Dr. Marie Louise Langlais has offered a very special and rare opportunity to us for this summer: the chance to travel with her for seven days on a unique organ adventure. Starting in Corsica, we will play and study Italian organs of this beautiful island while having opportunities to explore, hike, and swim. We will also visit the organs of Aix-en-Provence, Rocquevaire, Marseille, Nice, Cannes, and Monaco.
International Organ Music Seminars
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Presents
BFOMS 2012 - Corsica
Wednesday, June 6, 2012: Transatlantic flight to Corsica from JFK and other select cities.
Thursday, June 7: Jean-Louis Loriaut picks the group at the airport with a bus, drive to hotel San Francescu, (hotel for the 2 days) where the group has lunch http://www.hotelsanfrancescu.com/index.html
Verdese organ
La Porta Organ
After lunch, departure to La Porta, small village, visit and play the organ.
Then Verdese organ, small village, beautiful organ
Pedicroce organ
Then Pediocre , beautiful ancient village, the oldest Corsican organ.
Back to the hotel.
I Cateri organ stoplist
Aregnu organ
Munticellu organ
Friday, June 8: Departure to the Balagne, beautiful region by the sea around Calvi, Munticellu organ. Magnificent baroque instrument situated in a convent.
After lunch, visit the next village, Aregnu, and its organ. End of the 19th century, with percussion added to the ripieno.
Then visit the organ of the small village of I Cateri.
Back to the hotel, by the seaside.
Saturday, June 9: Departure to the Cape Corse with all luggage (no return to the hotel)
Pino
Castellu di brandu organ
Drive to Bastia then Cape by the east.
Visit the organ in Castellu di Brandu.
Then we drive to Marina de Luri: Santa Severa. Lunch by the sea in a small port.
After lunch, we cross Cape Corse from one side to the other and go to the wilder west coast. We cross the beautiful village of Pino with its very wealthy houses.
Canari Pedal board
Canari organ
Drive to Canari, beautiful organ, beautiful village on the heights, magnificent view of the sea.
Back to Bastia on a beautiful road, by the sea.
The Loriaut house
Visit Bastia
Take ferry in the late evening.
At each stop, Jean-Louis Loriaut will explain the political, historic, musical and religious story of each place.
The first or second day there will be a typical Corsican party, at night, at the Loriaut house (Corsican polyphonies, with guitar, gastronomic specialties, beautiful and strange house)
Marseille Harbor
Corsica Ferry
Saturday evening, June 9: we will board the overnight ferry to Marseille. You will have a double occupancy cabin with bath.
Aix-en-Provence
Saint Maximin
Sunday, June 10-Wednesday, June 13: Stay in the center of south of France for 4 days. Dr. Langlais will take us to play the organs of St. Maximin, Aix-en-Provence, Roquevaire, Cannes Cathedral, Nice Cathedral, and Monaco Cathedral.
Monaco St Nicholas Cathedral
Monaco Cathedral
Monaco Cathedral Organ
Nice Harbor
Orgue Boisseau Ste Reparate Nice
Monaco Harbor
Notre Dame de Bon-Voyage Cannes
There will be free time to enjoy beaches, casinos, and other attractions of this famous area.
Thursday, June 14: Return trans-Atlantic flight from Nice to JFK or your airport of choice.
FOMS and BOMS return to many popular locations each year, but each seminar is different, NEVER a repeat, adding new instructors, locations and topics.
Report on 2011 BFOMS
France, Spain, and England.
New Photos from France Posted Aug. 08, 2011
New Photos from Spain Posted Aug. 08, 2011
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Organizers for GOMS 2012:
2012 are Christina Harmon and Masako Gaskin, who can be reached at 214-824-9724 or 409-896-2111
or: charmon@bfoms.com or email: masakog@sbcglobal.net
Snail Mail: French Organ Music Seminar
8409 Pickwick Lane, #123
Dallas, Texas 75225
Last Updated: 08 Oct 2011
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