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Solo Piano
Polyvalente de Lac-Mégantic, 3409, rue Laval, Lac-Mégantic (Salle Montignac)
Music of Bach, Schumann, Beethoven and Spiroff (World Premiere)
General admission 25$
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Sentier du littoral (à la pointe de la rivière Rimouski près de La Macrée)
Let yourself be transported into the world of birds! You know the birds here, but do you know their habits? their lifestyles? our impact on their environments and their daily lives? With great classical music by the young pianist Jules-Alex Banville and the words of an experienced ornithologist, this concert will satisfy your curiosity and that of all your brood.
Free admission
Rencontre improbable
Le Camillois, 157, rue Miquelon, Saint-Camille
Our annual meeting with the piano repertoire features this year the rising star Chloé Dumoulin, pianist, accompanied by our musician in residence for the summer period, Ernesto Insam, cellist, conductor and founder of the Orchestre sous influence (France).
General admission 33$
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Espace Culturel Cookshire-Eaton
Apéro-concert Quintette De Vito
Parc des Braves, 85, avenue du Parc, Cookshire-Eaton (Trinity United Church in the event of rain)
Formed in 2018 as part of the Apéros Concert Series, the members of this quintet take advantage of the annual visit of Robin Doyon (now Solo Trumpet at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) to come together and offer a unique and festive concert. Named in memory of Albert De Vito, a great brass teacher who taught at the Université de Montréal and died in 2011, the De Vito quintet is our most popular Apéro-concert year after year.
Free
Stick & Bow – Marimba & Cello
Centre musical CAMMAC Music Centre, 85, Chemin CAMMAC, Harrington
Both classically trained, Canadian Krystina Marcoux and Argentine Juan Sebastian Delgado join forces to present a wide range of musical styles, from rock to gypsy jazz, baroque to tango. Their eclectic repertoire features original arrangements of some of the most celebrated works in history – the powerful combination of cello & marimba transforms the listening experience of these familiar works in refreshing and unexpected ways. Stick&Bow is firmly committed to the music of today, commissioning daring yet accessible works from composers such as Luis Naon, Camille Pépin, Luna Pearl Woolf, Jason Noble, Marcelo Nisinman, Jean-Pierre Drouet and others.
“The trailblazing Montreal duo that plays everything from Bach to Radiohead… boldly going where no cello and marimba have gone before.” The Intro, CBC Music
General admission concert and brunch 50$ | Seniors and students 40$ | Children 12 years and under 30$
A Musical Celebration for Voices and Instruments
La Cène du Lac, 20, rue Saint-Jacques, Beaulac-Garthby
Goss, Tedesco, Domeniconi, Dowland, Debussy and Schubert music.
General admission 20$
Music in Time & Space
Parc du Lac Aylmer, 505, Chemin du Domaine Aylmer, Stratford
Musicians, singers and Claude Laflamme, guitar. Music of Albeniz, Lennon/McCartney, LaFlamme, Domeniconi, Goss Dowland, Massenet and Bach.
General admission 20$
Les artistes du studio vocal
Maison du Granit, 301, route du Morne, Lac-Drolet
Free
Explorations
Église Saint-Alphonse de Stornoway 505, Route 108, Stornoway
Musicians and singers and Claude Laflamme, guitar. Piazzolla, Debussy, Bach, Albeniz, LaFlamme and Hope music.
General admission 20$
Oratorios and Sacred Works for Organ, Voices and Cello
Église Sainte-Agnès, 4872, rue Laval, Lac-Mégantic
Artists from the studio vocal d’opéra, Noby Ishida and Maureen Hynes, cello. Handel, Gounod, Schubert, Franck and Boccherini music.
General admission 20$
Envol musical au 5 à l’Angélus
Place du 6 mai 1950
With Concerts aux Îles du Bic, let yourself be transported into the world of birds! You know the birds here, but do you know their habits? their lifestyles? our impact on their environments and their daily lives? With great classical music by the young pianist Jules-Alex Banville and the words of an experienced ornithologist, this concert will satisfy your curiosity and that of all your brood.
Free admission
Concert des enfants
Centre sportif de Lac-Mégantic, 5400, rue Papineau, Lac-Mégantic
Free
Quatuor Andara
Église de Sainte-Pétronille, 27 Chemin de l’Église, Sainte-Pétronille, Île d’Orléans
The string quartet is perhaps the most emblematic formation of chamber music and this year we welcome the Quatuor Andara, composed of young musicians who honor this repertoire in an exceptional way. Their concerts, as well as their albums, have conquered the general public and informed music lovers. They present the program «De mille feux» around one of the great masterpieces of Mendelssohn, his 6th String Quartet in F minor.
