Following in the tradition of the great choirs whose origins date back to the sixth century in Europe, the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal choir was founded in 1956 by Father Léandre Brault, CSC. From the beginning, its mission has been to enrich the religious services of Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal through sacred singing. […]
Marie, Nathan, and Ryan formed Les Barocudas while studying at McGill University. Eager to combine wit and creativity with their highcaliber performance skills, they bring a signature freshness to the Baroque repertoire—presented in sold-out concert halls as well as online in the form of music videos. Stay tuned: this young group will continue to surprise […]
Recognized for her absolute mastery of the Baroque repertoire, Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin also performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Mahler, and Britten, as well as twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary pieces, with equal success. Gauvin has sung with the world’s greatest symphony orchestras, including the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, […]
French Canadian mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne is acclaimed for the vocal agility and expressive power of her dark‑hued tone, focusing on the works of Berlioz, Mozart, and Rossini. A frequent guest artist at the worlds finest opera houses and symphonies, Ms. Boulianne’s collaborations have included conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kent Nagano, Charles Dutoit, Franz Welser-Möst, Sir John Eliot […]
Jean-Sébastien Vallée is a renowned Canadian-American conductor, scholar and pedagogue known for his expertise in vocal, choral, and orchestral repertoires. With a career spanning over several decades, Vallée has conducted numerous ensembles across North America, Europe and Asia, and has conducted and prepared choruses for some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including the Chicago, […]
“In perfect control of the whole orchestra, Rivest led the OSM (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal) to the most unbearable limits of silence and immobility (Mahler, 9th Symphony)” – Claude Gingras, La Presse, Montréal Quebec conductor Jean-François Rivest is renowned for his energy, his precise technique, his passionate style, and his great communication skills. He masters […]
Jean Saulnier leads an active career as a pianist and a pedagogue. His insight and flexibility have made him a highly sought-after collaborator, as can attest his extensive work with some of the most renowned Canadian and international musicians. A recipient of numerous prizes in national and international competitions—including the Prix d’Europe and the William […]
Jean Marchand has performed extensively in theatre, film, television and radio. Leading roles include Édouard in You will remember me (Centaur Theatre), Joseph Mashkan in Old wicked songs and Salieri in Amadeus (Segal Centre), Une musique inquiétante (Théâtre du Rideau Vert), Hamlet, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tiresias in Sophocles’s Antigone (Théâtre du Nouveau […]
For over 50 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing natural approach and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano playing” (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2015). Born in Canada, she began her piano studies with […]
Jane Archibald’s artistry is generating excitement across Europe and North America with engagements including Rosina in Geneva, Lucia in Berlin and Zurich, Zerbinetta and Konstanze at the Bavarian State Opera Munich, Zerbinetta, Cleopatra and Olympia at the Opéra National de Paris, Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) at La Scala Milan, Zerbinetta at the Baden-Baden Festival with Christian […]
