Real and Imagined Spaces, Vol. 2
Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus (Montréal) | 28 February 2026 at 11PM
Presented as part of Nuit blanche à Montréal
La Nuit de l’orgue ambient
Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur presents the “Ambient Organ Night." Immerse yourself in a full sensory experience with an evening of ambient and experimental music for pipe organ and electronics at the église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus.
Earth World Collaborative (with organists and composers Joel Peters and Adrian Foster and singer-songwriter Naghmeh Shafiei)) explores the deep resonances of the pipe organ through sound transformations using dynamic wind and live electronic sound processing, with excerpts from their recent projects and new works. The result is an immersive sonic experience that blurs the boundary between the real and imagined worlds.
Presented as part of Nuit blanche à Montréal 2026, in collaboration with Suoni per il popolo and the Canadian International Organ Competition, with the support of the Goethe-Institut and Festival MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE.
Concert : 11 PM
Doors : 9 PM (full schedule below)
Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus
1471, rue Ontario Est
Montréal (Québec) H2L 1S3
Métro Beaudry / Bus 125/24/45
Free admission (voluntary contribution/suggested donation of $15)
Reservations suggested
Schedule:
8:30 p.m. – Doors open
9 p.m. – André Pappathomas (and guests)
10 p.m. – Annie Bloch (luvt)
11 p.m. – Earth World Collaborative (Real and Imagined Spaces, Vol. 2)
12 a.m. – Secondsight
1 a.m. – André Pappathomas (and guests)
“luvt” (Annie Bloch)
With „luvt“, organist and songwriter Annie Bloch (Cologne, GER) presents a project that is dedicated to the sound realm of the chest organ. Limiting herself to just three stops of wooden pipes, Annie Bloch zooms into the details within the sound. "luvt" - derived from the German „luven" = "to turn to the wind" - takes us into a new imaginary space and shows a facet of the pipe organ that can be both powerful and delicate. Annie Bloch combines a precise use of the mechanical stop manipulation with electronic manipulation, aiming for a wholesome musical experience. Thereby, "luvt" lifts the chest organ out of its traditional context and opens a door to a new sensory and emotional experience of the organ.
The album “luvt” will be released on OOH-sounds (Florence, Italy) in fall 2026.
Secondsight
Hajia Maa (Secondsight) is a multidisciplinary creative, singer, and a meditation teacher. In her current artistic universe, she mostly explores music, wellness, and fashion, intertwining meditative chant, experimental soul, and ambient soundscapes, sometimes accompanied by guided breathwork, along with a perspective on clothing in which garments are seen as wearable art and a ritual of care for the body and spirit. Her performances invite deep listening, rest, and embodied spiritual intimacy.
André Pappathomas
An interdisciplinary artist, André Pappathomas developed and invested his work as a composer and stage director as a choir director. As director of the Mruta Mertsi Vocal Ensemble, he has conceived and produced a large number of creations linked to other artistic disciplines: visual arts, theater, literature and dance (over 40 choreographers and performers have collaborated on the numerous editions of Choeur et chorégraphes). At the same time, he explored with choristers a method of controlled improvisation and discovered an unsuspected potential in this form of musical expression.
Soloists : Soprano, Virginie Mongeau / Tenor, Éric Gauvin
Percussion and bells, Olivier Maranda
Soprano saxophone, Marie-Claude de Chevigny
LIMINARE organ, Adrian Foster
Invented string instruments and electric bass, André Pappathomas