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48 Musical Odyssey<br />
Musical Odyssey 49<br />
Nordic Celebration<br />
Thursday, December 6 –– 7.30 p.m.<br />
Jean-François Bélanger, composer and<br />
multi-instrumentalist<br />
Yann Falquet, guitar, Jew’s harp,<br />
and harmonic chant<br />
Élisabeth Giroux, cello<br />
Bernard Ouellette, percussion<br />
Through personal repertoire inspired by<br />
the musical traditions of Nordic countries,<br />
multi-instrumentalist Jean-François Bélanger<br />
engages the audience with diverse works<br />
to mark the beginning of the winter season.<br />
Scandinavian instruments such as the nyckelharpa,<br />
kontrabasharpa, and Hardanger fiddle lend this<br />
concert a very distinctive character.<br />
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75<br />
Lecture<br />
Saturday, February 2 –– 2 p.m.<br />
Turlutage, pierre angulaire<br />
de la transmission orale<br />
By NICOLAS BOULERICE<br />
Details p. 60<br />
Le Vent du Nord © Stephane Najman<br />
Concert<br />
Le Vent du Nord<br />
Friday, February 8 –– 7.30 p.m.<br />
Nicolas Boulerice, hurdy-gurdy, piano, and voice<br />
Olivier Demers violin, podorythmie, and voice<br />
André Brunet, violin, podorythmie, and voice<br />
Simon Beaudry, guitar, mandolin, and voice<br />
Réjean Brunet, accordion, bass, and voice<br />
One of Quebec’s most prominent and internationally<br />
renowned traditional folk bands gives its first concert<br />
at Bourgie Hall. The group’s vocal harmonies,<br />
exciting rhythms, and technical virtuosity create<br />
a lively atmosphere and a hearty evening inspired<br />
by Quebec's musical heritage. Immerse yourself<br />
in the unforgettable stories that unfold in these<br />
songs, delivered by exceptional musicians.<br />
Jean-François Bélanger © Pedro Ruiz, Yann Falquet © Catherine Aboumrad, Elisabeth Giroux © Amélie Fortin, Bernard Ouellette © Guillaume Morin<br />
Avi Avital and Omer Avital<br />
Avital meets Avital<br />
Saturday, April 6 –– 8 p.m.<br />
Avi Avital, mandolin<br />
Omer Avital, double bass and oud<br />
Yonathan Avishai, piano<br />
Itamar Doari, percussion<br />
A classical mandolinist and a jazz double bassist<br />
unite in a musical encounter where modernity<br />
meets tradition. At the crossroads between the<br />
Western classical tradition, Moroccan rhythms,<br />
Eastern harmonies, and free jazz improvisation,<br />
Avi Avital and Omer Avital – who are not related!<br />
– engage in a rhythmically charged and inspired<br />
musical conversation.<br />
•• Rate 1: $59 VIPs $50.50<br />
“One of the most<br />
unique encounters<br />
in Classical music!”<br />
– France Musique<br />
The Bridge of Leonardo da Vinci<br />
Saturday, April 13 –– 8 p.m.<br />
CONSTANTINOPLE<br />
Marco Beasley, tenor<br />
Kiya Tabassian, setar, voice, and direction<br />
In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci drafted the plans for<br />
what would have been the largest bridge in<br />
Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn and thus<br />
connecting East and West. This concert gives<br />
musical expression to an architectural project<br />
which, unfortunately, never saw the light of day.<br />
Drawn from 16th- and 17th-century manuscripts<br />
from Constantinople and Venice, these works<br />
transport audiences to the imaginary and<br />
adventurous world of Leonardo da Vinci,<br />
500 years after his death.<br />
Presented in collaboration with Constantinople<br />
•• Rate 3: $39 • VIPs $33.50<br />
Marco Beasley © Dries Luyten<br />
Kiya Tabassian<br />
•• Rate 4: $31 VIPs $26.75
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