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This Week in Montreal: June 10 to 16

By La Scena Musicale Team on 14 June 2013 Choral, Orchestral, This Week in Montreal

25 Years: The Chœur Classique de MontréalThe Chœur Classique de Montréal presents great opera choruses with the Orchestra symphonique des Jeunes de Montréal, under the direction of Louis Lavigueur. The soloists include Natalia Savelyeva, soprano, Stéphanie Pothier, mezzo-soprano, Antoine Bélanger, tenor, and Joseph Rouleau, who will reprise the role of Boris Godunov, which he performed in 1987 on the occasion which first brought together the choristers of the Chœur Classique de Montréal. Maison symphonique, June 13 at 8:00 PM. choeurclassiquedemontreal.qc.ca- Renée Banville

Cette semaine à Montréal : le 6 au 12 mai

By La Scena Musicale Team on 6 May 2013 Chamber Music, Choral, Orchestral, This Week in Montreal

Lundi en musique 2013L’événement Lundi en musique a été créé en 2005 par la Coalition pour l’éducation en musique. Le premier lundi du mois de mai (6 mai 2013) à 13h, heure avancée de l’Est, et au même moment d’un bout à l’autre du Canada, plus de 600 000 professeurs et étudiants de musique interpréteront simultanément des œuvres musicales. L’astronaute Chris Hadfield et Ed Robertson des Barenaked Ladies ont composé la chanson-thème officielle de l’événement qui peut être téléchargée depuis l’adresse Web suivante : www.lundienmusique.ca/arrangements/. – Wah Keung ChanL’Orchestre symphonique des musiciens du mondeL’Orchestre symphonique des musiciens du monde de Montréal célèbre…

This week in Montreal: April 29 – May 5

By La Scena Musicale Team on 29 April 2013 Baroque and Early, Choral, Contemporary, Orchestral, Romantic, This Week in Montreal

Literary and Musical Premiere at ECM+Under the artistic direction of Véronique Lacroix, ECM+ offers a visionary program: Alban Berg’s Chamber Concertoand a premiere by Nicolas Gilbert, Vertiges. Among the soloists are Jimmy Brière, piano, and Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, as well as four acrobats and narrator Jean Marchand. Salle Pierre-Mercure, May 1 at 7:30 pm. www.ecm.qc.ca- Renée BanvilleQuatrix and the Forests of Resonance (“Forêts de résonances”)Composed of two pianists (Jean-Fabien Schneider and Irina Krasnyanskaya) and two percussionists (Corinne René and Julien Compagne), Quatrix presents the “classics” of the repertoire, comissioned works, and musical arrangements for this little-used formation. Conservatoire de Musique,…

This week in Montreal: April 22 – 28

By La Scena Musicale Team on 23 April 2013 Baroque and Early, Choral, This Week in Montreal

Dramatic Madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi by Viva VoceIn collaboration with Pallade Musica, ensemble Viva Voce presents a program of Claudio Monteverdi’s dramatic madrigals on Saturday, April 27. Shannon Mercer will be the guest soloist. The concert takes place at McGill University’s Redpath Hall, starting at 7:30 pm. www.vivavoce-montreal.com- Daniel TurpLes Boréades and les Idées Heureuses – Concert of Four CountriesUnder the artistic direction of Nathalie Michaud, two baroque ensembles unite to present a panoramic repertoire composed 400 years ago. Speaker Georges Leroux will highlight the musical diversity of four countries: Italy, France, England and Germany. Bourgie Hall, April 28, 3…

This week in Montréal: April 8 – 14

By La Scena Musicale Team on 8 April 2013 Chamber Music, Choral, Orchestral, This Week in Montreal, Violin

Virtuosos at the Chapelle Bon-PasteurOn April 8, Jonathan Crow and Andrew Wan, first violins at the OSM and TSO, recount the 20th- and 21st-century history of the violin duo. On April 12, the Ensemble Transmission invite percussionist François Rivalland for an evening of Aperghis, in which three young upcoming musicians will participate. www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chapellebonpasteur – Renée BanvilleOpera de Montreal’s Atelier Lyric Performs a Menotti Double BillFor its annual production, the Atelier Lyric at the Opera de Montreal presents two one-act operas by Gian Carlo Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief and Amahl and the Night Visitors. Musical direction is provided…

Van Zweden/DSO “Passion” a Performance for the Ages!

