Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Embark on a vibrant journey to the heart of West Africa. Driven by captivating rhythms, powerful percussion, and a contagious onstage connection, this trio invites you to an evening of celebration, sharing, and emotion.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Uuriintuya Khalivan is a Morin Khuur soloist whose music moves like wind over the vast grasslands—boundless, timeless, and soul-deep. Born in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, she was raised in the living heartbeat of nomadic culture, where every note echoes the rhythm of hooves, the whispers of the steppe, and the memory of ancestors.
Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Gabriel Schwartz is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist who masterfully plays wind, string, and percussion instruments. Using a loop station, he is able to recreate the sound of a full orchestra entirely on his own, building complex arrangements in real time. His album Solo was a finalist for the 2023–2024 Opus Prize in the category “Album of […]
Thursday, August 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Even before its official formation, traditional music was at the heart of the priorities of the musicians who created the group el Balcón in the summer of 2018. Josh (requinto and oud), Valeria (vocals and foot percussion), Charles (vocals and jarana), Alex (double bass), and Nicolas (cajón and other percussion) initially formed the ensemble. Shortly […]
Monday, August 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The foundation of this project is based on rhythmic cycles (Osul) collected from a manuscript written by Amir Khan Gorgi to the King of Iran during the Safavid period, in 1696. The rhythmic cycles were very common at that time and many composers wrote melodies on those cycles. The length of those rhythmic cycles varies […]
Thursday, July 17, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – COMTESSA is a Montreal-based ensemble that brings the music of the 11th to 15th centuries to life through dynamic performances and meticulous research. Led by Isabelle Douailly-Backman (medieval fiddle), Len Torrie (voice), Maria Gajraj (organetto), the group combines period instruments and vocal artistry to create an immersive journey into medieval soundscapes. Featuring women and nonbinary […]
Thursday, July 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Raised in an environment deeply connected to music, Sareh Borna began her journey as a kamancheh player at a young age. She graduated from the Girls’ Conservatory of Music in Tehran and pursued academic studies in Iranian Music Performance and Ethnomusicology at the Tehran University of Art. Sareh has been actively involved in music education, […]
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Ran Wang is a Guzheng performer with over 20 years of experience, whose artistic practice is rooted in the spiritual and meditative dimensions of sound. Trained at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and later at the Université de Montréal in Music Technology, her work explores the Guzheng not just as an instrument, but as a […]
Thursday, July 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Malvenn is a traditional music trio based in Montreal, featuring Charlotte Layec on clarinet, Mckinley James on cello, and Cécile Delage on Celtic harp. Active on various musical scenes in Canada and internationally, the three musicians draw on their diverse backgrounds to offer a fresh and original take on balfolk and fest-noz traditions. Their repertoire […]
Saturday, June 28, 2025 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Ce concert réunit des musiciens d’exception autour d’un dialogue musical novateur, mêlant les traditions musicales de l’Iran, de la Turquie et de Palestine, à travers des compositions et arrangements originaux. Chaque artiste apporte son expertise, son langage musical et ses influences culturelles, tissant un riche univers sonore. Ce projet célèbre la diversité culturelle et l’harmonie […]
Thursday, June 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Using Federico García Lorca’s Canciones Españolas Antiguas as a guiding thread, Gabrielle Cloutier (voice) and Dominique Poirier (accordion) revisit traditional Spanish music with a fresh and innovative approach. Their collaboration highlights an organic and spontaneous interpretation—respectful of folkloric roots while offering a unique perspective through the use of the accordion. This duo stands out for […]
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Cordes Sympathiques is a concert inspired by the rich musical traditions of Iran, Turkey, and India (Carnatic). It brings together exceptional musicians, each representing their own musical tradition, while collaborating to create an innovative and harmonious musical dialogue. The collective consists of Maryam Tazhdeh, a talented Iranian tar player, Didem Başar, a virtuoso Turkish kanun […]
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Musique Royale is delighted to partner with Montreal’s Garage Concerts for our 39th Summer Festival to present Ensemble Urmawi, a quartet of musicians featuring Lamia Yared (vocals, oud), Nizar Tabcharani (qanun), Showan Tavakol (kamanche), and Ziya Tabassian (percussion). On tour, the performers will interpret songs from Syrian traditions (Muwashahat) as well as sacred chants from […]
Monday, August 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Musique Royale is delighted to partner with Montreal’s Garage Concerts for our 39th Summer Festival to present Ensemble Urmawi, a quartet of musicians featuring Lamia Yared (vocals, oud), Nizar Tabcharani (qanun), Showan Tavakol (kamanche), and Ziya Tabassian (percussion). On tour, the performers will interpret songs from Syrian traditions (Muwashahat) as well as sacred chants from […]
Sunday, August 11, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Musique Royale is delighted to partner with Montreal’s Garage Concerts for our 39th Summer Festival to present Ensemble Urmawi, a quartet of musicians featuring Lamia Yared (vocals, oud), Nizar Tabcharani (qanun), Showan Tavakol (kamanche), and Ziya Tabassian (percussion). On tour, the performers will interpret songs from Syrian traditions (Muwashahat) as well as sacred chants from […]
Saturday, August 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Musique Royale is delighted to partner with Montreal’s Garage Concerts for our 39th Summer Festival to present Ensemble Urmawi, a quartet of musicians featuring Lamia Yared (vocals, oud), Nizar Tabcharani (qanun), Showan Tavakol (kamanche), and Ziya Tabassian (percussion). On tour, the performers will interpret songs from Syrian traditions (Muwashahat) as well as sacred chants from […]
Friday, August 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Musique Royale is delighted to partner with Montreal’s Garage Concerts for our 39th Summer Festival to present Ensemble Urmawi, a quartet of musicians featuring Lamia Yared (vocals, oud), Nizar Tabcharani (qanun), Showan Tavakol (kamanche), and Ziya Tabassian (percussion). On tour, the performers will interpret songs from Syrian traditions (Muwashahat) as well as sacred chants from […]
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The Urmawi Ensemble will present a unique concert as part of Garage Concert before heading off on a tour of five concerts in Nova Scotia in collaboration with Musique Royale. The repertoire to be presented includes songs from Syrian traditions, the Muwashahat, as well as sacred chants from the early Christians of the Orient in […]
