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8 NOTES » News in brief 10 Spotlight on Faust 11 The Montreal International Music Competition 12 40 years for the St. Lawrence Choir denis Concerto Della Donna 13 Northern Exposure 14 A 14th for Chants Libres BROTT REVIEWS 15 4 20 Guide to international festivals SOUNDS 24 JAZZ SECTION » Ellwood Epps 27 REGIONAL CALENDAR like 29 CONCERT PREVIEWS 36 DISCOVERY CD » SPRING Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé

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ON THE COVER

“... [being a musician] encom- passes life experiences [...] it’s a wordless language. Music begins where words end.” - BROTT

by WAH KEUNG CHAN music as a way to get attention from his parents. After elementary school, he was home-schooled, studying with various tutors. He ELEBRATED CELLIST DENIS BROTT is looked forward to summer camp at Aspen, from age 12, as he en- riding high. Tourism Quebec recently awarded joyed playing with other musicians. his 17-year-old Montreal Chamber Music Festival After finishing high school, at 16, Brott studied for a year in Eu- C a grand prize in the medium budget category, in rope before doing his bachelor’s with Janos Starker at Indiana part thanks to a partnership with American Pub- University, which proved to be a horrible experience. lic Radio, which broadcasts the festival’s concerts to over 6 million It was his teacher, the famous Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky listeners. For Brott, the secret to his success is in the art of col- at the University of Southern California, who made Brott look at laboration that is at the heart of chamber music. being a musician as a calling. “He taught me that it encompasses From concerts at the chalet up on top of Mount Royal to down- life experiences and how it’s a wordless language. Music begins town at the St. James United Church and now to the beautiful St. where words end,” said Brott. George’s Church, the festival has been about creating music in his- As parents, Brott and his wife, Julie, made sure their three torical venues that add to the atmosphere of the musical experi- daughters and their son studied music until age 12, at which point ence. “People were initially skeptical about the sound, but we they were free to stop, and all four did. “I’m saddened we didn’t in- made it good with our stage setup, which costs about $30,000 a sist they retain some music even as amateurs, since there is no year,” he explained. greater joy than playing an instrument. It’s another language and “The idea behind the festival was to create a mini Marlboro Fes- it’s another emotional outlet,” said Brott. “Ironically, my daughter tival,” said Brott, “where I played for Casals, Serkin and Schneider. sits her four-month-old in my practice room and she is googly- I want to match young Canadian musicians with seasoned veterans.” eyed.” MUSIC BACKGROUND CAREER BROTT’S CAREER TOOK OFF DENIS BROTT WAS BORN into a family of musicians. His fa- with his second-prize win at the ther was the conductor and composer Alexander Brott, founder 1973 Munich International Cello Competition. In 1980, Brott of the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and his mother was the cellist joined the acclaimed Orford String Quartet, replacing Marcel Lotte Brott, who ran the orchestra. Music was the most important Saint-Cyr for an eight-year period that included the award-win- thing in the household. His older brother Boris was also a musi- ing recordings of Beethoven’s complete string quartets. “That was cal prodigy. one of my highlights,” said Brott. Growing up, Brott took on the cello and devoted himself to PHOTOS Alain Lefort PHOTOS

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CANADA COUNCIL ChristinePHOTO Bourgier MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BANK

IN THE EARLY 1980S, Brott found that his career activities ne- cessitated a better instrument, and he came up with the idea of the Canadian Council Musical Instrument Bank. “When I was in Los An- geles, I met up with Richard D. Colburn, a businessman and amateur musician. I had previously known his daughter as a fellow student at Aspen. He was an instrument collector and lent out his instruments to promising musicians, including myself,” said Brott. “I thought there should be something like this in Canada, but that would be open to all 2012 MONTREAL musicians. I wrote to over 30 chief executives in Canada in the early CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 1980s, and got polite rejections, except from William Turner of Con- solidated Bathurst. I met him in Montreal on a Saturday morning in The 2012 edition of the Montreal Chamber 1983, and on top of his turntable was a Beethoven LP, so I had a good feeling.” Music Festival runs from May 10 to June 2. “He sat on the board of the Royal Bank and was passionate about Opening the festival is soprano Isabel music,” said Brott. “I told him about my idea of raising funds and get- ting the Canada Council to administer the loan.” Within two days, Bayrakdarian in recital, on May 10 and Turner raised $250,000 through his connections with CEOs of TD, again on May 12, in a program from her Royal Bank, Imperial Oil and Bombardier. Brott and Turner then met with Gilles Lefebvre, who was associate album Tango Notturno. American cellist director of the Canada Council, to set up the administration of the bank, Colin Carr takes on the Six Suites for Solo which was officially launched in 1985. In recognition of his own efforts, the first instrument purchased by the bank, a 1706 David Tecchler cello Cello by Bach over two nights, May 16 and that had previously belonged to the first cellist of the Philadelphia Or- 17. On the third week, the Pacifica Quartet chestra, was loaned to Brott for the duration of his career. To date, the Instrument Bank has 15 instruments, which are on loan to promising presents the entire set of the Shostakovich Canadian musicians through an intense blind competition every three String Quartets over four nights, May 22-25. years. The next competition takes place this September. Brott also remembers Colburn fondly for his funding of the Colburn The festival also features the Canadian pre- School in Los Angeles, which has the reputation of being the Juilliard miere of the James Ehnes Quartet in two of California. “It’s a great model because students get free tuition and live in dormitories on site, and the school is next door to Disney Hall, programs: Ravel on May 27 and Bartók on where music is made,” said Brott. “We should have had the same thing May 28. in Montreal, with the original design of the Conservatory next to the new Maison symphonique. It was a lost opportunity.”

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ON THE COVER PHOTO ChristinePHOTO Bourgier THIS SEASON, the Montreal Chamber Music Festival makes its move to St. George’s Church. PHOTO Jean Gagnon

series to New York. Next year’s festival will open with an exchange FESTIVAL FEVER with the Boston Chamber Music Society, and he hopes to create more exchanges with major music schools in Canada and the US. MEANWHILE, THINGS HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP at He would like to bring the idea of concerts in large private homes the Montreal Chamber Music Festival. In the last few years, the to Montreal. A summer resident of Saint-Sauveur, he plans to festival has moved out of the Brott’s home to a permanent office, bring chamber music to that resort area after the regular Saint- and taken on a season manager in Davis Joachim. Their annual Sauveur Arts Festival. Gala continues to be a great Talk of expanding the Festival fundraiser, netting $150,000 last year round is now tempered, as Brott year in combined ticket sales and doesn’t want to be in competition silent auction items. with other groups. In fact, he’s float- Part of this success is due to ing the idea of creating a chamber Brott’s ability to entice the business music alliance, similarly to the con- world to lend its support. “Chamber temporary music alliance Le Vivier, music is about team work, and the he has commissioned a study on how corporate world can relate to our groups can work together. pursuit of excellence in music mak- He is most excited when he talks ing,” he claims. “The festival is an about bringing to Canada the idea of example for corporations seeking to the New York String Orchestra Semi- match young talent with seasoned nar, a 10-day program that unites professionals. We’ve also been suc- CHAMBER MUSIC... AND ALL THAT JAZZ! high school and university students cessful in getting corporations to Also on at the MCMF, the TD Jazz Series caters to classical together in late December. “At the end commit to three-year terms.” music lovers wanting to put a swing in their step. Program- of the 10-day practice sessions, there Looking ahead, Brott is excited med with a chamber music sensibilty in mind, the four-concert is a concert,” said Brott. “You’ll hear about some new ideas. This year’s series features performers including pianist Eldar Djangirov’s what great playing is about.” LSM festival includes a masterclass by trio in their Montreal debut on May 11. For a taste of New Or- Colin Carr, on May 15, and Brott ex- leans, be sure to check out the venerable Preservation Hall www.festivalmontreal.org pects to make this a regular event. Jazz Band on May 18. He would like to expand his concert

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by LORENA JIMÉNEZ ALONSO, PULITZER GOES TO KEVIN PUTS Stravinsky. The Austrian conductor and cellist CRYSTAL CHAN & PHILIPPE is best known for his championing of the histor- Kevin Puts, a composer and Peabody Institute MICHAUD ically informed performance movement. CC faculty member from New York, has won the THE NAC IN IQALUIT Pulitzer Prize for music. He was awarded for UNIVERSAL LAUNCHES his first opera, Silent Night, which was pre- CLASSICAL MUSIC LABEL Thanks to a new broadband connection, miered by Minnesota Opera in November. The Nunavut’s Inuksuk High School will now have work is based on an Oscar-nominated 2005 Universal Music has created Mercury Classics, access to real-time video lessons recorded at French film, Joyeux Nöel. CC a new classical music division. According to the National Arts Centre’s Hexagon music stu- the managing director of the division, Alexan- dio. The program is part of the NAC’s Music der Buhr, “ Mercury Classics will be a home Alive initiative, which aims to improve youth for artists who are aware of classical music’s musical education while preserving and cele- great heritage and who are searching for their brating local cultures. The NAC hopes to es- own way of approaching it and extending the tablish strong links between its musicians and tradition for our time.” CC THE MENUHIN COMPETITION IN BEIJING The Central Conservatory of Music has invited the 2012 Menuhin Competition, founded in England in 1983, to Beijing. With a record number of 230 applicants from 28 countries all over the world, the Junior Division has been won by the 11-year-old Kevin Zhu from the USA – the youngest winner in the competi- tion’s history – and the Senior one by 18-year- old American Kenneth Arthur Renshaw. LJA

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HARNONCOURT RECEIVES RPS GOLD MEDAL Nikolaus Harnoncourt received the Royal Phil- harmonic Society’s Gold Medal on April 22. Pre- PHOTO Éric Plante vious winners include Brahms, Strauss, and

young students. CC ÉRIC CHAMPAGNE: OM’S NEW COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

The Montreal composer Éric Champagne is PHOTO Anne van Aerschot the new composer-in-residence with Or- chestre Métropolitain. The young musician was chosen for his keen artistic sense and un- ANNE TERESA DE common passion. He will premiere two cre- KEERMAEKER AT THE FTA ations for the OM during their 2012-2013 She’s one of the biggest contemporary dance PM PHOTO Henry J. Fair season. choreographers, and Anne Teresa de Keer- NMC’S NEW RADIO THE END OF THE maeker will present two of her most recent ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE TOKYO STRING QUARTET productions at this year’s Festival Trans - Amériques (May 24-June 9). Cesena and En The National Music Centre and Astral Radio The Tokyo String Quartet’s 2012-13 season will Atendant see dancers perform to Ars subtilior have named Toronto’s Kurt Swinghammer as be its last. Its first was in 1969, when the players music, the historical style prevalent in the their first radio artist-in-residence. Swing- came together at JuillIard. Since then, they have Middle Ages. Keermaeker explained the mu- hammer is a multidisciplinary artist who has recorded over 40 albums and won the Diaspon sical choice, saying that the style gave her “the composed music for film and television. His d’Or, a Gramophone Award, and seven Grammy feeling of returning home.” PM composition, “Turpentine Wind,” will be pre- nominations, among many other accolades. The TRANSLATION: CRYSTAL CHAN miered on May 19 at the National Music Cen- announcement came several months after the tre. It is a tribute to the Group of Seven painter two founding members, violinist Kikuei Ikeda and Tom Thompson and will also feature visuals violist Kazuhide Isomura, had revealed they by Swinghammer. CC would retire in 2013. CC

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editorial

ow do arts organizations keep themselves relevant in uncertain economic times? In the fall, we at La Scena Musicale begin our 17th year as an inde- pendent non-profit charitable arts media that does not receive any governmental operating Hgrants, so this is a problem we are confronting. The answer lies in continuing to do what we do best: looking out for the needs of our readers. With this in mind, we’ve decided to consol- idate our summer issues together into a blockbuster June-July issue containing our annual guide to all Canadian music and arts festivals. Our August-September issue appears on August 10 to help our read- ers plan for back-to-school activities and contains the Fall Arts Preview of what’s hot in the 2012-2013 arts season. Going forward, our re- tooling means that each issue will appear 3 to 7 days before the first of the month, a frequent request from our readers. With the rise in digital music, our innovative Discovery CD feature, in partnership with Espace 21 and available only to paying subscribers, will be changing. Beginning in October, the physical CD will be re- placed by a digital download, and this means more music. Instead of 10 CDs per year, we will offer a weekly download of complete record- ings, and focus on both Canadian and international artists. Our review section is also changing. With fewer printed pages avail- able, we will now be focusing our reviews on Canadian products, while beefing up our online presence with more reviews. Finally, as a leader in classical music information and news, in our June issue we are launching a new Industry column dedicated to in- terconnecting the arts community by highlighting new developments in music and arts organizations across Canada. If you have new ini- tiatives, programs and commissions, tour announcements and up- ´ dates, new appointments in artistic or administrative positions, competition and award winners and opportunities and additions to artist rosters, please email us at [email protected]. We are pleased that PR specialist Shira Gilbert will be taking charge of this column, which will also come in the form of a bi-weekly email newsletter. A dedicated team of staff and volunteers bring La Scena Musicale to you. We welcome more volunteers in writing, translation, distribu- tion, marketing and fundraising, etc., as well as donations. Our next fundraising activity is the sale of tickets to Opéra de Montréal’s up- coming production of Faust, as well as a Singing Telegram for Mother’s Day. See www.dons.lascena.org. The present May issue begins our coverage of music and arts festi- vals with our annual International Festival Guide. Spring festivals are highlighted with our cover feature on Denis Brott and the Montreal Chamber Music Festival.

Have a happy, musical spring!

WAH KEUNG CHAN, Founding editor

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OPERA FAUST

FATHER AND SON ON STAGE: Guy and Antoine Bélanger, as the Old and Young Faust. Spotlight on Faust

by JOSEPH K. SO ence is the appearance of the father and son most rewarding— roles in all of opera. It tenor duo, Guy and Antoine Bélanger, as the requires a sweet timbre, elegant phrasing, he quintessential grand opera, Old and Young Faust. To be sure, father-son dashing stage presence, a solid legato, long Gounod’s Faust enjoyed immense singers are quite common in the opera world. breath line, and an upper extension capable of popularity in the 19th and the first In Canada alone, we have Raoul and André a pianissimo high C. An ideal Marguerite T half of the 20th century. It was the Jobin, André and Richard Turp, Louis and should possess a pure, expressive lyric soprano opera that opened the Metropolitan Gino Quilico, and Victor and Russell Braun. for the Jewel Song and the Garden Scene, yet Opera in 1883. Today, Faust remains the Some have even appeared together on the have enough vocal heft for the dramatic de- eighth most frequently performed opera at same stage, for example, in a Canadian Opera nouement. Mephistopheles is one of the great- the Met, with over 730 performances before Company in 1988, Gino Quilico est bass roles, on par with Boris Godunov, the 2008 season. A check of www.operabase.com was Don Giovanni and his father Louis was Filippo in Don Carlo and the Three Villains in shows that from 2005-2010, Faust received a Leporello. Ten years ago, when I interviewed Hoffmann, among others. The role of Valentin, respectable 111 performances, good for 35th Russell Braun for an article in La though brief, is Gounod’s gift to the lyric bari- place in the popularity sweepstakes. While it Scena Musicale, he mentioned that he sang a tone; a good Valentin never fails to bring down pales in comparison with number of times with his father, Victor Braun: the house with “Avant de quitter ces lieux.” (451), La traviata (447) and (424), “I sang Pelléas with dad in Salzburg and he The discography of Faust is extraordinarily Faust beats some of the greats: Die Walküre sang my brother Golaud. It was an intense rich, although recordings have become less (110), Der Rosenkavalier (104), (102), and constructive period in our lives. My son frequent in recent years. Basses including the Tristan (102) and Don Carlos (99). Benjamin was born at that time, so this event likes of Marcel Journet, Boris Christoff, Ce- The popularity of Faust is easy to under- marked dad as a grandfather!” They also sang sare Siepi, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ezio Pinza, stand. It has some of the most glorious music together again in a 1998 Samuel Ramey, and more recently Bryn Ter- ever written for the lyric stage. Who can resist in Chicago, when Victor was the Musiklehrer fel, have left memorable souvenirs as the elegant “Salut, demeure chaste et pure” or and Russell was the Harlequin. Mephistopheles. Among notable singers in Marguerite’s sparkling Jewel Song? The Gar- In Montreal, it will likely be an operatic first: the role of Faust are Jussi Björling, Giuseppe den Scene, with its perfumed melodies, is the father and son playing the same role on the di Stefano, Nicolai Gedda, Francisco Araiza in pinnacle of Romanticism. To the religiously same stage, the same evening. The aging the past, and Roberto Alagna, Rolando Vil- inclined, the denouement strikes the fear of philosopher (Guy Bélanger) appears at the be- lazón and Jonas Kaufmann in the current God into one’s heart. That said, it should be ginning of the opera, lamenting his lost youth generation. Victoria de los Angeles was a cel- noted that Faust, deemed “old fashioned” by (Rien! En vain j’interroge). He curses God and ebrated Marguerite, as were Joan Sutherland, the critics, isn’t quite as popular these days. wants to kill himself but Mephistopheles ap- Mirella Freni and Kiri Te Kanawa. More re- Perhaps it’s the pronounced religiosity that pears with the image of Marguerite to tempt cently, Soile Isokoski and Angela Gheorghiu accounts for the decline, given the more re- him to sell his soul. Faust drinks the potion have been wonderful. My recommended laxed 21st-century sensibilities towards sex. and is magically transformed into a handsome audio recording is the 1953 EMI André Still, with great voices, a fine orchestra, and youth (Antoine Bélanger). With the father-son Cluytens conducting de los Angeles, Christoff an imaginative stage director, Faust remains duo, Montreal audiences can look forward to and Gedda. My second choice is the exciting if a thrilling evening at the opera. an extra dose of dramatic verisimilitude. unidiomatic 1966 Bonynge on Decca starring The Opéra de Montréal’s new production is Faust is not just grand in tunes; it’s also Sutherland, Corelli and Ghiaurov. On video, sure to please, with a strong cast starring the grand in length. An uncut version makes for a the best choice is the 2004 Covent Garden marvelous soprano Mary Dunleavy as Mar- long evening at the opera. In the past, it was performances with Antonio Pappano con- guerite and the youthful bass Alexander common practice to make the occasional judi- ducting Alagna, Gheorghiu, Keenlyside, and Vinogradov as Mephistopheles. Similarly, cious cut, especially of the ballet and the in particular, the extraordinary Mephisto of Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis’ beautiful Walpurgisnacht scene. Sometimes Siébel’s Bryn Terfel. LSM lyric timbre and striking stage presence are second aria is also cut. This opera poses daunt- ideal for Valentin. ing vocal challenges for the principals. The title Gounod’s Faust: May 19, 22, 24 and 26 An additional bonus for the Montreal audi- role is certainly one of the most exacting—but www.operademontreal.com 10 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p10-11_Faust+CMIM_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:32 PM Page 11

COMPETITIONS MIMC

VOICE 2012: The Montreal International Musical Competition

by JOSEPH K. SO as Canada’s Joseph Rouleau, Kwamé Ryan, LSM What qualities do you look for in a singer? and Edith Wiens. EW: I look first for a singer who moves me emo- I caught up with Canadian soprano Edith reated in 2002 to discover and tionally and who has presence, and then secondly, Wiens for her thoughts on competitions. After support aspiring young artists, to one whom I can see being embraced by the a distinguished career, Ms. Wiens is now pro- the Montreal International Mu- music industry. If there is a very young singer fessor of voice at the Juilliard School and artis- sical Competition, now in its with great potential, that should be honoured C th tic director of the Internationale Meistersinger 10 year, has helped nurture with a prize. If there is a finished artist, ready to Akademie, a summer program designed to many fine artists who have gone on to big ca- go, then that is wonderful, and should also be ho- further the education and career of excep- reers. In voice alone, the ranks are rich indeed: noured with a prize. The benefit for the ready tional young singers: Measha Brueggergosman, Angela Meade, artist is that agents and opera directors will be in Marianne Fiset, Julie Boulianne, Yannick- What are your thoughts on MIMC and the audience, eager to hire the singers. So this Muriel Noah, Joseph Kaiser, Phillip Addis and LSM competitions in general? would be a double prize: one from the jury and Burak Bilgili, just to name a few. MIMC has one—perhaps more importantly—from life. received high praise for its organizational ex- EW: The Montreal competition is in the “major cellence as well as its rich prize money of over league” of competitions, an important place of LSM What advice do you have for a competitor? $150,000 CAD, including a Career Develop- introduction to the career for our young artists. EW: My advice to every competitor is to be so ment program valued at $20,000. Equally im- I love competitions; singers must fine-tune a prepared that you can forget that the compe- portant is the presence on the jury of heads of large part of their repertoire to a specific date, tition is a competition, so it becomes just an- opera houses, artist agencies, eminent singers which is a great motivator. I encourage my stu- other venue for soulful communication and and pedagogues, individuals who can open dents to do competitions, but ask them to try to telling the story. And don’t forget: People al- doors for the aspiring singer. Presided over by do several in a short span of time. You just ways sound great through the door, so don’t MIMC president André Bourbeau, this year’s never know how a jury will decide, and if one compare yourself to anyone. Good luck! LSM jury panel includes Sir Thomas Allen, Edith competition doesn’t prove successful, perhaps Bers, Jean-Pierre Brossmann, Dominique the next one will. It is never fun to lose, so the Montreal International Musical Competition—Voice Meyer, , Dmitry Vdovin, as well more a singer does, the better the chances. 2012: May 28 to June 8 www.concoursmontreal.ca

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VOCAL MUSIC ST. LAWRENCE CHOIR

Looking to the Future

In 2008, Edwards resigned his po- practice during Mozart’s own time. sition with the St. Lawrence Choir. This reworked version offers a fresh look at After a short search, Zaugg was in- a well known masterwork. “It’s kind of look- vited to be the director. ing backwards with the standard repertoire,” The St. Lawrence choir had Zaugg says, while also “looking forwards with firmly established itself as a large what is new about the piece. That’s maybe a oratorio choir under Welsh con- profile that we can then transfer to the choir it- ductor Edwards’ baton. Zaugg self. We’re based in the tradition, but we have continued to uphold this tradition, to be innovative and try and change. And look while also bringing in his own Eu- at classical music from different sides.” ropean flair. “There is a very spe- Similarly, their next season promises a mix cific repertoire that we have to do.” of tradition as well as a looking forward to the Zaugg says. “We do bigger works, future of classical music.

