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Jacques Lacombe (Photo by J. F. Bérubé)

Jacques Lacombe and Orchestre classique de Montréal: Full Circle

By Justin Bernard on 1 September 2023 Classical Music, Montreal, Orchestral

Although Maestro Jacques Lacombe only became the artistic director and principal conductor of the Orchestre classique de Montréal in July 2023, his history with the OCM dates back much farther. Here, he reflects on this relationship, his recent experience at the helm of the institution, succeeding the late Boris Brott, and his longer-term goal and ambitions. “Even before I was appointed artistic director,” he recounts, “the OCM’s general director, Taras Kulish—a good friend of mine whom I’ve known for 30 or 40 years—had asked me, after Boris’s tragic death, to give him a hand in designing the season. Even before…

Amadeus Choir

Choir Guide 2023

By La Scena Musicale Team on 1 September 2023 Choral, Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent Le Choeur de Rimouski www.choeurderimouski.wordpress.com Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean La Bande Sonore Saguenay www.fb.com/La-Bande-Sonore-448817948495426 National-Capital Choeur Azurythmes www.choeurazurythmes.com Choeur de l’Université Laval www.choeurul.asso.ulaval.ca Choeur de la Cité www.lechoeurdelacite.com Choeur de la Colline www.choeurdelacolline.org Choeur de Québec Choeur du Domaine www.fb.com/lechoeurdudomaine Choeur du musée de la civilisation www.choeurmuseecivilisation.com Choeur du Vallon www.choeurduvallon.com Choeur La Clé des Saisons www.choeurlacledessaisons.org Choeur Les Rhapsodes www.lesrhapsodes.com Chorale l’Odyssée vocale de Vanier www.odysseevocale.com Cœur de Charlesbourg www.coeurdecharlesbourg.com Ensemble de musique sacrée de Québec www.emsq.org Ensemble Polyphonia de Québec www.polyphonia.qc.ca Ensemble vocal Baroquo-Negro www.baroquo-negro.com Ensemble vocal CharleVoix www.ensemblevocalcharlevoix.com Groupe vocal Les Loriots de Cap-Rouge www.lesloriots.ca L’Odyssée Vocale www.odysseevocale.com…

Davóne Tines, Photo by Noah Morrison

Fall Highlights: Orchestras, Chamber, Solo

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Art Song, Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Montreal

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Led by conductor Rafael Payare, the OSM celebrates the orchestra’s 90th anniversary this season, along with the 10th anniversary of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique. The orchestra will start the year with an electric performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (Sept. 12-14). Payare and OSM concertmaster Andrew Wan will later take the stage to interpret Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Webern’s Passacaglia, and Mozart’s “Haffner’’ Symphony (Oct. 25, 26). Come November, Christoph Eschenbach will conduct Alban Berg’s Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” and Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 (Nov. 8, 9). The orchestra will get in the…

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Fall Festival Guide

By Andréanne Venne on 1 September 2023 Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver

Canada Culture Days Across Canada / Partout le Canada, September 22 to October 15 www.culturedays.ca Les Journées de la culture Across Quebec / Partout le Québec, September 29 to October 1 www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca Newfoundland Festival 500 Growing The Voices St. John’s, October 1 to 6 www.growingthevoicesfestival500.com Festival of New Dance St. John’s, October 2 to 7 www.festivalofnewdance.ca Nova Scotia Celtic Colours International Festival Cape Breton, October 6 to 14 www.celtic-colours.com New Brunswick Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Fredericton, September 12 to 17 www.harvestmusicfest.ca Silver Wave Film Festival Fredericton, November 2 to 9 www.swfilmfest.com Montréal Festival Quartiers Danses Montréal, September 6 to…

Ballets Jazz Montréal presents Essence

Fall Highlights: Dance

By Nathalie de Han on 1 September 2023 Dance, Montreal

September Essence, an all-woman triple bill, marks the 50th anniversary of Ballets Jazz Montréal. The emblematic Les Chambres des Jacques by Aszure Barton and Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue by Crystal Pite are joined by We Can’t Forget About What’s His Name by Ausia Jones, a young performer from Ballets Jazz Montréal. Her movements are influenced by groove and counterpoint. Théâtre Maisonneuve, Sept. 27-30. www.dansedanse.ca How to coexist in a shifting space? The triple project S’imbriquer + The Choreographic Garden + Espaces construits extends beyond performance space and inspires freedom. Philippe Dépelteau, Hanna Sybille Müller and the FRAM…

