Matthias Soly-Letarte

Matthias Soly-Letarte has been immersed in music since his early childhood. Following his primary education at the music-oriented elementary school Le Plateau, he attended two high schools that also offer a music program, Joseph-François-Perrault and Pierre-Laporte, where he chose to specialize in classical percussion. He graduated from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal in 2015 […]

Bernard Riche

Percussionist Bernard Riche was born in Saint-Denis, France. He began his musical training at the Conservatoire du Bourget and later studied with Emmanuel Boursault and Guy Lefèvre at the École supérieure de batterie de Paris, where he received several honorary awards, including three Premier Prix supérieur. He immigrated to Canada in 2000 and has since […]

Ziya Tabassian

Ziya Tabassian started playing the tombak at the age of 11. He began his formal training in Iran and has pursued his training independently by following the classic treatise by tombak master Hossein Teherani. From 1994 to 2001, he studied classical percussion under Julien Grégoire and completed a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance at […]