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Mathieu Lussier: Arion Baroque Orchestra: The French Connection

By Viktor Lazarov on 11 November 2024 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Interviews, Montreal

The Life of an Orchestra: From Embryo to Adulthood Comprising some 20 musicians playing on 18th-century instruments, more than 30 critically acclaimed recordings, adorned with numerous awards and international tours, the Arion Baroque Orchestra is a major figure in Quebec’s Early Music scene. Artistic director since 2019, bassoonist Mathieu Lussier recounts the evolution of the ensemble founded in 1981. “Arion was born at a time when many Quebec musicians were going to study Early Music in The Hague, Netherlands, to acquire experience and knowledge not existent in Quebec. Returning with precious new expertise, they founded their own ensembles to promote…

Upcoming Concerts: Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, West of Canada

By Heather Weinreb on 11 November 2024 Chamber Music, Classical, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver

On Tour Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou Photo: Luciano Romano Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou In celebration of their recent “Messaien” album release, Juno and Grammy Award-winning soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianist Bertrand Chamayou will tour Canada and the U.S. in November and December. The concert opens with Messaien’s Chants de terre et de ciel, rich with complex rhythms and vibrant, vocal colours. In addition, Hannigan and Chamayou will perform Scriabin’s Poème-nocturne, and Vers la flamme alongside John Zorn’s Jumalattaret —a sign cycle using text from Finnish epic poetry. The tour stops in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, and Ottawa along…

OSL. Photo: Annie Diotte

Winter Festivals

By La Scena Events on 10 November 2024 Classical Music, Guides, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

New Brunswick Fredericton Frostival Festival Fredericton, January 23 to February 9 www.frostival.ca Montréal Expozine Montréal, November 23 to 24 www.expozine.ca Lumino Montréal, November 28 to March 9 www.quartierdesspectacles.com Festival Noël dans le parc Montréal, December 6 to 31 www.noeldansleparc.com Salon des métiers d’art Montréal, December 12 to 22 www.metiersdart.ca Fête des Neiges de Montréal Montréal, December 26 to March 5 www.parcjeandrapeau.com Igloofest Montréal, January 16 to February 8 www.igloofest.ca Festival classique hivernal Laval, January 31 to February 2 www.osl.ca/festival-classique-hivernal For its 4th edition, the Orchestre symphonique de Laval invites you to its Winter Classical Festival, a three-day musical marathon to…

Grand Prize winner of the 2024 OSM Competition, Jason Xu

Jason Xu Wins Grand Prize of the 85th OSM Competition

By Newswire on 9 November 2024 Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire, Winds

Montreal, November 9, 2024 – The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is delighted to announce the Grand Prize winner of the 2024 OSM Competition: Jason Xu wins the Barbara Bronfman Prize ($20,000) named in memory of Barbara Bronfman, a committed music lover and cherished donor of the OSM. In addition, this year’s winner is offered a featuring in an artist portrait and broadcast of his semifinal recital on Toute une musique hosted by Marie-Christine Trottier for ICI MUSIQUE. The OSM is also proud to introduce two prizes: the Michèle Paré Prize, a residency at Orford Musique during which the laureate will develop a community engagement project, as well as the Ann Birks Career Grant to…

Early Music & Baroque Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 9 November 2024 Baroque and Early, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

MONTRÉAL BOURGIE HALL www.sallebourgie.ca Located in the heart of downtown, Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a must for Baroque music lovers. Nestled in a former heritage church, it provides exceptional acoustics as well as a splendid and intimate setting displaying some twenty Tiffany stained glass windows. In 2024-2025, Bourgie Hall is pleased to welcome the French ensembles Les Talens Lyrique and Près de votre oreille, as well as the renowned Quebec orchestra Les Violons du Roy. Vocal music will also be in the spotlight with prestigious British ensembles such as the Tallis Scholars, Stile Antico,…

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Choral Calendar (Nov 2024)

By Kristen Whittle on 9 November 2024 Choral, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver

West Early Music Vancouver Dec. 22, Vancouver Under the direction of Alexander Weimann, Early Music Vancouver will present a pairing of “Festive Cantatas” featuring Gloria in excelsis Deo cantata by J.S. Bach and Missa Nativitatis Domini by Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. www.earlymusic.bc.ca Vancouver Chamber Choir Dec. 12, 13, Vancouver Peace and tranquility is the theme of the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s holiday concert entitled “Christmas by Candlelight.” Under the direction of Kari Turunen, the choir will present a large selection of holiday classics and new works, including Laura Hawley’s Mary called it an angel and the world première of Chris…

Jean Rondeau, fortepiano, Bourgie Hall, November 15, 2023 Photo : Claudine Jacques

Bourgie Hall: A Home for Early Music in Canada

By Heather Weinreb on 9 November 2024 Classical Music, Montreal

One of the most exciting things the founding figures of Bourgie Hall—Bernard Lamarre, former chairman of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and Pierre Bourgie, a Quebec benefactor and art collector—conceived of was the novel idea of a concert hall in a museum. Since its inauguration in September 2011, Bourgie Hall has become a home for early music in Canada. Space, Sound & Instruments In 2008, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts obtained possession of the Erskine and American United Church across the street. “At the time, there was a need in Montreal to have a hall for Baroque music,…

Fred Lambert Photo: Brent Calis

Frédéric Lambert: Teaching Students how to Teach Themselves

By Heather Weinreb on 8 November 2024 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Education, Montreal, Strings

The ancient Chinese proverb—“Give a man a fish and you can feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you can feed him for a lifetime”—is also true for music. For Frédéric Lambert, viola/violin professor at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and assistant viola professor at McGill University, viola teaching is all about fostering musical independence. “Your future teacher is you,” he says. Lambert’s approach to teaching is modelled after his own mentor, André Roy, whom he studied with at McGill University for 10 years. From his bachelor’s through to his doctorate, Roy always made sure…

Ensemble Scholastica at Notre Dame de Bon Secours. Photo: Paul Eifert

Ensemble Scholastica: Illuminating Montreal’s Medieval Manuscripts

By Heather Weinreb on 8 November 2024 Classical Music, Montreal

A medieval musical manuscript has a long way to travel before reaching our ears. On Nov. 10, Montreal audiences have the opportunity to travel through time and space as Ensemble Scholastica performs a selection of McGill’s collection of medieval manuscripts. At the Notre-Dame-De-Bon-Secours chapel, the ensemble will perform a program of medieval chant in various musical settings. “This is a huge and varied repertoire,” says Artistic Director Rebecca Bain, “of which we are picking specific pieces that are found in the sources (manuscripts and fragments) of McGill’s collection. We will perform them according to medieval practice. We’ll have some period…

Johannes Skoog of Sweden Wins 6th Canadian International Organ Competition

By Newswire on 26 October 2024 Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire

CIOC announces the winners of the competition 2024! Over the past weeks, 9 contestants from around the world performed in the semifinals, in venues across Montréal. Four finalists advanced to the final round at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal, and the jury has revealed the winners! In first place is JOHANNES SKOOG, winning $25,000 CAD, recording and distribution of a CD under the ATMA Classique label, 3-year career management services for North America by Karen McFarlane Artists, and 3-year career development program by the CIOC. Second place is Amercian HENRY WEBB, winning $15,000 CAD, and in third place is French…

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