| Programs
My
repertoire is fairly large, and I have been labelled as a specialist of
early Spanish music, French Baroque and Romantic repertoire, Jehan Alain,
Gothic music, music by Brahms and Schumann, even of Bach’s music... Indeed,
I spent much time earlier in my life with each of these styles, but now
I play everything, with great pleasure. Here are some of my current programs: April 9,
2004, Collegiate Church, Neuchâtel Sofia Gubaidulina :
„Hell und dunkel“ and „In Croce“ for cello and organ
June 18,
2004, Lausanne/Cathedral Works by
Franz Liszt: Ich hatte viel...; Consolations; "Ad Nos..."
January
5, 2005, Mariastein Abbey Soler: Quintets for organ and strings
April
17, 2005, Paris, Saint-Sulpice Alkan: Prelude, Prière, Benedictus,
Schumann: Sketches; Bovet: Ricercare and Toccata
May
1, 2005, Naumburg, Wenzelskirche Works by J.-S. Bach
July
13, 2005, Montréal, Oratoire St Joseph Early Spanish music;
Vivaldi/Bovet, Concerto; Petrali: 6 versetti; Bovet: Trois Préludes
September
22, 2005, Merseburg, Dom Liszt: Orpheus; St Francis preaching
to the birds; Les Morts; Ravel/Bovet: "Ma mère l'Oye"
September
30, 2005, Bergamo, Italy Works by Padre Davide, Vincenzo
Petrali, Antonio Diana
December
14, 2005, Luxembourg, Concert Hall Bach: Prelude and Fugue
in D major; Dacquin: Noëls; Karg-Elert: Christmas Pieces; Liszt:
"Ad nos"
January
1, 2006, Neuchâtel, New Year's concert Bach: Toccata in F;
Mozart: A potpourri from "Zauberflöte"; Tchaikowski:
Slavonic March and "Nutcracker"; Toselli: Serenata;
Strauss: "An der schönen blauen Donau"
March
21, 2006, Neuchâtel, Temple du Bas First performance of my
new Concerto for Organ and Large Orchestra, with Valentin Reymond
conducting the Würtembergische Philharmonie
July
26, 2006, Neuchâtel, Collégiale The complete works of Robert
Schumann
March
31, 2007, Gifu/Japan, Salamanca Hall Mozart: Fantasies;
Liszt: "Weinen, Klagen"
April
7, 2007, Château-d'Oex, Switzerland Inauguration of the
new Saint-Martin organ: Bach, Karg-Elert, special program "Peep
the Piper"
June
15, 2007, Málaga/Spain, Cathedral (with Viviane Loriaut) Program
of original Spanish works for two organs; improvisation on 2
organs on the "Malagueña"
September
28, 2007, Poitiers/France, Cathedral Bovet: 12 Tangos
ecclesiasticos
January
19, 2008, Pistoia/Italy, Santo Spirito Inauguration of
the new Ghilardi organ (with Viviane Loriaut): Italian and German
works for two organs
Some
special programs
Peep
the Piper
A
charming multimedia presentation of the organ, its history, technical and
musical features, for children and grown-ups, with slide projections, narration,
and organ music. Exists in English, French, German, Japanese, Finnish.
Drawings, text and music by Guy Bovet.
Requires
a narrator, an organ, a screen and a slide or CD-Rom projector.
Duration:
about 40 minutes
Samuel
Pepys’Diary
A
delightful full evening event with excerpts of this famous diary of the
1660’s, music by Purcell, Pepys and others, and a meal cooked after Sam’s
books of recipes.
Needs
a harpsichord (optional bass string instrument), singer (barytone) and
reader.
12
Tangos ecclesiasticos
This
very unusual program features one of Guy’s last compositions, a set of
12 Tangos written in the style of early Spanish organ music. The organist
reads his humorous comments.
Can
be performed on any type, any size of organ, but preferably in the Baroque
style. See details on the page "Texts".
Accompaning
of silent movies
In
permanent contact with two large theatre organs, Guy Bovet has developed
a speciality of accompaning silent movies on the organ. He has a large
repertoire of films from Buster Keaton to F.W. Murnau. Some movies can
be projected in a church. |