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Bourgie Hall expands its online musical offering

By Newswire on 17 March 2021 Arts Industry, Baroque and Early, Classical, Classical Music, Scena Jazz

Montréal, Monday, March 16, 2021 – In addition to the concerts announced recently, few of which are still available online, Bourgie Hall at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is expanding its online musical offering. From jewels of the Italian Baroque with Les Violons du Roy to contemporary jazz with Jean Deromeperforming songs by Steve Lacy, in addition to the musical traditions of Iran and Peru with the Duo Perse-Inca, an homage to Inuit throat singing with Oktoécho, and a concert-lecture of the history of the Romantic guitar presented by Pascal Valois, to offer you a diverse range of online…

Elinor Frey

Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul offers Bach Odyssey

By Newswire on 15 February 2021 Baroque and Early

From mid-February to late June, three Montreal musicians undertake a journey through J.S. Bach’s greatest works for solo instruments. The midweek webcasts will be based on performances recorded in the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. On Tuesdays, Elinor Frey will play the complete Suites for solo cello. On Wednesdays, organist Jonathan Oldengarm plays the Chorale Preludes from the Leipzig manuscript, the largest collection of chorale-based works that survives in Bach’s own handwriting. And on Thursdays, violinist Emmanuel Vukovich takes us through the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, in a special multimedia performance that also features our…

Daniel Taylor Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada

By Newswire on 30 December 2020 Arts Industry, Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Classical Music

Toronto, ON, December 30, 2020 … Governor General Julie Payette announced this morning that Daniel Taylor, countertenor, conductor, recording artist, and Professor of Opera, Early Music and Voice, has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. One of the country’s highest civilian honours, the Order recognizes people “whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities.” In recognizing his achievements, the Office of the Governor General of Canada calls Daniel Taylor “one of our country’s most celebrated cultural ambassadors, distinguishing himself with moving performances and known for his warmth and…

Nicolas Ellis and l'Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie

This Weekend’s Streams: Dec. 25th-27th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 25 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Dance, Opera

Here are this weekend’s streamed concerts we think you shouldn’t miss! This feature will run until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. The Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie – Holiday Season Concert The Orchestre de chambre de la Montérégie, under the musical direction of Nicolas Ellis, accompanied by dancers from the École supérieure de ballet du Québec, are pleased to share their first webcast production. This initiative allows the organization to pursue its mission of providing access to music and the performing arts to a greater number of people, to support the next generation and musical…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 17th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 17 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. Met Opera Streams: Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini Starring Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Levine. From April 7, 1984. For more information, visit www.metopera.org/ Les Voix Humaines – The Art of Fugue The Art of Fugue for viol consort? Why not! This ensemble of viols of various sizes, used in numerous polyphonic compositions during the 16th and 17th centuries, links, through its timbre, Bach’s masterpiece with the great contrapuntal tradition of which it represents…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 15th

By La Scena Musicale Team on 15 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. The OSM Celebrates the Holidays with Vivaldi and Handel The OSM invites you to celebrate a glorious holiday season with works by two Baroque masters, performed by splendid vocal soloists Anna-Sophie Neher, Stéphanie Manias and Julie Boulianne, and the OSM Chorus and musicians led by Quebec conductor Bernard Labadie. Share in the exuberant joy of Vivaldi’s famous Gloria and be transported by the excitement of the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah! For more information, visit www.osm.ca/…

Today’s Streams: Dec. 14th

By Newswire on 14 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Opera

Here are today’s streamed concerts you shouldn’t miss! Enjoy. This new feature will until January 1, 2021. To submit your event, please email [email protected]. Met Opera Streams: Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila Starring Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. From October 20, 2018. For more information, visit www.metopera.org Messiah/Complex Premièring this December, the multi-award-winning innovative team at Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) is proud to present a bold, virtual interpretation of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by and in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and co-directed by Joel Ivany, the Founding Artistic…

Brott Music Festival Launches Online Streaming Platform

By Newswire on 9 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music

Hamilton, Ontario – Boris Brott and the Brott Music Festival are pleased to announce that this December, they will launch ‘Brott To You’, an online video streaming platform where audiences can experience the magic of the Brott Music Festival from the comfort and safety of home. Most industries have taken a major hit due to the COVID 19 pandemic, but the arts are one of the most affected. Without any way to safely hold in-person concerts, music organizations have had to innovate, finding ways to safely share their gifts with the community and create performance opportunities for many partnering…

The OCM Messiah is really getting around

By Arthur Kaptainis on 7 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Classical Music

Boris Brott and the Orchestre classique de Montréal are not big in Japan. At least not yet. They are, however, doing rather well in Mexico. “And comments on Facebook too,” OCM executive director Taras Kulish says about the flurry of interest south of the border in a performance of Handel’s Messiah, which starts streaming on Dec. 8. “I never expected this reaction.” Few could have expected the OCM to attract Mexicans with a concert emanating from St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. But such are the paradoxes – and opportunities – of concert culture in the age of COVID. We are told…

Suzie LeBlanc Appointed Early Music Vancouver Artistic and Executive Director

By Newswire on 7 December 2020 Baroque and Early, Classical Music

Vancouver, BC – Early Music Vancouver (EMV), alongside its Board of Directors, today announced the appointment of Suzie LeBlanc C.M. as Artistic and Executive Director. LeBlanc is the first female to take the helm at EMV since its founding in May 1970. She will assume the role on January 4, 2021. A charismatic and tireless champion of early music and Acadian culture, LeBlanc is an internationally celebrated Canadian soprano, an early music specialist and educator who is admired by artists and administrators alike. Born in New Brunswick, but currently residing in Montreal, she has managed a globe-spanning career for 35…

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