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Autumn 2009
Canada Tour
     
Maxine Thevenot at the 1927 Casavant console, Lake Lenore, SK (2009)   St. Anthony's RC Church, Lake Lenore, SK (2009)
At the 1927 Casavant console, Lake Lenore, SK   Part of the happy audience at St. Anthony's RC, Lake Lenore, SK
     
North Saskatchewan River   Autumn colours in Ottawa
View of the North Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon, SK   Autumn colours in Ottawa
     
Inside of the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy   Inside of the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
View of the National Gallery and the outside of La Basilique de Notre Dame, Ottawa   Ottawa Parliamentary building
     
Inside of the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy   Inside of the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
Holy Rosary Cathedral Organ, Regina, SK
   Basilique de Notre Dame, Ottawa, ON
 
Summer 2009
Trip of a lifetime to Venice
     
Roman Priest takes the streets of Venice   Inside of the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
  Taken from the inside of the Bridge of Sighs looking out to the southern part of the Venetian lagoon
   
  Gondolas behind the Hotel Cavalletti near San Marco
Roman Priest takes the streets of Venice   Where some of the gondolas go to end their day....behind the Hotel Cavalletti near San Marco
     
Venice, Italy   Doge's Palace, Venice
Looking up to a part of San Marco
   Coming up on the vaporetto to the Doge's Palace
     
St. Mark's Tower in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy   St. Mark's Tower in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
Rumoured to have been played by Monteverdi, this organ sits in the upper chancel of San Marco   St. Mark's Tower in the Piazza San Marco
     
Doge's Palace, Venice   Doge's Palace, Venice
Part of the facade of San Marco
  Part of the amazing floor design work inside San Marco
     
Venice, Italy
The view from the balcony of my palazzo
     
Igor Stravinsky grave   Sunset over Mestre from the Canareggio district of Venice
On San Michele in the northern Venetian Lagoon, Igor Stravinsky buried next to his wife, Vera   Sunset over Mestre from the Canareggio district of Venice
     
  The vineyard behind this same church on Torcello
The amazing Iconostasis in the 9th century church on the island of Torcello   The vineyard behind this same church on Torcello
     
Typical houses on the Northern Lagoon island of Burano   Glass sculpture, Murano, Italy
Typical houses on the Northern Lagoon island of Burano
   Glass sculpture on the Northern Lagoon island of Murano
 
London
     
St. Marylebone Parish Church, London, UK  
St. Michael and All Angels, Croydon, London
St. Marylebone Parish Church, London, UK. As part of the 4th AFNOM (Annual Festival of New Organ Music) I presented a lecture-recital on Canadian Organ Music
August 1, 2009
  
St. Michael and All Angels, Croydon, London, UK.  I gave a recital on this lovely 3 manual Willis / Mander organ
July 29, 2009
     
Germany
     
 
The Bradenburg Gate, Berlin
Leipzig, Germany
 
The Bradenburg Gate, Berlin
     
Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany
Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany
     
Merseburg Cathedral, Germany   Compenius/Hartmann organ in Neiderndodeleben, Germany
Merseburg Cathedral – the famous Ladegast organ
   The beautifully recently restored 1611 Compenius/Hartmann organ in Neiderndodeleben, Germany
 
June 28 – July 2, 2009
2009 Seattle AGO Regional Convention
     
Flentrop Organ in St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle   Mel Butler's genius at work on the Flentrop Organ at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle
The beautiful 4-manual Flentrop inside St. Mark's Cathedral (the pipework oxidization process has an interesting story – email me if you are interested!)
   Mel Butler's genius at work on the Flentrop.
     
The interior of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle   Fritts Organ in the chapel of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle.
The interior of St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle   The chapel at St. Mark's Cathedral wit the gorgeous 2-manual Fritts organ.
     
The Victoria Clipper heading south to Seattle in the sunset (July 2009)
The Victoria Clipper heading south to Seattle in the sunset.
 
May 26–31, 2009
Las Cantantes, UNM Women's Choir Tour

In May 2009, Las Cantantes gave several concerts, recorded their second CD for Raven, and took a 5-day performance tour to New York City performing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Episcopal Church, The Cathedral of the Incarnation – Garden City, and Church of the Heavenly Rest. 
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
The Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque
 
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Albuquerque Airport
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Times Square
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Carnegie Hall
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Grace Church, NYC
 
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Lower Manhattan
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City
 
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Circle Line Cruise around Manhattan
     
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Church of the Heavenly Rest
 
Las Cantantes, University of New Mexico; Dr. Maxine Thévenot, director
Church of the Heavenly Rest
     
New York, New York
     
JANUARY 2009
London, Oxford
     
Westminster Cathedral, London   Harry Potter anyone? King's Cross, London
Westminster Cathedral, London   Harry Potter anyone? King's Cross, London
     
A view of London from atop St. Paul's Cathedral
A view of London from atop St. Paul's Cathedral
     
University Church, St.Mary the Virgin — taken from the tower dating back to 1270   Part of the organ case and ceiling at Oxford Town Hall, 4 manual Father Willis, 1897
University Church, St.Mary the Virgin — taken from the tower dating back to 1270   Part of the organ case and ceiling at Oxford Town Hall, 4 manual Father Willis, 1897
     
JULY–AUGUST 2008
London, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Québec
     
Melting Angel Glacier   Maxine Thevenot in a Canola field
London   In the Canola field at home in Saskatchewan, Canada
     
Melting Angel Glacier   Athabasca Glacier in 1982
At the ever-melting Angel Glacier south of Jasper, Alberta   Standing at what used to be the toe of the Athabasca Glacier in 1982
     
Les Géants, part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of Quebec City
Les Géants, part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of Québec City
     
JUNE 2008
Los Angeles
Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles
outside the very hot Walt Disney Concert Hall, June 9, 2008
 
 
MAY 2008
New York City
Maxine Thevenot on Fifth Avenue - New York City  
on 5th Avenue outside the Mac store   some of the stops from the Casavant organ at Brick Presbyterian Church, NYC – what an organ!
     
Gentlemen and Boys with their Director, John Scott, Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue on their final night of recording an all-American music CD
 
 
walk along the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir on the upper eastside, Manhattan   small turtle gathering along the banks of the reservoir
     
 
APRIL 2008
Denver, Colorado
St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) - Denver, Colorado
   St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) - Denver, Colorado
The Cathedral of St. John's in the Wildnerness where I performed on April 25, 2008, on the historic Kimball pipe organ for one of the most interesting audiences – complete with audience participation moments!
     
MARCH 2008
San Antonio, Texas
St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) - Denver, Colorado
St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) - Denver, Colorado
Wildlife along the riverwalk
 Along the San Antonio riverwalk — my first lovely trip to the State of Texas!
     
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