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8th Season 18 19
Bourgie
Hall
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
105 CONCERTS
LIVING MUSIC
TO THE FULLEST

3 Opening Concert
Chamber Music
4 String Quartets
6 From the Trio to the Sextet
8 Musicians of the OSM
10 The Schoenberg Lineage
12 Louis Lortie Week
14 Nothing But Piano
18 In Recital
22 Concerts in Connection with the Exhibition
Resplendent Illuminations
24 Couperin Days
27 Nothing But Harpsichord
28 The Complete Cantatas of J.S. Bach • Year 5
32 Baroque Music
34 Bach Rendezvous
37 Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Montreal
38 Les Violons du Roy
42 Concerts in Connection with the Exhibition
Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor
46 Performance Events
Musical Odyssey
47 Concerts
50 Concert Lectures
51 Jazz 5 à 7
55 Family Sundays
56 Holiday Concerts
60 Lectures
62 Music Workshops
64 Calendar
Laure Devéria, Still Life with an
Imperial Fritillary (detail), 1834. Coll. MMFA

2 Bourgie Hall — 8th Season
OPENING CONCERT 3
Isolde Lagacé
© Pierre-Étienne Bergeron
Nathalie Bondil
© Studio SPG Le Pigeon
As we move forward in our 8th season,
we grow in our conviction that anyone who
wishes to experience live music will find it in
unparalleled wealth and variety at Bourgie Hall.
From mid-September 2018 to the beginning of
June 2019, no less than 105 concerts unfold in
one of the country’s most beautiful halls!
One of this season’s guiding themes is French
music. Our Couperin Days and performances
by Jordi Savall of music from the film Tous les
matins du monde offer Baroque repertoire;
Romantic works are the substance of a festival of
French music from the 19th century (a first edition),
and of two concerts of music by Fauré with the
peerless pianist Louis Lortie; Impressionist and
modern works complete the vast panorama
of French musical styles. In short, a wealth of
elegant and sophisticated works is sure to
delight every music lover.
Following tradition, a portion of our programming
is linked to exhibitions on display at the Museum.
Thus, six concerts will be presented in connection
with Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor and two
concerts of medieval music will accompany
Resplendent Illuminations: Books of Hours from
the 13th-16th Centuries in Quebec Collection.
We continue to pursue our acclaimed
signature series, “Les Violons du Roy”, the
“Complete Cantatas of J. S. Bach”, “Musicians of
the OSM”, “Nothing but Piano” featuring several
internationally renowned pianists, and “Jazz 5 à 7”.
New events this season feature two commented
concerts that engage with the diversity of world
music traditions, and concerts in situ in the
Museum’s own rooms.
Finally, we do the utmost to maintain affordable
prices that will enable you to enjoy the concert
experience at Bourgie Hall as often as you wish.
We truly expect that with our range of discounts
for bundle purchases, VIP discounts for those
with annual memberships to the Museum, or
reduced rates for audience members aged
34 years and under, everyone will find the
formula that works for them.
Come live music to the fullest at Bourgie Hall!
Isolde Lagacé
General and Artistic Director, Arte Musica
Top Grades for Arte Musica and
the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
At the 21st Opus Awards gala held in Bourgie Hall
in February 2018, the Conseil québécois de la
musique awarded Arte Musica the prize for
Specialized Presenter of the Year, recognizing
the excellence of its 2016–2017 season. This honour
valued Arte Musica’s strong programming,
acknowledged by the highest number of audience
members since Bourgie Hall opened in 2011.
The numbers speak for themselves: with 75% of
available tickets sold, and 37 sold-out concerts
out of a total of 100, Arte Musica’s essential role in
Quebec’s musical landscape is strongly affirmed.
These exceptional results are also the consequence
of Arte Musica’s commitment to content accessibility
in its programming, as well as its affordable
ticket prices. In 2016–2017, a record-setting season
that comprised a total of 209 events, 50 812 people
attended 162 concerts and 47 educational activities.
These numbers demonstrate the steady rise in
attendance and enthusiasm for what Arte Musica
has to offer, echoing the Museum’s own growth.
And they show, once again, the sheer creativity
and originality of the partnership between Arte
Musica and the Museum. The International Council
of Museums (ICOM) has recently examined the
merits and potential of this unprecedented
collaborative model, and we had previously made
our partnership paradigm known through a
publication in the periodical Musées et collections
publiques de France in 2015. At a time when musical
exhibitions are appearing with increasing
frequency around the world, the MMFA is proud
to have pioneered this practice with Warhol Live
in 2008, Imagine in 2009, We Want Miles in 2010,
Lyonel Feininger in 2012, Splendore a Venezia in 2013,
and, of course, Chagall: Colour and Music in 2017.
Let the music resound throughout the Museum’s
many walls, in the spirit of transdisciplinary
dialogue, and with the conviction that this rich
conversation between the arts profoundly
transforms our way of seeing ... and thus also
of hearing.
Nathalie Bondil
Director and Chief Curator
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Marie-Nicole Lemieux © Denis Rouvre – Naïve
HONEGGER Saluste du Bartas
ENESCU Sept Chansons de Clément Marot
GOUNOD Ô ma belle rebelle, Sérénade, and
Au Rossignol
SCHUMANN Kennst du das Land and
Wie mit innigstem Behagen
SCHUBERT Ganymede and Gretchen am
Spinnrade
BEETHOVEN Wonne der Wehmut and
Die Trommel gerühret
Fanny MENDELSSOHN Harfners Lied and
Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
WOLF Blumengruss, Frühling übers Jahr, and
Mignon: Kennst du das Land
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto
Daniel Blumenthal, piano
Friday, September 14 –– 7.30 p.m.
Sunday, September 16 –– 2 p.m.
Tuesday, September 18 –– 7.30 p.m.
The extraordinary and warmly convivial
Marie-Nicole Lemieux will have the honour
of performing the opening concert of Arte
Musica’s 8th season. For her first ever recital at
Bourgie Hall, she performs a selection of French
mélodies and German lieder with long-time
associate, pianist Daniel Blumenthal.
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CHAMBER MUSIC
Chamber Music — String Quartets 5
The term chamber music was coined in the 17th century
to designate any piece of music that could be played by a small
formation of musicians, in the context of the home. However, regardless
of the era, all the genres to which this term applies, from the duet to
the octet, require of musicians constant attentive listening and careful
reciprocal adjustment with respect to metre and nuances. Moreover,
this partial renunciation of individuality for the sake of total synergy
must be made in the service of a shared conception of what the music
expresses. As such, chamber music is one of the most remarkable and
convincing demonstrations of human communication.
Quatuor Debussy © Bernard Benant
Quatuor Debussy
(France)
Wednesday, January 30 –– 7.30 p.m.
STRING
QUARTETS
Calder Quartet
(United States)
Wednesday, October 17 –– 6.30 p.m.
Andrew NORMAN Sabina
STRAVINSKY Trois pièces
CAGE Music for Marcel Duchamp
FELDMAN Structures
BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career
Grant in 2014, the Calder Quartet is renowned
for its impeccable playing and versatility.
The ensemble shares their musical curiosity
in a programme inspired by the American artist
Alexander Calder.
Presented as part of the Calder exhibition (see p. 43)
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
•• Concert + guided tour: $49 • VIPs $33.50
Calder Quartet © Autumn de Wilde
New Orford String Quartet
(Canada)
Wednesday, November 14 –– 7.30 p.m.
HAYDN The Seven Last Words of Christ
CRUMB Black Angels
Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words are soulful
meditations on suffering and redemption,
while George Crumb’s Black Angels explores the
concepts of good and evil. In a thought-provoking
and immersive concert experience, the New Orford
String Quartet blends these two works, separated
by nearly two hundred years, evoking a surprising
and natural unity.
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New Orford String Quartet © Sian Richards
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
RAVEL String Quartet in F major
LEKEU Molto adagio sempre cantate doloroso
TAILLEFERRE String Quartet No. 1 in C-sharp minor
The Quatuor Debussy pays tribute to the
elegance and sophistication of French music
from the early 20th century. This is music that
tests the boundaries of tonality, where colours
are heard, and where Middle Eastern melodies
and jazz-infused rhythms found their way.
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Quatuor Arod
(France)
Tuesday, April 2 –– 7.30 p.m.
HAYDN String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76,
No. 4, “Sunrise”
BRAHMS String Quartet No. 2 in A minor,
Op. 51, No. 2
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 5
Three composers: three different eras. The youthful
Quatuor Arod, founded in 2013, already boasts
several awards. They present a programme that
highlights the contrast between the clarity and
balance of music from the Classical period, the
rapture of Romantic music, and modernist accents.
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Quatuor Arod © Richard Dumas
Castalian Quartet
(Great Britain)
Wednesday, April 10 –– 7.30 p.m.
HAYDN String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2,
“Fifths”
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 13 in A minor,
“Rosamunde”, D. 804
BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Founded in 2011, the Castalian String Quartet
is applauded internationally as a captivating
ensemble that breathes new life into the repertoire
for string quartet. They perform one of Schubert’s
most beloved pieces, as well as Haydn’s most
widely performed quartet. Along with these
two exemplars of the genre, a work by Benjamin
Britten, one of their greatest compatriots from
the 20th century, completes the programme.
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Castalian Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

6 Chamber Music — From the Trio to the Sextet Chamber Music — From the Trio to the Sextet 7
Jewish Voices
Tuesday, May 14 –– 7.30 p.m.
FROM THE TRIO
TO THE SEXTET
Musicians from Marlboro
Tuesday, March 5 –– 7.30 p.m.
Robin Scott and Tessa Lark, violins
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Isang Enders and Christoph Richter, cellos
Zoltán Fejérvári, piano
BOCCHERINI String Quintet with Two Cellos
in E major, Op. 11, No. 5
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17
RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor
As part of their annual tour, musicians from the
Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont join pianist
Zoltán Fejérvári, first grand prize winner of the
2017 Concours musical international de Montréal,
whose talent will be on full display in a performance
of one of Ravel’s landmark works.
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Zoltán Fejérvári © Balazs Borocz
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano
Thursday, March 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 7 in F major,
Op. 59, No. 1, “Razumovsky”
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue for Piano
in E minor, Op. 35, No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Songs without words for Piano
(excerpts)
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 59, No. 1, the first of three
quartets dedicated to Prince Razumovsky, already
heralds the Romanticism of which Mendelssohn
and Schumann were to become celebrated
exponents. This performance by the Chiaroscuro
Quartet, lead by Alina Ibragimova, is an opportunity
to hear these works performed on period
instruments, in collaboration with Kristian
Bezuidenhout, one of the finest specialists in
historically-informed interpretation.
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Kristian Bezuidenhout © Marco Borggreve
Chiaroscuro Quartet © Sussie Ahlburg
A Century of Women’s Music
Wednesday, April 24 –– 7.30 p.m.
PENTAÈDRE
Guest: Lysandre Ménard, piano
Hedwige CHRÉTIEN Wind Quintet
Louise FARRENC Sextet for Piano and Winds
Mel BONIS Scènes de la forêt for Flute, Horn,
and Piano
Claude ARRIEU Quintette en ut
Elsa BARRAINE Ouvrage de dame, Theme and
Variations for Wind Quintet
Admired in their day by their peers but virtually
unknown today, these five composers created
rich and diverse works that, for the most part,
remain to be discovered. Despite what the title of
Elsa Barraine’s piece might have us believe, these
are no quaint “lady’s handworks,” but a complex
repertoire introduced to us by the Pentaèdre
ensemble and young pianist Lysandre Ménard
(featured in Léa Pool’s film La Passion d’Augustine).
Presented in collaboration with Pentaèdre
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Lysandre Ménard
Pentaèdre
ISRAELI CHAMBER PROJECT
Bernard HERRMANN Souvenirs de voyage
Aaron COPLAND Sextet for Clarinet, Piano,
and Strings
Karl GOLDMARK Piano Quintet in C-sharp minor,
Op. 54
Shulamit RAN Private Game
This carefully designed concert by the Israeli
Chamber Project—an ensemble of six musicians
(string quartet, clarinet, and piano)—traces the
history of Jewish identity expressed through
chamber music. Karl Goldmark’s European
Romanticism, Aaron Copland’s quintessentially
American spirit, and the unique language of
Bernard Herrmann (made famous through his
collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock) are heard
alongside the music of prolific Israeli composer
Shulamit Ran.
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Israeli Chamber Project © Avshalom Levi

