October 8 - 17, 2008 Montréal will host a brand new pipe organ event, the Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC). Prize money for winners totals $CAN 65 000. The first prize includes $CAN 25 000, a three-year career management agreement with the Karen MacFarlane Agency for the USA, and CD recording with ATMA Classique.
Prestigious international jurists will judge three rounds of competition: Marie-Claire Alain (France), Gilles Cantagrel (France), James David Christie (USA), Hans-Ola Ericsson (Sweden), James Higdon (USA), Tong-Soon Kwak (Korea), Mireille Lagacé (Canada), Ludger Lohmann (Germany), and Dame Gillian Weir, (UK).Sted:
Montreal, Canada