General admission 45$
An Afternoon of Music
Parc du Grand Lac Saint-François, 158, Chemin J-Cyrille Bureau, Lambton
Free
Night at the Opera
Église St-Vital, 209, rue Principale, Lambton
Arias and opera ensembles; presented by the young artists of the opera studio of the festival Songe d’été en musique.
General admission 20$
Recorder, strings and more
Maison du Granit, 301, route du Morne, Lac-Drolet
Tedesco, Hope, Dowland, Granados and Bach music.
Free
Let’s celebrate French music
Église St-Vital, 209, Principale Street, Lambton
Canadian composers, traditional songs and pieces written by Quebec poets.
General admission 20$
Un air de vacances
Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Désir, 300 rue de la Rivière, Les Bergeronnes
Ernesto Insam, cello and Chloé Dumoulin, piano.
General admission 20$ | 15$ Member of L’Odyssée artistique or student
Un fleuve sans fin
Église Sainte-Cécile du Bic, 88 avenue de l’Église
The Concerts aux Îles du Bic marks the beginning of its 23rd season with the return of the extraordinary David Jalbert for an opening concert in the late afternoon. Sergei Prokofiev’s sumptuous Sonata for cello and piano and the rarely heard Suite for piano left hand and strings by Erich Korngold surrounding a solo piano creation by Ontario composer Frank Horvat. During his trip along the river and at the festival last summer, the composer was inspired by our iconic Saint-Laurent River to write this work, which will be performed in its premiere. A flagship concert of the festival!
An elegant and warm virtuoso with an eclectic repertoire, David Jalbert has carved out a place for himself among the pianists of his generation. Named by the CBC as one of the 15 best Canadian pianists of all time, he regularly performs with orchestra or recital around the world.
General admission 45$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
Pallade Musica – French Baroque Music
Centre musical CAMMAC Music Centre, 85, Chemin CAMMAC, Harrington
Pallade Musica (Music of Athena) brings together some of the finest musicians on the Montreal Baroque scene. Co-directed by Tanya LaPerrière, violin, and Vincent Lauzer, recorder, the ensemble stands out for its expressive and elegant interpretations, which are grounded in research and exploration. Critics praise them for their “spectacular virtuosity” (Tom Strini Blog) and “formidable sense of ensemble” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). In addition to its annual Montreal season, the ensemble has toured extensively in the U.S., Colombia and Canada. Its members perform regularly with internationally renowned early music ensembles, while pursuing careers as soloists and teachers. Since its creation, the ensemble has won a number prestigious prizes, first in New York and then in Utrecht, Holland, and has been nominated for several Opus awards for its recordings on the ATMA label, as well as for its Montreal concerts.
General admission concert and brunch 50$ | Seniors and students 40$ | Children 12 years and under 30$
Final Concert
Église de Saint-Romain, 327, rue de l’Église, Saint-Romain
Closing concert with the musicians and singers of the Festival. Music for voice and instruments, with lute and guitars.
General admission 20$
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Concert Jeune Public : Biscuits, tempêtes et mélodies
Galerie d’art Cookshire-Eaton, 125, rue Principale ouest, Cookshire-Eaton
Aurélie Fortin, actress, Étienne Béland, actor, Juliette Duguay-Patenaude, harp, Julie Daoust, texts and direction, Gilles Gougeon, music and Valérie Milot, artistic director.
In collaboration with Valérie Milot and Production Anémone 47, the concert Jeune public, Biscuits, tempêtes et mélodies is an ode to the imagination that allows the public, children and adults, to let themselves be carried away by music.
Simone is bored; her mother has confiscated her tablet. She is really not happy! But suddenly, the sounds that come from her window seem to come to life. Thanks to his overflowing imagination, musical worlds inspired by delicious biscuits, breathtaking storms and heavenly melodies will unfold before his eyes and in his ears!
Discover the world of Simone for an afternoon.
Free
Envol musical à Saint-Simon
Rest Area of Saint-Simon-sur-Mer
Let yourself be transported into the world of birds! You know the birds here, but do you know their habits? their lifestyles? our impact on their environments and their daily lives? With great classical music by the young pianist Jules-Alex Banville and the words of an experienced ornithologist, this concert will satisfy your curiosity and that of all your brood.