Marton and Bruno in Rythmo-Rigolo

Fall Highlights: Youth

By Kristen Whittle on 1 September 2023 Canadian Music, Classical, Montreal, Orchestral, Toronto

Jeunesses Musicales Canada Jeunesses Musicales Canada is back with another action-packed season of programming for a wide variety of ages. The holiday season kicks off the concerts this year with Bal de L’Halloween. Children can enjoy a costume party and magnificent ball full of witches, animals, and unique creatures, all while dancing to traditional Halloween music (Oct. 22, 29). Soon after Halloween, young ones and their families can return for the Christmas show, Un Monde pour Noël. This show, a co-production with the Ensemble Alkemia, follows the journey of a mischievous little girl in search of her presents. Along her…

Fall Highlights: Choral Previews

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Ensemble ArtChoral Titled A Viennese Evening: Songs, Waltzes, and Romance, and directed by Matthias Maute, the group will perform works by Strauss and Schubert, alongside excerpts of Brahms’s Liebeslieder, Op. 52 and 65 (Sept. 8). www.placedesarts.com/en/producer/ensemble-vocal-arts-québec OSM Chorus Led by conductor Andrew Megill, the OSM Chorus will join the orchestra for several exciting performances this season. The OSM’s 90th season kicks off for the Chorus with Stravinsky’s bombastic The Rite of Spring, conducted by Rafael Payare (Sept. 12-14). Under the baton of Gemma New, the choir will sing as part of September performances of Holst’s The Planets (Sept. 27,…

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Fall Highlights: French theatre

By Nathalie de Han on 1 September 2023 Montreal, Theatre

September AB is left alone with his memories, listening to his archives, ready to record the ultimate cassette. One year after his death, Olivier Choinière pays tribute to André Brassard in La dernière cassette, assigning the role of AB to Violette Chauveau. Théâtre de Quat’Sous, Sept. 5-30. www.quatsous.com The dark comedy Salle de nouvelles (Network) condemns the infotainment industry. With 12 performers, including Denis Bernard. Duceppe, Sept. 6-Oct. 7. www.duceppe.com In Courville, Simon recalls the turmoil of his adolescence. Robert Lepage evokes this story through the Japanese art of bunraku puppetry. With Olivier Normand. TNM, Sept. 12- Oct. 7. www.tnm.qc.ca …

Dorothéa Ventura et Geneviève Soly

Les Idées Heureuses: New Artistic Ideas

By Kristen Whittle on 1 September 2023 Chamber Music, Classical Music, Montreal

After 37 years, Geneviève Soly is retiring as artistic director of the early-music chamber ensemble Les Idées Heureuses (LIH), but concertgoers need not worry as Soly’s former student-turned-colleague, Dorothéa Ventura, is excited to be stepping into the role. The goal of LIH is to combine all aspects of early music-making and encompass the entire artistic spirit that accompanies the period. This often includes baroque dance and historically accurate and informed performance, but Ventura hopes to include acting and visual art in an effort to provide greater appeal to audiences and to capture the cultural essence of what artistic performance looked…

Fall Hightlights: Contemporary Music

By Arnaud G. Veydarier on 1 September 2023 Contemporary, Montreal, Orchestral

SMCQ This fall, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec, Canada’s oldest concert society dedicated to contemporary music, presents the eighth edition of its Tribute Series. After Katia Makdissi-Warren, José Evangelista, John Rea, Denis Gougeon, Ana Sokolović, Gilles Tremblay and Claude Vivier, it’s German-Indian composer Sandeep Bhagwati’s turn to have his vast repertoire celebrated. From orchestral compositions to chamber music, multimedia creation, musical theatre and opera, Bhagwati stands out for his great versatility and mastery of different instrumental idioms. The first concert is scheduled for Sept. 24 at Salle Pierre-Mercure, with Amitiés et étrangetés presented in partnership with the Vietnamese…

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