I’M CURRENTLY DOING AUDITIONS FOR A YOUTH CHOIR OVER SKYPE. THERE ARE A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES. - ZAUGG

and that’s part of what I want to keep in the “We have works by Bruckner, by Brahms, by by TIANA MALONE profile.” Scarlatti, by Saint-Saëns; so we have the main The St. Lawrence Choir’s upcoming concert composers represented,” Zaugg says. “But at his season marks the 40th anniver- celebrates this tradition with a performance of the same time, I like to put them in a context sary of Montreal’s St. Lawrence Choir. Robert Levin’s reworking of Mozart’s Mass in with more contemporary composers. So there The 70+ voice amateur choir will cel- C Minor. The Mass in C, like Mozart’s Re- will be music by Whitacre, and Mealor, [who] Tebrate with a concert accompanied by quiem, was left unfinished at his death. wrote the Ubi Caritas for the Wedding of Kate the Longueil Symphony and featur- “Maybe 60 or 70 percent [of the Mass] was and William… So there’s a dialogue between ing the Montreal premiere of musicologist completed, and then there were just some old and new; there’s a dialogue within the Robert Levin’s reworking of Mozart’s great notes and ideas left,” Zaugg says. “What Levin music itself.” Mass in C Minor. The young conductor did is just to, at specific parts, add a little bit Zaugg is known for his use of multidisciplary Michael Zaugg will be on the podium. more flesh to Mozart’s notes.” arts, as demonstrated in last season’s concert The St. Lawrence Choir was formed in 1972 Levin, a musicologist, took Mozart’s ideas, which involved 10 artists in the concert hall by Iwan Edwards and a group of singers from and put them in the structure, borrowing from creating new paintings in real time to the Montreal’s West Island. Since then, the Choir another similar piece that Mozart wrote, Da- music. He also advocates the use of social has regularly appeared with the Montreal vide Penitente. Borrowing was a common media, the internet and new technology in the Symphony Orchestra and has made numerous rehearsal room and as a teaching tool. recordings. In 2008 the St. Lawrence Choir “I’m in a research project with a university came under the direction of the Swiss-born in Norway, and we’re trying to see how we can Zaugg. In a few short years, Zaugg has estab- use Skype or the internet to do conducting lished himself as an innovative, versatile and from [Canada] to Europe; and how would that in-demand conductor on the Canadian choral work? I’m currently doing auditions for a scene. youth choir over Skype. There are a lot of pos- Zaugg met former St. Lawrence choir di- sibilities opening up. And I think in classical rector Iwan Edwards in 2005. “He actually music, we are still behind.” told me about the job in Ottawa [with the Can- Zaugg is even interested in the impact of so- tata Singers], which is one of my other groups, cial media in the concert hall. He talks of and which became my first job in Canada,” Tweets during concerts, and even special “So- Zaugg says. “So he was kind of crucial in get- cial Media Sections” in the concert hall that ting me into the choral scene here in Canada.” 12 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p12-13_Choirs_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:33 PM Page 13

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YOUNG CANADIAN would allow concert goers to Tweet their com- ments live, with the possibility of having those VOICES Tweets streaming during the concert itself. “How are our classical concerts going to take by LORENA JIMÉNEZ ALONSO place in 20 years, in 30 years, in 40 years, in The National Youth Choir of Canada, created 100 years? There will still be classical concerts, in 1984 and made up of four singers aged 18 but will there still be concert halls? Will every- to 25 from each of Canada’s provinces, will thing be online? Will everything be streamed? perform under the direction of Ivars Tau- So, I find it interesting at this point to try rins, founding director of the Tafel - things out,” he says. musik Chamber Choir, at the Grande Fête Though the St. Lawrence Choir hasn’t quite Chorale de La Prairie on May 16 at 7:30 p.m. reached the point of Tweeting during their at the Church of the Nativity. The concert, concerts, they have post rehearsal and per- which will also feature the Youth formance clips on their YouTube channel and adapt to that?’ Let’s be there, know what can Choir of Quebec, is organized to benefit the Tweet during rehearsals. happen so we adapt while it’s happening.” LSM Liette Turner Foundation dedicated to the ad- “Things will change,” Zaugg says. “And I think vancement of choral music, and will present we have to be at a point where we can be part of May 26 at 7:30 p.m. Église St-Jean Baptiste, Montreal. choral works by Brahms, Vivier, Poulenc, the change, or at least anticipate it to the extent With the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil. Fauré, Janequin, and Vigneault, among that when it’s happening, we’re not just stand- www.choeur.qc.ca On twitter: @ChoeurStLaurent others. ing there like ‘Oh, what now? How should we LSM NORTHERN EXPOSURE Concerto Della Donna

by TIANA MALONE suggested, ‘why don’t you just be in a female ONTREAL’S CONCERTO DELLA DONNA choir, just so you really M are no strangers to pushing the know?’ That was my ul- boundaries of “traditional” choirs. terior motive when I In addition to classical works, they have per- joined Concerto Della formed in Hebrew and Finnish and incorpo- Donna three years ago.” rated African languages and movement into The work, which fea- their performances. Their upcoming concert, tures female chorus, titled Northern Exposure, seeks to push solo cello and violin, those boundaries to include the frozen storytellers and dan- realms of Scandinavia and Canada. cers, is based on a Nor- “It’s different than all the other concerts wegian fairy tale about we’ve done with Concerto Della Donna up four winds that help until now,” says choir member Marie-Claire the main character Saindon. “We are trying to break free of nor- save her prince. “It’s mal, traditional music, just so we see where not a princess that we can go.” needs saving, it’s a prince,” says Saindon, “I In addition to being a performer with Con- felt that might tickle the fancy of the girls in “We’ve made sure there is a piece for each certo Della Donna for the past three years, the choir.” of the [inter-arts] aspects, where everything Marie-Claire Saindon has composed a new The 30-minute work will be sung in Nor- else will be introduced. We have one piece work specifically for the Northern Exposure wegian, with storytellers providing transla- with the solo violinist, we have one with the concert: East of the Winds. Saindon, a graduate tions between the five movements. Saindon, solo cellist, and we have one where the of McGill and composition student at Univer- who does not have a Norwegian background, dancers will also come and do something,” sité de Montréal, was given free range to com- fell in love with the language. “We’ve sung in says Saindon. Saindon’s work will unify all pose the work. “The director said ‘let’s do Finnish before, and I really loved the colour. the performers and close the show. LSM something with dancers!’ and then left it at that.” Since the story is in Norwegian, I wanted it to Saindon, a violinist and composer by trade, be in the same colour of the text… and the June 5, 8 p.m. Pollack Hall: Concerto Della Northern Exposure has learned much from being a member of colour of the language is fantastic.” Donna’s . A Benefit Concert for the Concerto Della Donna. “It’s not as much of a In addition to East of the Winds, the program Batshaw Youth and Family Centres Foundation; With challenge [to compose for female voices] now will consist of works by Scandinavian composers Caroline Chéhadé (violin), Michael Nicolas (cello), that I’m in the choir,” says Saindon. “I started and works by Canadian composers Malcolm Katie Ward dancers. See page 15 for a review of writing for female voices and a mentor had Forsyth, Harry Somers and James Galaty. Concerto Della Donna’s newest CD.

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VOCAL MUSIC CHANTS LIBRES Alexandra the Adventurer A “ROAD OPERA” INSPIRED BY A JOURNEY TO TIBET

by RENÉE BANVILLE

passionate traveller, Alexandra David-Néel made a dangerous and clandestine expedition in 1924 to A Lhassa, Tibet, the forbidden capi- tal. Turned away many times, she eventually disguised herself as a beggar to enter, accompanied by a young monk she later adopted. She became the first western woman to enter the holy city. Having lived over a hundred years, from 1868 to 1969, she had been an opera singer, jour- nalist, feminist, Buddhist, writer and philosopher. It’s this impressive journey that Chants Libres, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, has chosen to depict with Alexandra, its 14th opera. Con- ceived and directed by Pauline Vaillancourt, it fea- tures original music by Zach Settel and is based on an unpublished libretto by Yan Muckle.

CHOSING A CHARACTER » “Creating a work means bringing it to life, giving voice to a character,” says Pauline Vaillancourt. She had already done this in 1997 with Frida COMPOSER ZACK ZETTEL in rehearsal with conductor Christian Gort. Kahlo (Yo soy la desintegracion). “This time I chose Alexandra David-Néel, an astonishing fig- JESSICA WISE in costume as the young Alexandra ure. She always roused my curiosity by accom- David-Néelé. plishing, at the start of the 20th century, feats that PHOTOS Mathieu Dupuis no woman had achieved during the period. A woman in a man’s world, she undertook her ex- piece being billed as a “road opera,” the cast is peditions under extremely difficult conditions. constantly moving. It’s also a chamber opera Her travel in Tibet really shows her determina- with eight singers and six musicians are on- tion to accomplish her dreams.” stage. Vaillancourt cast herself in the role of the As a feminist, David-Néel lived a free life. As an explorer, at 90 years old, telling us the story of opera singer, she toured all over the world. Travel the fabulous expedition. was always her main passion. She preferred the Vaillancourt acknowledges the increasing dif- echo of Tibetan gongs to the sound of applause, ficulty of convincing people to take a risk and see so in 1911 she left her husband to go to the Far a contemporary work. She wants to tell them: East and Central Asia. From there she wrote nu- “Let yourself be destabilized, come see!” She merous letters, published after her death in Jour- wants to speak to people’s imaginations, to fill nal de voyage. She was not reunited with her them with emotions that differ from the every- family until 1925. She devoted her life principally day. Muckle told LSM last year that “Pauline re- to exploration and to the study of Asian peoples, ally wants to explore, to cross into a new territory. their philosophies and their languages. She was she planned the concert while Muckle started She respects everyone’s universe and unifies thus able to translate Tibetan and Sanskrit man- the libretto. Composer Zack Settel joined the them in one vision.” LSM uscripts. She published numerous books, the last team shortly after. While the project was being At l’Usine C, May 15 to 19 at 8 p.m. in 1964, five years before her death. Although she developed, Jean Décarie, also known by his www.chantslibres.org had difficulty travelling in her later years, David- pseudonym Neam Cathod, was entrusted with • To familiarize oneself with Alexandra David-Néel, Néel still renewed her passport when she was 100 the videography. A true multidisciplinary artist, Pauline Vaillancourt recommends reading letters ad- years old. By comparison, “perseverance and ef- he elaborated on the concept with images shot dressed to her husband from 1918 to 1940 in Journal fort are qualities often lacking in this generation,” by Vaillancourt and Muckle. To situate the ac- de voyage (Paris: Plon, 1976; in two volumes) as well as Vaillancourt remarks. tion, he had to create imagery that suggests the Voyage d’une Parisienne à Lhassa (Paris: Plon, 1975). heights of the Himalayas. The work of artist Jo- • Numerous manuscripts brought back by the explorer celyne Alloucherie explores, in a conceptual and THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP are kept at the Musée Guimet in Paris, as well as at her poetic way, notions relating to image and place. BETWEEN CREATORS » In 2010, Vail- home in Digne-Les-Bains, Provence, a cultural centre Her scenic design for the show includes glaciers lancourt spent seven weeks in Tibet accompa- that carries her name. www.alexandra-david-neel.org against which images are projected. True to the nied by librettist Yan Muckle. Upon her return, TRANSLATION: ELISABETH GILLIES 14 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p15-17_CDs_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:34 PM Page 15

which the final choir, “Ruht wohl” leaves in a problematic state. Already, in the introduction REVIEWS “Herr, unser Herrscher” of the 1724 version, performed by ATMA, the listener would have trouble finding his way through the poly- » cds • dvds• books phonic density, from where erratic vocal mis- siles seem to emerge, the strings being similarly lost to the ear. One could listen to the Allan Bevan: Parlez-moi Bach: Brandenburg Concertos BW 1046-1051 total sound, and not find any one musician re- Concerto Della Donna/Iwan Edwards; Josée Poirier, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jeanne Lamon sponsible for this state of things. Moreover, flute; Pamela Reimer, piano Tafelmusik Media TMK1004CD2 (CD1: 42 min 03 s, greater fervour is desirable, and at times (66 min 22 s) CD2: 51 min 24 s) ####$$ ####$$ greater virtuosity on the part of the soloists, who are restrained by a focus on an unimagi- Here’s an album sure to Sony initially published native, although even pace; a remark applica- please fans of choral this performance in ble to even the eleven choir members who singing. Concerto Della 1994 and the following could, as it happens, easily exchange ranks Donna’s women’s choir year it took the Juno for with no harm done. The abundant discogra- recorded it at Mon- Best Classical Album phy of Bach’s masterpieces holds many mem- treal’s Oscar Peterson (Large Ensemble). Since orable recordings, and it’s safe to believe, or Concert Hall in June then, we’ve been accus- fear, that this addition will have little signifi- 2011. This choir’s mis- tomed to a more “Italian” approach, a sunnier cant impact. ALEXANDRE LAZARIDÈS sion is to introduce to its audience traditional, version of Brandenburg, such as Diego Faso- classical and contemporary works taken from lis’s (Arts, 2006), in which sonic sensuality and French Impressions: Saint-Saëns, Franck, Ravel a classical and secular repertoire. The fifteen an intoxicating rhythm lend a subtle lustre to Joshua Bell, violin; Jeremy Denk, piano tracks on this record can be grouped into three these masterpieces. For this, imagination and Sony Classics (66 min 58 s) overlapping categories: sacred and secular knowledge of baroque style must be put into #####$ works, which composer Allan Bevan put to play. Jeanne Lamon and the Tafelmusik en- Many musicians have music, as well as arrangements of works com- semble aren’t always, or fully, up to this chal- taken up French roman- posed by others. The purity of these women’s lenge, but they do succeed in rousing listener’s tic music since Ravel voices supported by the very present piano ac- attention through a pleasing rhythmic candour, and César Franck’s time. companiment favours a meditative atmos- without being truly captivating. However, this Now, it’s Joshua Bell phere and conveys the diverse emotions rigorous beat does have a setback, a heaviness and Jérémy Denk’s turn contained in this poetry. that restrains, for example, the thrilling eleva- to take an interest in the FRANCINE BÉLANGER tion in the initial movement of Concerto No. 5. genre, and interpret its Reserved for just strings, the third and sixth charms. These two internationally renowned American Music are especially lacking in dynamic fluidity, virtuosos have come together to put out this Quatuor Diotima whereas the Adagio of Concerto No. 1 doesn’t high-quality record. Their rendition is fair, Naïve V 5272 (67 min 03 s) achieve the desired poetic grace. The vivacity marked with high sensibility, and perfectly #####$ of the period instruments is not fully mastered. communicates the composers’ romantic souls. The winds in particular are handled uneasily; This record offers an The three sonatas presented allow one to ap- the trumpet in the Concerto No. 2 seems at impressive glimpse into preciate the role of the musicians, who com- times on the brink of losing control. Neverthe- three essential currents municate with one another and complement th less, this reissue by the Tafelmusik Media label in 20 century Ameri- each other through a perfect mastery of their will easily find its place in the record collection can music. Samuel Bar- instruments. FRANCINE BÉLANGER ber’s Quartet in B of Bach lovers. ALEXANDRE LAZARIDÈS Minor, op.11, whose fa- Julian Wachner: Triptych, Concerto for Clarinet Bach: Johannes-Passion BW 245 mous Adagio often ap- Philippe Bélanger, organ; Scott Andrews, clarinet; Les Voix Baroques, Arion Baroque Orchestra/Alexander pears in cinema and pop culture, exemplifies Orchestre Métropolitain; McGill Chamber Orchestra; Weimann; Jan Kobow, tenor (the evangelist), Stephan Romanticism. Avant-garde expressionism is Julian Wachner, dir. MacLeod, bass (Jesus), Joshua Hopkins, bass (Peter), represented by George Crumb’s Black Angels, ATMA Classique ACD2 2319 (52 min 22 s) where the Diotima Quartet was able to use Nathaniel Watson, bass (Pilate) ###$$$ Baccarat crystal, giving off a beautiful effect. It ATMA Classique ACD2 2611 (CD1: 32 min; CD2: 74 min 47s) It’s difficult not to think is a work that remains at once subtle and ex- ###$$$ of Messiaen when listen- plosive. Minimalism also makes an appear- This new version of St. ing to Triptych for organ ance with ’s Different Trains, a John Passion seems and full orchestra by fascinating journey through many eras and at- marked with uniformity. Wachner (who conducts mospheres, linked through a theme of trains. After a listen, the audi- excellently here, by the What’s new is that the Diotima Quartet was ence tells itself that as a way): splendour, dignity, able to re-record the accompanying music whole the work seems outstanding tone combi- with new sonic effects and new voices. In all to aspire to play notes nations, sophisticated chromatic exploration, its aspects, this disc is a true re-reading. The rather than render the albeit polarized—but also a certain personal “je journey, fascinating in itself, is made even spirit of this Passion, the spirit each conductor ne sais quoi”. Among its other qualities there is more memorable by the scintillating and pas- has to conceive on his own in order to transmit a rich backdrop, wavering between a glimmer sionate performance of the Diotima Quartet. to listeners. He can’t, therefore, be certain of and a tingle. This is in stark contrast with Con- Essential American music, in all its facets. having followed the expected drama, which certo for Clarinet, in which neo-classicism, FRÉDÉRIC CARDIN would have taken him from the prayer to the tinged with minimalism and a kind of pseudo- terror, while leaving hope at the door, a hope MAY 2012 15 sm17-8_EN_p15-17_CDs_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:34 PM Page 16

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jazz leave an almost juvenile aftertaste. It’s not piano style, which, by turns is virtuoso and few “crossover” ventures undertaken by the that the writing is poor, but it’s an unworthy introspective. The result is convincing, Kronos Quartet than a genuine new voice for add-on. The recording, unsurprisingly, favours possessing its own character and personality. music. Cultural crossovers will be essential in a chamber ensemble rather than a full orches- The program opens with selections from the future of studied Western music – that tra. After all, succeeding in perfectly capturing Bagatelles, which evoke Beethoven’s famous much is clear. But it will need to be taken fur- the organ as well as a full orchestra is a diffi- corpus and attempt, here too, to revive the neg- ther in terms of rhythmic and harmonic inno- cult feat, and ATMA manages quite honourably. lected practice of short pieces. Belgian pianist vation, without necessarily just copying the RENÉ BRICAULT Daan Vandewalle plays these colourful parti- academic atonal trends of the previous cen- tions, with their varied and surprising piano tury. That being said, the result is agreeable, Légendes textures, convincingly. ÉRIC CHAMPAGNE and respectably played. The perfect record for Caroline Léonardelli, harp; Mathew Larkin, organ a breakfast on the porch. FRÉDÉRIC CARDIN Centaur Classics CEN1110 (69 min 18 s) Muses Nine ####$$ Becky Billock, piano Pärt: Creator Spritius Here is a sensible and Musesnine records (60 min 42 s) ; Ars Nova Copenhagen; Christopher refined collection of ####$$ Bowers-Broadbent, organ; NYYD Quartet; , dir. works for harp and They are women; they Harmonia Mundi HMU807553 (75 min 03 s) organ, be they originals are American; they are #####$ or transcribed. The composers; they have This album allows us to album starts with an written pieces for piano. peruse a representative agreeable performance Pianist Becky Billock collection of Arvo Pärt’s of Aria in Classic Style, has brought together body of work for vocal by Marcel Grandjany, quintessential figure in eight of her compatriots chamber music. Several 20th century harp. A delicate soloist is revealed in a charming and un- short pieces are included, when we move on to the second movement of pretentious recital for this disc. Far from ad- such as Veni Creator, Glière’s Harp Concerto. A rather discreet vocating for feminism, Becky Billock offers Psalom, Solfeggio and arrangement of Mahler’s Adagietto follows, these pieces from a common sensitivity that Morning Star (a recent work), but a much more which could have been more vivid, emotively feeds her spirit as a performer. Among the substantial piece, Stabat Mater, makes an ap- speaking. Two Légendes follow, each from a eight muses, few are big-name stars, except pearance. We go from extreme simplicity to a little-known composer. The first of these, by possibly Amy Beach and Libby Larsen, but complexity made up of tensions and relaxations, German composer Rudolf Ewald Zingel (1876- what a panoply of creative women artists from depending on the piece. Stabat Mater is well 1944), is a truly charming piece, reminiscent different generations, ranging from 19th cen- known, and new nuances are present here, at times of the harp passages in Tchaikovsky’s tury composers (Marion Bauer and Amy under the attentive and benevolent light of the The Nutcracker. The second, by Alfred Holy Beach) to Molly Joyce, barely 20 years old! artists of the fabulous Theatre of Voices, among (1866-1948), a harpist whom Mahler con- Each brings her own interesting, sensitive and others. Another success for Harmonia Mundi ducted, is pretty and a bit romantic, but a bit well-mastered world. Becky Billock’s perform- and Arvo Pärt. FRÉDÉRIC CARDIN impersonal. The disc ends with Concerto for ance of these little-known works is, one should Harp by Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) in its ver- point out, full of finesse. Her playing is as po- Solo Traverso: Musique sion for organ. It’s a piece that, more than the etic as it is athletic when the need arises (espe- baroque pour flûte traversière others, truly highlights the organ, giving it cially in Libby Larsen’s fierce Mephisto Rag, a Grégoire Jeay, traverso; Sylvain Bergeron, archlute some very welcome space to impress listeners. Scott Joplin-style version of Liszt’s most fa- Fidélio FACD035 (64 min 02 s) Caroline Léonardelli is a high-calibre harpist, mous Mephisto Waltz). There is something for ####$$ and Mathew Larkin makes a laudable, yet sub- everyone here, piano music fans and inquiring Quebec record label tle contribution. FRÉDÉRIC CARDIN minds of every kind. ÉRIC CHAMPAGNE Fidélio has put out a disc dedicated to the baroque Michael Matthews: Preludes & Bagatelles Nuevo Chamber transverse flute. Famous Daan Vandewalle, piano The Musical Art Quintet composers such as Tele- Ravello records RR7819 (60 min 2 s) Classica Revolution Records (60 min 37 s) mann, Quantz and CPE ####$$ ###$$$ Bach have written ad- Canadian composer The Musical Art Quin- mirable solo flute pieces. They knew how to Michael Matthews com- tet is an ensemble fully utilize the sonic particularities of the tra- poses relatively tradi- formed in San Fran- verso, which had its golden years primarily tional music, which is cisco in 2008, whose during the pre-classical period. For example, nonetheless well han- stated goal is to develop J.J. Quantz (1697-1773) is said to have com- dled and particularly a type of new “classical” posed over 300 concertos dedicated to the in- evocative. Working to- sound, openly influ- strument! Playing on an excellent copy of the ward developing a enced by different famous G.A. Rottenburgh, flutist Grégoire Jeay broader tonality, he affirms that he is following rhythms and traditions in world music. The happily blows into this ‘wind’. The tone of this in the style of Scriabin and Messiaen. To this influences for the tracks, almost all of them instrument is irresistible. From the first listen, list of influences, we might add Dutilleux, or composed by the bass player, are more often we are fascinated as well as captivated by the even Jacques Hétu, since Matthews’s musical than not Argentinian and some form or other quality of the recording, which beautifully world seems more classical, more rooted in a of tango. Folk music and popular music have recreates the entire sonic palate of the trans- specific piano tradition. The 14 Preludes, the long been present in the repertoire of learned verse flute. On top of hearing all these small main work on the recording, are worthy of in- musicians; there’s nothing new here. However, details in the foreground, the sound reaches a terest. The composer openly shows he is taking we find a few audacious references to Fela Kuti, superb depth, and transports the listener into a historical perspective (Chopin, Scriabin…) in the king of Afrobeat or to Ray Baretto, latino a near blissful state. To be sure, the musician’s dealing with the ensemble and has developed a jazzman. The result is more reminiscent of a mastery of his instrument is exceptional. The

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solo pieces allow the flutist all the liberty sists of The Four Seasons, and concertos and Enjoy LSM needed to play, and he allows himself much sonatas for cello with the excellent Anner liberty in his own improvisations on the theme Bylsma. Devotees of the orchestra should in- all summer long! of La Folia. The Philidor suite is less interest- stead buy the box set, at the price of one disc. ing, but it is alone in this. Most of these solos RENÉ FRANÇOIS AUCLAIR are fascinating. RENÉ FRANÇOIS AUCLAIR The Galileo Project Vaughan Williams: Symphony Nos. 4 & 5 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jeanne Lamon; Shaun Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Peter Oundjian Smyth, narrator TSO Live TSO-0311 (74 min 10 s) Tafelmusik Media TMK1001DVDCD ####$$ (DVD: 86 min 47 s; CD: 56 min 54 s) UPCOMING In a world obsessed ####$$ with appearances, it’s This multimedia project, ISSUES unsurprising to note a conceived by bass player strong tendency among Alison Mackay, was cre- conductors to become ated as part of the Inter- June-July 2012 preoccupied with preci- national Year of sion in reading and Astronomy, declared by • The Most Complete Guide richness in tone, to the the U.N. in 2009. The to Canadian Festivals detriment of individual expression. In fact, we concert was meant as (classical music, jazz, folk, sense that the demands of today’s music lovers homage to the important (and patrons, public and private) don’t con- astronomers of the 17th world music, theatre, film, cern risk taking, the multiple readings of a par- and 18th centuries. Pass- dance & visual arts) tition, the need to explore. The result at times ing through Greek mythologies, as well as the • Appearance: June 1 proves to be disappointing, as it is here in writings of Galileo, Newton and Kepler, the Symphony No. 4, which can’t do without pas- narrator and the musicians invite us along for • Ad Deadline: May 25 sion, ardour, abandon and, most importantly, a fascinating musical and visual journey • Artwork: May 28 nuances in the movements of the conductor through time and space. Vivid images of space (more subtle degrees of intensity, more light are projected onto a spherical screen, creating August-September 2012 ritardandi and short dramatic pauses, etc.) an original contrast with the musicians. They However, a more serene, lyrical work (and it’s play with no partitions and can therefore move • Subscription Series Guide worth saying, a better written work), such as like stars around the basso continuo in amus- • Special: Back to School & Symphony No. 5 is worth a listen in this ren- ing choreographies. The chosen works all come Fall Arts Preview dition. It serves as a very reasonable justifica- from the baroque period and have a more or tion for buying this record. RENÉ BRICAULT less pertinent link with the astronomy of the • Appearance: August 10 time. The enthusiastic playing of Tafelmusik • Ad Deadline: August 3 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons allows us to discover beautiful works, notably • Artwork: August 3 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Lully’s very rarely recorded ballet suite Tafelmusik Media TKM 1007CD (53 min 52 s) Phaëton. However, the general production of ##$$$$ the DVD leaves much to be desired. No French The celebrated Cana- or English subtitles are included to present the Separate English and French editions! dian Orchestra has re- pieces, and the stereo quality is only 2.0. As a cently created its own bonus, two somewhat successful video clips Door-to-door distribution! record label: Tafelmusik are included. RENÉ FRANÇOIS AUCLAIR Media. Drawing from its TRANSLATION: ELISABETH GILLIES, [email protected] • ads.scena.org vast discography, the KARINE POZNANSKI ensemble is re-editing several recordings. Sony originally produced this record, devoted to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, in 1993, under the supervision of Wolf Erichson. This sound engi- neer had, at the time, worked closely with the ensemble and had created, if I may say so, the “sound of Tafelmusik”. Never had a baroque orchestra sounded so clear and crystalline. Years have gone by, and many so-called “au- thentic” versions have surfaced, while this one has, unfortunately, aged badly. Despite the ex- cellent sonic outcome, the orchestra now seems frozen and stuck. From these Seasons, no pas- sion reaches or consumes listeners. It all seems calculated and flat. Even Inverno seems too cerebral to make us feel any chills at all. Also, Sony has re-edited, for their part, the four orig- inal Tafelmusik albums in a budget-friendly box set, in the Vivarte series. This box set con-