Free admission
Vagues et ombres
Spect’Art Rimouski (Salle Desjardins-Telus), 25, rue Saint-Germain ouest
A poetic and committed show, Vagues et ombres presents original arrangements of pieces by Claude Debussy (including the iconic La Mer), the play Contact by Luna Pearl Woolf, a sound evocation of the underwater world of belugas in the estuary of the Saint-Lawrence RiverLaurent, and Sea Change by Tom Morrison who expresses anxiety about the climate crisis. All wrapped in a delicate shadow decor designed by Mere Phantoms. The program’s album was a Juno Award finalist in 2023.
The nine musicians of collectif9 perform, with the power of an orchestra and the agility of a chamber music ensemble, classical music through an innovative approach offering great evocative power to the audience. This multidisciplinary project with Chinese shadows will once again celebrate our special relationship with the St. Lawrence River.
General admission 40$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
Master Class with David Jalbert
Conservatoire de musique de Rimouski, 22, Ste-Marie Street
With this master class open to the public, up-and-coming young pianists from the region are invited to perfect themselves with an elegant and warm virtuoso named by CBC as one of the 15 best Canadian pianists of all time. A unique opportunity! Attend this event and discover the secrets of mastering the instrument.
Free admission
Envol musical à Saint-Fabien
Chapelle de Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer, 50 Chemin de la Mer ouest
Let yourself be transported into the world of birds! You know the birds here, but do you know their habits? their lifestyles? our impact on their environments and their daily lives? With great classical music by the young pianist Jules-Alex Banville and the words of an experienced ornithologist, this concert will satisfy your curiosity and that of all your brood.
Free admission
Mains fines, coeurs forts; music for piano and strings
Église Sainte-Cécile du Bic, 88 avenue de l’Église
Mains fines, cœurs forts is a splendid trio concert bringing together artists in residence around romantic composers Clara Schumann and sisters Boulanger, with Ravel and Debussy not too far! Violinist Daphné Bourbonnais, newly appointed concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de l’Estuaire, joins pianist Michel-Alexandre Broekaert and cellist Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy for this virtuoso celebration.
General admission 40$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
Les perles du baroque
Église Sainte-Cécile du Bic, 88 avenue de l’Église
Come and discover remarkable composers and women in the company of a quartet of dazzling young women: the pure soprano Ariadne Lih, Anne Thivierge on the baroque flute, Mylène Bélanger on the harpsichord and Andrea Stewart on the cello. They will transmit to us the great richness and expressiveness of another era through the compositions of Elisabeth Jacquet of La Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, and others. Not to be missed!
General admission 40$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
Envol musical à Rimouski
Sentier du littoral (à la pointe de la rivière Rimouski près de La Macrée)
Let yourself be transported into the world of birds! You know the birds here, but do you know their habits? their lifestyles? our impact on their environments and their daily lives? With great classical music by the young pianist Jules-Alex Banville and the words of an experienced ornithologist, this concert will satisfy your curiosity and that of all your brood.
Free admission
Esquisses nocturnes
Conservatoire de musique de Rimouski (Salle Jack-Herbert), 22, Ste-Marie Street
An ephemeral ensemble of seven musicians in residence will perform the striking work of Claude Vivier. Then, the percussion duo T.J.J.H. takes us on the Rebord Project where their compositions using prepared vibraphones explore minimalist terrains, between precision and shift.
Tom Jacques and Jonathan Huard, percussion • Philippe Gagné, piano • David Thies-Thompson, viola • Julie Trudeau, cello • Thibault Berthin-Maghit, double bass • Dan Tremblay, trumpet
General admission 30$ | Enfants 12 years and less 15$
Hommage à Gabriel Fauré
Église Sainte-Cécile du Bic, 88 avenue de l’Église
Hommage à Gabriel Fauré will end the festival with a lyrical and musical tribute marking the centenary of the death of Gabriel Fauré. With the sublime voice of soprano Sophie Naubert and four exceptional musicians: pianist Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, violinist Julie Triquet, violist David Thies-Thompson and cellist Julie Trudeau.
Sophie Naubert is a young coloratura lyrical soprano with great agility and flexibility in her voice. She made her debut in 2021 as a soloist with the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Cottbus Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin and Arion Baroque Orchestra in Montreal. She participated in the recording of Massenet’s complete melodies for classical ATMA. For the 2022-23 season, she was artist in residence at the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal.