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8 Chamber Music — Musicians of the OSM Chamber Music — Musicians of the OSM 9
MUSICIANS OF
THE OSM
This series is presented in collaboration with
the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Musical Canvases
America Under the Influence
Friday, January 18 –– 6.30 p.m.
Marianne Dugal, violin
Marie Lacasse, violin
Sofia Gentile, viola
Sylvain Murray, cello
Piano, Harp, and Winds
Friday, November 16 –– 6.30 p.m.
Beethoven
Works by BARBER, COPLAND,
GERSWIN, and PISTON
A magnificent repertoire of works by American
composers influenced by Europeans.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
•• Concert + guided tour: $49 • VIPs $33.50
TOUR AND CONCERT: Discover the museum
after-hours with an exclusive guided tour
of the Calder exhibition starting at 5 p.m.,
followed by the concert at 6.30 p.m. – Details p. 45
Barber
Vincent Boilard, oboe
Alain Desgagné, clarinet
Stéphane Lévesque, bassoon
Denys Derome, horn
Stéphane Lemelin, piano
Competition judges to be confirmed
(piano and harp)
Schubert
Schubert’s Octet
Friday, September 28 –– 6.30 p.m.
Andrew Wan, violin
Olivier Thouin, violin
Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola
Brian Manker, cello
Ali Yazdanfar, double bass
Todd Cope, clarinet
Stéphane Lévesque, bassoon
John Zirbel, horn
SCHUBERT
Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 471
Octet for Strings and Winds in F major, D. 803
Written in September 1816, the first of Schubert’s
two string trios remained unfinished, with only
one completed movement and a rough sketch
of the second, marked andante sostenuto.
His Octet, on the other hand, completed while
the composer was struggling financially and
undermined by illness, is a work of great breadth.
Influenced by Beethoven and dedicated to
the skilled clarinetist Count Ferdinand Troyer,
it has always been a favourite of the chamber
music repertoire.
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BEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Winds in
E-flat major, Op. 16
Other works to be confirmed
Since its inauguration in 1940, the OSM Manulife
Competition has helped to launch the careers of
some 350 prizewinners, locally and internationally.
To highlight the 2018 edition dedicated to piano
and harp, members of the prestigious international
jury for this Canada-wide performance
competition team up with OSM musicians
for an exceptional concert!
Presented in connection with the OSM Manulife Competition
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Eastern European Traditions
Friday, April 12 –– 6.30 p.m.
Olivier Thouin, violin
Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola
Anna Burden, cello
François Zeitouni, piano
SMETANA Z domoviny (From my homeland)
for Violin and Piano
DOHNÁNYI Serenade for String Trio in C major,
Op. 10
DVOŘÁK Quartet for Piano and Strings in
E-flat major, Op. 87
Three composers inspired by their country’s folk
traditions are featured in this concert. Dohnanyi’s
Serenade alternates stunning virtuosity with
poignant lyricism in fine Hungarian tradition.
Z domoviny, popular pieces composed
while Smetana was afflicted by deafness,
evoke the composer’s native Bohemia, and
Dvořák’s Quartet Op. 87 enchants us with its
Gypsy-themed episodes.
Dvorák
Mr. and Mrs. Schumann
Friday, May 10 –– 6.30 p.m.
Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin
Sofia Gentile, viola
Sylvain Murray, cello
Wonny Song, piano
Catherine Perrin, narrator
Clara SCHUMANN Trio for Violin, Cello, and
Piano in G minor, Op. 17
Robert SCHUMANN Quartet for Violin, Viola,
Cello, and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 47
Clara and Robert Schumann were the Romantic
period’s most iconic couple. For them, music
was an expression of their deepest thoughts and
emotions and of their personal love-language.
Excerpts from their love letters, read by
Catherine Perrin, echo the pair of tenderly
romantic chamber works on this programme.
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Robert and Clara Schumann
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10 Chamber Music — The Schoenberg Lineage Chamber Music — The Schoenberg Lineage 11
Vienna and Paris 1900
Wednesday, February 27 –– 7.30 p.m.
THE SCHOENBERG
LINEAGE
Sur les pas de la lune
Tuesday, October 9 –– 7.30 p.m.
Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano
Scott St-John, violin and viola
Chloé Dominguez, cello
Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse, clarinet
Claire Marchand, flute
Louise Bessette, piano
SCHOENBERG Pierrot lunaire, Op. 31
Kelly-Marie MURPHY
Sur les pas de la lune
To Hold Back the Chaos, I Transformed Fire
and Cloud
Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy, winner
of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music,
selected this programme showcasing some of
her own compositions echoing Schoenberg’s
best-known work, the ever-intriguing Pierrot Lunaire.
Presented in collaboration with the Azrieli Music Prizes
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“There is certainly something to be
learned from my formal achievements,
but I think it is better to go back
to my teachers: Mozart, Beethoven,
Brahms, and Bach.”
- Arnold Schoenberg
Schoenberg © Egon Schiele
Kelly-Marie Murphy © Alan Dean Photography
DONG-SUK KANG, violin
CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN, piano
Axel Strauss and Alicia Choi, violins
Douglas McNabney and Marina Thibeault, violas
Matt Haimovitz and Cameron Crozman, cellos
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Tranfigured Night),
for String Sextet, Op. 4
CHAUSSON Concert for Violin, Piano, and
String Quartet in D major, Op. 21
In 1899, the year of Ernest Chausson’s death,
Arnold Schoenberg completed his Transfigured
Night, an expressionist work whose instrumentation
was highly innovative for its time. While Chausson
marked the close of the old century with a
resolutely Romantic concertante composition,
Schoenberg was already at work on an entirely
new musical language.
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Dong-Suk Kang
Charles Richard-Hamelin © Elizabeth Delage
The Resolution of Love
Wednesday, May 8 –– 7.30 p.m.
NOUVEL ENSEMBLE MODERNE (NEM)
Mary-Elizabeth Brown, violin
Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
in E major, Op. 9
WAGNER Siegfried-Idyll
BERG Violin Concerto “To the memory of an angel”
J.S. BACH/WEBERN Fuga Ricercata
The beginning of the 20th century propelled us
into modernity. The shackles of traditions were
released. Artists lived in a world of heightened
emotions, expressed through any means,
creating new forms of artistic expression.
Passion, pain, and tumult are more present
here than ever, inspiring in us the resolve to love.
Presented in collaboration with the NEM
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Mary-Elizabeth Brown

12 LOUIS LORTIE WEEK
Louis Lortie Week 13
Louis Lortie Plays Fauré
Two concerts presented thanks to a new
partnership between Arte Musica and the Queen
Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, a centre of
artistic excellence dedicated to the training of
remarkably talented young musicians.
In recital and in chamber music with:
Kerson Leong, violin
Hélène Desaint, viola
Astrig Siranossian, cello
Nathanaël Gouin, piano*
The great pianist LOUIS LORTIE settles into
Bourgie Hall for an exciting three-concert series.
He performs both as a soloist and with a
chamber music ensemble made up of exceptional
young musicians he regularly encounters as
Master-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth
Music Chapel. In this series, he shares his love
for the music of that towering figure of French
music, Gabriel Fauré.
Louis Lortie is also joined by long-time
musical collaborator, pianist HÉLÈNE MERCIER,
in an uplifting programme of Russian music
for two pianos.
Louis Lortie © Elias Photography
Tuesday, January 22 –– 7.30 p.m.
FAURÉ
Ballade for Solo Piano, Op. 19
Dolly Suite for Piano Four Hands*
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 13
Quartet No. 1 for Strings and Piano in C minor,
Op. 15*
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Wednesday, January 23 –– 7.30 p.m.
FAURÉ
Works for Solo Piano
Two Nocturnes
Theme and Variations, Op. 73
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Quartet No. 2 for Strings and Piano in G minor,
Op. 45
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Lortie-Mercier Duo
Thursday, January 24 –– 7.30 p.m.
Henri-Joseph Harpignies,
Landscape: A Summer’s Day, 1890.
Coll. MMFA
“For me art and music
especially consist of
raising ourselves as high
as possible above that
which is.”
– Gabriel Fauré
Lortie Mercier Duo
RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 1 “Fantaisie-tableaux”
ARENSKY Suite No. 1 in F major, Op. 15
MEDTNER Russian Round Dance, Op. 58, No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Collaborators since the 1980s, the artistic
complicity of Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier
is as palpable as ever. Together again – and for
the first time at Bourgie Hall – they tackle an
immense repertoire whose romantic surges
illuminate the expressive qualities of the
Russian piano masters.
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NOTHING BUT PIANO Nothing But Piano 15
Anne Queffélec
Thursday, October 18 –– 7.30 p.m.
Works by F. COUPERIN, DAQUIN, DEBUSSY,
HANDEL, RAMEAU, RAVEL, and D. SCARLATTI
Presented as part of the Couperin Days series
Details p. 24
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Garrick Ohlsson Plays Brahms
The complete works for piano by Johannes Brahms,
in four recitals over two seasons.
Discover the depth of Brahms’ writing for piano under the hands
of Garrick Ohlsson, a prodigious pianist of great elegance.
Anne Queffélec
Garrick Ohlsson © Dario Acosta
Yefim Bronfman
Sunday, February 10 –– 2 p.m.
SCHUMANN Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20
SCHUBERT Sonata No. 21 in C minor, D. 958
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque
For his first recital at Bourgie Hall, Yefim Bronfman
offers a programme combining Romantic lyricism
with Debussy’s own personal musical language.
A rare opportunity to hear one of the most admired
pianists of his generation in an intimate setting.
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Concert I
Thursday, October 25 –– 7.30 p.m.
BRAHMS
Klavierstücke, Op. 76
Ballades, Op. 10
Variations
on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1
on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21, No. 2
on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 (Book I)
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•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Concert II
Friday, April 26 –– 7.30 p.m.
BRAHMS
Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 2
Intermezzi, Op. 117
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
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•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Yefim Bronfman © Dario Acosta
Llŷr Williams
Wednesday, February 20 –– 7.30 p.m.
RAVEL Jeux d’eau and Miroirs (excerpts)
FAURÉ
Barcarolle No. 4
Nocturne No. 1
Impromptu No. 3
LISZT Two Transcendental Études (Appassionata
and Harmonies du soir)
WAGNER Sonata for the Book of Mrs. M.W.
WAGNER / LISZT
Fantasy on Themes from Rienzi
Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman
“O du mein holder Abendstern” from Tannhauser
“Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
The inspiration for this recital is Liszt’s transcriptions
of works by Wagner, which masterfully recreate
the latter’s orchestral colours in the piano medium.
Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams has been hailed for his
musical intelligence and soulful performances.
This concert marks his debut in Montreal.
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Llyr Williams © BG Ealovega
Andreas Staier
Alexander Melnikov
piano four hands
Wednesday, March 13 –– 7.30 p.m.
ALL-SCHUBERT RECITAL
Franz Schubert was fond of writing for piano
four hands: the genre fulfilled his ideal of shared
musical enjoyment. Two remarkable performers,
well-known to audiences at Bourgie Hall, team
up on the Érard piano. They offer a selection of
the great Viennese composer’s works for piano
four hands, including the famous Fantasia in
F minor. An ideal opportunity to hear this music
as Schubert himself did!
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Andreas Staier © Josep Molina
Alexander Melnikov © Molina visuals

16 Nothing Titre Série But Piano
Nothing But Piano 17
Christian Blackshaw Plays Mozart
The complete Piano Sonatas by Mozart in four recitals over two seasons.
British pianist Christian Blackshaw is without any doubt one of the greatest living
performers of Mozart. Over this season and the next, audiences at Bourgie Hall will be
regaled by his performances of this repertoire so dear to his heart.
Christian Blackshaw © James Hill
Concert I
Tuesday, March 19 –– 7.30 p.m.
MOZART Sonatas for Piano, Nos. 1, 2, 8, 9, and 17
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Concert II
Wednesday, March 20 –– 7.30 p.m.
MOZART Sonatas for Piano, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 10, and 13
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Echo
Saturday, Jan. 19 –– 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 20 –– 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
CONCERT IN SITU – Four performances
CLAIRE AND MARC BOURGIE PAVILION – LEVEL S2
MUSEUM COLLECTION: EXPANDING FIELDS (1960-1980)
Brigitte Poulin and Jean Marchand
BRIGITTE POULIN, piano
JEAN MARCHAND, piano
Ann SOUTHAM Simple Lines of Inquiry
Enjoy a unique sound and music experience
as you visit the MMFA’s magnificent pavilion
dedicated to Quebec and Canadian art. In this
concert in situ, Simple Lines of Inquiry by Canadian
composer Ann Southam will be performed in
an unusual space, visually surrounded by the
artwork of the composer’s contemporaries.
Duration: 50 minutes
•• FREE ADMISSION
for ticket-holders of the permanent collection
and for MMFA VIP members.
Khatia Buniatishvili
Monday, April 15 –– 7.30 p.m.
SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
LISZT Réminiscences de Don Juan
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1
LISZT/HOROWITZ Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
The young virtuoso of Georgian origin Khatia
Buniatishvili is recognized today as a towering
figure of the piano world, and a specialist of the
works of Franz Liszt. With her passion and
dazzling mastery, she takes on the monumental
works of pianists and composers who marked
the piano’s evolution during the Romantic era.
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Khatia Buniatishvili © Julia Wesley
Gabriela Montero
Tuesday, May 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
SCHUMANN Kinderszenen, Op. 15
(Scenes from Childhood)
SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61
Chick COREA Children’s Songs (excerpts)
Gabriela MONTERO Improvisation
Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela
Montero is known both for her vivid interpretations
of the classical repertoire and for her skillful
improvisations. A concert on the theme of
childhood, full of spontaneity.
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Gabriela Montero © Shelly Mosman
Claude Tousignant, Latin Circle, 1969.
Coll. MMFA