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Auvers-sur-Oise, June 1 to July 6 www.francefestivals.com/sable AUSTRALIA DENMARK www.festival-auvers.com FESTIVAL DE SAINT-DENIS FESTIVAL D’HARDELOT BRISBANE FESTIVAL CARL NIELSEN INTERNATIONAL St Denis, May 31 to June 30 MUSIC COMPETITION AND Hardelot, July 24 to August 13 www.festival-saint-denis.com Brisbane, September 8 to 29 www.festival-hardelot.fr www.brisbanefestival.com.au FESTIVAL FESTIVAL DE Odense, May 30 to June 9 FESTIVAL DE BACH À BACCHUS SAINT-RIQUIER-BAIE DE SOMME AUSTRIA nielsen.odensesymfoni.dk Meursault, July 21 to August 5 St Riquier, July 13 to 22 www.francefestivals.com/bourgogne www.festival-de-saint-riquier.fr AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FINLAND FESTIVAL DE CARCASSONNE FESTIVAL DE SAINTES MUSICAL STUDIES June 22 to August 5 Saintes, July 13 to 21 Graz, July 9 to August 19 HELSINKI FESTIVAL www.fesivaldecarcassonne.fr www.abbayeauxdames.org www.aimsgraz.com Helsinki, August 17 to September 2 FESTIVAL DE CLAIRVAUX www.helsinkifestival.fi FESTIVAL DU BAROQUE BREGENZER FESTIVAL “OMBRES ET LUMIÈRES” DU PAYS DU MONT-BLANC Bregenz, July 18 to 18 ORIVESI SUMMER FESTIVALS Clairvaux, September 21 to 23 www.bregenzerfestspiele.com July 6 to 20 Orivesi, June 19 to September 9 www.abbayedeclairvaux.com www.festivalmontblanc.fr www.orivedensuvi.fi GRAFENEGG MUSIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL DE L’ÉPAU FESTIVAL DU COMMINGES Grafenegg, August 23 to September 9 SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL Epau, May 23 to June 3 www.grafenegg.at July 16 to August 18 Savonlinna, July 5 to August 4 www.festivaldelepau.com www.festival-du-comminges.com www.operafestival.fi INNSBRUCK FESTIVAL FESTIVAL DE FESTIVAL DU PÉRIGORD NOIR OF EARLY MUSIC SYSMA SUMMER SOUNDS L’ORANGERIE DE SCEAUX Montignac, August 4 to October 12 Innsbruck, August 8 to 26 Sysma, June 30 to July 7 Orangerie du Domaine de Sceaux, July 15 to www.festivalduperigordnoir.fr www.altemusik.at sysmansuvisoitto.com September 9 FESTIVAL DU VIGAN www.festival-orangerie.fr FRANCE Sous-Préfecture du Gard, Mont Aigoual, July Salzburg, July 20 to September 2 FESTIVAL DE LA CHAISE-DIEU 16 to August 23 www.salzburgfestival.com ACADÉMIE-FESTIVAL DES ARCS Puy-en-Velay, August 22 to September 2 www.festivalduvigan.fr WIENER FESTWOCHEN www.chaise-dieu.com Les Arcs, July 18 to August 2 FESTIVAL EUROPÉEN Vienna, May 11 to June 17 www.festivaldesarcs.com FESTIVAL DE LA VÉZÈRE JEUNES TALENTS- PARIS www.festwochen.at AUTOMNE EN NORMANDIE Corrèze, July 12 to August 24 Paris 75003, July 6 to 27 www.festival-vezere.com www.jeunes-talents.org Normandie, November 8 to 29 www.automne-en-normandie.com FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL ANCIENNE DE LANVELLEC D’ART LYRIQUE QUEEN ELISABETH COMPETITION BESANCON INTERNATIONAL ET DU TRÉGOR - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Aix-en-Provence, July 5 to 27 October 13 to 28 www.festival-aix.com , April 23 to May 8 Besançon, September 14 to 23 www.festival-lanvellec.fr www.cmireb.be www.festival-besancon.com FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE D’OPÉRA BAROQUE DE BEAUNE CHORÉGIES D’ORANGE ANCIENNE DE RIBEAUVILLÉ BULGARIA Beaune, July 6 to 29 Orange Cedux, July 7 to 31 Ribeauvillé, September 15 to October 21 www.festivalbeaune.com choregies.com VARNA SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL www.festival-ribeauville.com CORDES EN BALLADE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL Varna, May 31 to June 20 FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE D’ORGUE DE CHARTRES varnainternational.com Ardèche, July 5 to 15 ANCIENNE ET BAROQUE www.cordesenballade.com Chartres, July 1 to September 2 DE ST-MICHEL-EN-THIÉRACHE www.orgues.chartres.free.fr CHINA FESIVAL BERLIOZ Abbaye St Michel en Thierache, June 3 to July 1 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE La Côte-Saint-André Isère, August 22 to Sep- COLMAR PLACIDO DOMINGO’S OPERALIA, tember 2 www.festival-saint-michel.fr THE WORLD OPERA COMPETITION www.festivalberlioz.com Colmar, July 3 to 14 FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE D’AUTOMNE www.festival-colmar.com Beijing, June 4 to 10 FESTIVAL 1001 NOTES Pays de Saint-Bonnet le Château, September FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE www.operalia.org Limoges, Limousin, July 21 to 27 1 to 29 XINGHAI PRIZE INTERNATIONAL www.festival1001notes.com www.musiques-automne.com L’ABBAYE DE SYLVANÈS CHOIR CHAMPIONSHIPS FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE DE July 14 to August 26 FESTIVAL BAROQUE www.sylvanes.com Guangzhou/Canton, November 8 to 14 DE TARENTAISE STRASBOURG FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE www.interkultur.com August 1 to 13 Strasbourg, June 8 to 22 www.festivaldetarentaise.com www.festival-strasbourg.com MUSIQUE DE WISSEMBOURG CROATIA FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE SACRÉE Wissembourg, August 22 to September 9 FESTIVAL CHOPIN À PARIS www.wissembourg-festival.com Paris, June 16 to July 14 ET BAROQUE DE FROVILLE DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL www.frederic-chopin.com Froville, Lorraine, May 19 to Sept. 16 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL Dubrovnik, July 10 to August 25 www.festivaldeffroville.com DE PIANO DE LA ROQUE www.dubrovnik-festival.hr FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE D’ANTHÉRON Aix-en-Provence, July 5 to 27 FESTIVAL DE RADIO www.festival-aix.com FRANCE ET MONTPELLIER La Roque d’Anthéron, July 21 to Aug. 22 CZECH REPUBLIC LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON www.festival-piano.com FESTIVAL D’AMBRONAY PRAGUE SPRING INTERNATIONAL July 9 to 27 FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL Rhône-Alpes, September 14 to October 7 www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com DE QUATUORS À CORDES MUSIC FESTIVAL www.ambronay.org/Festivals FESTIVAL DE SABLÉ DU LUBERON Prague, May 12 to June 3 FESTIVAL D’AUVERS-SUR-OISE www.festival.cz Sable sur Sarthe, August 21 to 25 Mérindol, August 15 to September 2 20 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p20-23_FestGuide_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:38 PM Page 21

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www.quatuors-luberon.org LES RICHES HEURES FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTONDE Songs of TOULOUSE LES ORGUES Simiane-la-Rotonde, August 1 to 31 www.festival-simiane.com Toulouse, October 9 to 21 www.toulouse-les-orgues.org LES SOLISTES AUX FESTIVAL JEAN DE LA FONTAINE SERRES D’AUTEUIL Summer DE CHÂTEAU-THIERRY Paris, June 1 to September 9 www.ars-mobilis.com Château Thierry, May 18 to June 10 www.festival- LES TRAVERSÉES, 2012 INTERNATIONAL OPERA FESTIVALS jeandelafontaine.com/contacts.html RENCONTRES MUSICALES FESTIVAL MESSIAEN DE NOIRLAC AU PAYS DE LA MEIJE Noirlac, June 23 to July 21 by JOSEPH K. SO July 14, 2012 to 22 www.abbayedenoirlac.com www.festival-messiaen.com LYRIQUE-EN-MER/FESTIVAL DE ANADIAN OPERA COMPANIES usually take a sum- FESTIVAL MUSIQUE AU LÉMAN BELLE-ÎLE mer hiatus, but from April to October, opera festivals Thonon, July 18 to 23 Belle Ile, July 20 to August 17 www.musiqalpe.com www.francefestivals.com/belle-île abound elsewhere: Salzburger Osterfestspiele (April); FESTIVAL MUSIQUE SUR CIEL MUSICALTA Prague Spring Festival and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Cordes sur Ciel, July 19 to 25 Pays de Rouffach, July 20 to August 8 (May); White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg and Hol- www.festivalmusiquesurciel.fr www.musicalta.com landC Festival (June); Munich, Glyndebourne, Bregenz, Salzburg, Santa FESTIVAL PABLO CASALS MUSIQUE À L’EMPÉRI Fe, Glimmerglass, Bayreuth, Savonlinna, Verona, Torre del Lago, Or- Prades, July 26 to August 13 Salon-de-Provence, July 30 to August 9 ange, Macerata, Pesaro, BBC Proms (July/August) and finally Wex- www.prades-festival-casals.com www.festival-salon.fr ford in Ireland (October). My choices this year are Munich, Bayreuth, FÊTES MUSICALES MUSIQUES À LA CHABOTTERIE Salzburg, Glyndebourne and Santa Fe. DU CHÂTEAU DE PIONSAT Vendée, July 17 to August 7 Pionsat, July 30 to August 3 chabotterie.vendee.fr www.francefestivals.com/pionsat NUITS DE LA MUNICH OPERA FESTIVAL is particularly exciting this year be- HEURES MUSICALES CITADELLE - SISTERON cause of a new Wagner’s Ring in July starring three Brunnhildes: Nina DE L’ABBAYE DE LESSAY Sisteron, July 22 to August 5 Stemme, Catherine Naglestad, and Katarina Dalayman. Canadian July 15 to August 24 www.nuitsdelacitadelle.fr www.lesheuresmuses.blogspot.com PRINTEMPS DES ARTS DE tenor Lance Ryan shares Siegfried with Stephen Gould. Klaus Florian ITINÉRAIRE NANTES OUEST BAROQUE Vogt and Anja Kampe are the Walsung twins. Canadian bass Phillip BAROQUE EN PÉRIGORD Nantes, June 19 to 27 Ens is Fafner. Thomas J. Mayer and Johan Reuter are the two Wotans, July 26 to 29 www.printempsdesarts.fr and Sophie Koch is Fricka. Kent Nagano conducts and Andreas www.itinerairebaroque.com QUATUORS À BORDEAUX Kriegenburg directs. There are recitals with Simon Keenlyside and L’ESTIVAL DE LA BÂTIE May 9 to 16 Jonas Kaufmann, and let’s not forget La Bohème with Angela Gheo- www.quatuorabordeaux.com Loire en Rhône-Alpes, June 29 to July 28 rghiu and Joseph Calleja, and Hoffmann with Rolando Villazón, Diana www.lestivaldelabatie.fr RENCONTRES LA FOLLE JOURNÉE DE NANTES MUSICALES DE VÉZELAY Damrau and Canada’s John Relyea. www.bayerische.staatsoper.de Nantes et Pays de la Loire, January 30 to Vézelay, August 23 to March 26 February 3 www.rencontresmusicalesdevezelay.com www.follejournee.fr Hop on the autobahn from Munich to the SALZBURG FESTIVAL SAISON DE L’ABBAYE LABEAUME EN MUSIQUES DE ROYAUMONT for its dazzling program. include Ariadne auf Naxos, La Bo- Labeaume, July 18 to August 17 Royaumont, May 2 to August 27 hème with Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala, Carmen with Jonas www.labeaume-festival.org www.royaumont.com Kaufmann and Magdalena Kožená conducted by her husband Sir LES ARTS JAILLISSANTS - SAISON MUSICALE DE L’ABBAYE Simon Rattle. Also on offer are Cecilia Bartoli in Giulio Cesare, Plácido SAVOIE DE PONTIGNY - YONNE ET Domingo in Tamerlano, and Rolando Villazón in Il Re Pastore, plus Montsapey, July 7 to 22 BOURGOGNE www.les-arts-jaillissants.fr the rarely heard Die Soldaten. www.salzburgfestival.at May 27 to September 2 LES FÊTES MUSICALES www.abbayedepontigny.eu EN TOURAINE SAOÛ CHANTE MOZART This being a non-Ring year, BAYREUTH FESTIVAL (July 25-Aug. June 15 to 24 Saoû, June 23 to July 27 28) is presenting , Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Parsi- www.fetesmusicales.com www.saouchantemozart.com fal, and Dutchman. Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka is Senta in LES FLÂNERIES SEMAINES MUSICALES DE REIMS MUSICALES DE QUIMPER a new production conducted by Christian Thielemann. Klaus Florian Reims, June 22 to July 12 Quimper, August 1 to 30 Vogt takes over Lohengrin from Jonas Kaufmann, with the contro- www.flaneriesreims.com semaines-musicales-quimper.org versial Hans Neuenfels as Regie, so be ready for some outrageous LES FLORAISONS MUSICALES SEPTEMBRE mise-en-scène. Ticket policies have changed: Wagner Societies no Bollène, June 21 to October 28 MUSICAL DE L’ORNE longer get a special allotment, and online purchase is now possible, al- www.floraisonsmusicales.com Orne, Normandie, August 31 to September though at this late date, everything is likely sold out. www.bayreuther- LES MUSICALES 30 DE MORTAGNE-AU-PERCHE www.septembre-musical.com festspiele.de July 7 to 22 SINFONIA EN PÉRIGORD www.francefestivals.com/mortagne Périgueux, August 27 to September 1 www.sinfonia-en-perigord.com If you love the English countryside, be sure to go to the GLYNDE- LES MUSICALES DU GOLFE BOURNE FESTIVAL. The festival is presenting Cunning Little Golfe du Morbihan, August 1 to 13 www.musicalesdugolfe.com GERMANY Vixen, La Cenerentola, La Bohème, Le nozze di Figaro, and Fairy Queen. Canadian baritone Elliot Madore makes his UK debut as LES NUITS DE BAYREUTH PIANO FESTIVAL MUSIQUES VIVANTES Ramiro in L’heure espagnole. www.glyndebourne.com Bayreuth, June 29 to July 24 Vichy, June 24 to July 15 www.steingraeber.de www.musiquesvivantes.com BAYREUTHER FESTSPIELE LES NUITS PIANISTIQUES On this side of the pond, SANTA FE OPERA is always wonderful. Bayreuth, July 25 to August 28 Their new production of Arabella directed by Tim Albery is a co-pro- Lignane Puyricard, August 1 to 27 bayreuther-festspiele.de www.lesnuitspianistiques.com duction with the COC. It stars Canadian soprano Erin Wall, with Sir BEETHOVENFEST BONN LES ORIENTALES Andrew Davis at the helm. Also on offer are Tosca, King Roger, Pearl Bonn, September 7 to October 7 St Florent-le-Vieil, June 27, 2012 to July 1 www.beethovenfest.de Fishers, and Maometto II. www.santafeopera.org LSM lesorientales.fr GERMAN PROTESTANT MAY 2012 21 sm17-8_EN_p20-23_FestGuide_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:38 PM Page 22

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KIRCHENTAG Suffolk, June 8 to 24 Great Barrington, MA, June 8 to July 7 JAPAN www.aldeburgh.co.uk www.astonmagna.org Dresden, June 15 to 3 www.musikfestspiele.com PACIFIC MUSIC BATH INTERNATIONAL AUSTIN CHAMBER GÖTTINGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SAPPORO MUSIC FEST MUSIC FESTIVAL & WORKSHOP HANDEL FESTIVAL Bath, May 30 to June 10 Austin, TX, June 29 to July 15 Sapporo, July 7 to August 4 www.bathmusicfest.org.uk www.austinchambermusic.org Göttingen, Lower Saxony, May 17 to 28 www.pmf.or.jp/index_en.html www.haendel-festspiele.de BBC PROMS BACH & BEYOND BAROQUE MORITZBURG FESTIVAL NETHERLANDS London, July 13 to September 8 MUSIC FESTIVAL www.bbc.co.uk/proms Dresden, August 5 to 19 Fredonia, NY, June 8 to 10 www.moritzburgfestival.de DELFT CHAMBER BRIGHTON FESTIVAL www.fredopera.org MUSIC FESTIVAL MUNICH OPERA FESTIVAL Brighton, May 5 to 27 BACH DANCING & DYNAMITE 1017 BS Amsterdam, August 3 to 12 www.brightonfestival.org SOCIETY CHAMBER FESTIVAL Munich, June 24 to July 31 www.delftmusicfestival.nl www.staatsoper.de BUXTON FESTIVAL Madison, WI, June 15 to 28 HOLLAND FESTIVAL www.bachdancinganddynamite.org MUSIKFEST BERLIN Buxton, Derbyshire, July 7 to 25 Amsterdam, June 1 to 26 www.buxtonfestival.co.uk BANG ON A CAN SUMMER MUSIC Berlin, August 31 to September 18 www.hollandfestival.nl www.berlinerfestspiele.de EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AT MASS MOCA FESTIVAL North Adams, MA, July 9 to 29 SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUSIK NORWAY bangonacan.org FESTIVAL Edinburgh, August 9 to September 2 www.eif.co.uk BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL Schleswig-Holstein, July 7 to August 25 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL www.shmf.de FESTIVAL GLYNDEBOURNE Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, August 10 to 19 fishercenter.bard.edu/bmf/2012 SULZBACH-ROSENBERG Bergen, May 23 to June 6 FESTIVAL OPERA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL www.fib.no East Sussex, May 20 to August 26 BELLINGHAM FESTIVAL OF www.glyndebourne.com MUSIC Sulzbach-Rosenberg, July 31 to August 12 www.interharmony.com POLAND HARROGATE Bellingham, WA, July 6 to 21 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS www.bellinghamfestival.org/index.shtml GREECE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LANCUT Harrogate, July 1 to 31 BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL Rzeszowul, May 19 to 26 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.co.uk Sheffield, MA, June 16 to September 16 HERMOUPOLIS GUITAR FESTIVAL www.filharmonia.rzeszow.pl HENLEY FESTIVAL www.chorus.org Kalogreza, July 2 to 6 Henley-on-Thames, July 4 to 8 BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL www.guitarfestival.gr ROMANIA www.henley-festival.co.uk MUSIC FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EUROPAFEST LAKE DISTRICT SUMMER MUSIC Brunswick, ME, June 23 to August 4 THE AEGEAN www.summermusic.org Bucharest, May 4 to 19 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Hermoupolis, Syros, July 9 to 22 www.jmEvents.ro Kendal, July 28 to August 12 BRAVO! VAIL VALLEY www.festivaloftheaegean.com JEUNESSES INTERNATIONAL www.ldsm.org.uk MUSIC FESTIVAL VIOLIN COMPETITION LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL Vail, CO, June 25 to August 4 IRELAND www.vailmusicfestival.org Bucharest, May 12 to 19 MUSICAL EISTEDDFOD WEST CORK CHAMBER MUSIC www.jmevents.ro Llangollen, July 3 to 8 BREVARD MUSIC CENTER FESTIVAL www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk SUMMER INSTITUTE & FESTIVAL Brevard, NC, June 22 to August 5 Bantry, June 29 to July 7 RUSSIA LUFTHANSA FESTIVAL www.brevardmusic.org www.westcorkmusic.ie OF BAROQUE MUSIC STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS London, May 18 to 26 BRIDGEHAMPTON CHAMBER ISRAEL FESTIVAL www.lufthansafestival.org.uk MUSIC FESTIVAL St Petersburg, May 25 to July 15 OPERA HOLLAND PARK Bridgehampton, NY, July 26 to August 19 FELICJA BLUMENTAL www.mariinsky.ru/en www.bcmf.org INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL London, June 7 to August 4 SLOVENIA www.operahollandpark.com BRITT FEST Tel Aviv, May 14 to 19 Medford, OR, August 3 to 19 blumentalfestival.com ST. MAGNUS INTERNATIONAL LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL FESTIVAL www.brittfest.org CAPE COD CHAMBER ITALY Ljubljana, June 20 to August 13 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, June 21 to 30 www.ljubljanafestival.si www.stmagnusfestival.com MUSIC FESTIVAL AMALFI COAST MUSIC & ARTS THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL North Chatham, MA, July 30 to August 24 capecodchambermusic.org FESTIVAL SPAIN Gloucester, August 21 to 28 Maiori, July 1 to 30 www.3choirs.org CAPE MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL CANTA AL MAR 2012 – FESTIVAL www.musicalstudies.com WELSH PROMS Cape May, NJ, May 28 to June 14 CORAL INTERNACIONAL www.capemaymac.org/content/subpage_tou FESTIVAL DEI 2 MONDI Cardiff, July 21 to 28 rs.aspx?id=120 Calella/Barcelona, October 17 to 21 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Spoleto, June 29 to July 15 www.interkultur.com www.festivaldispoleto.com CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL YORK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL PUCCINI SWITZERLAND York, July 6 to 14 www.ncem.co.uk/yemf.shtml Caramoor, NY, May 5 to August 8 Torre del Lago, July 20 to August 25 caramoor.org www.puccinifestival.it LUCERNE FESTIVAL IN SUMMER CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL HIGHSCORE FESTIVAL Lucerne, August 8 to September 15 USA www.lucernefestival.ch/fr Carmel, CA, July 14 to 28 Pavia, July 23 to August 4 AMELIA ISLAND www.bachfestival.org www.highscorefestival.com VERBIER FESTIVAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL CENTRAL CITY OPERA INTERHARMONY INTERNATIONAL Verbier, July 20 to August 5 www.verbierfestival.com Fernandina Beach, FL, May 13 to June 8 Denver, CO, June 30 to August 12 MUSIC FESTIVAL www.aicmf.com www.centralcityopera.org Arcidosso, July 4 to 29 ZURICH FESTIVAL www.interharmony.com AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC ALBUQUERQUE Zurich, June 15 to July 8 FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS MAGGIO MUSICALE FESTIVAL www.zuercher-festspiele.ch Albuquerque, NM, June 1 to 9 Houston, TX, June 11 to July 21 www.cma-abq.org Florence, May 4 to June 10 www.afatexas.net www.maggiofiorentino.com TURKEY CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION ASH LAWN OPERA FESTIVAL RAVENNA FESTIVAL Chautauqua, NY, June 23 to August 26 INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL Charlottesville, VA, July 13 to August 7 www.ciweb.org Ravenna, April 1 to November 30 MUSIC FESTIVAL www.ashlawnopera.org www.ravennafestival.org CHESAPEAKE CHAMBER Istanbul, May 31 to June 29 ASPEN MUSIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL www.iksv.org FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL Easton, MD, June 3 to 17 Pesaro, August 10 to 23 Aspen, CO, June 28 to August 19 www.chesapeakechambermusic.org www.rossinioperafestival.it UK www.aspenmusicfestival.com COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL ASTON MAGNA FESTIVAL ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL Boulder, CO, June 23 to August 3 22 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p20-23_FestGuide_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:39 PM Page 23

