HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL will host a concert of the organ music of TATE PUMFREY on Friday, September 20th at 7 PM.
Sponsored by the RCCO Regina Centre, three organists will perform, culminating in the world premiere of the Organ Sonata No. 1, based on Gregorian chant from Holy Week, commissioned by Renée de Moissac, and written with this instrument in mind.
Canadian composer Tate Pumfrey (b. 1998) grew up in Thamesville, Ontario and studied at Western University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Music. In 2022 he completed a Master’s Degree in Composition at York University under the supervision of composer Stephanie Martin. His teachers and mentors include Gilles Maurice Leclerc, Jeff Smallman, and the late Rachel Laurin. A strong interest in Catholic sacred music has led to the self-publication of two volumes of 24 original hymns each (in collaboration with Australian poet-organist Christian Catsanos).