General admission 45$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
Les Amis, la musique, la mer
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Murailles, 38 Chemin de la Mer ouest
Concerts aux Îles du Bic is pleased to welcome an «all-star» string trio: Julie Triquet on violin, David Thies-Thompson on viola and Julie Trudeau on cello. They will amaze you with their brilliance, their passion and their complicity. Through works by Mozart, Francaix and Enesco, they will also present the famous duo of Maurice Ravel and the magnificent Serenade of Ernst von Dohnányi. An intimate concert to enjoy, then to improve with a walk on the river in Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer.
General admission 45$ | Children 12 years and less 15$
“Consolations” with Antoine Malette-Chénier, harpist
Espace culturel Saint-Gilles, 562, Rte des Outaouais
Creative and innovative harpist, Antoine Malette-Chénier plays a repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque, on period instruments, to contemporary music. Solo harpist with the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières and sought-after musician for his versatility, he has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and continuist with several ensembles in Canada and abroad, including the Orchestre Métropolitain, Les Voix humaines and Les Violons du Roy. Antoine is the recipient of the 2014 Michael Measures Award from the Canada Council for the Arts and a 1st Prize at the 2013 OSM Standard Life Competition. Winner of many concerto competitions, he has performed as soloist with orchestra in Canada, the United States, France and Hungary. A graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Trois-Rivières, the Université de Montréal, McGill University and the Yale School of Music, Antoine also holds a master’s degree in historical harps from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon.
General admission $34,49 | ECSG or FADOQ members $31,04 | Students $17,25
Kudriakova-Shatalkin Duo
Centre musical CAMMAC Music Centre, 85, Chemin CAMMAC, Harrington
Experience the essence of the Romantic period, brought to life by the award-winning Ukrainian-Russian Kudriakova-Shatalkin Piano Duo.
Ukrainian pianist Olga Kudriakova is a laureate of several international competitions, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory and a postgraduate student of Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She has performed both as a solo pianist and as a chamber musician across Europe, and has taken part in international festivals as a performer and teacher.
Laureate of several international competitions including the 2013 Vienna International Piano Competition, Maxim Shatalkin graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He has taken part in various music festivals around the world, including the Julitafestival (Sweden), and the Banff Summer Music Festival (Canada). He currently performs as a member of the Fibonacci Music Trio.
Together, the couple co-founded the the Ars Nova School of Arts and Music in Moscow in 2017. They have performed as a duo across Russia, Europe and America, and have been awarded prestigious prizes including the 2015 International Competition Pietro Argento in Italy and the 2016 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition in Boston. The couple fled Moscow a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Settling in Montreal, they have quickly become involved in the local music community, teaching piano to young Ukrainian refugees and offering concert performances at venues like the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur.
General admission concert and brunch 50$ | Seniors and students 40$ | Children 12 years and under 30$
Splendeurs de Venise et Rome
Église Saint-Dominique, 175 Grande-Allée ouest, Québec
The artists of L’Harmonie des saisons will perform some of the first sacred music composed in Baroque Italy at the beginning of the 17th century.
The two composers on the programme have held some of the most prestigious positions in all of Europe: Gabrieli at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice and Carissimi at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. Both were among the most famous of their time and, thanks to the fame of their works and the influence they exerted on both their students and contemporaries, they have turned the course of Baroque music around Europe upside down.
Among the works presented are some of the most famous Symphonia Sacrae (Sacred Symphonies) by Gabrieli, as well as two of the first Oratorios (Sacred Stories) never composed, the masterpieces of Carissimi: Jephte (Historia de Jepthe) and Balthazar (Historia de Balthazar).
General admission $45,99
Splendeurs de Venise et Rome
Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, 1 rue Principale, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
The artists of L’Harmonie des saisons will perform some of the first sacred music composed in Baroque Italy at the beginning of the 17th century.
The two composers on the programme have held some of the most prestigious positions in all of Europe: Gabrieli at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice and Carissimi at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. Both were among the most famous of their time and, thanks to the fame of their works and the influence they exerted on both their students and contemporaries, they have turned the course of Baroque music around Europe upside down.
Among the works presented are some of the most famous Symphonia Sacrae (Sacred Symphonies) by Gabrieli, as well as two of the first Oratorios (Sacred Stories) never composed, the masterpieces of Carissimi: Jephte (Historia de Jepthe) and Balthazar (Historia de Balthazar).