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www.coloradomusicfest.org Woodstock, NY, June 30 to September 16 ROCKY RIDGE MUSIC CENTER Kansas City, MO, July 7 to 29 www.MaverickConcerts.org www.summerfestkc.org CRESTED BUTTE MUSIC FESTIVAL EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL AND Crested Butte, CO, June 30 to August 12 MEADOWLARK MUSIC FESTIVAL WORKSHOP TANGLEWOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL www.crestedbuttemusicfestival.com Lincoln, NE, June 10 to 11 Estes Park, CO, August 22 to 27 Lenox, MA, June 22 to September 2 www.meadowlarkmusicfestival.com www.bso.org DAKOTA CHAMBER MUSIC www.rockyridge.org Minot, ND, June 11 to 17 MIDSUMMER MOZART FESTIVAL ROUND TOP FESTIVAL INSTITUTE TAOS SCHOOL OF MUSIC SUMMER www.minotstateu.edu/dcm San Francisco, CA, July 19 to 29 Round Top, TX, June 3 to July 15 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL www.midsummermozart.org www.festivalhill.org Taos, NM, June 17 to August 5 GLIMMERGLASS OPERA www.taosschoolofmusic.com Cooperstown, NY, July 22 to August 25 MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS SALT BAY CHAMBERFEST www.glimmerglass.org SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Damariscotta, ME, August 14 to 24 THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA www.saltbaychamberfest.org BLOSSOM FESTIVAL GREAT SOUTH BAY Highwood, IL, June 18 to August 21 www.mya.org/summer SANTA FE CHAMBER Cuyahoga Falls, OH, July 3 to September 2 MUSIC FESTIVAL www.clevelandorch.com/html/Blossom/blos- Port Jefferson, NY, July 13 to 15 MIMIR CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL somindex.asp www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com MUSIC FESTIVAL Santa Fe, NM, August 15 to 20 Fort Worth, TX, July 2 to 13 www.santafechambermusic.com THE MAX ARONOFF GREEN LAKE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC VIOLA INSTITUTE FESTIVAL www.mimirfestival.org SARASOTA MUSIC FESTIVAL Green Lake, WI, June 8 to July 22 NE Seattle, WA, June 22 to 24 www.greenlakefestival.org MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL Sarasota, FL, June 4 to 23 www.viola.com/aronoff Moab, UT, August 30 to September 10 www.sarasotaorchestra.org/sarasotamusic- GREEN MOUNTAIN www.moabmusicfest.org festival/festival.cfm THE QUARTET PROGRAM OPERA FESTIVAL AT SUNY FREDONIA MOHAWK TRAIL CONCERTS’ SUM- SARATOGA PERFORMING Waitsfield & Barre, VT, June 3 to 24 ARTS CENTER FESTIVALS Fredonia, NY, June 10, 2012 to July 29 www.greenmountainoperafestival.com MER FESTIVAL www.quartetprogram.com Charlemont, MA, June 29 to July 28 Saratoga Springs, NY, May 11 to September 9 HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS www.mohawktrailconcerts.org www.spac.org THE QUARTET PROGRAM CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT U COLORADO BOULDER MUSIC ACADEMY SARATOSA MUSIC FESTIVAL Highlands, NC, July 6 to August 12 Boulder, CO, July 1 to 29 www.h-cmusicfestival.org OF THE WEST SUMMER FESTIVAL Saratosa, FL, June 4 to 23 www.sarasotaorchestra.org www.quartetprogram.com Santa Barbara, CA, June 18 to August 11 INDIANAPOLIS www.musicacademy.org THE SANTA FE OPERA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL SEDONA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Santa Fe, NM, June 29 to August 25 Indianapolis, IN, June 22 to July 15 MUSIC AT GRETNA www.santafeopera.org www.emindy.org Mt. Gretna, PA, July 29 to September 2 Sedona, AZ, May 30 to June 3 www.gretnamusic.org www.chambermusicsedona.org THE SKANEATELES FESTIVAL INTERLOCHEN SITKA SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Skaneateles, NY, August 8 to September 1 SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL MUSIC BY THE LAKE www.skanfest.org Sitka, AK, June 8 to July 11 Interlochen, MI, June 1 to September 15 Williams Bay, WI, July 7 to August 18 www.sitkamusicfestival.org www.interlochen.org www.musicbythelake.com TOKEN CREEK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL MUSIC FROM ANGEL FIRE SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA Charleston, SC, May 25 to June 10 Madison, WI, August 22 to September 2 ARTS INSTITUTE/FESTIVAL Angel Fire, NM, August 17 to September 12 www.tokencreekfestival.org www.musicfromangelfire.org www.spoletousa.org Fryeburg, ME, July 5 to 14 UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA www.imaifestival.org MUSIC FROM SALEM STEANS INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AT THE RAVINIA Logan, UT, July 12 to August 11 JUNE IN BUFFALO Cambridge, NY, June 3 to August 12 www.ufoc.org www.musicfromsalem.org FESTIVAL Buffalo, NY, June 4 to 10 VERMONT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS www.music.buffalo.edu/juneinbuffalo MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS : Ravinia, IL, June 7 to September 9 www.ravinia.org/steans.aspx Waitsfield, VT, August 1 to September 3 JUNEAU JAZZ & CLASSICS NAPA VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC STONY BROOK www.vermontartfest.com Juneau, AK, May 3 to 19 FESTIVAL www.jazzandclassics.org Napa, CA, August 1 to 19 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL VICTORIA BACH FESTIVAL www.musicinthevineyards.org Stony Brook, NY, May 1 to 5 Victoria, TX, June 5 to 9 KANSAS CITY STRING www.sunysb.edu/music www.victoriabachfestival.org QUARTET PROGRAM NAPA VALLEY STRINGS IN THE MOUNTAINS WATERVILLE VALLEY Kansas City, MO, July 16 to 28 FESTIVAL DEL SOLE www.kcstringquartet.org Napa Valley, CA, July 13 to 22 Steamboat Springs, CO, June 23 to August 17 MUSIC CENTER SUMMER CAMP www.festivaldelsole.org www.stringsmusicfestival.com CONCERTS KILLINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL SUMMER FESTIVAL Waterville Valley, NH, July 29 to August 12 Rutland, VT, June 24 to August 3 NORFOLK www.wvmusiccenter.org www.killingtonmusicfestival.org CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT OVERLAKE SCHOOL Norfolk, CT, June 16 to August 18 Redmond, WA, July 2 to 29 WINDHAM CHAMBER KINGSTON CHAMBER www.yale.edu/norfolk www.seattlechambermusic.org/index.html MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL SUMMER MUSIC WEST Windham, NY, July 21 to September 8 Kingston, RI, July 18 to 29 OREGON BACH FESTIVAL www.windhammusic.com www.kingstonchambermusic.org Eugene, OR, June 29 to July 15 San Francisco, CA, June 18 to August 3 oregonbachfestival.com www.sfcm.edu/summer WORLD CHOIR GAMES KNEISEL HALL CHAMBER SUMMERFEST Cincinatti, OH, July 4 to 14 MUSIC FESTIVAL PORTLAND www.interkultur.com San Diego, CA, July 31 to August 24 Hill, ME, June 22 to August 26 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL www.ljms.org/SummerFest-2012-/Perfor- www.kneisel.org Portland, ME, August 9, 2012 to 18 YELLOW BARN MUSIC SCHOOL mances www.pcmf.org AND FESTIVAL LUZERNE CHAMBER PORTLAND STRING SUMMERFEST CHAMBER Putney, VT, June 17 to August 4 MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL www.yellowbarn.org Lake Luzerne, NY, July 1 to August 20 QUARTET WORKSHOP AT www.luzernemusic.org ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Standish, ME, July 15 to 29 MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL www.portlandstringquartet.org/workshop.ht San Diego, CA, April 27 to June 23 m www.mainlymozart.org PORTOPERA ESSENTIAL for MUSICIANS MANCHESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL Portland, ME, July 25 to 27 CONCERT SERIES www.portopera.org the LA SCENA CARD Manchester, VT, July 5 to August 16 RARITAN RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL www.mmfvt.org Access to the Naxos Music Library Oldwick, NJ, May 5 to 26 MARLBORO MUSIC FESTIVAL www.raritanrivermusic.org ($225 USD value) Marlboro, VT, August 14 to 12 www.marlboromusic.org RAVINIA FESTIVAL Discounts Ravinia, IL, June 7 to September 9 at the city's top arts organizations MARTHA’S VINEYARD CHAMBER www.ravinia.org MUSIC SOCIETY Carte des amateurs d’art • The Arts Lover CARD Price: $43 ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC Vineyard Haven, MA, July 9 to August 21 includes 10 issues of La SCENA and La Scena Musicale www.mvcms.vineyard.net FESTIVAL Rockport, MA, June 7 to July 16 visit or MAVERICK CONCERTS FESTIVAL rockportmusic.org scena.org/LaSCENACard 514.948.2520 MAY 2012 23 sm17-8_EN_p24-26_Jazz_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:41 PM Page 24 jazz From the musician’s perspective

Thompson (as uplifting as he was welcoming), saxophonist Michael Attias, and two violists, Mat Maneri and Frantz Loriot. Making music with these folks renewed my spirits and nour- ished my creativity. While the days of performing ‘till 4 a.m. and then jamming past dawn are gone, the New York house session is alive and well. I spent many hours visiting new and old friends, mak- ing music and exchanging views on the state of the art and the plight of the musician in today’s crazy world. Yet a thread of critical op- timism seemed to run through it all (life isn’t easy but the music is alive!), along with streams of tea, coffee, and wine. The house concert is also a vital part A LIFETIME IN of the music scene across New York; I performed in some wonderful living rooms and heard some amazing music. A MINUTE In an expensive city where music can be quite commercialized, musicians and A New York Winter listeners need these open doors. As times get tough around the world for creative music, I think the home will in- crease as an important place to hear and by ELLWOOD EPPS at Roulette. At age 70, make music. These shows are informal his trumpet playing seems stronger than ever; and friendly, and can be very well organized, as omehow I was blessed enough to the man obviously takes care of himself. in the case of the series ‘Ze Couch’. spend the winter in Harlem, in a Sound exploding in space, pure blues, no room my hero Wadada Leo Smith hesitation, and such an uplifting spirit! Hear- RETURNING »New York City was good for had once lived in. Each morning I ing this master perform with six groups was a me. My playing opened up, I started writing would get up, splash water on my face, spark, an inspiration that fed my desire to music again. I made music with people with andS raise the blinds, speaking the words of 13th move forward with my music at any cost. whom I’ll surely be working with again. The century Zen teacher Dögen: “Great is the mat- Over the weeks, I heard other greats like energy of the city was a boost and the style of ter of birth and death. Life slips quickly by. Herb Robertson and Roy Campbell Jr., caught daily social interaction brought out a direct- Time waits for no one. Wake up! Wake up! up with my contemporaries (Nate Wooley, ness in me that feels good. I even felt at home Don’t waste a moment!” Here was a place and Peter Evans, Brad Henkel) and discovered speeding down Fifth Avenue through traffic a time to inspire me to work hard and practice players like Amir ElSaffar. Hearing so many on my bike. intensely. different trumpeters (at least eighteen of them I’m hoping to keep this momentum with me, I had received a grant from the Canada in three months) whetted my appetite for new now that I’m getting back into Montreal life. Council for the Arts to continue studying with experiences, and made me hungry to work on There is a latitude of possibilities here that my longtime trumpet teacher, Laurie Frink, my own playing. would be extremely hard to come by in New and had found a small studio apartment to York or elsewhere. (Keeping L’envers, the sublet from a good friend. I packed some MAKING MUSIC » The more I prac- space I operate, open for four years would be clothes and books in a suitcase, put my bike in ticed, the more I wanted to get out and make nearly impossible in Brooklyn.) I feel the a box, and boarded a Greyhound bus. music with people. Improvising is basically a smallness of the Montreal scene, but I’m very It was so liberating to take a break from my group activity, with performance at its heart. aware of how original some of its sounds are. I work presenting concerts at L’envers and the I’ve never been much for theory as a notion hope to keep sharing the urgency of the music Mardi Spaghetti series in Montreal that I im- separate from playing, and I’m most at home with some special musicians, and to make the mediately fell into long days of trumpet prac- on a stage with a trumpet in hand. During 15 very best of what I find at hand, right between tice, punctuated by bike rides (over the years of visits to the city I’d met plenty of won- the past and the future, wherever the music Harlem River bridges) and swimming at derful musicians. I had also gotten to know brings me. It isn’t easy being a musician any- Riverbank State Park. I’m a late bloomer; here many New Yorkers both from my time as a where right now, but music can bring about I was at age 35 practicing more than I ever had. student at the Banff Centre’s Jazz and Creative things that are more needed than ever. Life The trumpet has a slow unfolding through Music Workshops and through my presenting does slip quickly by. Fortunately there is al- one’s life, and one can build seriously on fun- and playing with them in Montreal. ways somewhere to wake up, and the music is damental technique well into adult life. On a During my stay, I played with bassists Lisle never far from that place. physical level, technique is regenerated along Ellis (a Canadian expat whose music and with the body; good health and lots of hard friendship have inspired me through difficult Ellwood Epps will perform on May 16 with the leg- work make you sound good. times), James Ilgenfritz (also active as a con- endary bassist Henry Grimes at l’Envers. (See Jazz+ This was clearer than ever while listening to cert presenter at Roulette), Sean Conly, drum- calendar listing at end of this section.) Wadada Leo Smith play two birthday concerts mers Lukas Ligeti and Michael T.A. www.ellwoodepps.blogspot.com

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EXPANDING THE CONTEXT ALAIN LONDES by on it with longtime col- says it well: there is a laborator Bilal. This is a sense of forward move- Robert Glasper and Vijay Iyer are two pianists great example of how ment throughout. Case being given much press these days. The for- the whole band, which in point is “Lude”, mer seems determined to shake things up, and includes Derrick Hodge where the momentum his latest recording is a mash up of neo-soul, on bass and Chris Dave builds to a peak before rap, and hip-hop with the help of some of on drums, is well bal- it breaks off suddenly, today’s pop superstars. Iyer, in stark contrast, anced with the respec- the bass sustaining the is able to focus on a more pensive yet tive singers. Nirvana’s feel as it returns to its point of departure. The methodical approach, perhaps influenced by hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is worked over gentle swing that graces Herbie Nichols’ his physics and math background. In both here with enhanced synthesized background “Wildflower” adds variety to the project. In cases, these keyboardists are moving the vocals from Lala Hathaway. As for the title, “Mmmhmm” by Flying Lotus and singing music in distinct directions and each merits a Black Radio, Glasper explains in his notes that bassist Thundercat, there are fast paced and close listening. he’s referencing the black box of an airplane, lyrical piano runs, with Crump bowing the known to survive no matter what. One can melody as if he’s stretching it over Gilmore’s Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio only wonder what pieces will have lasting driving groove. Parallel to the Bowie song on Blue Note Records 88333 power and what material will fall by the way- Glasper’s project, Iyer slips in among his orig- ###$$$ side. This album has generated considerable inals a few pop gems, like Rodney Temper- Black Radio kicks off on a mixed virtual radio interest and a following as well, yet it would ton’s “The Star of a Story”, a memorably program announcement leading to a mic be a stretch to place it within the jazz idiom, distinct and catchy 1970s tune popularized by check. Erykah Badu then launches into a even in its more daring forms. George Benson. “Human Nature” takes groovy smooth rendition of “Afro Blue” that’s Michael Jackson’s interpretation into a longer quite different from the original stylings of the Vijay Iyer Trio: Accelerando and enriched rhythmic and tonal excursion, Mongo Santamaria classic. Glasper is heard in Act Records 9524-2 (Also available in LP format) whereas Ellington’s “The Village of The Vir- the background with Casey Benjamin adding ####$$ gins” is given a soulful reading. Accelerando should draw new listeners to Iyer’s work, es- some flute obbligatos. The repertoire includes In his newest trio outing, Vijay Iyer gets his pecially fans of that other heavily promoted pleasant surprises like David Bowie’s “Letter bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus trio, The Bad Plus. to Hermione”, reinterpreted with much ten- Gilmore to push the envelope without taking it derness thanks to Glasper’s own musical take all the way out into the avant-garde. Its title VOICES WITH A DIFFERENCE

by ANNIE LANDREVILLE song. His voice is well suited to Bush’s disc is reminiscent of melodies and complex rhythms. Known for the legendary collab- Theo Bleckmann Hello Earth! – The Music his impressive range, Bleckmann is wisely oration between Bri- of Kate Bush restrained on this recording, giving the gitte Fontaine and Winter and Winter 910 183-2 melodies just the right, soft touch. The band, the Art Ensemble of www.theobleckmann.com comprised of violinist Caleb Burhans, Chicago on the recor- ####$$ bassist Skúli Sverrisson and Hollenbeck, ding Comme à la Vocalist Theo Bleck- plays with a wide variety of colours, while radio. The theatrical mann, who has per- letting Bleckmann’s sensual voice speak for spirit and eccentric cabaret style leaves lis- formed with such itself. One could have hoped for a more dar- teners longing for a live performance. Two talented artists as ing approach, especially considering the composers are at the heart of this project: Meredith Monk, talented musicians involved, but on the singer Elena Setién and singer-pianist Jo- John Zorn, Laurie whole the album succeeds in leading Bush’s hanna Borchert, both iconic figures of Anderson and An- pop towards new horizons. Bleckmann has avant-garde music in Denmark. They are thony Braxton, has managed this while respecting the original joined here by the cream of the crop of the tackled an ambitious project. Indeed, for he textures, achieving a balance that is rare contemporary Danish jazz scene, including has taken on Kate Bush’s high-end pop with this type of album. An elegant offering. Jesper Løvdal on tenor sax, double bass (which has not always aged well) and up- player Jonas Westergaard and drummer- dated it into the new century. The bulk of Little Red Big Bang composer Peter Bruun. As with their previ- the works revisited on this disc were ILK 186CD www.littleredsuitcase.com ous project (Little Red Suitcase), Little Red ####$$ recorded in the 80s, and Bleckmann’s re- Big Bang is brimming with free spirit and castings stay true to most of them; in “Under Unquestionably more adventurous than the energy, readily mixing free jazz, simple but Ice and in the thoroughly modern “You Run- preceding tribute, this album is original in memorable melodies and verses by Setién ning up that Hill”, the drums of John Hol- every sense of the word. This Danish group and Borchert that even flirt with poetry lenbeck” are the main focus, allowing the has served up an odd combination; they when added to the words of Rainer Maria singer to float on top of the rhythms. Bleck- have used a base of jazz and improvisation Rilke in the piece “Herbst.” mann shows his punk rock side in “Violin”, and mixed in songs with memorable TRANSLATION: DAYNA LAMOTHE goes jazzy in “Saxophone” and gives “Army melodies and texts, a combination that Dreamers” the raucous spirit of a drinking works beautifully. The general feel of this

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Benoît Delbecq: Crescendo in Duke Disques NATO 4375 www.natomusic.fr Barry Guy, London Jazz Composers Orchestra: ####$$ Harmos Schaffhausen Concert French pianist Benoît Delbecq is defi- Intakt DVD 151 www.intaktrec.ch nitely riding the waves these days. In 2011, ####$$ he was awarded France’s prestigious To the ancient Greeks, harmos signified “joint, Charles-Cros prize for both solo and trio junction”. It is no coincidence that Barry Guy albums, produced here in Canada under chose Harmos as the title of his masterwork, the Songlines imprint. Barely a year has in that it marvelously links composition with passed and this new, somewhat surpris- improvisation, form with freedom. The work ing project has hit the market. Consider- was written in the late 1980s, at a time when ing his strong leanings toward classical this composer/bass player was looking to reaf- contemporary music and his frequent firm his interest in melody and this work dabblings with prepared piano, Duke would serve as a benchmark for his large en- Ellington’s music seems a most unlikely choice. Yet, with the backing semble, the 18-piece London Jazz Composers of record producer Jean Rochard, the pianist pays tribute to the Duke Orchestra (LJCO). The original 1989 record- and performs 15 pieces, mostly from the Maestro’s late period. Del- ing ushered in an era of great creative and becq has two very contrasting groups: for one, there is a mainly Euro- recording output, placing the orchestra at the head of the class, pean septet, rounded off by New York tenorman Tony Malaby, playing alongside the Globe Unity Orchestra, both united on stage that same on nine of the tracks; on four others, he is joined by a five-piece wind year. In 1998, a second historic performance of Harmos occurred at section and two percussionists hailing from the producer’s current the Berlin Jazz Festival, this time as a farewell offering. By then Guy homebase of Minneapolis. Rounding off the album are a short solo had already shifted his focus on his smaller New Orchestra (BGNO). piano finale and a brief duo with Steve Argüelles doing some elec- Yet, a full decade later, in 2008, the LJCO was reassembled for the tronics in lieu of drums. The 1966 “Goutelas Suite” is very much the Schaffhausen festival in Switzerland, where they performed a truly centrepiece of this side, and it is performed with a first rate band that memorable rendition of the work, which has thankfully been im- includes the superb veteran British clarinettist Tony Coe (now recov- mortalized on this DVD. Long-time colleagues Evan Parker, Paul ering from a stroke). Written to mark the restoration of a French cas- Lytton, Trevor Watts, and Howard Riley (who Guy advertises as a tle, the work is not Duke’s finest, but it doesn’t put a wrinkle in his new member, though he played with them back in 1970!) form a co- incredible musical legacy. The European ensemble brings a fresh per- hesive whole, even though the group is no longer strictly made up of spective to the piece, respecting the original but offering more than a Londoners (Swedes Mats Gustafsson and Per Åke Holmlander, Ger- mere exercise in style. The American ensemble for its part is a little mans Conrad and Johannes Bauer and the Swiss Lucas Niggli have brasher, funky to whit, with insistent bass and percussion and wood- joined the cast). All 18 musicians here give an outstanding per- wind punches in works like “Portrait of Wellman Braud” (Ellington’s formance of the 40-minute work, whose hymn-like themes stand tribute to his first bass player). All told Delbecq succeeds in paying alongside improvisations that are at turns rousing, scathing, tribute to the master while proving that old music can live on beyond poignant and unbridled. FÉLIX-ANTOINE HAMEL its time. While there is no shortage of Ellington tributes out there, this TRANSLATION: DAYNA LAMOTHE disc is sure to stay fresh for years to come. MARC CHÉNARD