IN RECITAL
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Martin Chalifour, violin
Blake Pouliot, violin
Bernadene Blaha, piano
Wednesday, September 19 –– 7.30 p.m.
JANÁČEK Sonata for Violin and Piano
MENDELSSOHN Sonata for Violin in F major
KREISLER Caprice viennois
SARASATE Zapateado
RAVEL Tzigane
SHOSTAKOVICH Five Pieces for Two Violins
and Piano
Recital celebrating the 60th anniversary of the
Canimex Canadian Music Competition (CMC)
Since it was founded in 1958, the Canadian Music
Competition has provided young performers
across the country with the opportunity to shine,
encouraging them to excel and pursue their
passion. This recital brings together three
competition winners from different generations
who will showcase their virtuosity and musicianship,
in celebration of this milestone musical event.
Beijing Guitar Duo © Sophie Shai
Tyniec-Thibeault Duo
Wednesday, November 21 –– 7.30 p.m.
Andréa Tyniec, violin
Marina Thibeault, viola
MOZART Duo No. 2 in B-flat major, K. 424
Ana SOKOLOVIĆ Cinque danza per violino solo
Anna PIDGORNA The child, bringer of light
for Solo Viola
MARTINŮ Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
After Mozart, the world had to wait for Martinů’s
Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola to breathe new
life into this unusual formation. The two musicians
also showcase some of the solo repertoire for their
individual instruments, including a pair of works
by Canadian composers.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Andréa Tyniec © Sasha Onyshchenko
Marina Thibeault © Matthew Perrin
Presented in collaboration with the CMC,
with the gracious support of the Canada Council
for the Arts' New Chapter programme.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Blake Pouliot © Jeff Fasano Photography
Beijing Guitar Duo
Wednesday, October 10 –– 7.30 p.m.
Meng Su, guitar
Yameng Wang, guitar
D. SCARLATTI Two Sonatas
GRANADOS Valses poéticos
Tan DUN Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1
WALTON Five Bagatelles
BARRIOS MANGORÉ Mazurka apasionada and
Contemplación
Chen YI Nian Hua
ALBÉNIZ Bajo la Palmera and Castilla
Radamés GNATTALI Suite Retratos
Both in concert and in the studio, the musicians
of the Beijing Guitar Duo dazzle listeners with
their stunning skill and artistry. Both winners of
prestigious international competitions, Meng Su
and Yameng Wang have toured extensively
with the legendary Manuel Barrueco.
This highly anticipated recital marks their first
ever performance in Montreal!
Presented in collaboration with the Montreal Guitar Society
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Maurice Martenot © Agence Meurisse
Les ondes de Martenot
Thursday, February 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
Estelle Lemire, ondes Martenot
Jean Marchand, piano
Works by MESSIAEN, MILHAUD, MURAIL,
TAKEMITSU, and BLOCH as well as two world
premieres of works by Estelle LEMIRE and
Serge ARCURI
It was at the Paris Opera in 1928 that French
musician and engineer Maurice Martenot
introduced a brand new type of electronic
instrument. With its seven-octave range and a
sound palette amplified by speakers, the ondes
Martenot opened up new and exciting possibilities
for composers. Estelle Lemire, who teaches at the
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, presents
a panorama of the repertoire written for this
impressive instrument.
“The spirit
before the word;
the heart before
the intellect.”
– Maurice Martenot
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20 In Recital
21
Emmanuelle Bertrand, cello
Pascal Amoyel, piano
Sunday, March 10 –– 2 p.m.
FAURÉ Après un rêve
GODARD Two Études artistiques for Piano, Op. 42
(Inquiétude and Le Cavalier fantastique)
ONSLOW Sonata for Cello and Piano, No. 1, Op. 16
DUPARC Sonata for Cello and Piano
SAINT-SAËNS Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano
in C minor, Op. 32
Emmanuelle Bertrand & Pascal Amoyel © Jean Philip Voidet
Andrew Wan, violin
Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano
Wednesday, May 15 –– 7.30 p.m.
The Complete BEETHOVEN Violin and Piano
Sonatas – Concert II
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major,
Op. 12, No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major,
Op. 12, No. 2
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major,
Op. 12, No. 3
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major,
Op. 24 “Spring”
OSM Concertmaster Andrew Wan and pianist
Charles Richard-Hamelin forge ahead with their
complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano
series. This second concert includes Beethoven’s
joyful “Spring Sonata”. Like his Fourth Sonata and
Seventh Symphony, this work is dedicated to
Beethoven’s friend and patron, the Austrian art
collector Count Moritz von Fries.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
A programme of French music for cello and
piano, performed by an outstanding duo!
“One of the finest musical glories of France”
according to Berlioz, Georges Onslow was admired
by both Schumann and Mendelssohn. In his
Sonatas for Piano and Cello, the two instruments
perform as equal partners, as they do in the Sonata
by Saint-Saëns. In Duparc’s Sonata, the composer’s
only chamber music work, hints of the sublime
vocal melodies he would later go on to write can
be perceived. The latter genre also found in
Fauré an excellent proponent.
Concert presented as part of Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
Montreal (see p. 37)
Andrew Wan © Elizabeth Delage
Pascal Amoyel will also perform in the concert
The Pianist with 50 Fingers on March 12 (see p. 46)
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Charles Richard-Hamelin © Elizabeth Delage
James Williamson Galloway (Jock) Macdonald,
The Wave, 1939. Coll. MMFA

CONCERTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
EXHIBITION RESPLENDENT ILLUMINATIONS
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Concerts presented in connection with
the MMFA exhibition Resplendent Illuminations:
Books of Hours from the 13th-16th Centuries
in Quebec Collections.
Books of hours are among the most beautiful
and precious objects from the Middle Ages to
come down to us. Often richly illustrated, they
follow the cycle of the seasons and mark human
activities within the Christian liturgical calendar,
inspiring ladies from the nobility to cultivate
unwavering devotion.
L ecture
Les anges musiciens
(XIII e -XVI e siècle)
Saturday, November 10 –– 2 p.m.
By DUJKA SMOJE
Details p. 60
Flos Florum – The Flower
of all Flowers
Thursday, September 27 –– 7.30 p.m.
BLUE HERON Vocal Ensemble
Scott Metcalfe, harp, vielle, and direction
FRANCE, Leaf from a Book of Hours: “Annunciation”
(recto and verso), about 1430. Coll. MMFA
Works by AGRICOLA, BINCHOIS, Josquin
DES PRÉS, DUFAY, OCKEGHEM, and de La RUE
An hour of Franco-Flemish sacred and secular
vocal music from the 15th century, imagined as a
book of hours in sound. Songs and motets evoke
courtly love and sing praise to the Virgin Mary.
This renowned Boston ensemble specializes in
the performance of polyphonic masterpieces
and is celebrated for the stunning vivacity of its
interpretations.
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Blue Heron © Liz Linder
Les anges musiciens
Sunday, December 2 –– 2 p.m.
Ensemble OBSIDIENNE
Emmanuel Bonnardot, vielle, rebec, citole,
and blowing horn
Florence Jacquemart, flute and bagpipes
Hélène Moreau, psaltery and percussion
This programme features more than twenty
instruments represented in medieval iconography,
including the vielle, bagpipes, flutes, citole, and
psaltery. It also highlights the European medieval
song in all its diversity. A concert full of surprises
and intriguing sounds!
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
PASSIONTIDE CONCERT
Holy Week Office
with Marguerite Bourgeoys
Good Friday, April 19 –– 3 p.m.
LES IDÉES HEUREUSES
Geneviève Soly, organ
Angèle Trudeau, soprano
SCHOLASTICA, Female Vocal Ensemble
Rebecca Bain, conductor
This historically inspired concert is based on evidence in
the music archives of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame.
A Holy Week office in Gregorian chant is recreated as it
was sung in the 18th century by the nuns of that order.
Organ music by the Sulpicians of Ville-Marie and
17th-century vocal motets complete this moment
of musical introspection.
•• Rate 3: $39 VIP • $33.50
Pierre Plante, Calvary from
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, 1888, Coll. MMFA

24
COUPERIN DAYS
Couperin Days 25
Born 350 years ago this year, François Couperin
(1668–1733) is the musician of intimacy. Foregoing
glory in his time, he decided instead to endow
the harpsichord with a timelessly original, poetic
voice. Although he never wrote for large choir
or orchestra, his chamber music is substantial
and champions a precise aesthetic perspective:
to combine the French style and the Italian style
to achieve, as he himself stated, “the perfection
of music.”
To celebrate this anniversary, Arte Musica
offers an immersion in the works of Couperin,
with six concerts, an interview, and a lecture.
“I freely admit
that I much prefer
music that touches
rather than
surprises me.”
– François Couperin
François Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Thursday, October 18 –– 7.30 p.m.
ANNE QUEFFÉLEC, piano
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
DEBUSSY Hommage à Rameau
F. COUPERIN
Les Barricades mystérieuses
Sœur Monique
L’Âme en peine
La Couperin
Sarabande L’Unique
RAMEAU
Les Cyclopes
Le Tambourin
Le Rappel des oiseaux
Les Tendres Plaintes
DAQUIN Le Coucou
HANDEL The Harmonious Blacksmith
D. SCARLATTI Sonatas
The Couperin Days opens with a piano recital
highlighting the importance and influence of
François Couperin on French composers from
the 20th century.
Concert presented as part of the Nothing But Piano series
(see p. 14).
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
L ecture
François Couperin et
l’art du tableau musical
Friday, October 19 –– 5.30 p.m.
SYLVAIN CARON, lecturer
LUC BEAUSÉJOUR, harpsichord
Couperin knew how to set to music the stylistic
traits of his contemporaries, such as the painter
Watteau, and the themes that were dear to them:
festive gatherings, nature, love, and other passions
of the soul. Discover his distinct talent in "painting"
these characteristics.
Presented by Arte Musica in collaboration with l’Observatoire
interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique
•• Rate: $20 • VIPs $17
SHADOWS AND LIGHT
—
LES TALENS LYRIQUES
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET
Christophe Rousset beckons us on an enchanting
journey to the world of François Couperin,
where shadows and light dwell in equal measure.
Shadows characterizes the gravity of his Pièces
de viole, the seriousness of some of his pieces for
harpsichord, and especially his Leçons de ténèbres
for Holy Week. Light pervades the innocence of
some of his other harpsichord pieces, his brilliant
Concerts royaux, or the cheerful banter of his
Airs sérieux.
Founded twenty-five years ago, Les Talens
Lyriques is dedicated to the great masterpieces
of the history of music, illuminating rare or
unpublished works and restoring the missing
links of Western European musical heritage.
Les Talens Lyriques have the support of the French Ministry of
Culture and the City of Paris. They also enjoy that of the Patrons
Circle and the Annenberg Foundation / GRoW – Gregory
and Regina Annenberg Weingarten. Les Talens Lyriques are
members of the FEVIS and PROFEDIM syndicates.
This tour receives the generous support of Institut Français.
Christophe Rousset
Concert I – Shadows
Saturday, October 20
–– 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Amel Brahim-Djelloul, soprano
Eugénie Warnier, soprano
Nikko Perkola, viola da gamba
Christophe Rousset, direction, organ,
and harpsichord
F. COUPERIN
Première Suite excerpt from Pièces de viole
Deuxième Ordre excerpt from Pièces de clavecin
Vingt-cinquième Ordre, excerpt from
Pièces de clavecin
Leçons de ténèbres du Mercredi saint
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Interview with
Christophe Rousset
Saturday, October 20
–– 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Hosted by NATALIE MICHAUD (in French)
A fervent performer of the music of
François Couperin, Christophe Rousset shares
his reflections on the works of this great French
composer for whom the year 2018 marks the
350th anniversary of birth.
•• FREE ADMISSION
Concert II – Light
Saturday, October 20
–– 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Eugénie Warnier, soprano
Gilone Gaubert-Jacques, violin
Nikko Perkola, viola da gamba
Christophe Rousset, direction and harpsichord
F. COUPERIN
Septième Concert from Goûts réunis
Trois airs sérieux
Septième Ordre excerpts from Pièces de clavecin
Third Concert royal
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•• Combo concerts I + II: $75