General admission 45,99$
Quasar
Centre de découverte du milieu marin, 41 rue des Pilotes, Les Escoumins
Passionate about the music of its time, the Quasar saxophone quartet is dedicated to the creation and promotion of contemporary music. Instrumental music, electronics, improvisation, instrumental theatre, new lutheries; so many avenues to explore in all its richness the universe of sound in the 21st century.
General admission 20$ | 15$ Member of L’Odyssée artistique or student
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Apéro-concert Quintette 5ilience
Parc des Braves, 85, avenue du Parc, Cookshire-Eaton (Trinity United Church in the event of rain)
Composed of an oboe, a clarinet, a saxophone, a bass clarinet and a bassoon, 5ilience established itself as the first reed quintet in Quebec. It is by combining the timbral specificities of the instruments of this formation that the ensemble develops a palette of sounds as unique as versatile. Following in the footsteps of the very first reed quintet, the Calefax ensemble, born in 1985, 5ilience is dedicated to expanding the existing repertoire of the reed quintet through the development of new works by emerging and established composers, and undertakes to highlight the vast possibilities of his training by touching on several styles of music.
Free
Giri Kedaton – Balinese Music and Dance Ensemble
Centre musical CAMMAC Music Centre, 85, Chemin CAMMAC, Harrington
An invitation to discover new sonic horizons through the enthralling world of Balinese music and dance! The Giri Kedaton Balinese Music Ensemble, in residence at the Université de Montréal, is one of the few active gamelans in Canada. The gamelan is a percussion orchestra of gongs, metallophones and drums from the island of Bali, Indonesia. The spectacular beauty of the instruments, the sparkling timbre of their bronze tones, and the superb choreography make a Giri Kedaton performance a fascinating experience. Giri Kedaton brings together some twenty musicians who, in addition to their passion for Balinese music, are driven by the collective ideal that characterizes the spirit of the gamelan. The ensemble also includes three female dancers and one male dancer, all trained in Bali by the great masters.
The ensemble’s name, Giri Kedaton, is Balinese for “royal mountain”, or Mount-Royal, evoking a link between Bali and Montreal that is both tangible and timeless.
General admission concert and brunch 50$ | Seniors and students 40$ | Children 12 years and under 30$
Mehdi Ghazi
Église de Sainte-Pétronille, 27 Chemin de l’Église, Sainte-Pétronille, Île d’Orléans
One cannot imagine a more natural gift for his instrument than the Algerian-born pianist Mehdi Ghazi. Since his arrival in Canada in 2006, he has continued to fascinate with his virtuosity and sensitivity. In 2010, he was selected by the Glenn Gould Foundation as part of a tribute to the great Canadian pianist, leaving a very strong impression on nothing less than filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon. We will have the chance to hear it in a beautiful and colorful program with, among others, Liszt’s Transcendent Performance Studies and Ravel’s Mirrors.
General admission 45$
Le chant des lignées
Le Camillois, 157, rue Miquelon, Saint-Camille
The Scholastica ensemble, the only professional women’s ensemble in Canada dedicated to early music, and the singer and storyteller of Malian origin Djely Tapa, give us the immense gift of a passage to Saint-Camille with a major work: the Chant des lignées, program of music and songs honouring the Empire of Mali (13th to 14th centuries).
General admission 33$
Flö
Centre de découverte du milieu marin, 41 rue des Pilotes, Les Escoumins
Flö is a modern jazz quartet formed in Montreal in 2022 and composed of four emerging Quebec musicians. Guillaume Carpentier (tenor saxophone), Léonie Dubé (piano), Zachary Lalonde (drums) and Benjamin Lavoie-Doyon (bass). The collective offers catchy compositions with strong melodies and mixed influences. If the four musicians. s all have a traditional jazz background, they are not limited to it, flirting mainly with folk, rock and pop. Their music sometimes energetic, sometimes more introspective is characterized by their marriage of acoustic and electric sounds.
General admission 20$ | 15$ Member of L’Odyssée artistique or student
RDV Classiques-Tristan Longval-Gagné & Julien Gagné
Arquemuse, 151A, Saint-François est, Québec
Encounter and discovery
Hear two great Quebec musicians in a wonderful repertoire for solo piano. You will hear Bach, Chopin and Scriabine among others.