JAZZ+ Wed. 9 » Kevin Warren trio. Le dièse (drs). L’envers. 9:00 Thu. 24 » Cuban tenor saxophonist onze. 8:30 Wed. 16 From New York, double bass Giovani Arteaga. Upstairs. 8:30 » Mercredismusics, weekly series of im- legend Henry Grimes. Solo perform- Fri. 25 » Pianist Marianne Trudel and [email protected] provised musics. 9:00 [Schedule on- ance and quartet with Jean Derome, her trio. Le dièse onze. 8:30 line: www.casaobscura.com) Ellwood Epps and Pierre Tanguay. All concerts subject to change without prior Thu. 31 » The Atomics octet (Acid notice. Thu. 10 » Malcolm Goldstein (vln.), L’envers. 9:00 Workshop conference Jazz Lounge). Upstairs. 8:30 held in the afternoon. Information and Unless otherwise stated, all phone numbers Rainer Wiens (prep. gtr.) and Ganash listed are within the 514 area code. Anandan (perc). L’envers. 9:00 registration for the workshop: body of [email protected] All times listed are PM. www.lenvers185.blogspot.com (Free improv) Thu. 17 » Vocalist Amelia Curran. Thur. 3, Fri. 4 » Electric bassist Rémi- Upstairs. 8:30 Jean Leblanc and the Weather Report Fri. 11 » Russian pianist Eldar Djan- In June Project. Resto-bar le dièse onze. girov and his trio. Montreal chamber » Jean-Pierre Zanella Quartett. (Artist of Fri. 1 » From New York, alto saxo- [223-3543] 8:30 music festival, 8:00. (For complete the month at the Resto-bar le dièse phonist Tim Berne and his quartet schedule of its jazz series go to: onze.) 8:30 (Repeat performances Snakeoil. Casa del Popolo. 9:00 Sat. 5 » Alto saxophonist Samuel Blais www.festivalmontreal.org, click on the with other guests on Thu. 24 and 31.) and his quartet. Le dièse onze. 8:30 [284-0122] ‘TD Jazz series’ tab.) Fri. 18 » Keyboardist Dan Thouin and The Drumhead quintet. Upstairs. 8:30 Also to watch for : the Suoni per il » Saxophonist Yannick Rieu and his trio. his quartet. Le dièse onze. 8:30 th [931-6808] Popolo festival, 12 edition, June 6 to Le dièse onze. 8:30 » From Toronto, the Pram Trio. Upstairs. 23. Program pre-announcement: Tue. 8 » Les mardis Spaghetti, weekly Sat. 12 » Pianist Rafael Zaldivar and 8:30 www.casadelpopolo.com series of improvised music at Le his trio. Le dièse onze. 8:30 Cagibi. 9:30 [Schedule online at Sat. 19 » Saxophonist Dany Roy and (click on ‘Suoni per il Popolo’ tab.) www.myspace.com/mardispaghetti] » Alex Pelchat (gtr.) and Farley Miller his quartet. Le dièse onze. 8:30

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4547: POL Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke Ouest (coin Kadonaga, soprano. 398-4547 Chorale; Patricia Abbott, Marie-Eve Arseneau, SECTIONS PAGE University); RED Redpath Hall, 3461 McTavish (en- > 5:45pm. Ogilvy Tudor. 22-32$. Série chefs; Anne-Marie Denoncourt, piano; Kristie trance is on the east side of the building); SCL Clara Ogilvy. I Musici, Fewer. 982-6038. (h Ibrahim, percussion. 483-7200 x7234 Montréal and area ...... 27 > Québec and area ...... 32 Lichtenstein Hall (C-209), 555 Sherbrooke Ouest 11) SVA/BAT 7:30pm. CMM SC. 10-30$. Journées du quintette à Elsewhere in Québec ...... 32 (coin University); TSH Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sher- >8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. Allegra vent (Pentaèdre). Marseille en concert. Milhaud: La Ottawa-Gatineau ...... 33 brooke Ouest (coin Aylmer); DR Doctoral Recital; MR Chamber Music Series. C.P.E. Bach: Pastorale for clar- Cheminée du Roy René; Mozart/L. Marliac: Don Gio- Radio ...... 33 Master’s Recital; McGCons McGill Conservatory inet, cello and piano; Mozart: Quartet for clarinet and vanni; L. Guérinel: Six Bagatelles; Médiatissées; Ogilvy Magasin Ogilvy, 1307 Ste-Catherine Ouest: strings; Vaughan Williams: Quintet. Simon Aldrich, Tomasi: Cinq Danses Profanes et Sacrées. Quin- Tudor Salle Tudor, 1307 Ste-Catherine Ouest, 5e clarinet; Alexander Lozowski, violin; Pierre tette à vent de Marseilles. 790-1245, 270-2558 Deadline for the next issue: May 10 étage > 7:30pm. Église Ste-Geneviève, 16037 boul. Gouin Procedure: calendar.help.scena.org Tourville, viola; Sheila Hannigan, cello; ParcVi Parc du Village, angle Victoria & Elm, St-Lam- Dorothy Fieldman Fraiberg, piano. 935-3933 Ouest, Ste-Geneviève. 15-25$. Couleurs d’Italie. Send photos to [email protected] bert: ScLotoQ Scène Loto-Québec > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Christina Tong, Cherubini: Requiem in in C minor; Peter Willsher: An PdA Place des Arts, 175 Ste-Catherine Ouest, 842- Englishman in Tuscany (création); Verdi, Mascagni: ABBREVIATIONS piano. 398-4547 2112: ECGÉLap Espace culturel Georges-Émile-La- > 8pm. PdA MSM. 40$. Les grands concerts du jeudi 1 opera choruses. Chorale Cantabile; Peter Will- arr. arrangements, orchestration palme; MSM Maison symphonique de Montréal, sher, cond. 634-1275 Air Canada. Janacek: Sinfonietta; Mozart: Concerto > chef / dir. / cond. conductor 1600 St-Urbain; SWP Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier pour piano #20, K.466; Dvorak: Symphonie #9 “du 7:30pm. Église Unitarienne de Montréal, 5035 (cr) work premiere SGACh St. George’s Anglican Church, La Gauchetière Nouveau Monde”. O.S. de Montréal; Kent Maisonneuve Ouest (métro Vendôme). $25. Voices FD freewill donation angle Peel for Freedom and Justice: Benefit concert for the Lea (e) excerpts Nagano, chef; Nelson Freire, piano. 842-9951. UdM Université de Montréal; UdM-MUS Faculté de (f 5 6) Roback Foundation. Choral songs of protest and free- FA free admission musique, 200 Vincent-d’Indy (métro Édouard-Mont- dom from around the world; spirituals and folk FPR free pass required MC Maison de la culture petit), 343-6427: B-421 Salle Jean-Papineau-Cou- Friday 4 songs. Life Voices Choir; Kathy Kennedy, MetOp_HD in High-Definition ture; B-484 Salle Serge-Garant; SCC Salle cond.; Tom Fox, bass; Andrew Cowan, guitar, broadcasts onto big cinema screens, either Claude-Champagne; Opéramania projection de >11am. Ogilvy Tudor. 22-32$. Série piano. 985-9815, fondationlearoback.org live from NY, or as encores vidéos d’opéras; commentaires sur l’ensemble; Ogilvy. I Musici, Fewer. 982-6038. (h > 7:30pm. Lindsay Place High School, 111, Broadview O.S. orchestre symphonique Michel Veilleux, conférencier; UdM-Laval UdM cam- 3) SVA/BAT Avenue, Pointe-Claire. 10-20$. Spring Concert. Rim- RSVP please reserve your place in advance pus Laval, 1700 Jacques-Tétreault (angle boul. de >2pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Frank ski-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol; Tchaikovsky: S.O. symphony orchestra l’Avenir; métro Montmorency), Laval; UdM- Marche slave; Falla: La Vida breve, Danse espagnole x phone extension Mutya, tenor. 398-4547 Longueuil UdM campus Longueuil, 101 place > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Eli Weinberger, cello. #1; Forsyth: Springtide; Saint-Saëns: Morceau de Charles-Lemoyne, bureau 209 (face au métro 398-4547 concert. West Island Youth S.O.; Stewart Grant, SYMBOLS USED FOR REPEAT PERFORMANCES Longueuil), Longueuil; Mat_Opéramania Les Mat- > 5pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Logan Bert, clarinet. cond.; Raphael Santamaria, horn. 428-9643 inées d’Opéramania (à Laval et Longueuil): projec- > 8pm. Église St-François-Xavier, 994 Principale, f indicates dates (and regions if different) for 398-4547 all repeats of this event within this calendar. tion de vidéos d’opéras; commentaires sur chaque > 5:45pm. Ogilvy Tudor. 22-32$. Série Prévost. 20$. Métamorphoses. Arturo Nieto-Do- h indicates the date (and region if different) scène; Michel Veilleux, conférencier Ogilvy. I Musici, Fewer. 982-6038. (h rantes, piano. 450-436-3037 Usine C, 1345 Lalonde (près de Panet et Ontario), 521- > 8pm. Église St-Viateur, 1175 Laurier Ouest (angle of the fully detailed listing (includes title, 3) SVA/BAT works, performers, and dates of all re- 4493 > Bloomfield), Outremont. 20-25$. Handel: Dixit Domi- 7:30pm. CMM SC. 10-30$. Journées nus, HWV 232; Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Ze- peats within this calendar) corresponding du quintette à vent (Pentaèdre). L’Amérique latine. to this repeat. lenka: Dixit Dominus, ZW 68. Choeur Les Voix de MAY Paquito D’Rivera: Wapango; Piazzolla: es Saisons; la montagne; Ensemble Les Idées Please note: Except otherwise mentioned, events Manuel Enriquez: Pentamùsica; Miguel del Aguila: heureuses; Bruno Dufresne, chef; Frédérique listed below are concerts. For inquiries regarding Tuesday 1 Quintette #2; Julio Medaglia: Belle Époque en Sud- Drolet, Karine Boucher, sopranos; Emma listed events (e.g. last minute changes, cancellations, America. Pentaèdre. 790-1245, 270-2558 Parkinson, mezzo. 739-4302 > 2pm. St. James United Church, 463 Ste-Catherine > complete ticket price ranges), please use the phone 7:30pm. Église St-Laurent, 805 boul. Ste-Croix, St- > 8pm. Église Ste-Famille, 560 boul. Marie-Victorin, numbers pro vided in the listings. Ticket prices are Ouest. FA. MR. Lukus Uhlman, baritone. 398- Laurent. EL, CV. Carmina Festum: Songs of Carnival. Boucherville. 15-30$. Britten: Quartet #3, op.94; Eino- rounded off to the nearest dollar. Soloists mentioned 4547 Orff: Carmina Burana; Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des an- juhani Rautavaara: Die erste Elegie; Esenvalds: Legen without instrument are singers. Some listings below > 4pm. ConcU OPCH. $0-5. Music Department, student imaux; L.C. Lambert: Rio Grande; Ethier: Domina of the walled-in woman; O’Regan: The Ecstasies have been shortened because of space limitation; concerts. Annie Jacques, voice. 848-4848 Petra Mea (création). Vanier Cégep choir, or- Above. Quatuor Bozzini; voces boreales; all listings can be found complete in our online > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Lucas van Lierop, chestra and percussion ensemble; Philippe Michael Zaugg, chef. 531-4909 calendar. tenor. 398-4547 Bourque, Sylvie Allaire, cond.; Juliana van > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Adam Rose, saxo- > 7pm. ConcU OPCH. $0-5. Music Department, student Zuiden, Melissa Biroun, Alexander Solopov, phone. 398-4547 concerts. Isabelle Rozycki, piano. 848-4848 Anne-Marie Denoncourt, piano; Tamara Vick- > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Sallynee Amawat, > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Lauralie Pow, piano. erd, Erica Martin, Nicolas V. S.-Fusinato, Julien baroque violin. 398-4547 398-4547 Patenaude; Glen Ethier, narrator. 744-7500 > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Sara Ptak, soprano. > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Tony Park, clarinet. x7324 398-4547 398-4547 > 7:30pm. McGU(mc) RED. 10-30$. Joyeux anniversaire, > 8pm. PdA MSM. 40$. Les grands samedis OSM. OSM, !. Cage, Claude Vivier, Chris Paul Harman Freire. 842-9951. (h 3) Wednesday 2 (création), Stacey Brown (création), Brian Cherney > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania (création). VivaVoce; Ensemble à percussion Sunday 6 Longueuil. Rossini: Maometto Secondo. Lorenzo Sixtrum; Peter Schubert, chef. 398-4547, 489- 3739 >2pm. Théâtre Hector-Charland, 225 Regazzo, Carmen Giannattasio, Anna Rita > Gemmabella, Maxim Mironov; Claudio Sci- 7:30pm. UdM-MUS B-421. 9$. Opéramania. Bellini: La boul. l’Ange-Gardien, L’Assomption. mone, chef. 790-1245, 343-6479. (f 9) Sonnambula. Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego 33$. Série Classique. Tournée Jeunesses > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Jungmin Lee, violin. Flórez, Michele Pertusi, Jennifer Black, Jane musicales du Canada. Bizet: Carmen Unless indicated otherwise, events are in Montréal, Bunnell; Evelino Pidò, chef. 343-6479 and the area code is 514. Main ticket counters: Ad- 398-4547 > (version concert). Sinfonia de Lanaudière; > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 25-50$. Fondation Arte Musica. 8pm. CHBP. LP. Karen Young. Trio Karen Young. mission 790-1245, 800-361-4595; Articulée 844- 872-5338 Stéphane Laforest, chef. 450-589-9198. SVA/BAT 2172; McGill 398-4547; Place des Arts 842-2112; Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico, op.3. Les Violons du Roy; > > 2:30pm. PdA MSM. 40$. Les dimanches en musique. Eric Paetkau, chef. 285-2000, 800-899-6873 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Katherine Petersen, h Ticketpro 908-9090 piano. 398-4547 OSM, Freire. 842-9951. ( 3) Ciné-Met MTL2 (for MetOp_HD Encore broadcasts) Ci- > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. Graduate Diploma Recital. > 2:30pm. Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke Ouest (& néplex Odeon Place Lasalle, 7852 Champlain; Alexander Read, violin. 398-4547 Lansdowne), Westmount. 10-12$. Concerts du di- Cinéma Banque Scotia, 977 Ste-Catherine Ouest; > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Stephanie Hradsky, Saturday 5 manche à la Galerie. Classique et plus. Bach, Vivaldi, Cinéma StarCité Montréal, 4825 Pierre-de-Coubertin; soprano. 398-4547 > 11am. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Elizabeth Kocses, Mozart; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music. En- Cinéplex Odeon Quartier Latin, 350 Émery (près St- > 8pm. UdM-MUS SCC. 5-20$. Concert du printemps. bassoon. 398-4547 semble Dolce Musica; Jean MacRae, chef. 989- Denis & Maisonneuve); Cinéplex Odeon Cavendish Wolfgang Rihm: Chiffre I; Silence to be beaten > 12pm. Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke Ouest (& Lans- 5226. 395-9425 Mall, 5800, boul. Cavendish; Cinéma Colossus Laval, (Chiffre II); Yves Daoust (création); Brian Current downe), Westmount. 0-5$ à la porte. Mendelssohn, >3pm. Église catholique de St-Lam- 2800 Cosmodôme, Laval; Cinéplex Odéon Brossard, (création); Michaël Larocque: À plus tard Pluton Sheila Nelson, musique traditionnelle d’Irlande, bert, 41 Lorne, St-Lambert. 10-25$. A (création). Nouvel Ensemble Moderne; Lorraine Autriche, Jamaïque, Argentine. Ensemble à 9350 boul. Leduc, Brossard; Cinéplex Odéon Bouquet of Mystical Songs. Mozart: Boucherville, 20 boul. de la Montagne, Boucherville; Vaillancourt, chef; Jacques Drouin, piano. cordes de Westmount; Julie Cadorette, Aman Cinéma Colisée Kirkland, 3200 Jean-Yves, Kirkland 343-5636 Joshi, chefs. 395-9425 Messe en do majeur, K.257 “Credo- CHBP Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, 100 Sher- >2pm. Ogilvy Tudor. 22-32$. Série Messe”; Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; Rut- brooke Est, 872-5338 Thursday 3 Ogilvy. I Musici, Fewer. 982-6038. (h ter. St-Lambert Choral Society; David Christiani, cond.; Choeur des jeunes du CMIM Concours Musical International de Montréal, > 11am. Ogilvy Tudor. 22-32$. Série 3) SVA/BAT édition Chant (JMC) > Québec; Pierre Barrette, cond. 450-465-3522. Ogilvy. De Vivaldi à Miles Davis. Vivaldi: 2pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Nadia CMM Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, 4750 SVA/BAT Concerto pour violon, op.8 #5, RV 253, Pona, bassoon. 398-4547 Henri-Julien, 873-4031 x221: SC Salle de concert > 2pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Nicolas Mirabile, > 3:30pm. CHBP. LP. Ensemble Morpheus. 872-5338 ConcU Concordia University, 848-4848: OPCH Oscar “Tempesta di mare”; Antheil: Serenade viola. 398-4547 > 3:30pm. CMM SC. 10$. Journées du quintette à vent Peterson Concert Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke Ouest (Loy- for Strings; Davis: Obsessed; Ellington: It Don’t Mean > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. Artist Diploma Recital. Jin (Pentaèdre). Hommage à Jean Françaix. Françaix: ola campus) a Thing (arrangement: Mark Fewer). Orchestre de Hung Lim, piano. 398-4547 L’heure du berger; Gabriel Thibaudeau: Suite portu- ÉSBarn Église St-Barnabas, 95 Lorne, St-Lambert chambre I Musici de Montréal; Mark Fewer, > 5pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Katheryn Schul- gaise (création). Pentaèdre; Francis Perron, ÉUSLam Église unie St-Lambert, 85 Desaulniers, St- chef, violon. 982-6038. (f 17 + 4 5) SVA/BAT meister, double bass. 398-4547 piano; gagnants du Concours Jean Françaix Lambert > 2pm. MBAM SBou. 20-40$. Fondation Arte Musica; > 6:30pm. PdA ECGÉLap. EL. FMCM. Concerts dans les de Pentaèdre. 790-1245, 270-2558 FClassica Festival Classica, St-Lambert Série Concerts Espresso (reprises écourtées du con- rues. Quintette de cuivres Frolic. 842-2112, 489- > 3:30pm. McGU(mc) POL. 15-35$. LMMC Concerts. FMCM Festival de musique de chambre de Montréal cert de la veille, animées par les chefs, sans en- 7444. (f 6 7 8 9) Haydn, Bartók, Schubert. American String Quar- MBAM Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, angle Sher- tracte). Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico, op.3 (e). Les > 7:30pm. ConcU OPCH. 5-10$. Spring Gala Concert. tet. 932-6796 brooke Ouest et Crescent, 285-1600: SBou Salle Violons du Roy; Eric Paetkau, chef. 285-2000, Allan Gordon Bell, Eleanor Daley, Donizetti, Georges > 4pm. Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Salle Pierre-Mercure, Bourgie, 1339 Sherbrooke Ouest 800-899-6873 Moustaki, Offenbach, Nick Page, Brian Tate, Ross 300 Maisonneuve Est. Concert du 47e anniversaire. McGU(mc) McGill University (main campus), 398- > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Hiather Darnel- Whitney. English Montréal School Board Brahms: Quatuor, op.67; Britten: Variations et fugue MAY 2012 27 sm17-8_EN_p27-34_RegCal_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:42 PM Page 28

sur un thème de Frank Bridge; Milhaud: Scara- Tuesday 8 > 7:30pm. Centre culturel de Pointe-Claire Stewart la glace. Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Sibelius. Or- mouche; Jean Cousineau: De la France au Québec; Hall, 176 chemin du Bord-du-Lac, Pointe-Claire. LP. chestre des jeunes de Westmount; Jean > Suite queue leu leu. Les Petits Violons; Jean 6:30pm. PdA ECGÉLap. EL. FMCM. Concerts dans les Soirée à l’opéra. En hommage à Giuseppe Di Stefano. MacRae, chef. 395-9425 Cousineau, dir. 987-6919, 274-1736 rues. Quintette Frolic. 842-2112, 489-7444. (h 5) Airs d’opéras. Manrico Tedeschi, animateur. > 8pm. Église St-Joachim, 2 Ste-Anne, Pointe-Claire. > 4pm. Église Ste-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, 286 Elgar 630-1220 $20. Célébration. Mozart: Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, (Île-des-Soeurs), Verdun. 12-15$. Souffle du print- Wednesday 9 > 7:30pm. UdM-MUS B-421. 11$. Opéramania (projec- K.273; Misericordias Domini, K.222; Ave Verum Cor- emps. Handel, Bach, Pergolesi, Félix Leclerc, Gilles Vi- > 1pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. DR. Benjamin Reimer, tion commentée de films d’opéra; Michel Veilleux, pus, K.618; Regina Coeli, K.276; Coronation Mass, gneault, Donald Patriquin, Luc Plamondon, Michel percussion. 398-4547 musicologue); soirée spéciale. Quelques grands in- K.317; Gershwin: songs; Stephen Schwartz: Prince of Rivard, Claude Léveillée, G. Piantadosi. Chorale > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania terprètes de. Gounod: Faust (e). Francisco Araiza, Egypt, “When You Believe”. Stewart Hall Singers; Chantefleurs; Barbara Cwioro, chef; Xavier Longueuil. Maometto Secondo. 790-1245, 343- Gabriela Benacková, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Douglas Knight, cond.; chamber orchestra; Rousseau, piano; François Leclerc, violon- 6479. (h 2) Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Nicola Ghiuselev, Al- Tamara Vickerd, Erica Martin, Chris Oliveira, celle. (suivi d’un vin et fromage) 769-6210 > 6:30pm. PdA ECGÉLap. EL. FMCM. Concerts dans les fredo Kraus, Tom Krause, Ruggero Raimondi, Clayton Kennedy. 697-3873, 697-8884 > 6:30pm. PdA ECGÉLap. EL. FMCM. Concerts dans les rues. Quintette Frolic. 842-2112, 489-7444. (h 5) Renata Scotto, Royer Soyer, Bryn Terfel, etc. > 8pm. Église unie Union, 24 Maple, Ste-Anne-de- rues. Quintette Frolic. 842-2112, 489-7444. (h 5) > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. April Babey, mezzo. 343-6479 Bellevue. $20. Celebrating 25 Years!. Sainte-Anne > 7:30pm. CMM SC. 10-30$. Journées du quintette à 398-4547 > 8pm. CHBP. EL. SMCQ Série Hommage/Ana Singers. (Post-concert reception) 426-9856. (h 11) vent (Pentaèdre). À deux, c’est mieux. Françaix: Sept > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Lidia Chang, Sokolovic. Montréal/ Italie à la Chapelle. Ana > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Katrina Chitty, viola. Danses extraites des Malheurs de Sophie; Nicolas baroque flute. 398-4547 Sokolovic: City Songs; Trois études; Maxime McKin- 398-4547 Gilbert: La danse étrange de Sergueï Ivanovitch; J. >8pm. Salle André-Mathieu, 475 boul. de ley (création); Serena Teatini (création); Berio: Se- > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Melissa Van Dijk, so- Mouquet: Sinfonietta; Caplet: Suite persane; l’Avenir, Laval. 26-50$. L’OSL aux Oscars. quenza 4; Sequenza 7. Silvia Mandolini, violon; prano. 398-4547 Poulenc/Françaix: Musique pour faire plaisir. Pen- Brigitte Poulin, piano. 872-5338 > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Tango Notturno. Villoldo, taèdre; Quintette à vent de Marseilles. 790- John Williams: Star Wars; Harry Potter; > 8pm. Église Présentation-de-la-Ste-Vierge, 665 de Babadjanian, Piazzolla, Gardel, Fareed El-Atrache, 1245, 270-2558 François Dompierre, Tim Brady. O.S. de l’Église, Dorval. $20. Celebrating 25 Years!. Borealis: Hans-Otto Borgmann, Gade, Weill, Unto Mononen, > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. 15-30$. Montréal Choral Insti- Laval; Alain Trudel, chef. 450-667-2040. SVA/BAT Reflections from Northern Lands. Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Anibal Troilo, Albeniz, Osvaldo Golijov. Isabel tute presents. Legends. Britten: Quartet #3, op.94; Chatman, Derek Healey, Mia Makaroff, Wade Bayrakdarian, soprano; Martin Carpentier, Einojuhani Rautavaara: Die erste Elegie; Esenvalds: Thursday 10 Hemsworth, Pierre Gallant, Gilles Vigneault, Nils clarinette; Andrew Beer, violon; Pierre-Alain Legend of the walled-in woman; O’Regan: The Ec- > 7:30pm. PdA MSM. 21-57$. Place au jazz!. Riche & Pi- Lindberg, Lars Jansson. Sainte-Anne Singers; Bouvrette, violoncelle; Eric Lagacé, contre- stasies Above. Quatuor Bozzini; voces bore- lote: À cordes et à cris; Thème pour trio jazz et or- Margo Keenan, cond. 426-9856. (f 12) basse; Serouj Kradjian, piano; Denis Plante, ales; Michael Zaugg, cond. 531-4909 chestre; Bourassa: Trois jazettes concertantes pour > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Andrew Costello, bandonéon. 842-2112, 489-7444 vibraphone et marimba; Debussy: Rhapsodie pour piano. 398-4547 >8pm. St. Matthias Anglican Church, Monday 7 saxophone et orchestre; John Adams: Fearful Sym- > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Jazz TD. Eldar Djan- 131 chemin Côte-St-Antoine (angle > 4pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Tonatiuh Abrego, metries; Ellington: Harlem. Orchestre Métropoli- girov, piano. 842-2112, 489-7444 Metcalfe), Westmount. $10-20. Spring, tenor. 398-4547 tain; Mélanie Léonard, chef; Quasar, Spanish-Style!. Victoria, Guerrero, Daniel > 5pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. François Jalbert, saxophones; Guy Boisvert, contrebasse; Saturday 12 Grisonio, Adrien Willaert, Francisco de Olivera. The jazz guitar. 398-4547 François Bourassa, piano; Marie-Josée > 2pm. CHBP. EL. Dialogues à la Chapelle. Théâtre mu- Orpheus Singers; Peter Schubert, cond. 577- > Simard, marimba; Bernard Riche, batterie. 6:30pm. PdA MSM. 30$. Musique de chambre. sical. Denis Gougeon: Jeux de cordes; Théâtre musi- 9292. SVA/BAT Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire. Andrea Ikker, flûte; (18h30 gratuit: conférence bilingue) 842-2112 cal virtuose pour comédienne et quatuor à cordes > > 8pm. Église Ste-Famille, 560 boul. Marie-Victorin, 8pm. UdM-MUS SCC. 10-30$. Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Jurgen Key, clarinette, clarinette basse; (création). Quatuor Molinari; Danièle Pan- ouverture; Falla: El sombrero de tres picos; etc. O.S. Arben Spahiu, violon; Peter Wopke, violon- Boucherville. 17-35$. Fougue et sagesse. Hummel: neton, comédienne. (Discussions, analyses, ex- Messe en si bémol majeur. Orchestre de cham- f des jeunes de Montréal; Louis Lavigueur, celle; Sophie Raynaud, piano; Annegeer traits musicaux) 527-5515. ( 25) chef. 645-0311 Stumphius, soprano; Kent Nagano, chef. 842- bre de Longueuil (OSL); Choeur de la maîtrise >3pm. MBAM SBou. 13-40$. Carte 9951 en direction chorale de l’UdeS; Marc David, blanche à Natalie Michaud: Circle of > 6:30pm. PdA ECGÉLap. EL. FMCM. Concerts dans les Robert Ingari, chefs. 450-670-1616 Sunday 13 h > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Alexa Raine-Wright, Dreams, Mille ans de musique juive. > 11am. Hôtel de Ville, 435 boul. Iberville, Repentigny. rues. Quintette Frolic. 842-2112, 489-7444. ( 5) Musique juive, mélodies séfarades, > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Emilie Brulé, baroque flute. 398-4547 12$. Concert pour la famille. Annabelle Canto. baroque violin. 398-4547 > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Liszt, , Chants de Solomon, musique sacrée; Darius Mil- Christina Tannous, soprano; Dominic Bou- > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. DR. Jan Krejcar, piano. Berlioz, Chausson, Respighi, Serouj Kradjian, Gomi- haud, David Amram, Salamone Rossi, Shem Tov lianne, piano. 450-582-6714 398-4547 das (arr. Kradjian). Quatuor à cordes du FMCM; Levy. Ensemble des Idées heureuses; Les > 1:30pm. Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, 400 >8pm. MBAM SBou. 15-40$. Mozart: Serouj Kradjian, piano; Isabel Bayrakdarian, Plaisirs d’Orphée, quatuor vocal. (14h con- St-Paul Est. CV. Cantates pour le 5e jour après Pâques. Symphonie #33, KV.319; Victor Davies: soprano. 842-2112, 489-7444 férence: Steven Lapidus, Les défis et les opportu- Bach: cantates “Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch”, nités de la vie culturelle en diaspora) 285-2000 x4. BWV 86; “Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Quatre danses pour cordes: Rhapsodie; Namen”, BWV 87; motet “Lobet den Herrn, alle Hei- Friday 11 SVA/BAT Albrechtsberger: Concerto pour harpe; den”, BWV 230. Ensemble Da Capo; Jean-Pierre > 5pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Konstantin Bozhi- > 5pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Juan Sebastian Del- J.C. Bach: Sinfonia, op.9 #2. Orchestre de chambre Brunet, chef; Claudine Ledoux, mezzo. 523- nov, lute. 398-4547 gado, cello. 398-4547 de Montréal; Wanda Kaluzny, chef; Valérie 0796. (f 15) > 5pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Miriam Stewart- > 7:30pm. Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke Ouest (& 871-1224, 285-2000 x4. SVA/BAT > 2pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Milot, harpe. Kroeker, cello. 398-4547 Lansdowne), Westmount. 0-10$ à la porte. Le feu et Maraiam Chartrand-