By Paul E. Robinson on 9 April 2012 Baroque and Early, Choral, Concert Reviews, Orchestral

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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 John McVeigh, tenor Morgan Smith, baritone (Christus) Camilla Tilling, soprano Jennifer Johnston, alto Johannes Chum, tenor (Evangelist) Alistair Miles, bass Dallas Symphony Chorus, Joshua Habermann, director Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, Cynthia Nott, director Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden, conductor Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, Texas Friday, March 29, 2012 Jaap van Zweden, recently named “Conductor of the Year” by Musical America, has been recognized by music-lovers in Dallas since 2008 – the start of his music directorship of the DSO – as an extraordinary leader of musicians. He has impressed audiences and critics alike in the “Big D” with his…

A Miraculous Musical Pilgrimage With Conspirare’s Company of Voices

By Paul E. Robinson on 2 February 2012 Baroque and Early, Choral, Concert Reviews, Orchestral

by Paul E. RobinsonTalbot: Path of MiraclesConspirare: Company of Voices/Craig Hella Johnson, conductorSt. Martin’s Lutheran ChurchAustin, TexasFriday, January 20, 2012Now in the middle of its 19th season, Conspirare’s 24-member Company of Voices continues to be innovative and inspiring. Its latest presentation was the regional premiere of Path of Miracles,a 70-minute work by British composer Joby Talbot; a beautiful work, it was given a superb performance on this occasion by Craig Hella Johnson & Company.Path of Miracles depicts the famous medieval Christian pilgrims’ walk from France to Santiago, in homage to St. James, one of Jesus’ disciples, and the patron saint of…

Sierra’s “Missa Latina” Wins New Friends in Texas

By Paul E. Robinson on 3 July 2011 Choral, Concert Reviews, Orchestral

by Paul E. RobinsonRoberto Sierra (photo: above) was born in Puerto Rico and studied with György Ligeti in Germany. Since 1992 he has been a member of the faculty of music at Cornell University, and is widely recognized as one of the leading composers of his generation.Sierra’s Missa Latina “Pro Pace” (For Peace) was commissioned by Washington’s National Symphony and the Choral Arts Society, and Leonard Slatkin conducted the premiere with those combined ensembles in 2006. Since that time the work has been performed in major cities around the United States, each time with great success.Craig Hella Johnson (photo: right)…

Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson Give Voice to Passions From Bach to Lang!

By Paul E. Robinson on 24 May 2010 Baroque and Early, Choral, Concert Reviews

by Paul E. RobinsonBach’s St. Matthew Passion is one of the great masterpieces of Christian music; its music is sublime and inspiring, and its structure is one of its great strengths. Crowd reaction to Christ’s suffering is built into the telling of the story, and chorales in which the congregation is expected to participate, are also integral to the piece. A few years ago, American composer David Lang appropriated this structure as the inspiration for a work of his own, The Little Match Girl Passion, based on the well-known story by Hans Christian Andersen. Conspirare’s superb Company of Voices recently…

Cette semaine à Montréal (7 à 17 avril) / This Week in Montreal (April 7 – 17)

By La Scena Musicale Team on 6 April 2010 Chamber Music, Choral, Dance, Orchestral, Scena Jazz, Theatre, This Week in Montreal, Visual Arts

Musique / Music Canadian trumpet virtuoso Guy Few (pictured to the left) joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal on April 7 to perform a concerto for trumpet and orchestra by the renowned and recently deceased Jacques Hétu. Under the baton of assistant conductor Nathan Brock, the orchestra performs works that include Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1 and Smetana’s The Moldau. 514-842-2112, www.osm.ca — Hannah Rahimi The Trio Fibonacci presents its final concert of the season on April 9 at the Chapelle Saint-Louis. Audiences can experience the wide range of compositions for string trio with a varied programme that begins with Haydn and concludes…

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