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NOTHING BUT HARPSICHORD
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Danced Suites
Sunday, October 21 –– 2 p.m.
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET, harpsichord
ALBAN RICHARD, choreographer and dancer
Although they were not destined for the concert
hall, and like virtually all music of the time, these
pieces and dances are fundamentally gestural,
referring to movements of the body.
In this “recital in movement”, Alban Richard
improvises on dance suites by Louis and François
Couperin which have been carefully selected by
Christophe Rousset.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Jean-Willy Kunz, organ
Sunday, October 21 –– 5 p.m.
F. COUPERIN
Messe propre pour les couvents
Chaconne from the Sonata “L’Impériale”
Messe à l’usage des paroisses
J.S. BACH
Aria in F major, BWV 587
Fantasy in G major, BWV 572
Couperin was first and foremost an organist,
and his earliest published works consisted of two
organ masses, “one for ordinary parish use, the
other proper for convents.” Published in 1690, this
collection crowned Couperin as one of the
greatest masters of the French organ and had a
considerable influence on Bach.
Jean-Willy Kunz © Koralie Woodward
Christophe Rousset et Alban Richard
L ecture
Les motets de François Couperin,
ou l’art de retoucher
les outrages du temps
Tuesday, October 23 –– 5.30 p.m.
By EDWARD HIGGINBOTTOM
Maxwell-Cummings Auditorium
Details p. 61
Mary, the Saints, and the King
Wednesday, October 24 –– 7.30 p.m
STUDIO DE MUSIQUE ANCIENNE
DE MONTRÉAL (SMAM)
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
M.-A. CHARPENTIER Missa Assumpta est Maria
F. COUPERIN Five motets
Seductive musical charm was inextricably bound
with religious piety during the Grand Siècle.
Movements of the Missa Assumpta est Maria by
Marc-Antoine Charpentier alternate with a few
motets by Couperin, including those to St. Cecilia
and St. Suzanne. Reconstituted in perfect taste
by British conductor Edward Higginbottom, three
of these motets will be heard for the first time on
this side of the Atlantic.
Presented in collaboration with the SMAM
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal © Pierre Bourgault
Mélisande McNabney
Thursday, January 17 –– 7.30 p.m.
Inspiration/Imitation
Works by d’ANGLEBERT,
Antoine FORQUERAY, and RAMEAU
Keyboards are transcription instruments
par excellence, and the harpsichord is no
exception: works for lute, viola da gamba, and
even orchestral or operatic works have been
appropriated by it. In this recital of French music,
Mélisande McNabney, one of the finest young
harpsichordists of her generation, performs
some well-known and well-loved pieces for
harpsichord, including Rameau’s Les Trois Mains
and Gavotte et 6 doubles, along with transcriptions
from the period and a few adaptations of her own.
This concert also marks the release of
Mélisande McNabney’s first solo album
on the Atma Classique label.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Mélisande McNabney © Pierre-Étienne Bergeron
A Harpsichord Celebration!
Thursday, February 28 –– 7 p.m.
EIGHT QUEBEC HARPSICHORDISTS
Luc Beauséjour, Mylène Bélanger,
Johanne Couture, Hank Knox, Jean-Willy Kunz,
Dom André Laberge, Mélisande McNabney,
and Geneviève Soly
Eight Partitas by GRAUPNER (1718)
Christoph Graupner’s first harpsichord book
remains one of the most engaging collections
of 18th-century harpsichord works.
This marathon concert celebrates 300 years
since it first appeared, and for the first time ever,
will be performed in concert in its entirety.
The event coincides with the launch of the paper
edition of the scores by Breitkopf und Härtel,
as well as the release of Geneviève Soly’s box
set of Graupner’s Partitas on the Analekta label.
Presented in collaboration with Les Idées heureuses
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Luc Beauséjour © Michael
Slobodian, Mylène Bélanger,
Johanne Couture, Hank-Knox
© Pierre Charbonneau,
Jean-Willy Kunz © Koralie
Woodward, Dom André
Laberge © Jacques Côté,
Mélisande McNabney
© Pierre-Étienne Bergeron,
Geneviève Soly © Robert
Etchevery
This series pays tribute to a great music-lover,
the late JACQUES DANSEREAU.
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28 THE COMPLETE CANTATAS OF
J.S. BACH • YEAR 5
The Complete Cantatas of J.S. Bach • Year 5 29
Ensemble Caprice
Sunday, January 27 –– 2 p.m.
MATTHIAS MAUTE, conductor
Arte Musica continues its complete concert
presentation of the sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach.
In keeping with the liturgical cycle, each concert
features at least one cantata for the Sunday to
which it was originally destined.
Brief rehearsals take place 45 minutes before each
concert, enabling you to practise the final chorale
of a cantata selected for reprise with the audience.
Subscriptions
Complete Bach Cantatas (Year 5)
8 CONCERTS > $286 (all included)
30% discount on the regular price
6 and 7 CONCERTS
25% discount on the regular price
4 and 5 CONCERTS
20% discount on the regular price
La Risonanza © Ribalta Luce Studio
Bach
Les Idées heureuses
Sunday, September 30 –– 2 p.m.
NICOLAS ELLIS, conductor
GENEVIÈVE SOLY, organ
Odéi Bilodeau, soprano
Nicholas Burns, countertenor
Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse, tenor
Normand Richard, bass-baritone
Cantatas
Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37
Schau lieber Gott, wie mein Feind, BWV 153
O heiliges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169
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La Risonanza
(Italy)
Sunday, October 28 –– 2 p.m.
FABIO BONIZZONI, harpsichord and direction
Aldona Bartnik, soprano
Ewa Zeuner, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Glaubitz, tenor
Renato Dolcini, bass
Cantatas
Steigt freudig in die Luft, BWV 36a
(reconstituted by F. Bonizzoni)
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55
Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158
Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185
Fabio Bonizzoni will also perform in a Bach recital on
Wednesday, October 31 (see p. 34).
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Nicolas Ellis © Séphane Bourgeois and Hélène Bouffard
Orchestre symphonique de Laval
Sunday, November 25 –– 2 p.m.
ALAIN TRUDEL, conductor
Kimy McLaren, soprano
Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano
Jacques-Olivier Chartier, tenor
Alexandre Sylvestre, bass-baritone
Cantatas
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70
Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende, BWV 90
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199
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I Musici de Montréal
Saturday, December 22 –– 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 23 –– 2 p.m.
JEAN-MARIE ZEITOUNI, conductor
Andréanne Brisson-Paquin, soprano
Dominique Labelle, soprano
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, tenor
Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone
J.S. BACH Magnificat, BWV 243
Jean-Marie Zeitouni © David Curleigh
Cantatas
Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, BWV 197a
Alain Trudel © Maude Chauvin
Monika Mauch, soprano
Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano
Philippe Gagné, tenor
Dion Mazerolle, baritone
Cantatas
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120
Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV 200
(fragment)
The Ensemble Caprice will also perform Bach’s
Mass in B minor on Saturday, January 26 (see p. 35).
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
“Music owes as
much to Bach
as religion
to its founder.”
- Robert Schumann
Matthias Maute © Bill Blackstone
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30 The Titre Complete Série Cantatas of J.S. Bach • Year 5
The Complete Cantatas of J.S. Bach • Year 5 31
Studio de musique ancienne
de Montréal
Saturday, February 23 –– 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 24 –– 2 p.m.
ANDREW McANERNEY, conductor
Anne-Marie Beaudette, soprano
Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano
Michiel Schrey, tenor
Clayton Kennedy, baritone
Cantatas
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (I),
BWV 59
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
Gott ist unsre Zuversicht, BWV 197
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Les Boréades
St. Lawrence Choir
Sunday, April 28 –– 2 p.m.
PHILIPPE BOURQUE, conductor
Marjorie Maltais, mezzo-soprano
Philippe Gagné, tenor
Clayton Kennedy, baritone
Francis Colpron © Sebastien Jukovich
Andrew McAnerney © Pierre Bourgault
Cantatas
Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, BWV 67
Herr, deine augen sehen nach dem Glauben,
BWV 102
Sei Lob und Her dem höchsten Gut, BWV 117
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123
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Ensemble Alia Mens
(France)
Sunday, March 31 –– 2 p.m.
OLIVIER SPILMONT, harpsichord and conductor
Élodie Fonnard, soprano
Pascal Bertin, countertenor
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Victor Sicard, bass
The Heavenly City
Cantatas
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12
Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt,
BWV 18
Komm, du, süße Todesstunde, BWV 161
The Ensemble Alia Mens will also perform Bach concertos
on Friday, March 29 (see p. 35).
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Ensemble Alia Mens
L ectures
in connection with the Bach cantatas
(in French)
Usage et symbolique des instruments chez Bach
Tuesday, September 25 –– 5.30 p.m.
By François Filiatrault
Cantate, que me veux-tu ?
Wednesday, November 28 –– 5.30 p.m.
By Gilles Cantagrel
Les cantates de Bach et la communauté : le rôle des chorals
Wednesday, March 27 –– 5.30 p.m.
By Georges Leroux
Details p. 60
Joseph Wright of Derby, Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill,
about 1787. Coll. MMFA

BAROQUE MUSIC
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Ensemble Correspondances
Friday, December 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
SÉBASTIEN DAUCÉ, direction, harpsichord,
and organ
Jordi Savall
Tous les matins du monde
Saturday, February 16 –– 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 17 –– 2 p.m.
LE CONCERT DES NATIONS
Manfredo Kraemer, violin
Charles Zebley, flute
Philippe Pierlot, viola da gamba
Rolf Lislevand, theorbo
Luca Guglielmi, harpsichord
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba and direction
Andreas Scholl © James McMillan and Decca
Sébastien Daucé © Diego Salamanca
M.-A. CHARPENTIER
Pastorale sur la naissance de notre Seigneur
Jésus-Christ
Antiennes Ô de l’Avent
Christmas Pastorale
The Christmas period has long provided an
occasion for composers to depict both a glorious
birth and maternal tenderness. In the 17th century,
Marc-Antoine Charpentier portrayed, in a charming
opera, the innocence and contemplation that
characterize the shepherds’ visit to the manger.
Ensemble Correspondances, eight singers and
eight instrumentalists specializing in French
music from the 17th century, performs this splendid
music featured on their latest recording, described
by critics as a pure gem. This will be their first
concert in Quebec.
The film Tous les matins du monde (1991) sparked
a wide interest in French repertoire from the
17th century, especially viola de gamba music
by Marin Marais and Sainte-Colombe.
In this irresistible performance, the Concert des
Nations under the direction of the extraordinary
Jordi Savall, recreates the film’s iconic soundtrack
in all its emotionally charged splendour.
•• Rate: $75 • VIPs $64
Andreas Scholl, countertenor
Edin Karamazov, lute
Sunday, March 3 –– 2 p.m.
Works by CAMPION, DOWLAND,
HANDEL, and JOHNSON
A Musicall Banquet
The turn of the 17th century marks the height
of English melancholy, of which John Dowland
is the most illustrious representative.
Distinguished German countertenor Andreas
Scholl and virtuoso lutenist Edin Karamazov
perform some of Dowland’s most moving songs
and venture into the world of Handel’s Italian
cantatas. A concert not to be missed!
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Presented as part of the Holiday Concerts series (see p. 56).
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
“The essence of Baroque
art is performance: to create
theatricality beyond the theatre.”
– Claude Roy
Film
Tous les matins du monde
Saturday, February 9 –– 2 p.m.
In anticipation of Jordi Savall’s visit to Bourgie Hall,
Arte Musica invites you to discover, or re-visit,
this great film by Alain Corneau released in 1991,
depicting the life of 17th century French composer
Marin Marais. With English subtitles.
Jordi Savall © David Ignaszewski
•• FREE ADMISSION
Maxwell Cummings Auditorium

BACH RENDEZVOUS
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Jorge Jimenez, violin
Fabio Bonizzoni, harpsichord
Wednesday, October 31 –– 7.30 p.m.
Mass in B minor
Saturday, January 26 –– 7.30 p.m.
ENSEMBLE CAPRICE
Matthias Maute, conductor
J.S. BACH
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 4 in C minor,
BWV 1017
Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, BWV 1021 and 1023
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
(transcription for solo violin)
Chaconne for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV 1004
(transcription for harpsichord)
Violin and harpsichord come together in the sublime
sonatas of J.S. Bach. Despite their differences, historically
the two instruments and their respective repertoires were
interchangeable, thanks to many skillful transcriptions.
The famous Toccata and Fugue for organ is a case in
point: some believe it was initially written for solo violin.
This concert provides an opportunity to hear this
celebrated work, possibly in its original version.
You can also hear Fabio Bonizzoni and his ensemble La Risonanza
perform in The Complete Bach Cantatas series on Sunday, October 28
(see p. 28).
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Fabio Bonizzoni © Allard Willemse
Monika Mauch, soprano
Adriadne Lih, soprano
Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano
Philippe Gagné, tenor
Dion Mazerolle, baritone
J.S. BACH Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Because of its monumental proportions, the
Mass in B minor could not have been destined
to the liturgy. Nevertheless, this masterpiece
qualifies as the great Cantor’s legacy in the
domain of sacred music and recasts various
cantata arias and choruses he composed
in the last fifteen years of his life.
You can also hear the Ensemble Caprice perform in
The Complete Bach Cantatas series on Sunday, January 27
(see p. 29).
Presented in collaboration with Ensemble Caprice,
marking it’s 30th anniversary
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
Ensemble Alia Mens
Friday, March 29 –– 7.30 p.m.
OLIVIER SPILMONT, harpsichord and direction
J.S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor,
BWV 1060
Concerto for Three Harpsichords in D minor,
BWV 1063
Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A major,
based on BWV 1055
Ensemble Alia Mens
Jean-Guihen Queyras Plays Bach
The Complete Suites for Solo Cello
Concert I
Tuesday, November 6 –– 7.30 p.m.
J.S. BACH
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Suite No. 2 in D major, BWV 1008
Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
KODÁLY Sonata, Op. 8
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
Jean-Guihen Queyras © Marco Borggreve
Concert II
Wednesday, November 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
J.S. BACH
Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
DUTILLEUX Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42
•• Combo concerts I + II: $75
The repertoire for unaccompanied cello is
relatively limited, and its apex is quite certainly
Bach’s six Suites. Their sequence of movements
follows period dance conventions, and Bach
exploits all the instrument’s expressive possibilities
within that framework. Kodály and Dutilleux also
produced works of outstanding virtuosity for solo
cello in the 20th century.
Jean-Guihen Queyras is one of the most
celebrated cellists of the present day.
This intimate concert showcases his mastery
and sensitivity as a performer.
“A work so immense,
like a great cathedral
whose colossal
proportions and
detailed chiselling
defy the imagination.”
– Camille Saint-Saëns
Ensemble Caprice © Gilles Brissette
Only a small number of concertos by Bach have
survived. Originally composed for the court of
Anhalt-Köthen around 1720, thankfully several of
them were repurposed for weekly concerts Bach
organized at the Zimmermann café in Leipzig,
fifteen years later. He also converted a few of
them into concertos for harpsichord(s).
Since 2012, the French ensemble Alia Mens has
specialized in the performance of works by Bach,
particularly his cantatas from the Weimar period
and his concertos for several harpsichords. This
concert provides an ideal opportunity to discover
these fine musicians in their Montreal debut.
You can also hear Ensemble Alia Mens perform in The
Complete Bach Cantatas series on Sunday, March 31
(see p. 30).
•• Rate 2: $49 • VIPs $42

FESTIVAL PALAZZETTO
BRU ZANE MONTREAL
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The Palazzetto Bru Zane—Centre de musique
romantique française is dedicated to the rediscovery
and appreciation, on an international scale, of
French musical heritage of the greater 19th century
(1780–1920). After Paris and Berlin, Palazzetto Bru Zane
turns its sights on Montreal, where Arte Musica will
host its first ever weekend of French Romantic music.
A chance to discover an original and unsung repertoire!
Giardino © Palazzetto Bru Zane
Clair de lune
Friday, March 8 –– 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Mathieu Lussier, conductor
Jean-François Lapointe, baritone
Valérie Milot, harp
Works by CAPLET, DEBUSSY, FAURÉ, HAHN,
MASSENET, RAVEL, and SAINT-SAËNS
Presented as part of Les Violons du Roy series (see p. 40)
Il était une fois…
Sunday, March 10 –– 11 a.m.
I GIARDINI Quartet
JEANNE CROUSAUD, soprano
CAROLINE MENG, mezzo-soprano
A theatrical recital on the theme of fairy tales
recast in the Romantic era.
Presented as part of the Family Sundays series (see p. 55)
Votez pour moi !
Saturday, March 9 –– 8 p.m.
LA CLIQUE DES LUNAISIENS
Lara Neumann, soprano
Ingrid Perruche, soprano
Arnaud Marzorati, artistic director, baritone,
and whistler
Mélanie Flahaut, flute, flageolet, and bassoon
Pierre Cussac, accordion
Daniel Isoir, piano
Flannan Obé, artistic collaboration and staging
Après un rêve
Sunday, March 10 –– 2 p.m.
EMMANUELLE BERTRAND, cello
PASCAL AMOYEL, piano
Works by DUPARC, FAURÉ, GODARD,
ONSLOW, and SAINT-SAËNS
Presented as part of the In Recital series (see p. 20)
Operetta arias and political songs about
elections and the art of governance.
Presented as part of the Performance Events series (see p. 46)
L ecture
Voir la musique :
la mise en scène d’opéra français
à l’époque romantique
Saturday, March 9 –– 2 p.m.
By ALEXANDRE DRATWICKI
Details p. 61
James Wilson Morrice, Venice at the Golden Hour,
about 1901–1902. Coll. MMFA