BOURGIE HALL The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

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FRIDAY, MAY, 25 \ 6.30 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 8 \ 6.30 P.M. Musical Canvases* Musical Canvases* Tribute to Leduc, Borduas and Riopelle Les Jacobins Bozzini Quartet Mathieu Lussier, conductor Quasar Saxophone Quartet Le Chant du Départ, Contemporary Guitar Trio overtures for an Emperor A production of Projections libérantes Works for wind instruments * Guided tour at 5 p.m. “The collection by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul of Canadian art: Leduc, Borduas and * Guided tour at 5 p.m. Riopelle” “Ben Weider’s Napoleonic collection”

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 \ 6 P.M.

Musical 5 à 7 SOLD OUT Musicians of the Orchestre Métropolitain Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano Works by Brahms Photo: Paul Boisvert

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MCGILL STAFF AND GUESTS SERIES: Jonathan Crow and an orchestra of young Montreal students and profes- sionals play Bach’s concerti for 1, 2 and 3 violins, May 16 at Pollack Hall.

Conductorconcert ALAIN TRUDEL

Guled, viola. 398-4547 > 8pm. Usine C. 25-35$. Chants Libres, Alexandra. > 3pm. Centre culturel de Pointe-Claire Stewart Hall, 521-4493. (h 15) PREVIEWS 176 chemin du Bord-du-Lac, Pointe-Claire. LP. Ren- dez-vous du dimanche. Voyage. Chansons juives de Thursday 17 divers pays (yiddish, ladino, hébreu). Trio Hélène > 5pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Tracy Smith, so- by PATRICIA ABBOTT, RENÉE BANVILLE, WAH Engel. 630-1220 > prano. 398-4547 3pm. Église de la Visitation, 1847 boul. Gouin Est. > KEUNG CHAN, MARIE-ASTRID COLIN, EMMANUELLE EL. Concerts à la Visitation. Fête des mères. Isabelle 7pm. Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Salle and Lapierre, saxophone soprano; Marc-André Pierre-Mercure, 300 Maisonneuve Est. PIEDBOEUF JACQUELINE VANASSE Doran, orgue. 872-8749 10-25$. SMCQ Série Hommage/Ana > 3:30pm. Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, 400 Sokolovic; SMCQ Série montréalaise. St-Paul Est. CV. Ensemble Da Capo. 523-0796. (h Sept portraits. Arvo Pärt: Mozart-Adagio; Ana 13h30) Sokolovic: Girandole; John Adams: Road Movies; MONTREAL > 3:30pm. Théâtre des Deux-Rives, 30 boul. du Sémi- Frank Zappa: Zomby Woof; Claude Vivier: Et je rever- naire Nord, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. 19-66$. Maestria. rai cette ville étrange; Régis Campo: Pop-Art; Philip Big Band, Jazz, swing. Glenn Miller Orchestra. 888-443-3949 Glass: La belle et la bête. Angèle Dubeau et La MAY AT LA CHAPELLE HISTORIQUE DU BON-PASTEUR > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Richard Coburn, Pièta, cordes; Ensemble de la SMCQ; Walter piano. 398-4547 Boudreau, chef; Noémi Racine-Gaudreault, Ensemble Morpheus will perform its fourth and last concert as La violon; Geneviève Soly, clavecin; Louise Bes- Monday 14 sette, piano. 987-6919. SVA/BAT Chapelle’s ensemble-in-residence with works from Barber, Foote, > > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 20-45$. Doubles Concertos 2. 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 26-44$. Série Hoiby and McKinley, Sunday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m. As part of the Chevalier de St-George: Symphonie concertante, Centre-ville. I Musici, Misbakhova. op.13; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto pour 2 violons; 982-6038. (h 16) SVA/BAT SMCQ’s Homage to Ana Sokolović, violonist Silvia Mandolini and pi- Tchaikovski: Sérénade, op.48. Orchestre de >8pm. Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon- anist Brigitte Poulin will play Berio, Tartini and Arcuri, Friday May chambre McGill; Andrew Wan, Arianna War- Secours, 400 St-Paul Est. 28$. Dialoghi di Flauti. A. saw-Fan, violon. 285-2000 x4 Scarlatti: Sinfonie di concerto grosso #1-2; Fal- 11 at 8 p.m. Also worth mentioning is the concert of violin-cello duo > 8pm. PdA MSM. 40-100$. Société de Musique de conieri: Sonata “Battalla Barabassa tenero de Julie-Anne Derome and Gabriel Prynn of Trio Fibonacci who will per- Chambre de Montréal; Série Prestige. Handel, Bach, Satan”; Chiacona “Folia para mi senora Tarolilla de Brahms. Maxim Vengerov, violon; Patrice Carallenos”; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il Gardellino”, op.10 form works of Bach, Bartók, Beethoven and Ravel, Sunday, May 13 at Laré, piano. 842-2112 #3; Corelli: Concerto grosso, op.6 #1; Berardi: Can- zone #6; Durante: Concerto #6; G.B. Fontana: Sonata 3:30 p.m. www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chapellebonpasteur RB Tuesday 15 #2; Legrenzi: Sonate pour cordes, op.10 #6. Les > Boréades de Montréal; Stefano Bigliano, 2pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. DR. Kate Haynes, flûte à bec. 634-1244, 790-1245 OSL DOES THE OSCARS baroque cello. 398-4547 > > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. Graduate Diploma Recital. 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Bryan Holt, cello. Emmanuel Vukovich, violin. 398-4547 On Wednesday, May 9, film will take center stage at the Orchestre 398-4547 > > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Krisjana Thorstein- 5:30pm. SGACh. 12$. FMCM. Cours de maître. Bach. son, oboe. 398-4547 symphonique de Laval featuring the works of John Williams, François Colin Carr, violoncelle. 842-2112, 489-7444 > > 8pm. PdA MSM. 30$. Pur mélodrame?. Tchaïkovski: Dompierre and many others. Highly-esteemed conductor Alain Trudel 6pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Class of Luba Symphonie #4. O.S. de Montréal; Jean-François Zuk, piano. 398-4547 will lead the orchestra. You will also discover Tim Brady’s new work > Rivest, chef; Catherine Perrin, narratrice; 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. Artist Diploma Recital. Gilles Renaud, comédien. 842-9951 Amina Myriam Tébini, viola. 398-4547 > for guitar, video and orchestra. www.osl.qc.ca MC > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Bach: Suites pour vio- 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Elena Motovilova, loncelle seul #2, 4, 6. Colin Carr, violoncelle; Eric piano. 398-4547 > Friesen, Richard Turp, animation. 842-2112, 8pm. PdA MSM. 35$. Les récitals. Bach: Partita #1; 489-7444 ZEAL AND WISDOM Schubert: Sonate #23, D 960; Chopin: 12 Études, > 8pm. Usine C. 25-35$. Chants Libres, Alexandra. op.25. Lang Lang, piano. 842-9951 521-4493. (h 15) Two great conductors will host the evening: Marc David, Artistic Di- > 8pm. Usine C. 25-35$. Opéra de chambre. Zack Set- > 8pm. Westmount Park United Church, 4695 Maison- rector of Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil and Principal Con- tel/Yan Muckle: Alexandra. Chants Libres; En- neuve Ouest, Westmount. 10-15$. Airs et brises baro- semble In Extensio; Cristian Gort, chef. f ques. Monteverdi, Strozzi, Luzzaschi, Vivaldi, Handel. ductor of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra; and Robert Ingari, 521-4493. ( 16 17 18 19) Ghislaine Deschambault, mezzo; Sari Tsuji, violon baroque; Sara Lackie, harpe baroque; Artistic Director of the Choeur de chambre du Québec, the Ensemble Wednesday 16 Jonathan Addleman, clavecin. 276-3818, 937- vocal of the Université de Sherbrooke’s École de musique, and the > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania 1146 Longueuil. Symphonies. Schubert: Symphonie #8 Chœur symphonique de Sherbrooke. On the programme: Bertrand’s “Inachevée”. NDR Sinfonieorchester; Günther Friday 18 Partita and Hummel’s Mass. Thursday May 10. www.osdl.ca MC Wand, chef. (comparaison avec la version achevée > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Natalia Tishina, réalisée par Brian Newbould) 790-1245, 343-6479 > piano. 398-4547 7:30pm. McGU(mc) POL. $10. McGill Staff and Guests > 6:30pm. UdM-MUS B-421. 9$. Opéramania. Cavalli: VIVAVOCE AND SIXTRUM CELEBRATE Series. Bach: Concertos for 1, 2 or 3 violins. Ercole Amante. Luca Pisaroni, Veronica Jonathan Crow, violin; orchestra of young Cangemi, Jeremy Ovenden, Anna Mari Pan- CAGE’S CENTENNIAL students and professional musicians from zarella, Anna Bonitatibus; Ivor Bolton, chef. Montréal. 398-4547 343-6479 It’s with the evocative header “Birthday Cage Happy John!” that Vi- > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 26-44$. Série > 8pm. CHBP. 10-25$. Michel Gonneville: transmettre Centre-ville. Du quatuor à l’orchestre. le Beau (création); Haydn, Brahms, Bach. Trio Fi- vaVoce announced its next concert. The percussion ensemble Sixtrum Ichmouratov: Symphonie de chambre bonacci. 272-5980 joins VivaVoce to celebrate John Cage’s 100th anniversary. Alongside #3; Trois Romances, op.22 (création); > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. DR. Andrea Botticelli, Schubert: Quatuor #15, D.887 (arrangement: Airat fortepiano. 398-4547 works from Cage and Vivier, new works by Harman, Brown and Ichmouratov). Orchestre de chambre I Musici > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Erin Berger, so- Cheney will be performed. Redpath Hall, Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. de Montréal; Airat Ichmouratov, chef; Elvira prano. 398-4547 > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Jazz TD. Preservation Misbakhova, alto. 982-6038. (f 17) SVA/BAT Hall Jazz Band. 842-2112, 489-7444 As part of a musicological conference, Artistic Director Peter Schu- > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. DR. Dominic Rossi, jazz > 8pm. Usine C. 25-35$. Chants Libres, Alexandra. 398-4547 bert has announced a free Renaissance music concert and a daytime trumpet with big band. 521-4493. (h 15) > 8pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Xavier Vivier Julien, conference about the repertory. Saturday May 19 at 7:30 p.m. tenor. 398-4547 > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Bach: Suites pour vio- Saturday 19 www.vivavoce-montreal.com RB loncelle seul #1, 3, 5. Colin Carr, violoncelle; Eric > 10am. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. Conference: Talking About Friesen, Richard Turp, animation. 842-2112, The Lost Generation. Lecture 1. Pierre de 489-7444 Manchicourt: Pater peccavi. Richard Freedman

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(Haverford College). 489-3739 >7:30pm. PdA SWP. 49-130$. Opéra de Barbara Bargnesi; Donato Renzetti, chef. 343- Claire. 0-12$. Valois Concert Series. Jazz. Taurey > 10:45am. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. Conference: Talking Montréal. Faust. (18h30, Piano nobile: 6479 Butler, piano; Éric Lagacé, bass; Wali Muham- About The Lost Generation. Lecture 2. Michele Pe- conférence, Pierre Vachon, musico- > 8pm. CMM SC. 10-25$. Série Vingtième et plus. mad, drums. 697-0651, 463-2588 h > senti: Tulerunt Dominum. Jennifer Thomas (Uni- logue) 985-2258, 842-1221. (h 19) Quatuor Molinari. 527-5515. ( 12) 3:30pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Ravel: Sonate pour 489-3739 > versity of Florida). SVA/BAT 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. DR. Marek Krowicki, violon et violoncelle; Trio; Quatuor. Quatuor à > 1:30pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. Conference: Talking 398-4547 > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Carolanne piano. cordes James Ehnes; Andrew Armstrong, About The Lost Generation. Lecture 3. Nicolas > 8pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. 842-2112, 489-7444 Bouchard-Pigeon, soprano. 398-4547 Student piano. Gombert: Homo erat in Jerusalem. h > Peter Urquhart > 8pm. PdA MSM. 40$. Les grands concerts du mardi soloists. 398-4547. ( 24) 4pm. ConcU OPCH. 20$. Smetana: Má vlast: Vy ehrad; 489-3739 > (University of New Hampshire). Homeocan. La passion de l’opéra italien et allemand. 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Chostakovitch: Bizet: Carmen, Suite d’orchestre #2; Shostakovich: > 2:15pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. Conference: Talking Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, ouverture; Wagner: Quatuors à cordes #13, op.138; #14, op.142; #15, Symphonie #5, op.47. Orchestre Philharmonia About The Lost Generation. Nicolas Lecture 4. Tannhäuser, “Dich teure Halle”; Beethoven: Fidelio, op.144. Quatuor Pacifica. (19h causerie: Wendy Mundi de Montréal; Jean-Pascal Hamelin, Gombert: Domine, si tu es. Anthony Newcomb “Abscheulicher!”; R. Strauss: Salomé, scène finale; Lesser, Richard Turp) 842-2112, 489-7444 chef. 344-9244 (University of California, Berkeley). 489-3739 > 4pm. École FACE, 3449 University. 10-20$. Rimski-Korsakov: Shéhérazade. O.S. de Montréal; 10th An- > 3:30pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. Conference: Talking Gerald Cockshott, Stephen Hatfield, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, chef; Deborah Saturday 26 niversary Concert. About The Lost Generation. Lecture 5. Adrian Willaert: Donald Patriquin, Eleanor Daley, Nancy Telfer, Jay Al- Voigt, soprano. 842-9951. (f 23) > 1pm. Ciné-Met MTL2. 19-26$. MetOp_HD, Encore1. Videns Dominus. Christopher Reynolds (Uni- > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Chostakovitch: Verdi: La Traviata (durée approx. 3h05min). Fabio thouse, Ruth Watson Henderson, etc. Choeur des 489-3739 versity of California, Davis). Quatuors à cordes #1, op.49; #2, op.68; #4, op.83; #3, Luisi, cond.; Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polen- enfants de Montréal; Andrew Gray, Amy Hen- > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Jacques Gauthier- op.73. Quatuor Pacifica. (19h causerie: Wendy zani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky. (f 26 Québec; 26 derson, Iwan Edwards, cond.; Dominique Roy, Duchesne, piano. 398-4547 piano; Ben Duinker, Mark Morton, percus- > Lesser, Richard Turp) 842-2112, 489-7444 Ailleurs au QC; 26 Ottawa-Gatineau) 7:30pm. Église de la Purification B.V.M., 445 Notre- > 2pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student sion. 450-458-7129 Dame, Repentigny. 25-27$. Concours provincial de h > 4pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki piano Wednesday 23 soloists. 398-4547. ( 24) h musique de Repentigny. Concert gala. Lauréat du > 2:30pm. McGU(mc) POL. $10-15. McGCons. McGCons students. 398-4547. ( 10h) concours. 450-582-6714 > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania > 5:30pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki piano > Longueuil. Busoni: Doktor Faust. Thomas Hamp- Choirs; Amy Henderson, Xavier Brossard-Mé- h 7:30pm. McGU(mc) RED. EL. Conference: Talking 398-4547 students. 398-4547. ( 10h) son, Gregory Kunde, Sandra Trattnigg, nard, Lisa Perusse, cond. > about the Lost Generation. Lecture-Concert: The Lost > 4pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Diego Espinosa, per- Generation. Adrian Willaert, Jachet de Mantoue, Reinaldo Macias, Günther Groissböck; cussion. 398-4547 f soloists. 398-4547. (h 24) , Michele Pesenti, , Philippe Jordan, chef. 790-1245, 343-6479. ( 30) > > 8pm. PdA MSM. 40$. Les grands concerts du mer- 6pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student Palestrina, Pierre de Manchicourt. VivaVoce; Peter 398-4547. (h 24) Monday 28 credi 2. OSM, Voigt. 842-9951. (h 22) soloists. Schubert, chef; lecturers: Richard Freedman, > > 1pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Chostakovitch: 7:30pm. Église St-Jean-Baptiste, 309 Rachel Est. 15- Alessandro Valiente, Anthony Newcomb, Christopher Reynolds, 398-4547 Quatuors à cordes #5, op.92; #6, op.101; #7, op.108; 45$. Celebremus. Mozart: Grande Messe en do percussion. Jennifer Thomas, Peter Urquhart. 489-3739 mineur, K.427. > 4pm. ConcU OPCH. $0-5. Music Department, student > #8, op.110. Quatuor Pacifica. (19h causerie: Choeur St-Laurent; O.S. de 7:30pm. PdA SWP. 52-140$. Opéra de concerts. 848-4848 Wendy Lesser, Richard Turp) 842-2112, 489-7444 Longueuil; Michael Zaugg, chef; Charlotte Solmaz Shakerifard, piano. Montréal. Gounod: Faust. Orchestre Corwin, Tracy Smith Bessette, Isaiah Bell, > 7pm. ConcU OPCH. $0-5. Music Department, student Métropolitain; Emmanuel Plas- Alex Dobson. 483-6922 concerts. Fella Lagha, piano. 848-4848 son, chef; Guy Bélanger, Antoine Thursday 24 >7:30pm. PdA SWP. 52-140$. Opéra de > 7pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Class of Louise Bélanger, Mary Dunleavy, Alexander Vino- > 1pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Ryan Packard, per- Montréal. Faust. (18h30, Piano nobile: Campbell, clarinet. 398-4547 > gradov, Étienne Dupuis. (18h30, Piano nobile: cussion. 398-4547 conférence, Pierre Vachon, musico- 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Mark Morton, per- > 3pm. Église de la Visitation, 1847 boul. Gouin Est. EL. 398-4547 conférence, Pierre Vachon, musicologue) 985-2258, logue) 985-2258, 842-1221. (h 19) cussion. Concerts à la Visitation. Papa Haydn, pourquoi pas? 2e > 8pm. PdA MSM. 35$. 100e anniversaire de la création 842-1221. (f 22 24 26) SVA/BAT de 2. Haydn. Quatuor Franz Joseph. 872-8749 SVA/BAT du ballet de Ravel. Berlioz: Le Corsaire, ouverture; > 8pm. Église St-François-Xavier, 994 Principale, Prévost. > > 6pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student 8pm. Église St-François-Xavier, 994 Principale, Chostakovitch: Concerto pour violon #1; Ravel: Daph- 25$. Souvenir d’un bel été. Valses, sonates, rhapsodies, soloists. 398-4547. (f 20h + 25 26) Prévost. 20$. L’enfant aux doigts d’or. Bach, nis et Chloé. O.S. de Montréal; Choeur de l’OSM; etc. Ensemble En-le-vent. 450-436-3037 > 6:30pm. PdA MSM. 30$. Musique de chambre. Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, etc. Robin Pan, Kent Nagano, chef; Andrew Wan, violon; > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Aran Matsuda, bass- Stravinski: L’Histoire du Soldat. Russel Devuyst, piano. 450-436-3037 Cirque Éloize. 842-9951 baritone. 398-4547 > trompette; Vivian Lee, trombone; André 8pm. Église St-Laurent, 805 boul. Ste-Croix, St-Lau- > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Bartók: Sonate en mi > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Rachelle Jenkins, Moisan, clarinette; Mathieu Harel, basson; rent. 15-30$. Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Bruno Coulais, mineur, BB 28; Quatuor #4, Sz.91, BB 95; Sonate pour horn. 398-4547 Debussy, Morten Lauridsen, Loreena McKennitt, > Ramsey Husser, violon; Scott Feltham, con- violon seul, Sz.117, BB 124; Quatuor #3, Sz.85, BB 93. 8pm. UdM-MUS SCC. 24-35$. trebasse; Andrei Malashenko, percussion; Mozart, Imant Raminsh, Joshua Shank, Sermisy, Eric Quatuor à cordes James Ehnes; Andrew Arm- Tchaïkovski et la virtuosité. Nathan Brock, chef; Marc Béland, narrateur. Whitacre. Ensemble vocal de Saint-Laurent; En- strong, piano. 842-2112, 489-7444 Sarasate/Bizet: Fantaisie sur l’opéra 842-9951 semble vocal Stakato; orchestre; Yvan Carmen, op.25; Bottesini: Gran Duo > 7:30pm. Église de la Visitation, 1847 boul. Gouin Est. Sabourin, chef; Dorothéa Ventura, soprano; Tuesday 29 0-25$. Haydn: Quatuors à cordes, op.9 #5; op.17 #4; Marie-Annick Béliveau, mezzo. 485-9067 concertante; Albinoni: Adagio; Tchaïkovski: Quatuor > 12pm. Centre de Création artistique de Laval, 430 op.50 #3. Quatuor Franz Joseph. 388-1163, 872- >8pm. Église Ste-Madeleine, 750 Out- à cordes #3. Orchestre Nouvelle Génération; 5e Rue (Laval-des-Rapides), Laval. 10$, croissant et 8749 remont, Outremont. 15-30$. Orff: Alain Aubut, chef; Xiaohan Guo, Robert Mar- café inclus. Théâtre d’art lyrique de Laval, Midi-con- > Carmina Burana. Ensemble Quatrix; garyan, violon; Roman Manolache, contre- 7:30pm. PdA SWP. 49-130$. Opéra de cert. Mélodies, airs d’opéras. 450-687-2230 Choeur Radio Ville-Marie; Choeur basse. 587-2477. SVA/BAT Montréal. Faust. (18h30, Piano nobile: > 1:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15/$. CMIM. Quart de finale. > 8pm. Usine C. 25-35$. Chants Libres, Alexandra. conférence, Pierre Vachon, musico- de chambre Tactus; Les Petits Chanteurs du 285-2000 521-4493. (h 15) logue) 985-2258, 842-1221. (h 19) Mont-Royal; Simon Fournier, chef; Andrzej > 1:30pm. UdM-Laval. 12$. Mat_Opéramania Laval. > 8:30pm. Bistro Côté Soleil, 3979 St-Denis (près Des SVA/BAT Stec, ténor; Dominique Côté, baryton. 272- Dame de pique. 790-1245, 343-6479. (h 22) Pins). EL; table d’hôte 33$. Souper & Spectacle. Fla- > 8pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. DR. Gabriel Rozsa, trom- 7455. SVA/BAT > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15$. CMIM. Quart de finale. menco. Ojos Claros (Julie Trudel, chant; Jean- bone. 398-4547 > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. Graduate Diploma Recital. 285-2000 David Lupien, guitare; Sonia Rochette, > 8pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Chia-Ying Wu, per- Ruxandra Oancea, fortepiano. 398-4547 > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Mozart: Quintettes à danse). 282-8037. (f 2/6) cussion. 398-4547 > 8pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student cordes, K.174, 406, 614. Quatuor Afiara; Quatuor > 8pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student soloists. 398-4547. (h 24) Cecilia; Michael Tree, Barry Shiffman, alto; soloists. 398-4547. (h 18h) > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Jazz TD. Sylvain Luc, Eric Friesen, animation. 842-2112, 489-7444 Sunday 20 > > > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Chostakovitch: guitare; Alain Caron, basse. 842-2112, 489-7444 8:30pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Jean-Nicolas Trot- 3pm. Centre culturel de Pointe-Claire Stewart Hall, 176 tier, jazz trombone. 398-4547 chemin du Bord-du-Lac, Pointe-Claire. LP. Rendez-vous Quatuors à cordes #9, op.117; #10, op.118; #11, du dimanche. Volutes. Jazz. Mireille Proulx, violon op.122; #12, op.133. Quatuor Pacifica. (19h Sunday 27 jazz; John Sadowy, piano. 630-1220 causerie: Wendy Lesser, Richard Turp) 842-2112, > 10am. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki piano Wednesday 30 > 3pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Marie-Eve 489-7444 students. 398-4547. (f 11h30 13h30 14h30 16h > 1:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15$. CMIM. Quart de finale. Caron, piano. 398-4547 17h30) 285-2000 > 3pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki violin Friday 25 > 11:30am. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania students. 398-4547 > 6pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Student piano students. 398-4547. (h 10h) Longueuil. Doktor Faust. 790-1245, 343-6479. (h23) > 5pm. McGU(mc) RED. FA. MR. Derek Hensler, viola. soloists. 398-4547. (h 24) > 1pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Zachary Hale, per- > 5pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. MR. Marcin Garbulinski, 398-4547 > 6:30pm. MBAM SBou. 15-30$. Fondation Arte Musica: cussion. 398-4547 double bass. 398-4547 Tableaux en musique. Hommage à Leduc, Borduas et > 1:30pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki piano > 6pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Class of Luba Tuesday 22 Riopelle; compositions inspirées d’oeuvres de la collec- students. 398-4547. (h 10h) Zuk, piano. 398-4547 Simon Martin: L’heure > > > 1:30pm. UdM-Laval. 12$. Mat_Opéramania Laval. tion d’art canadien du MBAM. 2:30pm. Église presbytérienne Maisonneuve, angle 7:30pm. Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Salle mauve (Ozias Leduc); Soleil de minuit (Quatuor en Adam & Letourneux. EL, CV. Concert du printemps. J. Tchaïkovski: La Dame de pique. Yuri Marusin, Pierre-Mercure, 300 Maisonneuve Est. blanc) (Jean-Paul Riopelle); Composition 69 (Paul- Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, op.333; Nancy Gustafson, Sergei Leiferkus, Felicity 15-30$; billet bénéfice 150$ donne Émile Borduas) (créations). Quatuor Bozzini; Trio Beethoven: Symphonie #9, 4e mouvement “Hymne Palmer, Dimitri Kharitonov; Andrew Davis, droit à un reçu pour fin d’impôts, accès de guitares contemporain; Quatuor de sax- à la joie”; Verdi: , “Va pensiero”; Trenet: La chef. 790-1245, 343-6479. (f 29) à la réception et à l’encan). Série Hommage à Ana ophone Quasar. (17h visite commentée: La col- mer; Gilles Vigneault: Les amours, les travaux; etc. > 5pm. McGU(mc) POL. FA. MR. Mana Shiraishi, vio- lection d’art canadien: Leduc, Borduas et Riopelle) Sokolovic SMCQ. Concert bénéfice de l’ECM+. Falla: lin. 398-4547 Le Choeur Québécois de Montréal; Jean- 285-2000 x4, 800-899-6873 François Noël, chef; Sonia Pon, flûte. 253-4479 L’Amour sorcier; Ana Sokolovic: Nine Proverbs; An- > 7:30pm. UdM-MUS B-421. 9$. Opéramania. Rossini: > 2:30pm. McGU(mc) SCL. FA. McGCons. Suzuki piano drew Staniland: (RE)volution (création); Analia Llug- L’Italiana in Algeri. Marianna Pizzolato, Marco students. 398-4547. (h 10h) dar: Quimera (création). ECM+; Véronique Lacroix, Vinco, Maxim Mironov, Bruno De Simone, > 3pm. Valois United Church, 70 Belmont, Pointe- chef; Appassionata; Daniel Myssyk, chef; Julie

