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Le Vaisseau d’Art

Ciné-concert et orgue : Chaplin and The Kid

Centre Saint-Romuald, 500, rue Saint-Hilaire

A vagabond taken by attachment to an orphan, a complicity beyond measure and a story as touching as it is funny. Don’t miss the first feature film by Chaplin, which will be brilliantly accompanied by improviser Guillaume Martineau at the Casavant organ of the Église Saint-Romuald. Chaplin’s first feature film is a chef-of silent works that tells the story of a vagabond who discovers a little orphan and the student, but who finds himself desperate when the orphanage comes to claim him. Chaplin directed, produced and acted in this 1921 film.

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Aramusique

Haendel’s Messiah

Théâtre Alphonse-Desjardins, 25 Allée de la Création

According to a tradition now well established for 8 years, it is the return of the biannual presentation of Haendel’s Messiah in Repentigny. This timeless work, composed only in 24 days by Georg Friedrich Haendel, has captivated the public and music lovers since its very first creation in April 1742 and continues to be played annually all over the world. This key work of the holiday season will be played on period instruments by l’Harmonie des saisons. You will therefore experience a magnificent performance that will transport you to the 18th century, with conductor Eric Milnes conducting musicians and singers directly from the harpsichord, as Handel did in his time! Don’t miss this unmissable event in Repentigny for the presentation of Messiah, a concert of a tour of five cities from Canada and the United States.

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La Cène du Lac

A Charlie Brown Christmas

La Cène du Lac, 20, rue Saint-Jacques

Les Chambristes du Grand Montréal and the Rozan Trio present A Charlie Brown Christmas, a magical event to celebrate the holiday season, with pieces from the album A Charlie Brown Christmas by the famous jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. This unique collaboration allows you to discover the sublime mix that combines the string quartet and jazz trio, with arrangements written by Karl A. Rozankovic.

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L’Harmonie des saisons

Handel’s Messiah

Haskell Opera House, 1 Church Street

Since its premiere in 1742, Handel’s Messiah has become an essential work of the holiday season, performed every year around the world.
Its powerful narrative of Christ’s birth, passion, and resurrection makes it far more than a simple Christmas concert — it is a musical meditation on the Christian mystery, carried by exalted choruses and a dramatic writing of great intensity. The final “Hallelujah”, a true moment of collective communion, continues to move audiences, reminding us of the universal power of this masterpiece that stands at the crossroads of the sacred and the celebratory.
For this anniversary season, we are honored to launch the ensemble’s most ambitious tour ever — featuring no fewer than eight performances!

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L’Harmonie des saisons

Handel’s Messiah

Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, 1 rue Principale, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac

Since its premiere in 1742, Handel’s Messiah has become an essential work of the holiday season, performed every year around the world.
Its powerful narrative of Christ’s birth, passion, and resurrection makes it far more than a simple Christmas concert — it is a musical meditation on the Christian mystery, carried by exalted choruses and a dramatic writing of great intensity. The final “Hallelujah”, a true moment of collective communion, continues to move audiences, reminding us of the universal power of this masterpiece that stands at the crossroads of the sacred and the celebratory.
For this anniversary season, we are honored to launch the ensemble’s most ambitious tour ever — featuring no fewer than eight performances!

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Aramusique

Bolling et un Noël jazzé

Théâtre Alphonse-Desjardins, 25 Allée de la Création

For this second concert in tribute to the French pianist and composer Claude Bolling, flutist Nadia Labrie is accompanied by John Roney on piano, Sébastien Pellerin on double bass and Bernard Riche on drums to perform the Suite no 2 for Flûte et Trio piano jazz. This piece was created almost 10 years after the Suite no 1, composed in 1973, thus completing the work of mixing jazz music and classical music by Claude Bolling. Also on the program, magnificent Christmas pieces!