Montréal baritone Geoffroy Salvas has nurtured his love for music since childhood through studying piano and cello. He later honed his singing skills at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under the guidance of Gabrielle Lavigne and Aline Kutan. Over the years, he has forged a path onto both Canadian and French stages, notably collaborating […]
A versatile performer with a warm voice, mezzo-soprano Claudine Ledoux has been praised by critics and the public for her stage presence and musical sensitivity. Her repertoire is sophisticated; it ranges from the Baroque to contemporary and includes opera and mélodie. A graduate of McGill University, she has had the pleasure of working with numerous […]
Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse is a tenor from Quebec equally at home in early and contemporary music. Particularly involved in modern opera, he has collaborated with Chants Libres (Aziz in L’orangeraie by Zad Moultaka, 2021), and the Ballet-Opéra-Pantomime company (Orphée in Orpheus on Sappho’s Shore, an opératorio by Canadian composer Luna Pearl Woolf). He has also sung […]
The Canadian quintet Buzz Brass has been travelling the world and captivating classical music lovers since 2002. Whether alone or with guest musicians, Buzz Brass’s highly original performances consistently make a strong impression. The ensemble has given over 1 800 concerts and won over more than 450 000 classical music lovers across North America, Europe, […]
His heart first began beating in 1962 thanks to immigrant parents who had attached themselves to Montréal, near Jeanne-Mance Park. Then came the hands that started playing piano at the age of six. Then the voice, with the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal and breath, at the Conservatory, with a trombone, but also ears that learned […]
Meagan Milatz is “a remarkable pianist with a seemingly limitless palette of expression” (Le Devoir). Named one of Canada’s “30 hot classical musicians under 30” by the CBC in 2019, she has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across Canada, and performs regularly with top international musicians such as Stefan Dohr, Matt Haimovitz, Øystein Baadsvik, […]
Benjamin Bertin is a Canadian pianist, chamber musician and teacher residing in Montréal. He completed a doctorate in music performance at the Université de Montréal under the mentorship of Paul Stewart, and an Artist Diploma from Columbus State University (Georgia) where he studied with Alexander Kobrin. Bertin’s affinity for Russian music, culture, and pianism is […]
Baroque violinist Naomi Dumas has appeared throughout North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and as a member of ensembles including Il Pomo d’Oro, Le Concert de la Loge, Arion Baroque Orchestra, and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. She is a graduate of the Historical Performance program of The Juilliard School and the Schola […]
Caitlyn Koester is a harpsichordist and music director active in the early music communities of the Bay Area and New York City. Caitlyn holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The State University of New York in Stony […]
AKOYA: pearls of perfect shape and bright, mirror-like lustre; the most treasured natural pearls. The musical duo AKOYA, formed by members Naomi Dumas (baroque violin) and Caitlyn Koester (harpsichord), specializes in the performance of early repertoires. Through an historically informed approach, the ensemble seeks to unveil hidden gems from the baroque era in their purest […]
