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Saturday, June 21, 7:30 PM

Bourgie Hall

Premium Concert: National Indigenous People’s Day Celebration

Experience a joyful evening of chamber music with Debussy’s luminous Sonata for Violin and Piano and Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings. The program also features works by Indigenous composers and performances by acclaimed artists Élisabeth St-Gelais and Tara-Louise Montour.

Program :

Thanksgiving Address: Kevin Deer, Spiritual Leader

 

Steve Barakatt, Devenir L’Hymne officiel de l’Ordre national du Québec

**L’Ordre nationale du Québec 40ème anniversaire**

Chaos Quartet

 

Ian Cusson, Extraits du Récital des Anges sur les poèmes d’Émile Nelligan
Devant mon berceau
Le regret des joujoux
Plus 2 other pieces tbd

Elisabeth St. Gelais, soprano

Louise Pelletier, piano

 

Andrew Balfour, Karakett Nitotem
            Pièce écrite pour Tara Louise (violon et piano)

                         

Tara Louise Montour, violin

Philip Chiu, piano

 

Andrew Balfour, Commission for voice, violin and piano*

*a commissioned work based upon Indigenous Peoples’ legends and myths

 

Tara Louise Montour, violin

Elisabeth St. Gelais, soprano

Louise Pelletier, piano

 

Claude Debussy, Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 

     Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantasque et léger

Finale: Très animé   

 

Tara Louise Montour, violin

Philip Chiu, piano

intermission

Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22

Moderato

Tempo di Valse

Scherzo: Vivace

Larghetto

Finale: Allegro vivace

 

FESTIVAL STRINGS

Amarins Wierdsma, Susanne Schäffer***, Daniel Dastoor, Julia Mirzoev,

Christopher Whitley, Kumiko Sakamoto, Eszter Kruchió***, Gregory Lewis,        violins

Lambert Chen, Sara Marzadori***, Sebastian Gonzales-Mora, violas

Denis Brott, Leland Ko, Bas Jongen***, cellos

Eric Chappell, bass

** Célébration Ordre Nationale du Québec

*** Chaos String Quartet

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25 $

* Students

60 $

Regular

75 $

Premium

Ticket prices include all service fees – only taxes are extra.

* Available at the door only, one hour before the event, for full-time students upon presentation of a valid student ID and subject to availability.

During the Festival, the PdA box office will close at 3 PM for the evening concert. It is still possible to purchase last-minute tickets at the door of Salle Bourgie or by phone at 514-489-7444 or 514-660-7710.

Artists:

Kevin Deer, Spiritual Leader

Tara Louise Montour, violin

Elisabeth St. Gelais, soprano

Philip Chiu, Louise Pelletier, piano

              FESTIVAL STRINGS

Amarins Wierdsma, Susanne Schäffer*, Daniel Dastoor, Julia Mirzoev,

Christopher Whitley, Kumiko Sakamoto, Eszter Kruchió*, Gregory Lewis, violins

Lambert Chen, Sara Marzadori*, Sebastian Gonzales-Mora, violas

Leland Ko, Cameron Crozman, Bas Jongen*, cellos

Eric Chappell, bass

Luc Beausejour, harpsichord

*Chaos String Quartet

This special program showcases acclaimed Indigenous artists, including soprano Élisabeth St-Gelais and violinist Tara-Louise Montour, along with a world premiere commission by composer Andrew Balfour.

The evening concludes with the vibrant, folk-inspired melodies of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances. A meaningful celebration of Indigenous cultures and musical traditions!

Élisabeth St-Gelais’ appearance is sponsored by Elizabeth Wirth

Artists and programs are subject to change without notice.

Salle Bourgie, MBAM
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1G2

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