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LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Les Violons du Roy 39
A French Christmas
Friday, December 14 –– 7.30 p.m.
Subscriptions
Les Violons du Roy
MATHIEU LUSSIER, conductor
TOBIE MILLER, hurdy-gurdy
MARJORIE TREMBLAY, oboe
8 concerts $32 1.00 (-30%)
7 concerts $300.75 (-25%)
6 concerts $258.50 (-25%)
5 concerts $23 1.25 (-20%)
4 concerts $186.00 (-20%)
Taxes and service charge included
Avi Avital © Harald Hoffmann
CHÉDEVILLE
Winter and Les plaisirs de la Saint-Martin,
concertos from Saisons amusantes
DELALANDE Simphonies des noëls
CHARPENTIER Noëls sur les instruments
CORRETTE Noël suisse and Noël allemand,
concertos for Oboe, Two Violins, and Continuo
COLIN DE BLAMONT Instrumental movements
from Fêtes grecques et romaines
B. GILLES Concerto a 5 con oboe obligato
A programme of colourful and spirited French
Baroque music, ideal for the holiday season!
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Jonathan Cohen © Atwood Photographie
A Vivaldi Soirée
Friday, September 21 –– 7.30 p.m.
Maude Brunet © Maxime Tremblay
MAUDE BRUNET, mezzo-soprano
PASCALE GIGUÈRE, violin
ISAAC CHALK, viola d’amore
BENOIT LOISELLE, cello
RAPHAËL McNABNEY, double bass
VIVALDI
Stabat Mater
Sinfonia (Dorilla in tempe)
Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro
Concerto for Strings in E minor
Concerto for Violin in C major
Concerto for Viola d’amore in D minor
Concerto for Cello in B minor
Overture (La verità in cimento)
Avi Avital
Virtuoso Mandolin
Friday, November 23 –– 7.30 p.m.
JONATHAN COHEN, conductor
AVI AVITAL, mandolin
VIVALDI
Concerto for Mandolin in C major
Concerto for Lute in D major
PAISIELLO (attributed to) Concerto for Mandolin
in E-flat major
AVISON Concerto Grosso No. 7 in G minor
(after D. Scarlatti)
HANDEL
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6, No. 4
Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6, No. 12
DURANTE Concerto for Strings No. 8 in A major
“La Pazzia”
Discover Avi Avital’s lyricism and mastery of
the mandolin for his first ever collaboration with
Les Violons du Roy. A versatile musician, he has
made many recordings on the famous Deutsche
Grammophon label.
You can also hear Avi Avital perform in a concert
that blends jazz, classical, and Eastern musical traditions
on Saturday, April 6, 2019 (see p. 49).
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Mathieu Lussier © Genevieve Lesieur
The Illustrious Cellist
Nicolas Altstaedt
Friday, February 1 –– 7.30 p.m.
JONATHAN COHEN, conductor
NICOLAS ALTSTAEDT, cello
C.P.E. BACH
Symphony in D minor
Concerto for Cello in A major
HAYDN
Concerto for Cello No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 47 in G major, “The Palindrome“
After treading the world’s greatest stages and
making a critically acclaimed recording of
concertos by C.P.E. Bach, creative comrades
Nicolas Altstaedt and Jonathan Cohen return
to Bourgie Hall, this time to perform two of the
finest concertos ever written for cello.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Nicolas Altstaedt © Marco Borggreve
The musicians of Les Violons du Roy give a
conductor-less performance of a selection
of magnificent concertos and sinfonias by
the great Vivaldi.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50

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Les Violons du Roy 41
Marwood, Madžar,
and Mendelssohn
Friday, April 5 –– 7.30 p.m.
Jonathan Cohen
and the Childhood of Art
Friday, June 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
ANTHONY MARWOOD, conductor and violin
ALEKSANDAR MADŽAR, piano
JONATHAN COHEN, conductor
PASCALE GIGUÈRE, violin
Clair de lune
Friday, March 8 –– 7.30 p.m.
MATHIEU LUSSIER, conductor
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAPOINTE, baritone
VALÉRIE MILOT, harp
FAURÉ Clair de lune and Lamento
SAINT-SAËNS Extase and other mélodies, and
Prélude excerpt from Déluge
MASSENET Valse très lente and selected mélodies
HAHN Selected mélodies
CAPLET Conte fantastique
DEBUSSY Danse sacrée et danse profane
RAVEL Introduction and Allegro
Explore a world of tales, legends, and mysteries
as you experience some of the most beautiful
treasures of the French repertoire.
Presented as part of Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Montreal
(see p. 37).
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Jean-Francois Lapointe
Valréie Milot © Frédérik Robitaille
MENDELSSOHN Concerto in D minor for Violin,
Piano, and String Orchestra
BRITTEN Young Apollo, Op. 16
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 2 in A major,
Op. 68 (orchestral arrangement)
Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar formed
an extraordinary duo that shone brilliantly in a
memorable performance of the complete Sonatas
for Violin and Piano by Brahms at London’s
Wigmore Hall. Once again, they engage together
in a musical dialogue with Les Violons du Roy in
a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Double
Concerto and of Britten’s exuberant Young Apollo.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Anthony Marwood & Aleksandar Madžar © Ben Ealovega
Don Quixote in Paris
Friday, May 24 –– 7.30 p.m.
JULIEN CHAUVIN, conductor and violin
NORMAND CHOUINARD, actor
DAUVERGNE Deuxième Concert de symphonies
in F major, Op. 3, No. 2
LECLAIR Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 71, No. 1
MONDONVILLE Sonate en symphonie in G minor,
Op. 3, No. 1
J.B. BACH Overture for Violin and Orchestra
in G minor
TELEMANN Suite in G major, “Burlesque de
Quixotte”
Outstanding violinist and conductor Julien
Chauvin returns for his third performance at
Bourgie Hall, the occasion for his debut as a
conductor and soloist with Les Violons du Roy.
He will be joined by actor Normand Chouinard,
who will portray the eternally fascinating figure
of Don Quixote, whose adventures were
magnificently expressed in music by Telemann.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Julien Chauvin © Photo Franck Juery
MOZART Divertimento in F major, K. 138
(composed at 16 years of age)
SCHUBERT Rondo for Violin and Strings in
A major, D. 438 (composed at 19 years of age)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony for Strings No. 7 in
D minor (composed at 13 years of age)
SUK Serenade for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 6
(composed at 19 years of age)
Jonathan Cohen showcases the youthful
inspiration and precociousness of some of the
great composers in their early years, serving up
some of the finest works for string orchestra.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
“True, I am young,
but for souls nobly
born, valor does not
await the passing
of years.”
– Pierre Corneille, Le Cid
Jonathan Cohen © Atwood Photographie

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CONCERTS IN CONNECTION WITH
THE EXHIBITION ALEXANDER CALDER:
RADICAL INVENTOR
Concerts in connection with the exhibition Alexander Calder 43
Musical Canvases
Calder Quartet
Wednesday, October 17 –– 6.30 p.m.
Works by BRITTEN, CAGE, FELDMAN,
A. NORMAN, and STRAVINSKY
Sound Structures
Thursday, September 20 –– 7.30 p.m.
Architek Percussion
TOUR AND CONCERT: Discover the museum
after-hours with an exclusive guided tour of the
Calder exhibition starting at 5 p.m., followed by
the concert at 6.30 p.m.
Presented as part of the Chamber Music series (see p. 4)
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
•• Concert + guided tour: $49 • VIPs $33.50
ARCHITEK PERCUSSION Ensemble
Works by Taylor BROOK, Earle BROWN,
John CAGE, Frederik GRAN, Daniel MORPHY,
and Edgard VARÈSE
The connections between Alexander Calder
(1898–1976) and music are plentiful. His sensitivity
and curiosity led him to develop ties with other
artistic disciplines and to collaborate with
a number of musicians. His mobiles and his
conception of movement have had a remarkable
impact on the thinking of his contemporaries,
and they certainly sparked the development
of new musical concepts. It is Calder’s spirit of
exploration that inspired Arte Musica to develop
a series of concerts portraying the many facets
of this innovative artist whose legacy is as vibrant
today as it was in his time.
“Calder was the man
who made sculpture
move—the artist
who forged a practice
in dialogue with the
world in motion and
the motion in things.”
– Elizabeth Hutton Turner,
Guest Curator, Alexander Calder:
Radical Inventor
Percussion takes the lead in this concert tracing
the connections between music and the work
of Alexander Calder. Edgard Varèse, French
composer and naturalized American, met Calder
in 1930, and his music resonated with Calder’s
own fascination for sound sculptures. Conversely,
composers such as John Cage and Earle Brown
were inspired by Calder’s artistic approach
and creativity.
•• Rate 4: $31 • VIPs $26.75
Entr’acte
Bourgie’s Soundtrack
Dada at the Movies
Tuesday, October 30 –– 7.30 p.m.
GUY LIVINGSTON, piano
Experience a Dadaist evening in Paris in the 1920s!
Guy Livingston recreates the original music of
George Antheil, Darius Milhaud, and Erik Satie
for silent films by artists such as Man Ray,
Picabia, and René Clair, including the latter’s
famous Entr’acte. An evening of Dadaist cinema
and music as would have been seen and heard
during a lively period when Calder rubbed
shoulders with these artists.
Calder Quartet © Autumn de Wilde
Projection of films on a large screen.
Alexander Calder, Philadelphia 1898 – New York 1976,
Red Gongs, 1951, painted aluminum, brass, steel rod, and wire,
152.4 x 365.8 cm. New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
55.181.1a-f © 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / SODRAC,
Montréal. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum
of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
•• Rate 4: $31 • VIPs $26.75

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Concerts in connection with the exhibition Alexander Calder 45
Luc Tremblay
Mobile Meditation
Saturday, November 17
–– 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
CONCERT IN SITU
MICHAL & RENATA HORNSTEIN PAVILION
HALL OF BRONZES
Duration: 25 minutes
Tim BRADY Méditation mobile,
for Four Electric Guitars and Four Spatialized
Instrument Groups (world premiere)
With the INSTRUMENTS OF HAPPINESS
guitar quartet and participants in
Arte Musica’s improvisation workshops.
A musical experience capturing multiple
perspectives in perpetual motion, inspired by
Alexander Calder’s famous mobiles.
•• FREE ADMISSION
for ticket-holders of the Calder exhibition
and to MMFA VIP members.
Instruments of Happiness © Laurence Labat
Music and Circus
Balance and Imbalance
Sunday, November 11 –– 2 p.m.
JANELLE FUNG and PHILIP CHIU, piano
ALYSSA BUNCE, contortionist and dancer
JARROD TAKLE, equilibrist and acrobat
LUC TREMBLAY, juggler, objects manipulator,
and handyman
MICHEL G. BARETTE, staging
Works by BARBER, DEBUSSY, SATIE,
and STRAVINSKY
This highly original performance is inspired
by Calder’s fascination with the circus, and his
interest in the tension between balance and
imbalance as exemplified in his work, Cirque Calder.
A performance that combines music and circus
arts, and explores the aesthetics of movement
and anticipation that so appealed to Calder.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Musical Canvases
America Under the Influence
Friday, January 18 –– 6.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
GERSHWIN Lullaby for String Quartet
PISTON String Quartet No. 3
COPLAND Two Pieces for String Quartet
BARBER String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
Alyssa Bunce © Christian Kuntz
Like the sculptor Alexander Calder, many
20th-century American composers crossed the
Atlantic to take the pulse of European artistic life.
When they returned to the United States, they
broke new ground and contributed to shaping
American musical identity.
TOUR AND CONCERT: Discover the museum
after-hours with an exclusive guided tour of the
Calder exhibition starting at 5 p.m., followed by
the concert at 6.30 p.m.
Presented as part of the Musicians of the OSM series (see p. 9)
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
•• Concert + guided tour: $49 • VIPs $33.50
Barber, Copland, Gershwin, Piston

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PERFORMANCE EVENTS
MUSICAL ODYSSEY
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La Clique des Lunaisiens
A series that offers music lovers
the opportunity to explore diverse
musical traditions and discover various
esthetic crossovers.
Votez pour moi !
Saturday, March 9 –– 8 p.m.
LA CLIQUE DES LUNAISIENS
Lara Neumann, soprano
Ingrid Perruche, soprano
Arnaud Marzorati, artistic director, baritone,
and whistler
Mélanie Flahaut, flute, flageolet, and bassoon
Pierre Cussac, accordion
Daniel Isoir, piano
Flannan Obé, artistic collaboration and staging
Louis XIV and Napoleon understood just how
effective music could be as a political weapon.
With its entertaining staging, this performance
features a programme of satirical and propaganda
pieces written by twenty French composers
on the themes of elections and sovereignty.
Discover arias from operettas and political songs
from a time when France was torn between two
electoral candidates, one being more of a quack
than a technocrat, the other, more of a charmer
than an economist.
Presented as part of the Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
Montreal (see p. 37)
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
“The Pianist
with 50 Fingers
is a heartfelt and
deeply moving
performance.”
– Le Devoir, January 2017 Philippe Sly
and the Chimera Project
The Pianist with 50 Fingers,
or the Incredible Destiny of
György Cziffra
Tuesday, March 12 –– 7.30 p.m.
PASCAL AMOYEL, piano and texts (in French)
Staging: Christian Fromont
Set design and lighting: Attilio Cossu
Back at Bourgie Hall after his resounding success
in 2017, Pascal Amoyel pays tribute to legendary
Hungarian pianist György Cziffra. Works by
CHOPIN, ELLINGTON, GERSHWIN, LISZT,
and SCHUMANN support Amoyel’s narrative
of Cziffra’s adventure-filled life.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Pascal Amoyel © J. B. Millot
Eric Bibb
Migration Blues
Wednesday, October 3 –– 7.30 p.m.
Eric Bibb, guitar and voice
Michael Jerome Browne, multi-instrumentalist
With Migration Blues, bluesman Eric Bibb tells
an age-old story that is frightfully relevant in
the present day: the experience of uprooting.
Preserving the purity of the original blues,
Eric Bibb's stirring voice exudes raw emotion.
An evening charged with the profoundly
optimistic and humanistic spirit of this
exceptional singer.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Eric Bibb
Klezmer Winterreise
Sunday, November 18 –– 4.30 p.m.
SCHUBERT Winterreise [Winter Journey]
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone and hurdy-gurdy
Karine Gordon, trombone
Jonathan Millette, violin
Samuel Carrier, accordion
Félix De L’Étoile, clarinet
Roy Rallo, staging
Philippe Sly and the Chimera Project present
a collaborative exploration of Schubert’s final
masterpiece that blurs the line between concert
and theatre. To accompany the vocalist, the
song cycle is newly arranged for violin, clarinet,
trombone, and accordion, a traditional klezmer
ensemble. The ethos of the klezmer style is
steeped in pungent harmonies, folk-inspired
melodies and aching solo lines. Its association
with the nomadic spirit makes it an ideal
genre to conjure contact with Schubert’s
wandering narrator.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Philippe Sly © Mathieu Sly