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Boulianne, mezzo; Tim Brady, guitare élec- > 7:30pm. PdA MSM. 19-81$. Série Grands Rendez- CONCERT PREVIEWS trique. 524-0173. SVA/BAT vous. Mozart, les ultimes symphonies. Mozart: Sym- > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15$. CMIM. Quart de finale. phonie #39, K.543; Symphonie #40, K.550; 285-2000 Symphonie #41, K.551 “Jupiter”. Les Violons du > 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Soirée d’humour: Une Roy; Bernard Labadie, chef. 842-2112, 866-842- petite musique de nuit cauchemardesque. Aleksey 2112 Igudesman, violon; Hyung-Ki Joo, piano. 842- > 7:30pm. Westmount Baptist Church, 411 Roslyn 2112, 489-7444 (angle Sherbrooke Ouest), Westmount. 20-30$ à l’a- vance ou à la porte. Voyage en Italie (extraits Thursday 31 d’opéras): concert bénéfice pour 2 artistes et Westmount > Baptist Church. Bellini: La Sonnambula; Verdi: La 1:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15$. CMIM. Quart de finale. Traviata; Rigoletto; Leoncavallo: I ; Puccini: 285-2000 > La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi; Turandot; ; 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 7-15$. CMIM. Quart de finale. Capua: O sole mio!. Michèle Bolduc, soprano; 285-2000 > Luc Robert, ténor; Antoine Gervais, baryton; 8pm. CHBP. 12-20$. SMCQ Série Hommage/Ana Jérémie Pelletier, piano. 743-1216 Sokolovic. Portrait intime. Ana Sokolovi_: Portrait > 8pm. École polyvalente Curé-Antoine-Labelle, Salle parle; Danses et interludes; Vez; Mesh; Ciaccona; Un Claude-Potvin, 216 boul. Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Laval. bouquet de brume; 2 Danze. Ensemble Trans- 8-20$. Vladimir Kojoukharov: Le Paradis des chats mission. 872-5338 > (opéra pour enfants); Gilbert Patenaude (arr.): chan- 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Mozart: Quintettes à sons sur le thème animalier. Gilbert Patenaude, cordes, K.593, 516, 515. Quatuor Afiara; Quatuor chef; Mariane Patenaude, piano. 573-7430 Cecilia; Michael Tree, Barry Shiffman, alto; > 8pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Musique klezmer, tzi- Eric Friesen, animation. 842-2112, 489-7444 gane, québecoise. Gadji-Gadjo. 450-461-6290 > 8:30pm. Bistro Côté Soleil, 3979 St-Denis (près Des JUNE Pins). EL; table d’hôte 33$. Souper & Spectacle. Ojos TRIO FIBONACCI Claros. 282-8037. (h 19/5) PHOTO Caroline Bergeron > 9pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. Beethoven: Ode Friday 1 à la joie; Mozart: Requiem. Société Philhar- > 7:30pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Vicky Cristina monique du Nouveau Monde; Michel AMERICAN STRING QUARTET AT NEXT LMMC Barcelona. Musique latine. David Jacques, Guy Brousseau, Jean-Claude Malgoire, chefs. 450- Bergeron, guitare. 450-461-6290 461-6290 The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club has announced that the American > 7:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Bach: Les variations > 10:30pm. ParcVi Écran géant, angle Victoria & Elm, St- Goldberg, BWV 988. Luc Beauséjour, clavecin. Lambert. EL. FClassica. Film sur écran géant extérieur. String Quartet will replace the Artemis Quartet originally slated to 450-461-6290 Les Trois Ténors (concert filmé de Luciano Pavarotti, perform in May. The internationally renowned group celebrated its > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 10-20$. CMIM. Demi-finale. Placido Domingo, José Carreras). 450-461-6290 th 285-2000 35 anniversary in the 2010-2011 season. Quartet-in-residence at the > 7:30pm. UdM-MUS B-421. 9$. Opéramania. Lorin Sunday 3 Aspen Music Festival and, since 1984, the Manhattan School of Music, Maazel: 1984. Simon Keenlyside, Nancy > 11am. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. JMC, concert Gustafson, Richard Margison, Diana Damrau, famille. Le monde merveilleux du Dixie. Musique the ensemble has recorded the complete quartets of Beethoven Schu- Lawrence Brownlee; Lorin Maazel, chef. 343- américaine du début du siècle, blues, charleston, 6479 bert, Schoenberg, Bartók and Mozart, as well as Brahms’ complete > shimmy, scat. Le Dixieband. 450-461-6290 8pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. Dance-along: Bal > 1:30pm. Église catholique de St-Lambert, 41 Lorne, chamber music works. It will be the group’s ninth performance at the dansant sous les étoiles. Valses, polkas, mazurkas, St-Lambert. 44$. FClassica. Napoli, Marc LMMC. Works by Haydn, Bartok and Schubert will be featured. Sun- danses latines, disco. O.S. de Longueuil. 450-461- Hervieux. 450-461-6290. (h 1) 6290 > > 1:30pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. JMC, concert day, May 6 at 3:30 p.m., Pollack Hall. www.lmmc.ca RB 8pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Jazz TD. Jazz grand public. Bizet: Carmen. 450-461-6290 manouche. Angelo Debarre Quartet. 842-2112, > 2pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Charmes celtes. Musique 489-7444 > d’Irlande, Écosse, Bretagne. Isabeau Corriveau, PIANIST DAVID JALBERT AT PRO MUSICA 9pm. Église catholique de St-Lambert, 41 Lorne, St- Mélissande Corriveau. 450-461-6290 Lambert. 44$. FClassica. A Napoli. Chansons popu- > 2pm. Église St-Jean-Baptiste, 309 Rachel Est. 15- As part of a new generation of pianists, David Jalbert has made his laires italiennes. Marc Hervieux, ténor; François 20$. Sing-along 40e anniversaire du CSL. Mozart: Pilon, violon; Louise-André Baril, piano. 450- Grande Messe en do mineur, K.427 (e). Choeur St- mark as a performer teeming with talent. The versatile artist launched 461-6290. (f 3) > Laurent; Michael Zaugg, chef. (suivi d’un BBQ 10:30pm. ParcVi Écran géant, angle Victoria & Elm, festif) 483-6922 his first solo disc in 2004, dedicated to works of Corigliano and Rzewski St-Lambert. EL. FClassica. Film sur écran géant ex- > 2:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Ragleela (en- under the American label Endeavour Classics. His 2006 album was térieur. Amadeus (film de Milos Forman; 1984; avec semble de musique indienne: sitar, tabla, Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham). 450-461-6290 etc.); Jean-Marc Hébert et son ensemble de dedicated to Gabriel Fauré’s Nocturnes. On the programme: works of percussions. 450-461-6290 Bartók, Ravel, Yamada and Prokofiev. Sunday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m., Saturday 2 > 2:30pm. MBAM SBou. EL. CMIM. Cours de maître. Re- > 9am. ParcVi sur l’avenue Victoria, angle Victoria & nata Scotto, soprano. 285-2000 Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts. www.promusica.qc.ca RB Elm, St-Lambert. EL. FClassica. Paint-along, sous l’in- > 4:30pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Gershwin: Porgy and spiration de la musique. 30 artistes; participation Bess, “Summertime”; Purcell, Cole Porter, etc. Suzie du public. (jusqu’à 18h) 450-461-6290 Leblanc, soprano; Ensemble des Voix Hu- TRIO FIBONACCI > 11am. ÉUSLam. EL. FClassica. JMC, concert famille. maines. 450-461-6290 Prokofiev: Pierre et le loup. 450-461-6290 > 5pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. Musique et Members of Trio Fibonacci perform solos and duos within its forma- > 1:30pm. MBAM SBou. 10-20$. CMIM. Demi-finale. danses de Bali. Giri Kedaton (20 musiciens, 4 285-2000 danseurs). 450-461-6290 tion during its many concerts. Violinist Julie-Anne Derome, cellist > 2pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Old Friends: autour de > 7pm. ÉSBarn. 22$. FClassica. Classique, pop. Quar- Simon et Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel, etc.: tom (quatuor vocal masculin a cappella). Gabriel Prynn and pianist Wonny Song make up the trio. Since its in- musique de films. Antoine Bareil, violon; 450-461-6290 ception, the trio has commissioned numerous works by Canadian Valérie Milot, harpe. 450-461-6290 > 7pm. MBAM SBou. EL. CMIM. Cours de maître. > 2:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Continuum. Bach, Thomas Allen, baryton. 285-2000 composers. Their next concert is called “Histoires…: Michel Beethoven, Mozart, Piazzolla. Anne Hébert, vio- > 7:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Bach: Suites pour Gonneville.” Works of Haydn and Brahms will also be featured. Friday, lon; Alain Gagnon, piano. 450-461-6290 violoncelle seul #4-6. Stéphane Tétreault, vio- > 4:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Debussy: Clair de loncelle. (suite du 2 juin 19h30) 450-461-6290 May 18, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur. www.triofibonacci.com RB lune; etc.; Ravel. Alice Ader, piano. 450-461-6290 > 8pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. El Fuego. Tangos. > 6pm. SGACh. 36-41$. FMCM. Dvorák: Suite, op.98; Ensemble Quartango. 450-461-6290 Danses slaves (e); Quatuor #13, op.106; Sonatine, MOLINARI QUARTET AND GOUGEON op.100; Quintette, op.81; Sérénade pour cordes, op.22. Tuesday 5 Quatuor à cordes Cecilia; Quatuor à cordes Afi- > 12:30pm. St. James United Church, 463 Ste-Cather- The Molinari Quartet will ara; Andrew Wan, Veronica Cherniak, Victor ine Ouest. FA. Summer Recital Series. Philip th Fournelle-Blain, Marie-Ève Poupart, Ryan Crozier, organ. 288-9245 close its 15 season with Truby, violon; Denis Brott, violoncelle; Eric > 7:30pm. PdA MSM. 10-50$. CMIM. Finale. O.S. de an evening of music by Chappell, contrebasse; David Jalbert, Conrad Montréal; Alain Trudel, chef. 842-2112, 866- Tao, piano. (durée 4h) 842-2112, 489-7444 Quebec composer Denis > 842-2112 6:30pm. ParcVi ScLotoQ. EL. FClassica. Songs from >8pm. McGU(mc) POL. 40$. Northern Ex- Berlin to New York. Kurt Weill. Kerry-Anne Kutz, so- Gougeon. In addition to prano; quintette. 450-461-6290 posure. Malcolm Forsyth, Einojuhani Jeux de cordes (1996), the > 7:30pm. Église de Lacolle, 27 de l’Église Nord, La- Rautavaara, Harry Somers, Michael Bo- colle. 15$. Commémoration 1812 de la municipalité jesen, Marie-Claire Saindon; (Katie MQ will also perform Ah de Lacolle. Grieg: Suite Holberg, op.40; Mozart: Con- Ward, choreographer). Concerto Della Donna; quelle beauté! with actress certo pour clarinette, KV. 622; Tchaikovsky: Sérénade Iwan Edwards, cond.; Caroline Chehade, vio- pour cordes, op.48. O.S. de la Vallée-du-Haut- lin; Michael Anderson, cello; Pamela Reimer, Danièle Panneton, with Saint-Laurent; Daniel Constantineau, chef; piano; Katie Ward Dancers. (Benefit concert in texts of Baudelaire, Cen- Mark Simons, clarinette. 450-373-9441 support of the Batshaw Alumni Association and > 7:30pm. Église St-Jean-Baptiste, 309 Concerto Della Donna) 892-1846, info@concer- drars, Panneton, Ronsard Rachel Est. 25-35$. Choeurs et Âme. todelladonna-ca. SVA/BAT MOLINARI QUARTET Liszt: Psaume 13; Cherubini: Requiem. and Schwitters. The Moli- th Choeur classique de Montréal; Wednesday 6 nari Quartet earned its 14 Choeur polyphonique de Montréal; O.S. des > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania Opus Award for Concert of the Year 2010-2011 in Montreal. Dialogue Jeunes de Montréal; Louis Lavigueur, chef; Longueuil. Mozart: Zaide. Ekaterina Lekhina, Thomas Macleay, ténor. 956-9546, 737-5364. Sean Panikkar, Alfred Walker, Russell at La Chapelle, May 12, and concert at the Conservatoire de musique SVA/BAT Thomas, Morris Robinson; Louis Langrée, de Montréal, May 25. http://quatuormolinari.qc.ca RB > 7:30pm. ÉUSLam. 22$. FClassica. Bach: Suites pour chef. 790-1245, 343-6479 violoncelle seul #1-3. Stéphane Tétreault, vio- > 7:30pm. McGU(mc) TSH. FA. McGCons. Voice stu- loncelle. (suite le 3 juin 19h30) 450-461-6290 dents. 398-4547 DEBORAH VOIGT AND THE OSM > 7:30pm. McGU(mc) TSH. $8-14. McGCons Staff and > 7:30pm. PdA MSM. 10-50$. CMIM. Finale. O.S. de Guests. Linda Brady, piano. 398-4547 Montréal; Alain Trudel, chef. 842-2112, 866- > 7:30pm. MBAM SBou. 10-20$. CMIM. Demi-finale. 842-2112 The OSM will be joined by soprano Deborah Voigt. Considered one of 285-2000 MAY 2012 31 sm17-8_EN_p27-34_RegCal_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:43 PM Page 32

CONCERT PREVIEWS Thursday 7 K.543; Symphonie #40, K.550. Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, chef. 641-6040, 877- > 1:30pm. UdM-Longueuil. 12$. Mat_Opéramania 641-6040 Longueuil. Les voix de baryton et basse. 790-1245, 31 8pm. GTQ SLF. 35-64$. Sélection Desjardins. OSQ, 343-6479 Carmina Burana. (19h Prélude au concert: > 6pm. MBAM SBou. 13-25$. Week-end Brahms de présentation musicologique des oeuvres au pro- l’Orchestre Métropolitain. Fondation Arte Musica: gramme) 643-8486, 877-643-8486. (h 30) Les 5 à 7 en musique. Brahms: Sonatenstaz (Scherzo tiré de la sonate F.A.E.); 2 Lieder pour voix, alto et piano, op.91; Quintette pour piano et cordes, JUNE op.34. Yukari Cousineau, Marcelle Mallette, 1 2pm. PalM SRJ. 20-48$. Série Commentaires sur violon; Brian Bacon, alto; Christopher Best, mesure. Par Jupiter!. Mozart: Symphonie #41, K.551 violoncelle; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano; “Jupiter”. Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Geneviève Lévesque, mezzo. 285-2000 x4, 800- Labadie, chef. (concert commenté) 641-6040, 899-6873 877-641-6040 > 7:30pm. McGU(mc) POL. $8-14. McGCons Staff and 1 8pm. PalM SRJ. 20-81$. Série Grands Rendez-vous. Guests. Jana Stuart, piano. 398-4547 Mozart, les ultimes symphonies. Mozart: Symphonie #39, K.543; Symphonie #40, K.550; Symphonie #41, K.551 “Jupiter”. Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, chef. 641-6040, 877-641-6040

