontario

· May 2002 Conference: Igniting the Spirit and Recovering the Soul
Montréal, Québec

· May 2001 Conference: Spirit, Space, & Human Transformation 2001
Montréal, Québec

· May 2000 Conference: Portals to New Worlds
Montréal, Québec

· May 1999 Conference: Transition Point 99
Montréal, Québec

• Since 1992 NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming)
  Spiritual Science Fellowship
  Montréal, Québec

• 1997 Hypnotism Workshop
  Spiritual Science Fellowship
  Montréal, Québec

• 1994 Right Brain Visualization Training
  Dr Stephen Hlophe
  Montréal, Québec

• 1993 Silva Method
  Montréal, Québec

• 1992 Communications Workshop
  Anthony Robbins
  Montréal, Québec

• January, 1987 Communications Workshop
  EST
  Sydney, Australia

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Spirituality

· May 2004 Conference: Awakening to Spirit
Montréal, Québec

· May 2003 Conference: Restoring the Heaven and Earth Connection
Montréal, Québec

· May 2002 Conference: Igniting the Spirit and Recovering the Soul
Montréal, Québec

· May 2001 Conference: Spirit, Space, & Human Transformation 2001
Montréal, Québec

· May 2000 Conference: Portals to New Worlds
Montréal, Québec

· May 1999 Conference: Transition Point 99
Montréal, Québec

• May, 1996 Minister of music
  Spiritual Science Fellowship
  Montréal, Québec

· 1991 - 1999 Student at the Spiritual Science Fellowship
Montréal, Québec

• Since 1973 Various courses of spiritual development

Intensive private Bible studies

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Professionals Associations

• The Royal Canadian College of Organists
• The Royal College of Organists (London)
• The Royal School of Church Music
• Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts
• The Organ Club
• Sydney Organ Society
• The Society of Organists (Victoria)

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