Ellen Torrie is a preeminent soprano, songwriter, and performance curator currently making waves in Montréal. Known for their crystalline tone, versatility, and storytelling gifts, Ellen is sought after by various ensembles in Montréal and across Canada. Mentored by Suzie LeBlanc and Dominique Labelle, Ellen earned a master’s degree in early music vocal performance from McGill […]
Simon Wynberg enjoys a diverse career as a guitarist, chamber musician and artistic director. He established and directed the Scottish chamber festival Music in Blair Atholl for 20 years and was artistic director of Canada’s Guelph Spring Festival from 1994 to 2002, when he was appointed Artistic Director of the ARC Ensemble, the ensemble-in-residence at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music. His entry […]
Simon Rivet started classical guitar at the age of 12. First studying with Bruno Roussel at the École de musique de l’Outaouais, he was admitted three years later at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau, where he is undertaking his final year in guitar at the Bachelor level with Patrick Roux. Recipient of a scholarship […]
Tim Brady (1956, Montreal) has worked as a composer, guitarist, and producer of new music since 1980. He has written more than 100 works, including operas, symphonies, and many compositions for electric guitar. His work has been performed in concert throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and broadcast on the CBC and Radio-Canada, as well as on […]
Born in 1994, Tobie‐Éloi Hinse‐Paré began playing guitar at the École de musique de l’Outaouais at the age of five. In May 2003, at nine years old, he won the first prize of the Concours de la bourse de l’École de musique de l’Outaouais, category intermediate. The following year, he was admitted in the Conservatoire […]
Hailing from Saint-Georges, Quebec, David Jacques holds a doctor’s degree in early music performance from the Université de Montréal. He began his classical guitar studies at the Cégep de Sainte-Foy and continued his training at Université Laval and the Conservatoire de musique de Québec. He has recorded more than 50 CDs and garned numerous Félix […]
