Genre: Ensemble
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1919, the Vancouver Symphony is the largest performing arts organization west of Ontario and the third largest symphony orchestra in Canada. The VSO performs to an annual audience attendance of more than 200,000 people and features more than 50 celebrated guest artists each season. More than 140 concerts are performed annually by the VSO in the […]
Pentaèdre
A unique ensemble in Quebec’s musical landscape, Pentaèdre explores and introduces the public to a varied and original chamber music repertoire from the great tradition of music for winds. Founded in 1985, the ensemble currently comprises five talented performers whose technique and precision are unanimously acclaimed: Ariane Brisson (flute), Élise Poulin (oboe), Martin Carpentier (clarinet), […]
Orchestre symphonique de Laval
Founded in 1984, the Orchestre symphonique de Laval (OSL) is one of Laval’s main artistic organization, with a roster of 53 professional musicians, graduates of Quebec’s music conservatories and universities. For nearly 40 years, the Orchestra’s mission has been to make symphonic music heard and shared in a spirit of conviviality and proximity. Every year, […]
Orchestre Symphonique Bienne
The Orchestre Symphonique Bienne was founded in 1969. Its activities centre on its series of symphony concerts in Bienne, and in recent years it has specialized in the repertoire of the Viennese Classics and the early Romantics, often played on period instruments. It also runs concerts for children, families and old age pensioners and runs […]
Notturna
Founded in 2006 and directed by oboist Christopher Palameta, Notturna is a chamber collective whose “spirited and sensitive playing” (Early Music America) draws on the transparency and expressiveness of early wind instruments to paint fresh pictures of an unexplored historical repertoire. Notturna has toured extensively in North and South America and Europe, assembling vivid and […]
Les Barocudas
Marie, Nathan, and Ryan formed Les Barocudas while studying at McGill University. Eager to combine wit and creativity with their highcaliber performance skills, they bring a signature freshness to the Baroque repertoire—presented in sold-out concert halls as well as online in the form of music videos. Stay tuned: this young group will continue to surprise […]
Flûte Alors!
Dynamic and versatile, Montréal-based ensemble Flûte Alors! is composed of four recorder players, well-established in the Early Music scene of Quebec: Vincent Lauzer, Marie-Laurence Primeau, Alexa Raine-Wright and Caroline Tremblay. The ensemble has distinguished itself through the audacity of their programmes and the excellence of their performances. Through their masterful technique and extraordinary musicality, Flûte […]
Fandango
Formed in 2008, the Fandango Quartet began as a simple student guitar ensemble at the conservatory of music in Gatineau. It has since become a sought-after professional musical act, with appearances at venues including the Maison symphonique de Montréal. Recipients of the prestigious Jeunesses musicales du Canada sponsorship, they undertook two 5-week tours of Quebec […]
Ensemble Masques
Renowned as much for their expressiveness and vitality as for their integrity and precision, Masques is an ensemble which fully embodies the dynamic spirit of the Baroque. The name of the group is inspired by the masques of Elizabethan England — dramatic entertainments that incorporated music, dance and poetry. The six members of Masques each […]