Tristan Longval-Gagné
The Sherbrooke pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné is appreciated as a recitalist, chamber musician and educator. Tristan was educated at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University with Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, and Anton Kuerti, before perfecting at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under Julian Martin. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the first prize of the OSM Standard Life competition, the Prix d’Europe, the Canadian Music Competition and the Tremplin International.
Julien Gagné
Student of Richard Raymond at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Julien Gagné, 20, has distinguished himself in several national and provincial competitions. In 2022, he stood out in many competitions: he obtained a first place at Cégeps en Concert, a place in the final at the Festival-Concours de Musique Classique in Sorel-Tracy, the grand prize among the 15-year-olds18 years in the Classival competition and a first place in the 18-year-old pianists in the Canadian Music Competition. He also performed with the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Sherbrooke in 2022 and with the Orchestre de l’Université de Sherbrooke in 2023.
General admission 30$
Bach
Chapelle St.Mark’s, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke
Nicolas-Alexandre Marcotte teaches organ at the Cégep de Sherbrooke. His first album, devoted to J. S. Bach, was acclaimed by critics. It presents a concert cleverly combining three works by Bach and two 20th century pieces (Leguay and Radulescu).
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
Tête-à-Tête aux chandelles… Jazz!
Le Camillois, 157, rue Miquelon, Saint-Camille
Our traditional candlelit Tête-à-tête with Bach is ready this year for the formidable pianist Guillaume Martineau! An intimate concert in an old-fashioned lit cabaret format, an event certified FOC (Manufacture of Camilloise origin). Without a doubt our most popular event every year!
General admission 33$
Ravel meets Gershwin
Holy Trinity Cathedral, 31 des Jardins Street
Rosemarie Duval-Laplante and Jean-Michel Dubé join forces with 4 hands to present Ravel and Gershwin: two continents, two cultures, two geniuses! Discover their worlds of impressionist colors and jazz rhythms in works written for 4 hands and arrangements with Ravelian sonorities. Travel from Paris to New York in the first half of the 20th century in the company of these mutually admired composers, who, coincidentally, died in the same year.
This concert features commentary to guide the listener through the music of Ravel (France) and Gershwin (USA). These explanations help us to understand their influences, their creative processes in the context of the times, and the impact of their works on each other. For example, Ravel incorporated jazz into his music, while Gershwin admired Ravel to the point of asking him for composition lessons. The works presented are written or arranged for 4-hand piano.
Guest artist: Samuel Blanchette-Gagnon, solo piano
General Admission : $31,75 | Students : $16,75 | Free for children under 12 years old
Roman Zavada – Forêt pour deux pianos
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
Roman Zavada sets up a real piano laboratory in the forest. Through the erosion of the seasons, the sounds metamorphose and inspire the essence of a new rich and atypical musical adventure. A link is woven between the past and the present, between nature and modernity. Using certain sampling technologies, Zavada reveals himself and plunges us directly into a fascinating universe, going back in time to the first cassette recordings of his childhood.
General admission 42$
Romantics to the present
Holy Trinity Cathedral, 31 des Jardins Street
Laurianne Houde, violin and Juan Gonzalo Jimenez Echeverri, piano
Guest: Rose Lebeau-Sabourin, soprano
Presentation: France Ducasse, writer
Works by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Brahms, Chopin, Vazaro and Turina
In collaboration with the poets of French America.
‘A musical programme that transcends temporal and emotional boundaries, highlighting the diversity and talent that enrich our sonic gaze. From the depths of romanticism to contemporary vibrations, an exploration and a musical path through works that have marked the world of music”.
The guest Rose Lebeau Sabourin will sing six melodies by Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelsshon. She has received several awards and distinctions, including the Concours d’Art Lyrique de la Relève Musicale, the NATS Student Auditions and the Kiwanis Music Festival in Ottawa. Finally, she is a scholarship holder of the Académie du domaine Forget de Charlevoix at the 2024 National Capital Music Competition.
General Admission : $31,75 | Students : $16,75 | Free for children under 12 years old
Paris
Église Saint-Louis-de-France, 166, avenue Saint-Jean est, East Angus
The organist, musical journalist and doctoral student in history Emmanuel Bernier honors famous Parisian organists-composers of the 19th and 20th centuries with pieces by Gigout, Guilmant, Vierne and Widor.
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
Alex- Nevsky – De la beauté même l’impossible fleurit
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
Beauty is music to see better. A call to contemplation. A sincere intention to reconnect with all living things. In this show, we tried to offer you a break, gently and simply. I also revisit some of my favorite songs, accompanied by a quartet (French horn, flute, viola and cello). This desire for instrumental music has existed in me for a long time and living it with you is an immense privilege.