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Nordic Celebration
Thursday, December 6 –– 7.30 p.m.
Jean-François Bélanger, composer and
multi-instrumentalist
Yann Falquet, guitar, Jew’s harp,
and harmonic chant
Élisabeth Giroux, cello
Bernard Ouellette, percussion
Through personal repertoire inspired by
the musical traditions of Nordic countries,
multi-instrumentalist Jean-François Bélanger
engages the audience with diverse works
to mark the beginning of the winter season.
Scandinavian instruments such as the nyckelharpa,
kontrabasharpa, and Hardanger fiddle lend this
concert a very distinctive character.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Lecture
Saturday, February 2 –– 2 p.m.
Turlutage, pierre angulaire
de la transmission orale
By NICOLAS BOULERICE
Details p. 60
Le Vent du Nord © Stephane Najman
Concert
Le Vent du Nord
Friday, February 8 –– 7.30 p.m.
Nicolas Boulerice, hurdy-gurdy, piano, and voice
Olivier Demers violin, podorythmie, and voice
André Brunet, violin, podorythmie, and voice
Simon Beaudry, guitar, mandolin, and voice
Réjean Brunet, accordion, bass, and voice
One of Quebec’s most prominent and internationally
renowned traditional folk bands gives its first concert
at Bourgie Hall. The group’s vocal harmonies,
exciting rhythms, and technical virtuosity create
a lively atmosphere and a hearty evening inspired
by Quebec's musical heritage. Immerse yourself
in the unforgettable stories that unfold in these
songs, delivered by exceptional musicians.
Jean-François Bélanger © Pedro Ruiz, Yann Falquet © Catherine Aboumrad, Elisabeth Giroux © Amélie Fortin, Bernard Ouellette © Guillaume Morin
Avi Avital and Omer Avital
Avital meets Avital
Saturday, April 6 –– 8 p.m.
Avi Avital, mandolin
Omer Avital, double bass and oud
Yonathan Avishai, piano
Itamar Doari, percussion
A classical mandolinist and a jazz double bassist
unite in a musical encounter where modernity
meets tradition. At the crossroads between the
Western classical tradition, Moroccan rhythms,
Eastern harmonies, and free jazz improvisation,
Avi Avital and Omer Avital – who are not related!
– engage in a rhythmically charged and inspired
musical conversation.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
“One of the most
unique encounters
in Classical music!”
– France Musique
The Bridge of Leonardo da Vinci
Saturday, April 13 –– 8 p.m.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Marco Beasley, tenor
Kiya Tabassian, setar, voice, and direction
In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci drafted the plans for
what would have been the largest bridge in
Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn and thus
connecting East and West. This concert gives
musical expression to an architectural project
which, unfortunately, never saw the light of day.
Drawn from 16th- and 17th-century manuscripts
from Constantinople and Venice, these works
transport audiences to the imaginary and
adventurous world of Leonardo da Vinci,
500 years after his death.
Presented in collaboration with Constantinople
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Marco Beasley © Dries Luyten
Kiya Tabassian
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75

50 Musical Odyssey – Concert Lectures
JAZZ 5 À 7
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New Series of
Concert Lectures
Listen differently to music from around the world!
Held on Bourgie Hall’s stage on Saturday afternoons, and featuring
ethnomusicologists, these informative and engaging presentations combined
with captivating performances are a great way to learn about different musical
traditions. (In French only)
Saturday, March 23 –– 3 p.m.
Explorer la planète en musique
sans être déboussolé
By SOPHIE LAURENT
With Zal Sissokho (kora and voice),
Shawn Mativetsky (tabla), Uwe Neumann (sitar)
Carlos Placeres (guitar and voice)
Discover the awe-inspiring sounds of musical
traditions from around the world with your guide
Sophie Laurent. Develop useful references that
will allow you to explore the expansive territory
of world music.
•• Rate: $25 • VIPs $21.50
•• Combo Concert Lectures I + II: $40
Zal Sissokho
Saturday, March 30 –– 3 p.m.
Clés d’écoute pour apprécier
les musiques du monde
By FRÉDÉRIC LÉOTAR
With René Oréa (flute), Didem Basar (kanun),
Lydia Etok, and Caroline Novalinga (throat singing)
Frédéric Léotar demonstrates the key elements
in identifying the richness and the innovative
character of each kind of music, whether it
originates in ancient Turkish cities, in a mix of
Venezuelan cultures, or in Quebec’s Far North.
Expand your musical appreciation!
•• Rate: $25 • VIPs $21.50
•• Combo Concert Lectures I + II: $40
Didem Basar
“Your humanity
is your
instrument.”
– Wayne Shorter
Boulevard Saint-Germain
Thursday, November 15 –– 6 p.m.
GUILLAUME MARTINEAU, piano
Using France as a basic theme, Guillaume
Martineau unleashes his creativity and highlights
jazz elements in the works of Ravel, Debussy,
and Satie. He will also improvise on timeless
songs of Piaf, Brassens, and Brel.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Night and Day
Tribute to Cole Porter
Thursday, November 22 –– 6 p.m.
SAM KIRMAYER TRIO
Sam Kirmayer, guitar
Alec Walkington, double bass
André White, drums
Guest: Laura Anglade, voice
A tribute to a great American composer and
lyricist whose standards are still widely performed
by jazz musicians today. Guitarist Sam Kirmayer
and his trio draw from the vast repertoire of
Cole Porter, whose melodies have stood the test
of time. Singer Laura Anglade joins the trio to
perform a selection of Porter’s songs, including
the everlasting All of You.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Sam Kirmayer © Evan Shay
Cole Porter
Guillaume Martineau © Serge Robert
Presented by Ulysses Travel Guides

52 Jazz 5 à 7 Jazz 5 à 7 53
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Thursday, December 20
–– 6 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
TAUREY BUTLER TRIO
Taurey Butler, piano
Éric Lagacé, double bass
Wali Muhammad, drums
Speak No Evil
Thursday, April 25 –– 6 p.m.
André Leroux, soprano and tenor saxophone
Lex French, trumpet
François Bourassa, piano
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass
Kevin Warren, drums
With the participation of the children’s choir from
the Arte Musica workshops at 6 p.m. (details p. 62)
The reconstitution of Vince Guaraldi’s album
A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Taurey Butler Trio
has become an annual Bourgie Hall tradition.
For this fourth edition, a children’s choir will join
the musicians for a portion of the programme.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Taurey Butler © Richmond Lam
Why Don’t You Try
Thursday, January 31 –– 6 p.m.
RACHEL THERRIEN QUINTET
Rachel Therrien, trumpet and flugelhorn
Benjamin Deschamps, saxophone
Charles Trudel, piano
Simon Pagé, double bass
Alain Bourgeois, drums
Quebec-born trumpeter Rachel Therrien, now
based in New York, performs music from her
new album Why Don’t You Try. With her longtime
bandmates, she delivers an energetic jazz
performance with sensational improvisations.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Rachel Therrien
The legendary 1966 album featuring Wayne
Shorter and an all-star quintet (Freddie Hubbard,
Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones)
marked the history of jazz, and is at the forefront
of this concert. André Leroux’s quintet of
high-calibre musicians revisits musical highlights
from this exciting era. Wayne Shorter is sure to
get a run for his money!
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
Speak No Evil
Y2 © Mathieu Rivard
Y2
Thursday, May 9 –– 6 p.m.
Yannick Rieu, soprano saxophone
Yves Léveillé, piano
An Evening of Jazz
Baptiste Trotignon
Solo Piano
Thursday, April 11 –– 7.30 p.m.
Is it not in the very nature of jazz to surprise us
and expand our listening experience? Two pillars
of Montreal’s jazz scene come together to deliver
just that: a musical experience based entirely on
free improvisation. The modern vision of two
artists who are unmistakably of our time.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
This astonishing and daring French pianist offers
his Montreal audience a selection of his original
compositions, paired with jazz classics (Gershwin,
Porter) and French popular songs (Gainsbourg,
Nougaro). A one-of-a-kind, intimate performance
that is vibrant and spontaneous, and where
inspiration in the moment guides the
concert’s course.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
Baptiste Trotignon © Hélène Pambrun

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FAMILY SUNDAYS
55
Three 60-minute performances
for all ages. (In French only)
•• Family Sundays Rate:
Ages 16 and up: $20 •• 6 to 15: $10
Free for ages 5 and under
Chants du solstice d’hiver
Sunday, December 16 –– 2 p.m.
ENSEMBLE STRADA
Ensemble Strada © Nicola-Frank Vachon
Il était une fois…
Sunday, March 10 –– 11 a.m.
JEANNE CROUSAUD, soprano
CAROLINE MENG, mezzo-soprano
I GIARDINI
Guillaume Chilemme, violin
Lea Hennino, viola
Pauline Buet, cello
David Violi, piano
Il était une fois © Delphine Jacquot
Explore the musical traditions of Provence,
Georgia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Greece, and
the United Kingdom with the sounds of flutes,
bagpipes, the violin, banjo, bouzouki, oud,
chalumeau, and crumhorn. Discover religious
and pagan music for the winter solstice and other
seasonal celebrations.
•• For all ages
A theatrical recital on the theme of fairy tales.
Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard,
Ali Baba and many other fairytale characters
stimulated the fertile imaginations of composers
from the Romantic age. Drawing on the fantastic
tales of yore, artists create a new story against
a backdrop of French music. A delectable
musical treat!
•• For all ages
Presented as part of Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Montreal
(see p. 37)
Natalia Gontcharova, Set Design for Act II of
“Le Coq d’Or” by Rimsky Korsakov for Sergei
Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, 1914. Coll. MMFA
Hibou céleste orangé 2016 © Jordan Lamorlette de Langsdorff
L’ombre et le hibou
Sunday, April 7 –– 2 p.m.
COMPAGNIE MUSICALE LA NEF
Suzanne De Serres, author, musical direction,
storyteller, and historic winds instrumentalist
João Catalão, composer and percussion
Marie-Julie Peters-Desteract, shadow theatre
and staging
A fantastic adventure in which we discover
a cave of mysterious secrets! Enthusiastically
narrated by Suzanne De Serres, this tale with
shadow theatre and music plunges into the world
of prehistoric myths and legends. Shivers of
amazement are guaranteed for young and old!
•• Ages 4 to 9

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HOLIDAY CONCERTS
Holiday Concerts 57
39th CBC Christmas Sing-In
Sunday, December 9 –– 3 p.m.
Christmas Pastorale
Friday, December 7 –– 7.30 p.m.
ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES
Sébastien Daucé, direction, harpsichord, and organ
Ensemble Correspondances © Molina Visuals
Choir of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul
Sing-In Brass and Percussion Ensemble
Jonathan Oldengarm, organ
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Held at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul
and simultaneously broadcast at Bourgie Hall.
A production of CBC Montreal, in collaboration with the
Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Arte Musica, and the
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
•• FREE ADMISSION
(donations will be collected for a local charity)
Christmas Matinée
Thursday, December 13 –– 11 a.m.
PALLADE MUSICA
Tanya LaPerrière, violin
Elinor Frey, cello
Esteban La Rotta, theorbo
Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord
Pallade Musica © Élizabeth Delage
David Myles © Mat Dunlap
M.-A. CHARPENTIER
Pastorale sur la Naissance de Notre Seigneur
Jésus-Christ
Antiennes Ô de l’Avent
Christmas: A State of Grace!
The celebration of Christmas was essential to
religious life in 17th-century France. It was also
firmly rooted in folk tradition. The pastorales and
antiphons in this programme are at the crossroads
of secular and sacred genres, of the popular
and the learned. They eloquently tell the
Nativity story, set to music by a highly inspired
Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
In its first ever performance in Quebec, Ensemble
Correspondances, made up of eight singers and
eight instrumentalists, performs the splendid
music featured in their latest recording.
Presented as part of the Baroque Music series (see p. 32)
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Winter Serenade
Wednesday, December 12 –– 7.30 p.m.
NEW YORK POLYPHONY
Geoffrey Williams, countertenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Christopher Dylan Herbert, baritone
Craig Phillips, bass
In a return performance at Bourgie Hall, this New
York vocal quartet serves up an antidote to the
holiday frenzy. With a programme of old and
new, of French and American carols, the
ensemble explores the different shades of
Christmas.
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50
New York Polyphony © Chris Owyoung
Guest: Andréanne Brisson-Paquin, soprano
Works by BIBER, BUXTEHUDE, CASTELLO, and
from the CODEX MARTINEZ COMPAÑÓN.
Christmas Fantasticus
The accomplished soprano Andréanne
Brisson-Paquin joins Pallade Musica in a
programme that engages with surprising
and flamboyant aspects of Christmas.
The festive and at times extravagant music
of Biber, Buxtehude, and Castello meet
the charming Nativity villancicos of Peru,
preserved in the Codex Martinez Compañón.
An uplifting Baroque matinée!
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
It’s Christmas!
Thursday, December 13 –– 7.30 p.m.
DAVID MYLES, voice and guitar
Alan Jeffries, guitar
Kyle Cunjak, double bass
With his album It’s Christmas, David Myles
reminds us of all that is beautiful and good during
the holiday season. Hailing from the Maritimes,
this singer blithely switches from bluegrass to folk
to jazz with humorous wit. An ideal concert for
recapturing the cozy atmosphere of classic
songs from the 1950s.
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
A French Christmas
Friday, December 14 –– 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Mathieu Lussier, conductor
Works by CHARPENTIER, CHÉDEVILLE, CORRETTE,
and DELALANDE
A programme of colourful and spirited French Baroque
music, ideal for the holiday season!
Presented as part of the Violons du Roy series (see p. 39)
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50

58 Holiday Concerts
The King’s Singers
Tuesday, December 18 –– 7.30 p.m.
Patrick Dunachie, countertenor
Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor
Julian Gregory, tenor
Christopher Bruerton, baritone
Christopher Gabbitas, baritone
Jonathan Howard, bass
The King’s Singers © Marco Borggreve
Join us in marking the 50th anniversary of this
outstanding ensemble founded in Cambridge, UK,
on May 1, 1968!
For its first concert at Bourgie Hall, the King’s Singers
perform festive holiday classics as well as English
hymns. A varied programme that will reveal to
you all the beauty of these exceptional voices.
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50
Chants du solstice d’hiver
Sunday, December 16 –– 2 p.m
ENSEMBLE STRADA
Discover music from around the world and ring
in the winter solstice to the sounds of flutes,
bagpipes, the violin, banjo, bouzouki, oud,
chalumeau, and crumhorns.
Presented as part of the Family Sundays series (see p. 55)
•• Family Sundays Rate:
Age 16 and up: $20 •• 6 to 15: $10
Free for ages 5 and under
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Thursday, December 20
–– 6 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
TAUREY BUTLER TRIO
And the children’s choir from the
Arte Musica workshops (at 6 p.m.)
Enjoy this beloved classic composed by Vince
Guaraldi for the cartoon animation A Charlie Brown
Christmas, an annual Bourgie Hall tradition.
Presented as part of the Jazz 5 à 7 series (see p. 52)
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75

