Organ Dedication & Recital

For over 80 years, St. Paul’s has been served by a Casavant pipe organ, fondly nicknamed ‘Cassie’. After careful discernment as Cassie aged, we embarked on a new chapter with the installation of a new British-made Makin Thirlmere digital organ, the first of its kind installed in Canada.

This instrument is widely praised for its depth and versatility. It also offers us the incredible potential to connect it to our historic Casavant pipes in the future.

This project has been a true community effort, and as we near the completion of our fundraising, we look forward to sharing the richness and beauty of this instrument with you.

About Organist Jenny Vincent

Jenny Vincent grew up in Winnipeg where she obtained her undergraduate degrees in Music and Education at the University of Manitoba. Her organ teachers include Lawrence Ritchey in Winnipeg and Arie Keijzer in the Netherlands. Jenny has performed as a soloist throughout Canada and has enthusiastically shared the stage with other musicians, choirs and colleagues from coast to coast. She has performed commissioned works by some of Canada’s most sought-after composers for organ and choir. In 2010, she performed the complete organ works of J. S. Bach in a series of eighteen concerts in St. John’s, NL.

Jenny is an artist who has shed the traditional notions associated with classically trained organists. She has introduced her audiences to a wide spectrum of music, everything from Bach to classic rock. Her performances are delivered with a sense of style and artistry that have made her one of Canada's finest organists. Although widely recognized for her technical musicianship; she is regularly praised for her interpretation and connection to the pieces performed. Her playing has been described as emotionally expressive and intimately connected. It is with this versatility and passion that Jenny strives to make the organ a valued and accepted contemporary musical instrument.