General admission 40$
RDV Classiques – Emmanuel Laforest
Arquemuse, 151A, Saint-François est, Québec
Around the Russian music
Come and discover Rachmaninoff and Prokofieff with the young pianist and rising star Emmanuel Laforest.
Emmanuel has won several prizes, such as the Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition, the Conservatoire de Montréal Foundation Award for the best pianist aged 25 and under, as well as the first prize in the Conservatoire de Montréal concerto competition, the grand prize of the Capital Music Competition (Quebec), solo AND concerto component, the grand prize of the Valleyfield Classival Competition, the second grand prize at the Auguste Descarries Piano Competition, the 2nd grand prize in the Sherbrooke competition and the second grand prize in the Sorel competition.
General admission 30$
Noël
Basilique-cathédrale St-Michel, 130 rue de la Cathédrale, Sherbrooke
The magic of Christmas takes place with the crystalline voices of the children of the primary school with musical concentration of the Sacred Heart and three renowned musicians from the Eastern Townships.
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
Quatuor Cobalt – Célébrons Hollywood
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
The Quatuor Cobalt presents a new program mixing music from cult films and themes of musicals. Ranging from black and white to colours and pantomime to major Hollywood productions, let yourself be enveloped by the sound images of mythical themes revisited for string quartet. Between passion, nostalgia, wonder and imaginary journey, let yourself be charmed by the discovery of a vibrant sound universe where music will make you relive the most beautiful moments of cinema. Chills guaranteed!
General admission 42$
Puisque tout passe
Holy Trinity Cathedral, 31 des Jardins Street
Meslanges, a capella quartet
Renaissance and 20th century music
Guest: Evan Shi, violin
Works by Lassus, Costeley, Goudumel, Jannequin, Hindemith, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Poulenc, et al.
An assortment of polyphonic a cappella songs from the Renaissance and the 20th century on the theme of nature set to music by the great French poets.
To accompany France in song, guest Evan Shi will perform a Leclair Violin Sonata.
General Admission : $31,75 | Students : $16,75 | Free for children under 12 years old
Claude Debussy: Images oubliées
Centre d’art de Richmond, 1010, Principale Street North
Reinvented for cello and piano by two renowned artists, these Images oubliées paint a timeless portrait of this musical legend. By the combination of these two instruments, the atmospheres evoked in these pieces are thus more defined. By transforming the «solo» aspect of these works into a conception for two instruments in dialogue, Debussy’s language of sounds resounds differently, sometimes more intimate, sometimes more grandiose, but always with the intention of creating a striking link with the public. The evocative power of these compositions is therefore inevitably altered, since they now tell their story but also that of the two musicians who transmit them.
Through this singular and thematic concert, cellist Stéphane Tétreault and pianist Olivier Hébert-Bouchard offer a musical retrospective on the life of Claude Debussy!
General admission $35
Carême grégorien
Basilique-cathédrale St-Michel
Let’s live Lent in music: bewitching plains-chants with the Sherbrooke Gregorian Choir and new organ pieces by Marc O’Reilly. On the organ, Chantal Boulanger
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
Viktor Lazarov – Le grand piano du 18e siècle à nos jours
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
Discover the great works for piano from J.S. Bach and D. Scarlatti, through L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, F. Chopin, to the young Quebec composer prodigy, Léo Purich. A musical epic that will take you on both sides of the Atlantic accompanied by the most beautiful pianistic sounds!
General admission 42$
RDV Classiques – Hugo Laporte & Jean-François Mailloux
Arquemuse, 151A, Saint-François est, Québec
The Love of the Poet
Concert to discover the formation Chant et Piano with among others the magnificent cycle of Schumann: Dichterliebe.
Hugo Laporte
Baritone Hugo Laporte has won several competitions, including the Belvedere Competition in Austria and the OSM Competition in Canada. With more than 25 leading roles to his credit, he stands out in roles such as Figaro (The Barber of Seville), Marcello (La Bohème), and Escamillo (Carmen). He regularly collaborates with major Quebec operas, orchestras, ensembles and festivals. Internationally, he has performed in France, Italy, Germany, Russia, China and Belarus.