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LECTURES
Lectures 61
As a complement to its musical programming, Arte Musica
offers a series of talks enabling music lovers to expand their
knowledge and enhance their appreciation of the concerts
presented at Bourgie Hall.
All talks are given in French.
All About Bach Cantatas
Tuesday, September 25 –– 5.30 p.m.
François Filiatrault
Usage et symbolique des instruments
chez Bach
In Bach’s day, each instrument signified a
particular element or domain through various
associations related to its sound, its construction,
its form, or its origins. In his cantatas, the great
Cantor of Leipzig made extensive use of this
symbolic dimension, to more forcefully express
the theological message of the texts.
In Connection
with the Exhibition
Resplendent Illuminations
Saturday, November 10 –– 2 p.m.
Dujka Smoje
Les anges musiciens
(XIII e -XVI e siècle)
Musician, messenger from another world, guardian
of souls: the angel, alone or in a choir, plays a
variety of instruments that accompany a celestial
celebration. The angels inhabit illuminated
manuscripts, in gold and azure colours, attendant
on the scores of their human contemporaries.
Dufay, Binchois, and Ockeghem were the most
inspired among the latter; no doubt were they
also the favourites of the angels…
Maxwell-Cummings Auditorium,
unless otherwise specified.
Duration: 90 minutes
••
GENERAL ADMISSION
MMFA VIPS: FREE ADMISSION
GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 (all included)
Wednesday, November 28
–– 5.30 p.m.
Gilles Cantagrel
Cantate, que me veux-tu ?
Often overlooked until about half a century ago,
Bach’s cantatas have since been re-established
in their broad appeal. But when, how, and where
were they performed during the Baroque period?
What was their purpose? What do their texts
have to say? A whole world to discover!
Wednesday, March 27 –– 5.30 p.m.
Georges Leroux
Les cantates de Bach et la
communauté : le rôle des chorals
Bach’s cantatas served a dual purpose: on the one
hand, each cantata was integrated into the liturgical
cycle; on the other, they contributed to the pious
edification of the community. Bach conferred on
his chorales the task of aligning these two aims,
which explains their musical and spiritual richness.
In Connection with the
Concert by Le Vent du Nord
Saturday, February 2 –– 2 p.m.
Nicolas Boulerice
Turlutage, pierre angulaire
de la transmission orale
The turlutte is a form of musical expression
specific to Quebec folklore that consists of
singing onomatopoeia on the tunes of traditional
songs. From its Italian origins to the inventiveness
of La Bolduc, from the straightforward imitation
of reels to virtuosic vocal agility, rediscover this
homegrown musical idiom.
Couperin Days
Friday, October 19 –– 5.30 p.m.
Bourgie Hall
Sylvain Caron
François Couperin et
l’art du tableau musical
With musical examples on the harpsichord by
LUC BEAUSÉJOUR
Details p. 24
Presented by Arte Musica in collaboration with l’Observatoire
interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique
•• Special rate: $20 • VIPs $17
Festival Palazzetto
Bru Zane Montreal
Saturday, March 9 –– 2 p.m.
Alexandre Dratwicki
Voir la musique :
la mise en scène d’opéra français
à l’époque romantique
While opera is known primarily to be a vocal
genre centred around the technical prowess of
its singers, in France during the Romantic period,
opera evolved to become an integrated work of
art in which dance, sets, costumes, and staging
were considered to be equally as important
as its musical component. Discover the
complexity of a genre that aspired to be as
historical, moral, and political as it was artistic.
Presented in collaboration with the Festival Palazzetto
Bru Zane Montreal (see p. 37)
Saturday, October 20 –– 4 p.m.
Bourgie Hall
Interview with
Christophe Rousset
hosted by Natalie Michaud
Details p. 25
•• FREE ADMISSION
Tuesday, October 23 –– 5.30 p.m.
Edward Higginbottom
Les motets de François Couperin,
ou l’art de retoucher les outrages
du temps
François Couperin, nicknamed “the Great,” is
known especially for his works for harpsichord.
His vocal music, however, and his sacred vocal
music in particular, is equally as impressive.
Although his great motets have been lost,
several of his petits motets still remain, as does
his exquisite Leçons de ténèbres. Edward
Higginbottom explains his reconstruction of
motets written for the Sun King and the Royal
Chapel, which survived only partially.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS
62 63
Did you know that Arte Musica offers workshops for amateurs of all ages, from beginners to more
experienced players? Over a few weeks, take the time to develop your musical talent and at the end
of the session, share the fruit of your work by performing in a public concert.
Experience the joy of making music with others!
•• Limited number of places. Details and registration: bourgiehall.ca/workshops
For children
NEW!
CHORAL WORKSHOP
“A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS”
- for children aged 8 to 12
With François Ouimet, choral director
A chance for children to learn the songs from
the animated cartoon soundtrack A Charlie
Brown Christmas and perform them in concert
at Bourgie Hall, accompanied by first-rate
musicians. A workshop brimming with the
spirit of the holidays!
SCHEDULE:
Four Saturdays, November 24 to December 15,
10.30 a.m. to noon
Dress rehearsal: Thursday, December 20, 5 p.m.
Concerts: Thursday, December 20, 6 p.m. at
Bourgie Hall, with the Taurey Butler Trio.
•• Registration fee: $25 per child
For adults
MUSIC IMPROVISATION AND
CREATION WORKSHOP
Hosted by Tim Brady, electric guitar, and
Shawn Mativetsky, tabla and percussion.
A series of workshops on musical creation
through free and directed improvisation,
geared toward amateur musicians. Learn
the basics of improvisation and of composing
music in “real time.”
SCHEDULE:
Session 1:
Six Saturdays, September 29 to November 10,
10.30 a.m. to noon
Concerts: Saturday, November 17, at 2 p.m. and
3.30 p.m., at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in
connection with the Calder exhibition.
Session 2:
Six Saturdays, March 2 to April 6, 10.30 a.m. to noon
Concert: Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m., at the Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts.
•• Registration Fee: $75
Workshops for
parents and children
NEW!
EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN MUSIC
- for parents and children aged 8 and up
With Benjamin and Olivier Landry
A session of practical lessons to discover African
music through rhythm, song, and movement.
Learn the basic rhythms of different traditions on
percussion instruments and allow yourself to be
transported by the pleasure of playing together.
An opportunity to learn about a rich musical
tradition and about making music collectively,
in a friendly atmosphere.
SCHEDULE:
Six Saturdays, September 22 to October 27,
10.30 a.m. to noon
•• Registration fee: $60 for parents, $30 for children
(ages 8 to 15)
CHORAL WORKSHOP
FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- for parents and children aged
7 years and up
With Claude-Marie Landré, choral director
Get to know the basics of singing while learning
pieces that are sung both in unison and in
harmony. A unique opportunity to make music
as a family in a warm and friendly atmosphere
where everyone can learn at their own level.
Grandparents are welcome too!
SCHEDULE:
Eight Saturdays, April 6 to June 1, 10.30 a.m. to
11.45 a.m. (no workshop on April 20)
Concert: Saturday, June 8, 10.30 a.m.,
at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
•• Registration fee: $60 for one parent and one child
and $20 per additional family member.
Bourgie Hall © Étienne Gautier
ARTE MUSICA TEAM
Isolde Lagacé, General and Artistic Director
Sophie Laurent, Associate Artistic Director
Miguel Chehuan-Baroudi, Administration
Nicolas Bourry, Administration (interim)
Annie Ferland, Assistant Administration
Alexandre Caron, Communications
Samuel Rigaux, Marketing
Krisjana Thorsteinson, Box Office
Alita Kennedy-L’Ecuyer, Concert Programmes
Étienne Gautier, Logistics and Production
Roger Jacob, Technical Director – Bourgie Hall
Katherine Fournier, Media Relations
LIST OF WORKS
P. 1
Laure Devéria, 1813–1838, Still Life
with an Imperial Fritillary (detail), 1834.
Coll. MMFA, anonymous gift. Photo
MMFA, Christine Guest
p. 12
Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1819–1916,
Landscape: A Summer’s Day, 1890.
Coll. MMFA, gift of Elwood B. Hosmer.
Photo MMFA, Christine Guest
P. 17
Claude Tousignant, Born in Montreal
in 1932, Latin Circle, 1969. Coll. MMFA,
purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend
Bequest. Photo MMFA, Brian Merrett
P. 21
James Williamson Galloway (Jock)
Macdonald, 1897–1960, The Wave, 1939.
Coll. MMFA, Horsley and Annie Townsend
Bequest. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pierre Bourgie, President
Carolyne Barnwell, Secretary
Paula Bourgie, Administrator
Pascale Chassée, Administrator
Michelle Courchesne, Administrator
Philippe Frenière, Administrator
Paul Lavallée, Administrator
Diane Wilhelmy, Administrator
BROCHURE TEAM
P. 22, 23 [Above]
FRANCE, Leaf from a Book of Hours:
“Annunciation” (recto and verso), about
1430. Coll. MMFA, f. Cleveland Morgan
Bequest. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley
P. 23 [Below]
Pierre Plante, 1853–1930, Calvary from
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, 1888. Coll.
MMFA, purchase, Horsley and Annie
Townsend Bequest. Photo MMFA,
Christine Guest
P. 31
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, Lake
by Moonlight with Castle on Hill, about 1787.
Coll. MMFA, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michal
Hornstein. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley
P. 36
James Wilson Morrice, 1865–1924,
Venice at the Golden Hour, about
1901–1902. Coll. MMFA, Gwendolen
Rutherfurd Caverhill Bequest.
Photo MMFA, Marilyn Aitken
Copywriting and proofreading Christine Asselin,
Jean-Claude Bernier, Alexandre Caron,
François Filiatrault, Alita Kennedy-L’Ecuyer,
Isolde Lagacé, Sophie Laurent, Meiying Li,
and Claude Nadon
English Translation Rachelle Taylor, Le Trait juste
Graphic Design Dominique Mousseau
P. 42
Alexander Calder, Philadelphia 1898 –
New York 1976, Red Gongs, 1951, painted
aluminum, brass, steel rod, and wire,
152.4 x 365.8 cm. New York, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art. 55.181.1a-f
© 2018 Calder Foundation, New York /
SODRAC, Montréal. Image copyright
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image source: Art Resource, NY
P. 54
Natalia Gontcharova, 1881–1962,
Set Design for Act II of “Le Coq d’Or” by
Rimsky Korsakov for Sergei Diaghilev’s
Ballets Russes, 1914. Coll. MMFA,
purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend
Bequest. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest
P. 59
Jean-Paul Mousseau, 1927–1991,
Green Space - Blue/Orange Impulses, 1963.
Coll. MMFA, gift of Katerine Mousseau.
© Estate of Jean-Paul Mousseau /
SODRAC (2018). Photo MMFA,
Christine Guest

