Music on Union presents Organist Michael Capon in concert on Friday 17
February from 5:15pm to 6:15pm at St James Church, 10 Union St in
Kingston. On the program will be works by J.S. Bach, Louis-Nicolas
Clérambault, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederick Karam, and Gerald Bales. This
is the second of three Friday concerts through 24 February in support of
the St James pipe organ restoration. A freewill offering will be
collected. Call 613-548-7254, or visit stjameskingston.ca/concerts or
facebook.com/MusicOnUnion.
A graduate of McGill University and first prize winner in the John Robb
Organ Playing Competition, Michael Capon is active in Kingston as a
performer, conductor, composer, and teacher, and serves as Music
Director at St James Church and harpsichordist for the Kingston Baroque
Consort and the Melos Choir and Period Instruments ensemble. He has
performed solo and collaboratively, directed and composed music for
theatrical productions, directed community choirs and orchestras, taught
organ and music theory students, and adjudicated at music festivals and
competitions.