Holder of a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Moncton, where he studied with David Parker, Simon Bourget completed in 2012 a master’s degree at McGill University with Jean Gaudreault and a specialized graduate degree (DESS) at the University of Montreal with Louis-Philippe Marsolais in 2013. Simon Bourget has been second horn with […]
Acclaimed for his early music interpretations, Andrew McAnerney has directed the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal since 2015. A former member of the Tallis Scholars, Andrew’s career has included music making in over 20 countries with many of the world’s foremost early music ensembles. He has contributed to over 50 recordings including music by […]
Founded in Montréal in 1991, La Nef creates, produces, and distributes concerts, multimedia and multidisciplinary shows, physical and digital albums, musical tales, and CD-books. Its activities are aimed at audiences of all ages. Its wide-ranging repertoire includes early music, the music of oral traditions, world music, and experimental and contemporary approaches to musical creation. According […]
Among other honors, Marie-Josée Lord won the Prix d’Excellence de la Culture, awarded by the Fondation de l’Opéra de Québec in 2005; the Public Prize at the Canadian Lyric Fund Competition in 2001, and the Raoul- Jobin Prize in 1998. She was chosen to represent Canada at two prestigious concerts during the Cardiff Singers of […]
Daniel performs in concert halls all over the world from an estimated audience of five million for televised broadcasts to rock concert stadiums of 12,000 people, to intimate house concerts for a handful of listeners. Daniel has appeared with the Dalai Lama, Salman Rushdie, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jonathan Miller, Cecilia Bartoli, Joyce Didonato and Gerald […]
Sarah Barnes, soprano | Émilie Brûlé, medieval fiddle | Esteban La Rotta, gittern | Gothic harp | lute | Tobie Miller, recorder | hurdy gurdy Ensemble La Rota specializes in the performance of medieval music in a historically informed and creative style. Since its inception in 2002, the group has met with praise for its […]
Winner of the 2017 CIOC Competition and the Firmin Swinnen second prize at the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition 2016, Alcée Chriss III has been celebrated for his “grace, skill and abundant proficiency” ( Journal Assist News, Albuquerque). He has performed throughout the United States and France in such venues as the Meyerson Symphony Center […]
Canadian soprano Hélène Brunet is hailed by the critics as “a singer of tremendous quality” with “a voice of perfect beauty and sincere expression”. Recognized for her interpretations of the works of Bach, Handel, and Mozart, her repertoire extends from Baroque to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. On the concert stage, she […]
Very active on the Quebec music scene, Élise Poulin has been a member of the renowned wind quintet Pentaèdre since 2019. In addition to holding the position of principal oboe with the Orchestre de l’Agora, she plays regularly as a supernumerary with various Quebec orchestras, including the Orchestre symphonique de Laval, Les Violons du Roy, […]
Francis Perron’s wide experience as chamber musician, accompanist and vocal coach have made him a much sought-after collaborator. Therefore, he has worked closely, among others, with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Opéra de Montréal, the Québec Symphony Orchestra, the Wien Kammeroper, the Vienna, Zurich Winterhur and ARD Musik Wettwerb conservatories, the Salzburg Summer Academy, the […]
