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Music delivered for social and mental health, and education
Duos of singers and instrumentalists perform “door-to-door” on the sidewalks, backstreets and parks of underserved neighbourhoods, on prearranged itineraries, offering surprise Mini-Opéras Santé & Mini-Concerts Santé (10 minutes).
Testimonials & Prix Opus Musical Event of the Year 2020
1,400 stories from recipients
“This beautiful music is so educational for our young ones. Pure wonder!”
“My mother has Alzheimer’s disease; your music does her so much good.”
“I’m super stressed! I hope it’s going to go well [for me], your concert did me good!”
“It’s amazing seeing two musicians of diverse origins performing music at such a high quality!”
“It’s therapeutic! I’m a music therapist, and I agree. Thank you for what you do!”
Results
20,000 free Mini-Concerts Santé & Mini-Opéras Santé have educated and supported 170 000 children, adolescents, elderly, adults, and families in underserved neighborhoods, who do not have exposure to culture, and may be suffering from isolation, loneliness, and psychological distress, on 3,000 streets in 800 regions, cities and districts since 2020. In 2021 musicians from Québec performed in all 10 Canadian provinces.
6,500 hires of professional musicians and singers.
Media
400 media reports and articles (TV, newspapers, radio) and social media posts
Surprise home concerts
ICI Radio-Canada, Le Téléjournal avec Patrice Roy
Classical music in the streets of Montreal
La Presse
Bright Spot of the Day!
CBC News
Music for psychological impact
FM 98.5
Music for Hope Documentary
CBC Arts & Canada Council for the Arts
Donors
Mécénat Musica: Mini-Concerts Santé & Mini-Opéras Santé are the initiative of Mécénat Musica, Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral.
Mini-Concerts Santé & Mini-Opéras Santé have been funded by the generosity of the Mécénat Musica Foundation, Jacques Marchand and Marie-Christine Tremblay Foundation, the Rossy Foundation, Sharon Azrieli Foundation for the Arts, Ensemble Caprice, Claude Chevalier et Monique Roy, the Jewish Community Foundation of Montréal via their endowment funds for Ensemble ArtChoral, Concerts Noncerto and Ensemble Masques, TD Banque, la Société pour les arts en milieu de santé and Musique Royale.
Ensemble Caprice
Team leaders
Matthias Maute, Flutes
Sophie Larivière, Flutes
Susie Napper, Cello
David Jacques, Guitar
Matthew Jennejohn, Oboe
Pemi Paull, Alto/Viola
Lucie Ringuette, Violin
Jean-Christophe Lizotte, Cello
Emily Redhead, Violin
Alexis Basque, Trumpet
Marie-Claire Vaillancourt, Violin
Karim Nasr, Oboe
Isabelle Harvey, Cello
Michaël Gagnon, Guitar
Vincent Lauzer, Flutes
Francis Pigeon, Trumpet
Mélanie De Bonville, Violin
Émilie Brûlé, Violin
Grégoire Jeay, Flutes
Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, Piano
Reuven Rothman, Bass
Vanessa Marcoux, Violin
Élise Lavoie, Violin
Natalie Cadotte, Violin
Chan Lee, Violin
Jennifer Thiessen, Alto
Marc Djokic, Violin
Lara Deutsch, Flute
Philip Hornsey, Percussion
Ensemble ArtChoral
Team leaders
Kristin Hoff, Mezzo-soprano
Dorothéa Ventura, Soprano
Ellen Wieser, Soprano
Myriam Leblanc, Soprano
Frédéricka Petit-Homme, Soprano
Haithamh Aidar, Tenor
Charlotte Gagnon, Mezzo-soprano
Claudine Ledoux, Mezzo-soprano
Stéphanie Pothier, Mezzo-soprano
Catherine St-Arnaud, Soprano
Frédérique Drolet, Soprano
Pierre Rancourt, Baritone
Danielle Vaillancourt, Mezzo-soprano
France Caya, Mezzo-soprano
Jacinthe Thibault, Soprano
Geraldina Mendez, Mezzo-soprano
Vanessa Croome, Soprano
Angèle Trudeau, Soprano
Lea Weilbrenner, Soprano
Robert Huard, Baritone
Geneviève Lenoir, Soprano
Ghislaine Deschambault, Mezzo-soprano
Sylvie Malenfant, Soprano
Julien Girard, Tenor
Caitlin Wood, Soprano
Rachèle Tremblay, Mezzo-soprano
Maria Fuller, Conductor
Marie Magistry, Soprano
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