On record, it can be heard in the Intégrale des mélodies pour voix et piano by Jules Massenet (ATMA Classique, 2022)
Jean-François Mailloux
Jean-François Mailloux holds a BA in Piano Performance and three Masters in Interpretation from the Faculty of Music at Université Laval (solo piano, piano accompaniment and classical singing), and is a collaborative pianist for singing classes, strings, brass and is a singing conductor for the Opera Stage Acting class at the FaMUL. He also works on multiple lyric projects with his accomplice Jean-Philippe Lavoie, with whom he has directed Productions Cont’opéra since September 2023, an organization whose mission is to introduce opera in a playful way through creations.
General admission 30$
Leipzig
Chapelle St.Mark’s, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke
Organist Raymond Perrin, a recently retired professor at the Conservatoire de Trois-Rivières and Conservatoire de Montréal and the Université de Montréal, celebrates Bach and Mendelssohn, two musicians who have marked the musical life of Leipzig.
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
RDV Classiques – Stephan Sylvestre
Arquemuse, 151A, Saint-François est, Québec
From Romanticism to Impressionism
Come and experience a great musical moment with Stephan Sylvestre! You will have the immense pleasure of hearing Schumann’s Fantasy.
Acclaimed for his magical sound and his constant desire to go to the heart of the work (Le Droit, Ottawa), for his absolute control of the keyboard and a natural passion reminiscent of that of Artur Rubinstein (La Presse), Stéphan Sylvestre is one of the most important Canadian pianists of the new generation. Recipient of the prestigious Prix d’Europe, he leads an active career as a soloist, chamber musician and educator and has performed in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, South America and Asia, in the most famous halls such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Place des Arts and the National Arts Centre. He has collaborated with many world-renowned musicians and has been compared to Murray Perahia (WholeNote) for his recording of the late full work for solo piano by composer Johannes Brahms.
General admission 30$
Succès
Église Plymouth-Trinity, 380. rue Dufferin, Sherbrooke
Two graduates of the music department of the Université de Sherbrooke perform sublime hits that we never tire of listening to, like Panis angelicus and Ave Maria says of Caccini.
General Admission 20$ | Student 10$
Charles Gagnon encounters Bach and Mozart
Holy Trinity Cathedral, 31 des Jardins Street
With Brett Molzan, violin 1; Catherine Mailloux, violin 2, William Foy, viola; Simon Desbiens, cello; Nathalie Tremblay, piano
Guest: Arthur McNabney, pianist
Presentation: Louise Pelland, multidisciplinary artist
Works by Bach, Mozart and a quintet creation by Charles Gagnon.
In collaboration with the Conservatoire de musique de Québec
An initiatory encounter. Bach, Mozart! And Charles Gagnon among us. A Bach Concerto under the direction of violinist Brett Molzan, a string quartet by Mozart and a creation inspired by these two great composers.
General Admission : $31,75 | Students : $16,75 | Free for children under 12 years old
Christopher Hall & Le quatuor comique
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
Accompanied by a string quartet, comedian and clarinetist Christopher Hall fills you with beautiful music while making you laugh from time to time! This irresistible and warm group of musicians promises to fill your ears. Between the plays, Christopher Hall plays stand-up comedy and teases musicians at any time, to remind the general public that classical music is within everyone’s reach! The programme includes works by Mozart, Brahms and Weber.
General admission 42$
RDV Classiques – André Laplante
Arquemuse, 151A, Saint-François est, Québec
The Great Romantics
This concert will be a historic moment with André Laplante and his wonderful interpretation of Liszt’s sonata in so minor!
Quebec pianist André Laplante is rightly considered one of today’s great romantic virtuosos. In the wake of his silver medal at the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, he performed on stages around the world with the most renowned orchestras. As a guest soloist, he has toured extensively in Europe and across North America. André Laplante has several albums to his credit, devoted in particular to the music of Ravel (nomination, Juno Award, 1992), Liszt (Félix Prize, 1995), Brahms (Félix Prize, 1996) and Rachmaninov. More recently, he recorded a masterful performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec.
General admission 30$
Buzz Cuivre – Les planètes de Holst
Le Vitrail, 1254 rue Ste-Marthe, Thetford Mines
The musicians of Buzz Brass and the organist Maria Budacova illustrate their interpretation of the Planets with a projection of breathtaking images around the seven planets evoked by the sublime work of Gustav Holst. This immersive show explores the confines of the universe through seven fascinating music videos. The symbiosis between music and images is enriched by the narration of a surprise guest!
General admission 42$
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