CALENDAR
2018 I 2019
Concerts presented by
Arte Musica
Concerts presented by
other organisations
Lectures presented at the
Maxwell Cummings Auditorium
1379-A Sherbrooke Street West
SEPTEMBER
Friday, September 14 – 7.30 p.m.
Sunday, September 16 – 2 p.m.
Tuesday, September 18 – 7.30 p.m.
MARIE-NICOLE LEMIEUX, contralto
DANIEL BLUMENTHAL, piano •• p. 3
Wednesday, September 19
– 7.30 p.m.
MARTIN CHALIFOUR, violin
BLAKE POULIOT, violin
BERNADENE BLAHA, piano
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary
of the Canimex Canadian Music
Competition •• p. 18
Thursday, September 20 – 7.30 p.m.
In connection with the
Calder exhibition
ARCHITEK PERCUSSION
Sound Structures •• p. 43
Friday, September 21 – 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Vivaldi Soiree •• p. 38
Saturday, September 22 – 7.30 p.m.
McGILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Sunday, September 23 – 2 p.m.
TRIO FIBONACCI
Tuesday, September 25 – 5.30 p.m.
Usage et symbolique des
instruments chez Bach
By FRANÇOIS FILIATRAULT •• p. 60
Thursday, September 27 – 7.30 p.m.
In connection with the exhibition
Resplendent Illuminations
BLUE HERON vocal ensemble
Flos Florum - The Flower of all Flowers
•• p. 22
Friday, September 28 – 6.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
Schubert’s Octet •• p. 8
Sunday, September 30 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
LES IDÉES HEUREUSES •• p. 28
OCTOBER
Wednesday, October 3 – 7.30 p.m.
ERIC BIBB
Migration Blues •• p. 47
Thursday, October 4
– 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Friday, October 5 – 7.30 p.m.
CLAVECIN EN CONCERT
Saturday, October 6 – 8 p.m.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Tuesday, October 9 – 7.30 p.m.
Carte blanche to
KELLY-MARIE MURPHY
Sur les pas de la lune •• p. 10
Wednesday, October 10 – 7.30 p.m.
BEIJING GUITAR DUO •• p. 18
Thursday, October 11 – 7 p.m.
Friday, October 12 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 13 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 14 – 2 p.m.
ARION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, October 17 – 6.30 p.m.
Musical Canvases
CALDER QUARTET •• p. 4
Thursday, October, 18 – 7.30 p.m.
Couperin Days
ANNE QUEFFÉLEC, piano
Le Tombeau de Couperin •• p. 24
Friday, October 19 – 5.30 p.m.
Couperin Days
François Couperin et l’art
du tableau musical
SYLVAIN CARON, lecturer
LUC BEAUSÉJOUR, harpsichord
•• p. 24
Saturday, October 20 – 2 p.m.
Couperin Days
LES TALENS LYRIQUES
Concert I - Shadows •• p. 25
Saturday, October 20 – 4 p.m.
Couperin Days
Interview with
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET •• p. 25
Saturday, October 20 – 7.30 p.m.
Couperin Days
LES TALENS LYRIQUES
Concert II - Light •• p. 25
Sunday, October 21 – 2 p.m.
Couperin Days
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET, harpsichord
ALBAN RICHARD, dance
Danced Suites •• p. 26
Sunday, October 21 – 5 p.m.
Couperin Days
JEAN-WILLY KUNZ, organ •• p. 26
Tuesday, October 23 – 5.30
Couperin Days
Les motets de François Couperin,
ou l’art de retoucher les outrages
du temps
By EDWARD HIGGINBOTTOM
•• p. 61
Wednesday, October 24 – 7.30 p.m.
Couperin Days
STUDIO DE MUSIQUE ANCIENNE
DE MONTRÉAL
Mary, the Saints, and the King •• p. 26
Thursday, October 25 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Works for Piano
by Brahms – Concert I
GARRICK OHLSSON, piano •• p. 14
Sunday, October 28 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
LA RISONANZA •• p. 28
Tuesday, October 30 – 7.30 p.m.
In connection with the
Calder exhibition
GUY LIVINGSTON, piano
Dada at the Movies •• p. 43
Wednesday, October 31 – 7.30 p.m.
Bach Rendezvous
FABIO BONIZZONI, harpsichord
JORGE JIMENEZ, violin •• p. 34
NOVEMBER
Thursday, November 1 – 7 p.m.
Friday, November 2 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 3 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 4 – 2 p.m.
ARION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, November 6 – 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 7 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Suites for Solo Cello
by J.S. Bach
JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS, cello
•• p. 34
Saturday, November 10 – 2 p.m.
Les anges musiciens (XIII e -XVI e siècle)
By DUJKA SMOJE •• p. 60
Sunday, November 11 – 2 p.m.
In connection with the
Calder exhibition
MUSIC AND CIRCUS
BALANCE AND IMBALANCE •• p. 44
Wednesday, November 14 – 7.30 p.m.
NEW ORFORD STRING QUARTET
•• p. 4
Thursday, November 15 – 6 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
GUILLAUME MARTINEAU, piano
Boulevard Saint-Germain •• p. 51
Friday, November 16 – 6.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
Piano, Harp, and Winds •• p. 8
Saturday, November 17
– 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
In connection with the
Calder exhibition
MOBILE MEDITATION
At the MMFA Hall of Bronzes
•• p. 45
Saturday, November 17 – 8 p.m.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Sunday, November 18 – 4.30 p.m.
PHILIPPE SLY, bass-baritone
Winterreise Klezmer •• p. 47
Tuesday, November 20 – 8 p.m.
LA NEF
Wednesday, November 21 – 7.30 p.m.
TYNIEC-THIBEAULT DUO •• p. 19
Thursday, November 22 – 6 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
SAM KIRMAYER TRIO
Night and Day - Tribute to
Cole Porter •• p. 51
Friday, November 23 – 7.30
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin •• p. 38
Sunday, November 25 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE
DE LAVAL •• p. 29
Monday, November 26 – 7.30 p.m.
PALLADE MUSICA
Wednesday, November 28
– 5.30 p.m.
Cantate, que me veux-tu ?
By GILLES CANTAGREL •• p. 60
Wednesday, November 28 – 7.30 p.m.
MONTREAL BACH FESTIVAL
Thursday, November 29
– 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Friday, November 30 – 8 p.m.
ENSEMBLE CAPRICE
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 1 – 7.30 p.m.
MONTREAL BACH FESTIVAL
Sunday, December 2 – 2 p.m.
In connection with the exhibition
Resplendent Illuminations
Ensemble OBSIDIENNE
Les anges musiciens •• p. 22
Monday, December 3 – 7.30 p.m.
MONTREAL BACH FESTIVAL
Tuesday, December 4 – 7.30 p.m.
TRIO FIBONACCI
Wednesday, December 5 – 7.30 p.m.
MONTREAL BACH FESTIVAL
Thursday, December 6 – 7.30 p.m.
JEAN-FRANÇOIS BÉLANGER
Nordic Celebration •• p. 48
Friday, December 7 – 7.30 p.m.
ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES
Christmas Pastorale •• p. 32
Sunday, December 9 – 3 p.m.
CBC CHRISTMAS SING-IN •• p. 56
Wednesday, December 12 – 7.30 p.m.
Holiday Concerts
NEW YORK POLYPHONY
Winter Serenade •• p. 56
Thursday, December 13 – 11 a.m.
Christmas Matinée
PALLADE MUSICA •• p. 57
Thursday, December 13 – 7.30 p.m.
Holiday Concerts
DAVID MYLES
It’s Christmas! •• p. 57
Friday, December 14 – 7.30 p.m.
Holiday Concerts
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Mathieu Lussier, conductor •• p. 39
Sunday, December 16 – 2 p.m.
Family Sundays
CHANTS DU SOLSTICE D’HIVER
Ensemble Strada •• p. 55
Tuesday, December 18 – 7.30 p.m.
Holiday Concerts
THE KING’S SINGERS •• p. 58
Thursday, December 20
– 6 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
TAUREY BUTLER TRIO
Charlie Brown Christmas •• p. 52
Saturday, December 22 – 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 23 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL •• p. 29
JANUARY
Thursday, January 10 – 7 p.m.
Friday, January 11 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 12 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, January 13 – 2 p.m.
ARION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Thursday, January 17 – 7.30 p.m.
MÉLISANDE McNABNEY,
harpsichord
Inspiration/Imitation •• p. 27
Friday, January 18 – 6.30 p.m.
Musical Canvases
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
America Under the Influence
•• p. 45
Saturday, January 19
– 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday, January 20
– 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
JEAN MARCHAND and
BRIGITTE POULIN, pianos
Concert in situ
Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion
•• p. 17
Tuesday, January 22 – 7. 30 p.m.
LOUIS LORTIE PLAYS FAURÉ
•• p. 13
Wednesday, January 23 – 7.30 p.m.
LOUIS LORTIE PLAYS FAURÉ
•• p. 13
Thursday, January 24, 7.30 p.m.
LORTIE-MERCIER DUO •• p. 13

Saturday, January 26 – 7.30 p.m.
Bach Rendezvous
ENSEMBLE CAPRICE
Mass in B minor •• p. 35
Sunday, January 27 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
ENSEMBLE CAPRICE •• p. 29
Wednesday, January 30 – 7.30 p.m.
QUATUOR DEBUSSY •• p. 5
Thursday, January 31 – 6 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
RACHEL THERRIEN QUINTET
•• p. 52
FEBRUARY
Friday, February 1 – 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Nicolas Alstaedt, cello •• p. 39
Saturday, February 2 – 2 p.m.
Turlutage, pierre angulaire
de la transmission orale
By NICOLAS BOULERICE •• p. 60
Sunday, February 3 – 3 p.m.
OPUS PRIZE GALA
Thursday, February 7 – 7.30 p.m.
ESTELLE LEMIRE, ondes Martenot
JEAN MARCHAND, piano •• p. 19
Friday, February 8 – 7.30 p.m.
LE VENT DU NORD •• p. 48
Saturday, February 9 – 2 p.m.
FILM: Tous les matins du monde
•• p. 33
Saturday, February 9 – 7.30 p.m.
McGILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Sunday, February 10 – 2 p.m.
YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano •• p. 14
Saturday, February 16 – 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 17 – 2 p.m.
JORDI SAVALL
and LE CONCERT DES NATIONS
Tous les matins du monde •• p. 33
Tuesday, February 19 – 8 p.m.
LA NEF
Wednesday, February 20 – 7.30 p.m.
LLŶR WILLIAMS, piano •• p. 15
Thursday, February 21
– 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Saturday, February 23 – 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 24 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
STUDIO DE MUSIQUE ANCIENNE
DE MONTRÉAL •• p. 30
Wednesday, February 27 – 7.30 p.m.
DONG-SUK KANG, violin
CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN, piano
Vienna and Paris 1900 •• p. 11
Thursday, February 28 – 7 p.m.
A HARPSICHORD CELEBRATION!
Graupner's Partitas •• p. 27
MARCH
Friday, March 1 – 7.30 p.m.
TRIO FIBONACCI
Sunday, March 3 – 2 p.m.
ANDREAS SCHOLL, countertenor
EDIN KARAMAZOV, lute
A Musicall Banquet •• p. 33
Tuesday, March 5 – 7.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO
•• p. 6
Thursday, March 7 – 7.30 p.m.
CHIAROSCURO QUARTET
KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT, piano
•• p. 6
Friday, March 8 – 7. 30 p.m.
Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Mathieu Lussier, conductor
Jean-François Lapointe, baritone
Valérie Milot, harp
•• p. 40
Saturday, March 9 – 2 p.m.
Voir la musique : la mise
en scène d’opéra français
à l’époque romantique
By ALEXANDRE DRATWICKI
•• p. 61
Saturday, March 9 – 8 p.m.
Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
LA CLIQUE DES LUNAISIENS
Votez pour moi ! •• p. 46
Sunday, March 10 – 11 a.m.
Family Sundays
Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS… •• p. 55
Sunday, March 10 – 2 p.m.
Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane
EMMANUELLE BERTRAND, cello
PASCAL AMOYEL, piano
•• p. 20
Tuesday, March 12 – 7.30 p.m.
PASCAL AMOYEL, piano
The Pianist with 50 Fingers •• p. 46
Wednesday, March 13 – 7.30 p.m.
ANDREAS STAIER
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV,
piano four hands
All-Schubert Recital •• p. 15
Thursday, March 14 – 7 p.m.
Friday, March 15 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 – 2 p.m.
ARION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, March 19 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Mozart Piano
Sonatas – Concert I
CHRISTIAN BLACKSHAW, piano
•• p. 16
Wednesday, March 20 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Mozart Piano
Sonatas – Concert II
CHRISTIAN BLACKSHAW, piano
•• p. 16
Saturday, March 23 – 3 p.m.
Concert Lecture
Explorer la planète en musique
sans être déboussolé
•• p. 50
Sunday, March 24 – 2 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Wednesday, March 27 – 5.30 p.m.
Les cantates de Bach et la
communauté : le rôle des chorals
By GEORGES LEROUX •• p. 60
Friday, March 29 – 7.30 p.m.
ENSEMBLE ALIA MENS
Bach Concertos •• p. 35
Saturday, March 30 – 3 p.m.
Concert Lecture
Clés d’écoute pour apprécier
les musiques du monde
•• p. 50
Sunday, March 31 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
ENSEMBLE ALIA MENS •• p. 30
APRIL
Tuesday, April 2 – 7.30 p.m.
QUATUOR AROD •• p. 5
Thursday, April 4
– 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Friday, April 5 – 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Anthony Marwood, conductor
and violin
Aleksander Madžar, piano •• p. 40
Saturday, April 6 – 8 p.m.
AVITAL MEETS AVITAL •• p. 49
Sunday, April 7 – 2 p.m.
Family Sundays
L’OMBRE ET LE HIBOU
La Nef •• p. 55
Wednesday, April 10 – 7.30 p.m.
CASTALIAN QUARTET •• p. 5
Thursday, April 11 – 7.30 p.m.
An Evening of Jazz
BAPTISTE TROTIGNON, piano
•• p. 52
Friday, April 12 – 6.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
Eastern European Traditions
•• p. 9
Saturday, April 13 – 8 p.m.
CONSTANTINOPLE and
MARCO BEASLEY
The Bridge of Leonardo da Vinci
•• p. 49
Monday, April 15 – 7.30 p.m.
KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI, piano
•• p. 16
Wednesday, April 17 – 7.30 p.m.
CLAVECIN EN CONCERT
Good Friday, April 19 – 3 p.m.
Passiontide Concert
LES IDÉES HEUREUSES •• p. 23
Tuesday, April 23 – 7.30 p.m.
TRIO FIBONACCI
Wednesday, April 24 – 7.30 p.m.
PENTAÈDRE
A Century of Women’s Music
•• p. 7
Thursday, April 25 – 6 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
ANDRÉ LEROUX QUINTET
Speak No Evil •• p. 53
Friday, April 26 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Works for Piano
by Brahms – Concert II
GARRICK OHLSSON, piano
•• p. 14
Sunday, April 28 – 2 p.m.
Complete Bach Cantatas
LES BORÉADES and
ST. LAWRENCE CHOIR •• p. 30
Tuesday, April 30 – 8 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
MAY
Thursday, May 2 – 7 p.m.
Friday, May 3 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 – 2 p.m.
ARION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, May 7 – 7.30 p.m.
GABRIELA MONTERO, piano
•• p. 16
Wednesday, May 8 – 7.30 p.m.
NOUVEL ENSEMBLE MODERNE
The Resolution of Love •• p. 11
Thursday, May 9 – 11 a.m.
LES IDÉES HEUREUSES
Thursday, May 9 – 6 p.m.
Jazz 5 à 7
YANNICK RIEU, saxophone
YVES LÉVEILLÉ, piano •• p. 53
Friday, May 10 – 6.30 p.m.
MUSICIANS OF THE OSM
Mr. and Mrs. Schumann •• p. 9
Saturday, May 11 – 7.30 p.m.
McGILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, May 14 – 7.30 p.m.
Chamber Music
ISRAELI CHAMBER PROJECT
Jewish Voices •• p. 7
Wednesday, May 15 – 7.30 p.m.
Complete Beethoven Sonatas
for Violin and Piano
ANDREW WAN, violin
CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN,
piano •• p. 20
Thursday, May 16
– 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
I MUSICI DE MONTRÉAL
Friday, May 24 – 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Julien Chauvin, conductor
and violin
Normand Chouinard, actor
•• p. 41
Tuesday, May 28
Wednesday, May 29
Thursday, May 30
CONCOURS MUSICAL
INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL
(CMIM)
Violin Edition 2019
Quarter-finals
JUNE
Saturday, June 1
Sunday, June 2
CMIM
Violin Edition 2019
Semifinals
Friday, June 7 – 7.30 p.m.
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
•• p. 41
Saturday, June 8 – 8 p.m.
CONSTANTINOPLE

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