The Department of Music at Bishop’s University presents Musique Chez Nous, a student-run concert series designed to appeal to all tastes, featuring the talents of local musicians, visiting artists, and the University’s own music faculty.
Home of the Music Department Musique chez nous concert series, Bandeen Hall, a 160-seat concert venue built in 1898 with exceptional acoustics, 12 spacious, , well-lit and fully equipped practice rooms, 18 station computer labs complete with midi keyboards, Finale and the Creative Cloud. Music students are granted access to a two world-class 7-foot Hamburg Steinway pianos, a 7-foot American Steinway, and a 22-stop Karl Wilhelm pipe organ, as well as the professional quality Purple Records recording studio.
PROGRAMMING
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Salle Bandeen – Musique chez nous
Ensemble – Philippe Dunnigan
Salle Bandeen, Bishop’s University
Renowned violinist Philippe Dunnigan is joined by Bishop’s own Fannie Gaudette (piano/voice) for any evening of original songs and compositions for piano. They will be joined by Camille Paquette-Roy (cello) and Olivier Hébert (double bass).
$20
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Avalon Motel – The Reunion Concert
Salle Bandeen, Bishop’s University
Bishop’s own Jon Gearey (guitar) and Louise Thibault-Gearey (vocals) are joined by saxophonist Frank Lozano and drummer Simon Bergeron for an evening of jazz standards and original compositions.
$20 | Tickets on sale at the venue
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Duo MacDonald-Picard
Bandeen Hall, Bishop’s University
Retired music faculty member Andrew P. MacDonald is joined by pianist Carmen Picard for an evening of transcriptions and original compositions by Bach, Schumann, Gershwin and MacDonald.
$20 | Tickets on sale at the venue
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Quartet Vatra
Bandeen Hall, Bishop’s University
Eva Lesage Sokolović (violin), Marion Portelance (cello), Sebastian Gonzalez Mora (viola) & Chloé Dumoulin (piano)
Quartet Vatra, the gold medal winners of the 2022 Festival Concours Musique de Sherbrooke, return to the stage to offer a wonderful program of chamber music.
General Admission: $20
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