Conductors VÉRONIQUE LACROIX and DANIEL MYSSYK

the best modern-day sopranos, Ms. Voigt will perform a selection of Unless indicated otherwise, events are in Québec, and the area code is 418. Main ticket counter: Bil- arias from Beethoven’s Fidelio, Wagner’s Tannhäuser and Strauss’ letech 670-9011, 800-900-7469 . Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade and the overture of Mozart’s Ciné-Met Québec (for MetOp_HD broadcasts) Cinéplex CCMtJ Centre culturel Mont-Jacob, 4160 du Vieux- Odeon Beauport, 825 Clémenceau, Beauport; Ciné- Pont, Saguenay (Jonquière): SPG Salle Pierrette- Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Rafaël Frühbeck de Burgos, will plex Odeon Ste-Foy, 1200 boul. Duplessis, Ste-Foy Gaudreault also be performed. May 22 and 23, at the Maison symphonique de GTQ Grand Théâtre de Québec, 269 boul. René- CTCCour Café-Théâtre Côté-Cour, 4014 de la Fab- Lévesque Est, 643-8131, 877-643-8131: SLF Salle rique, Saguenay (Jonquière) Montréal. www.osm.ca JV Louis-Fréchette PalM Palais Montcalm, 995 place d’Youville, 670-9011: SRJ Salle Raoul-Jobin MAY ECM+ AND APPASSIONATA IN FUSION: 2 2pm. Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay, 202 MAY Jacques-Cartier Est, Chicoutimi. EL, CV. La relève Arts- ORCHESTRAL FANTASY ON BIG SCREEN Études en concert. Karina Gaudreault, flûte; 2 8pm. Église Ste-Ursule, 3290 Hamelin, Ste-Foy. Geneviève Coulombe, Olivier Moreau, clar- The two ensembles are joining musical forces in one orchestra alterna- 28$. De concert avec les gens. L’émotion en chan- inette; Samuel St-Hilaire, trompette; tively conducted by Véronique Lacroix and Daniel Myssyk. L’Amour sons. Opéra, chanson, comédie musicale. O.S. de Jeanne-Sophie Baron, Rosalie Lixing Boivin, Québec; Airat Ichmouratov, chef; Marc Katerine Siket, violon; Mathieu-David Cox, f sorcier, inspired by Manuel de Falla, was conceived by Véronique Hervieux, ténor. 643-8486, 877-643-8486. ( 3 Philippe Marcil, alto; François Lamontagne, Lacroix from a script by Mathias Maute. Original video projections, 4 Québec; 5 Ailleurs au QC) Marie-Pier Simard-Gagnon, violoncelle; 3 8pm. Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame, 25 du Zhakaël Bondu, Laura-Abigail Cox, Sarah- Couvent, Beauport. 28$. De concert avec les gens. Élisabeth Cox, piano. 418-698-3505 courtesy of Foumalade, support this unique concert experience. Soloists: h OSQ, Hervieux. 643-8486, 877-643-8486. ( 2) 2 7pm. Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay, 202 Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano, and Tim Brady, electric guitar. The 4 2pm. PalM SRJ. 20-48$. Série Plaisirs d’après-midi. Jacques-Cartier Est, Chicoutimi. EL, CV. Jeunes vir- event will also feature a work by Sokolović as well as new works by Stani- Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico, op.3 (e). Les Violons du tuoses en herbe. Une dizaine d’élèves de Roy; Eric Paetkau, chef. 641-6040, 877-641-6040 niveaux préparatoire et intermédiaire. 418- land and Llugdar. Homage Series: Ana Sokolović. Wednesday, May 30 4 8pm. Église St-François-de-Sales, 714 Des Érables, 698-3505 Neuville. 28$. De concert avec les gens. OSQ, 5 8pm. Cégep Beauce-Appalaches, Auditorium, at 7:30 p.m., Salle Pierre Mercure. www.amoursorcier.ca RB h Hervieux. 643-8486, 877-643-8486. ( 2) 1055, 116e rue, St-Georges-de-Beauce. 31$. De 4 8pm. PalM SRJ. 20-48$. Série Rencontres. Vivaldi: concert avec les gens. OSQ, Hervieux. 418-643- PORTRAIT INTIME L’Estro Armonico, op.3. Les Violons du Roy; Eric 8486, 877-643-8486. (h 2 Québec) – Paetkau, chef. 641-6040, 877-641-6040 12 8pm. Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson, 374 des Forges, CO-PRODUCTION BY TRANSMISSION AND SMCQ 12 7pm. GTQ SLF. 18-117$. Opéra de Québec. Verdi: Trois-Rivières. 39-50$. Grands concerts. J. Hétu: Falstaff. O.S. de Québec; Choeur de l’Opéra de Fanfare pour Lanaudière; Orff: Carmina Burana. The six musicians from the ensemble Transmission will co-produce a Québec; Giuseppe Grazioli, chef; Manon O.S. de Trois-Rivières; Choeur de l’OSTR; Feubel, Pascale Beaudin, Sonia Racine, An- Jacques Lacombe, chef. 819-380-9797, 866- concert with the SMCQ focused entirely on the work of Sokolović. The tonio Figueroa, Jeremy Blossey, Gaétan 416-9797 Laperrière, Jean-François Lapointe, Taras 13 2pm. Centre des arts de Baie-Comeau, 1660 de f seven works featured will cover a large range of her solo instrument Kulish. 529-0688, 877-643-8131. ( 15 17 19) Bretagne, Baie-Comeau. 5-10$. École de musique 15 8pm. GTQ SLF. 18-117$. Opéra de Québec. Fal- Côte-Nord. Concert gala. Musique classique et pop. repertoire and successively showcase five of the group’s members as h staff. 529-0688, 877-643-8131. ( 12) Élèves et professeurs. 418-296-6428 well as two compositions for small ensemble, including Ciaccona, 16 8pm. PalM SRJ. 56$. Musique du Monde. Trésors de 17 8:30pm. CCMtJ SPG. 25$. Festival des musiques de which has been specifically adapted by Ana Sokolović for the sextet. la musique allemande. Weber: Oberon, ouverture; création du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Miles Perkin Mendelssohn: Concerto pour violon #2, op.64; R. Quartet. 418-547-2904 Thursday, May 31, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur. May 7 at 5 p.m., Strauss: Sérénade, op.7; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Les 18 8:30pm. CCMtJ SPG. 25$. Festival des musiques de Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg, ouverture. O.S. création du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Aperture Trio. Salle D’Youville of Palais Montcalm. www.ensembletransmission.com RB de Québec; James Sommerville, chef; Dar- 418-547-2904 ren Lowe, violon. 643-8486, 877-643-8486 18 10pm. CCMtJ SPG. 25$. Festival des musiques de 17 8pm. GTQ SLF. 18-117$. Opéra de Québec. Fal- création du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Project Trio. h staff. 529-0688, 877-643-8131. ( 12) 418-547-2904 QUEBEC 19 8pm. GTQ SLF. 18-117$. Opéra de Québec. Fal- 19 8pm. Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Salle h staff. 529-0688, 877-643-8131. ( 12) Françoys-Bernier, 5 rang St-Antoine, St-Irénée (ré- 23 8pm. GTQ SLF. 35-64$. Grands Classiques. gion Charlevoix). 22$. Festival International du Do- Beethoven: Ouverture Leonore #3, op.72c; Schu- maine Forget. Prélude à l’été. Brahms: Sextuor #2, DANCING RHYTHMS: TCHAÏKOVSKY AND BRAHMS mann: Symphonie #4, op.120; Brahms: Concerto op.36; Mozart: Quintette à cordes #6, K.614; C.P.E. pour piano #2, op.83. O.S. de Québec; Carlos Bach: Symphonie pour cordes, Wq. 182 #5. Lon- Cellist Blair Lofgren and pi- Miguel Prieto, chef; Marc-André Hamelin, don Haydn Quartet; Steven Dann, alto; Ken- anist Suzanne Beaubien will piano. (19h Prélude au concert: présentation mu- neth Slowik, violoncelle. 418-452-3535, sicologique des oeuvres au programme) 643- 888-336-7438 perform works by Brahms 8486, 877-643-8486 19 8:30pm. CCMtJ SPG. 25$. Festival des musiques de and Tchaïkovsky that audi- 24 10:30am. GTQ SLF. 26-29$. Matins en Musique. création du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Effugit. Beethoven: Ouverture Leonore #3, op.72c; Brahms: Maïkotron Unit; Stephen Haynes, ences never tire of listening to. Concerto pour piano #2, op.83. O.S. de Québec; trompette, cornet, flugelhorn. 418-547-2904 Carlos Miguel Prieto, chef; Marc-André 19 10pm. CCMtJ SPG. 25$. Festival des musiques de Mozart’s Hungarian Dances, Hamelin, piano. (9h30 échange avec invités sur- création du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. Le GGRIL. 418- Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 prise; café et mignardises offerts) 643-8486, 877- 547-2904 643-8486 24 8pm. Conservatoire de musique de Rimouski, Op. 38 and the Fantasy Over- 26 1pm. Ciné-Met Québec. 19-26$. MetOp_HD, En- Salle Bouchard-Morisset, 22 Ste-Marie, Rimouski. h ture from Tchaïkovsky’s core1. La Traviata. ( 26 Montréal) 35$. Concert bénéfice pour le Conservatoire de 27 2pm. Église des Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, 735 Père- musique de Rimouski. Schumann: 3 Romances, Romeo and Juliet will be per- Marquette (près de Murray). EL. Les Amis de op.94; Schumann: Fantasiestücke (e); Kalliwoda: l’Orgue de Québec. Organiste d’un jour. Étudiants Morceau de salon, op.228; Britten: Temporal Vari- formed. May 7, at 5 p.m., Salle (moins de 16 ans), orgue. 386-2969 ations; Pasculli: Grand concerto sur les thèmes de Cellist 30 8pm. GTQ SLF. 35-64$. Symphonique à souhait. Verdi. Vincent Boilard, hautbois; Olivier D’Youville of Palais Montcalm. Stravinski: Symphonie de Psaumes; Orff: Carmina LORRAINE POULIOT Hébert-Bouchard, piano. 418-727-3706 www.palaismontcalm.ca JV burana. O.S. de Québec; Choeur de l’OSQ; 25 2pm. Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Salle Jacques Lacombe, chef; Nathalie Paulin, so- Françoys-Bernier, 5 rang St-Antoine, St-Irénée (ré- prano; Matthew White, contre-ténor; Phillip gion Charlevoix). 22$. Festival International du Do- ALL CELLOS LEAD TO ROME... Addis, baryton. (19h Prélude au concert: présen- maine Forget. Prélude à l’été. Marathon de musique tation musicologique des oeuvres au programme) de chambre 1773-1909. Haydn, Beethoven, Bruck- f The Centre d’Art La Chapelle will beat to the rhythm of cellos. Les Vi- 643-8486, 877-643-8486. ( 31) ner, Schumann, Boccherini, etc. London Haydn 31 2pm. PalM SRJ. 20-48$. Série Plaisirs d’après-midi. Quartet; Steven Dann, alto; Kenneth Slowik, oloncelles Enchanteurs ensemble, under the musical and artistic di- Mozart et la symphonie. Mozart: Symphonie #39, violoncelle; étudiants du Domaine. 418-452- 32 MAY 2012 sm17-8_EN_p27-34_RegCal_sm17-4_FR_pXX 12-05-02 3:43 PM Page 33

3535, 888-336-7438. (f 20) The University of Toronto MacMillan Singers; CONCERT PREVIEWS 25 8pm. Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Salle Hilary Apfelstadt, cond. 866-935-1144 Françoys-Bernier, 5 rang St-Antoine, St-Irénée (ré- 18 1pm. KPC. 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 3. En- gion Charlevoix). 22$. Festival International du Do- semble vocal Ste-Anne Singers; Margo rection of Lorraine Pouliot, will transport you to Italy aboard the maine Forget. Prélude à l’été. Marathon. Keenan, cond.; Youth Singers of Calgary scores of Vivaldi, Boccherini, Dall’Abaco and many others. May 13, at 418-452-3535, 888-336-7438. (h 14h) Oncue; David Morton, cond. 866-935-1144 25 8:30pm. CTCCour. 25$. Festival des musiques de 18 4:30pm. KPC. 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 4. 10 p.m., Centre d’Art La Chapelle. www.centredartlachapelle.com JV création du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean. Fenaison X. Concerto Della Donna; Iwan Edwards, cond.; 418-547-2904 Ensemble vocal Ganymède; Yvan Sabourin, 25 10pm. CTCCour. 25$. Festival des musiques de cond. 866-935-1144 MASTERPIECES OF GERMAN MUSIC création du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean. Bonetic. 418- 18 7:30pm. Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 547-2904 Cooper (& O’Connor). 20-25$. Podium. Highlight The Orchestre symphonique du Québec, under the helm of James 26 1pm. Cinéma Galaxy Sherbrooke, 4202 Bertrand- Concert. National Youth Choir of Canada; Fabi, Rock Forest. 19-26$. MetOp_HD, Encore1. La Ivars Taurins, cond. 866-935-1144 Sommerville, will offer an evening of German music. Works by Weber, Traviata. (h 26 Montréal) 18 8pm. Christ Church Cathedral, 420 Sparks (& Bron- 26 8pm. Église St-Pie-X, 690 boul. des Récollets, Trois- son). $20-30. Schumann: Piano Quintet; Schubert: Strauss and Wagner will be performed as well as Mendelssohn’s Vio- Rivières. 15$. Martin Brossard: Reflets de mon pays String Quartet “Death and the Maiden”. Angela lin Concerto in E minor, one of the repertoire’s most prized pieces, (création); Boieldieu, Bordèse, Martini, Nieder- Hewitt, piano; Chamber Players of Canada. meyer, Schubert, Strauss, Toselli, Verdi, Weber. 241-0777 played by the OSQ’s concertmaster, Darren Lowe. May 16, Salle Raoul- Choeur des Pèlerins de Trois-Rivières (voix 19 11am. KPC. 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 5. St. Jobin. www.osq.org JV égales d’hommes); Martin Brossard, chef; Michael’s Boys Choir; Teri Dunn, Charissa Jocelyn Lafond, piano. 819-693-5536 Bagan, cond.; Toronto Children’s Chorus 26 8:30pm. CTCCour. 25$. Festival des musiques de Chamber Choir; Elise Bradley, cond. 866-935- création du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean. Pando. 418- 1144 MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN PLAYS BRAHMS 547-2904 19 1pm. First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier W (& Elgin). 26 10pm. CTCCour. 25$. Festival des musiques de 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 6. Hamilton World-acclaimed Quebec pianist Marc-André Hamelin is back to per- création du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean. Flying Birds. Children’s Choir; Zimfira Poloz, cond.; High form Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the OSQ. The concerto, Music for Money. 418-547-2904 Park Choirs of Toronto; Zimfira Poloz, cond. 866-935-1144 which achieved great success at its premiere, can be seen as a form of 19 4:30pm. First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier W (& Elgin). 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 7. voces piano autobiography by the composer. Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 boreales; Michael Zaugg, cond.; Quintes- and the Overture of Beethoven’s Lenonore III will serve as prelude. sential Vocal Ensemble; Susan Quinn, cond. 866-935-1144 May 23 and 24, Salle Louis-Fréchette of Grand Théatre de Québec. 20 3pm. KPC. 5-10$. Podium. Spotlight Concert 8. Siren www.grandtheatre.qc.ca JV (University of Guelph Women’s Chamber Choir); Marta McCarthy, cond.; Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton, cond. 866-935-1144 20 7:30pm. Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 FRENCH EUROPEAN MUSIC IN THE SPOTLIGHT Cooper (& O’Connor). 20-25$. Podium. Highlight Unless indicated otherwise, events are in Ottawa, and Concert. Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, France will be honoured via the area code is 613. Main ticket counters: NAC cond. 866-935-1144 the two most famous repre- 976-5051; Ticketmaster 755-1111 26 1pm. Cinéma StarCité Gatineau, 115 boul. du KPC Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar (at Elgin), Plateau, Gatineau. 19-26$. MetOp_HD, Encore1. La sentatives of the French piano 238-4774 Traviata. (h 26 Montréal) and cello scene. Éric LeSage NAC National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St., 947-7000: SH 29 7:30pm. NAC Studio, 53 Elgin St. Free ticket re- Southam Hall quired. My First NAC. Classical, jazz. Lara Deutsch, and François Salque will per- NACO National Arts Centre Orchestra flute; Simon Millerd, trumpet; Nikki Chooi, Podium Podium, Canada’s National Choral Music violin; Emilie Grimes, viola; Alexander Ma- form the finest sonatas for Conference likov, Dan Reynolds, piano; Matthew cello and piano of the French Chalmers, vibraphone, drums; Aidan Fer- guson, soprano. 888-991-2787, 947-7000 Romantic repertoire. An op- MAY 8pm. NAC SH. 12-95$. Ovation Series. Verdi: Re- 30 portunity to hear the sensitive Pianist 5 7:30pm. Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 quiem. NACO; Combined Ottawa Choruses; Cooper (& O’Connor). 30-35$. T. Dubois: Paradis Pinchas Zukerman, cond.; Adrianne Piec- and colourful scores of Pierné, ÉRIC LESAGE Perdu. New World Philharmonic Orchestra; zonka, Allyson McHardy, James Valenti, Eric PHOTO DDM Ottawa Classical Choir; New World Philhar- Owens. 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Pianist ANGELA HEWITT PHOTO Simon Fowler

ist Yehonatan Berick in a chamber concert. They will be joined by Manuela Milani, Guy- laine Lemaire and Julian Armour. The pro- gram will begin with Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Op. 44. This piece, Pianist SERHIY SALOV composed in only six days, has been a crowd PHOTO Irène Zandel pleaser since its inception for its many atmos- phere shifts. Schubert’s String Quartet in D Under the auspices of professional musicians, poser had charted out and filled the voids Mahler minor, “La jeune fille et la mort,” will follow and in the spirit of fun and conscientiousness, had left. Now five movements, the symphony with a theme the composer has already ex- they will perform in a concert inspired by sounds very much the way the composer would plored in the past in Lieder cycles and inspired Spanish and Latin music, courtesy of Turina, have created it. www.ottawasymphony.com EP by a Matthias Claudius poem. May 18. Marquez and Falla. Saturday, May 12. www.chamberplayers.ca EP www.centrecultureludes.ca MC TIME TRAVELLING WITH THE OBC The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) was created in SERHIY SALOV - PIANO 2002 by Dr. Lisette Canton and is well-estab- Jeunesses Musicales of Canada will present lished in the national and international scene. Serhiy Salov. The Ukrainian artist has received To end its 10th season with a bang, the OBC’s many awards such as that of the Montreal In- artistic team has decided to cover a broad ternational Musical Competition. Come expe- range of classical vocal music from Mon- rience this musical virtuoso’s sensual art. teverdi to Whitacre without forgetting Bach, Sunday, May 20. www.enspectacle.ca MC Pachelbel, Purcell, Schütz, Nystedt and Pärt. Ottawa resident Nicholas Piper will see one of 30 CANDLES FOR THE OYOA his works performed on May 12. The evening To celebrate its 30th year, the Ottawa Youth will begin with a silent auction at the OBC at Orchestra Academy (OYOA) has organized a 6:30 p.m. www.ottawabachchoir.com EP grandiose concert. It will showcase its two or- chestras as well as Canterbury High School’s PODIUM 2012 choir, which will team up with the Ottawa Canada’s biennial national choral conference, Youth Orchestra (OYO) for two works. Con- Podium 2012, takes place in Ottawa for the Soprano ADRIANNE PIECKZONKA ductors Angus Armstrong and John Gomez first time May 17 to 20. Highlight concerts in- PHOTO Andreas Klingberg will share the baton in a diverse program that clude Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia, the National includes excerpts from Massenet, Beethoven, Youth Choir with guest conductor Ivars Tau- Elgar, Schafer and Sibelius. The evening will rins and the Elmer Iseler Singers. Eight day- VERDI’S REQUIEM AT THE NAC also see the world premiere of Robert Rival’s time concerts will feature choirs from across It is under the direction of Pinchas Zuker- Spring, a rhythmically bold piece and created Canada and a group from Estonia. Special mann that Verdi’s Requiem will come back to specifically with the OYO in mind. A must-see events include a tribute concert to composer life May 30 and 31. Adrianne Pieckzonka (so- concert. Sunday, May 6. www.oyoa-aojo.ca EP Ruth Watson Henderson and the competition prano), Allyson McHardy (mezzo-soprano), for the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foun- James Valenti (tenor) and Éric Owens (bass MAHLER’S “UNFINISHED” dation $12,000 Award in Choral Conducting. SYMPHONY baritone) will be part of this production as well Conductors, choristers and choir administra- as two Ottawa choirs for what is being billed as Orchestrated by Deryck Cooke, Mahler’s “Unfin- tors can also benefit from more than 20 work- a ceremony to remember the life of Alessan- ished” Symphony No. 10 will be performed by shops led by Canadian and international dro Manzoni. Described as an “opera in eccle- the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO) May 7, presenters. www.podium2012.ca PA siastical garb” by a German conductor, the under the direction of principal conductor David lyricism and striking contrasts in the Requiem Currie. Mahler began this symphony in 1909 and A ROMANTIC EVENING are actually more in line with opera. Lauded was only able to complete the first movement, WITH ANGELA HEWITT & FRIENDS since its inception in 1894, it is considered a the rest remaining at a stage of infancy. A half- Internationally-renowned pianist Angela He- staple of the Italian classical repertoire. century later, Cooke took up the work the com- witt will be accompanied by respected violin- www.nac-cna.ca EP

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by PAUL E. ROBINSON Haitink, also recorded Daphnis with the BSO. Charles Munch (1891-1968) had a very dis- N MARCH, we featured Stravinsky’s tinguished career. He was born in Strasbourg, ballet score Petrushka from 1911. This which was part of Germany at the time, but month we have another classic ballet then given back to France at the end of score given its premiere just a year World War I. Following studies at the later, and in the same city—Paris. It Strasbourg Conservatoire, Munch stud- Iturned out to be the largest project Ravel ied violin in Berlin with Carl Flesch and was to undertake during his lifetime at the Conservatoire de Paris with Lucien (1875-1937), and the music is now in the Capet. World War I saw him conscripted repertoire of every major orchestra in into the German army where he was gassed the world. and wounded. After the war, he resumed Daphnis and Chloé is yet another his career in music and ultimately became masterpiece commissioned by the im- concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus presario Sergei Diaghilev, and was pre- Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler miered by his Ballets Russes at the and Bruno Walter. Théâtre du Châtelet June 8, 1912. The Munch made his conducting debut at choreography was by Michel Fokine and the age of 41 and built an important career, the principal dancers were Vaslav Nijinsky mostly in France. After the war he was and Tamara Karsavina. Pierre Monteux able to travel more widely and became conducted. The orchestra required is enor- music director of the Boston Sym- mous. The percussion section includes tam- phony from 1949 to 1962. He tam, wind machine, castanets, tambourine, was noted for the excitement glockenspiel and much more. One of the most and spontaneity of his per- imaginative features of the orchestra is the formances, and he was gen- wordless chorus. The effect is particularly erally at his best in live striking in the opening scene and in the final performances. bacchanale. The first full-length biog- As a ballet, Daphnis and Chloé is divided raphy of Charles Munch was into three scenes, however on the recording published just a few months they are played without pause and each scene ago (Holoman, D. Kern. Charles flows into the next. The famous Suite No. 2 is Munch. London: Oxford Uni- a much-played concert piece; it is, in fact, the by shepherdesses and reunited versity Press, 2012). The entire last scene (Scene 3) of the ballet score. with Daphnis. In gratitude the lovers re-enact publisher has also made additional material the story of Pan and Syrinx. Daphnis as Pan about Munch available on its website: www.oup.com/us/charlesmunch SYNOPSIS: The opening scene is a grotto picks several reeds from the water nearby and . To access this in a woody landscape where young shepherds forms a flute. While he plays we hear one of material you will need the User Name and shepherdesses gather round an antique the greatest flute solos in all music and Chloé (Music1) and the Password (Book5983). sculpture of three nymphs. The couple Daph- dances to its haunting melodies. The scene The 1955 BSO recording of Daphnis and nis and Chloé appear, but the cowherd Dor- becomes more animated and all the shepherds Chloé is a wonderful performance and an im- con takes an interest in Chloé and tries to win and shepherdesses take part in a joyous portant documentation of the quality of the her affection. A shepherdess, Lyceion, at- bacchanale. orchestra at that time. The flute solo (track 20) tempts to seduce Daphnis. Pirates suddenly is played by Doriot Anthony Dwyer, a distin- appear and carry off Chloé. guished artist and at that time the only female ON RECORD: The Boston Symphony principal wind player in any of the leading The second scene opens with a wild dance has had a long association with Ravel’s Daph- by the pirates at their camp. Chloé is led in by American orchestras. Incidentally, Dwyer gets nis and Chloé. Monteux conducted it with the all the credit in the “flute solo” but Ravel two pirates. She tries to flee but is brought BSO on many occasions and Serge Koussevit- back. Daphnis seeks help from the god Pan in cleverly composed this section to produce a sky did too. Then came Charles Munch, who seamless flute sound by using the second flute, finding Chloé and bringing her back. Pan and was the first BSO conductor to record the his followers descend on the pirate camp and piccolo and alto flute to help out here and work in its completion, in 1955. He made a there. frighten them off. second recording of the complete score in 1961, The third and final scene returns to the The trumpet section was led by Roger Voisin both for RCA Victor. The tradition continued and Armando Ghitalla, and under Munch they grotto we saw in scene one. It is dawn and we with subsequent complete recordings by his hear the wondrous music which opens the played with electrifying virtuosity. They are on successors Seiji Ozawa and James Levine, and fire in the Dance of the Pirates (track 13) and in Suite No. 2. Chloé is brought back to the grotto the orchestra’s conductor laureate, Bernard the Bacchanale (track 23). LSM 36 MAY 2012 the DISCOVERY CD 15 years COLLECTION DÉCOUVERTE

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