Wednesday, October 16, 2024
20 h
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Big Band
João Lenhari, direction
Manoel Vieira, piano
André Moisan, clarinet
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Gordon Goodwin, Under the Wire and Thad Said No for Solo Clarinet and Big Band
Mozart, Symphony No. 40, K. 550 (arr. for solo clarinet and big band by G. Goodwin)
Other works to be confirmed
Gershwin approaches symphonic writing from a jazz angle; with Gordon Goodwin, the clarinet gives itself over to some remarkable acrobatics; and Mozart flirts with jazz: for its first concert of the season the UdeM Big Band surfs the Third Stream, a captivating fusion of jazz and classical music. Plenty of twists and turns are in store for the evening!
The Faculty of Music benefits from the support of the Sophie Desmarais Fund for the Université de Montréal Big Band.
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Saturday, November 9, 2024
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal
Adam Johnson, guest conductor (graduate of the Faculty of Music)
Gregory Vandikas, piano (2nd prize in the OUM Concerto Competition)
José Evangelista, Alap & Gat
Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 ("Scottish")
This opening concert of the OUM season will showcase young instrumentistalists, welcome the second-prizewinner in the OUM Concerto Competition and conductor Adam Johnson, a graduate of the Faculty of Music currently enjoying a brilliant career.
Evangelista, who taught at the Faculty of Music from 1979 to 2009, draws inspiration from the classical music of India and the concept of raga in Alap & Gat. Fascinated by the Scottish landscapes he discovered on a holiday trip, Mendelssohn re-created their atmosphere in his Third Symphony. And as for Shostakovich, he composed his Concerto No. 2 for his son, creating a cheerful work imbued with light-hearted humor and a poetry filled with freshness.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Big Band
João Lenhari, direction
Marcus Printup, jazz trumpet
Detailed program coming soon
Marcus Printup, a great name in jazz, joins the UdeM Big Band for an unforgettable eveninge. A trumpeter of renown, Printup has made many recordings, with artists like Betty Carter, Marcus Roberts, Dianne Reeves and Ted Nash. He's also a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a sought-after teacher who attaches great importance to passing on his art. A not-to-be-missed concert! During the evening, the students winning the Dr. Stephen and Susan Fichman Jazz Awards will be announced.
In addition to the important concert presented with the UdeM Big Band on April 16 at Salle Claude-Champagne, jazz trumpeter Marcus Printup will be offering a free public masterclass as part of his visit to the Faculty of Music.
La Faculté de musique bénéficie du soutien du fonds Sophie Desmarais pour le Big Band de l’Université de Montréal.
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Université de Montréal World Music Ensemble
Juliàn Gutiérrez, direction
Detailed program coming soon
With its range of instruments, the UdeM World Music Ensemble invites you to a jazz-accented evening with Cuban and Brazilian flavors.
This event is linked to the major in jazz and world music, a study program offered by the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music.
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The Université de Montréal Gamelan Workshop
I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara, direction
Detailed program coming soon
Native to Java and Bali, the gamelan is a percussion orchestra with unique and highly distinctive sounds. The UdeM Gamelan Workshop, founded by José Evangelista, owns a number of instruments donated by the Indonesian government in 1986. The Workshop provides students with an introduction to this refined art form and a chance to make a name for themselves through concerts in Québec and abroad.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Opera Studio
Richard Margison and Robin Wheeler, direction
Opera arias, ensembles and choruses, accompanied on the piano
The UdeM Opera Studio presents an exciting musical journey through the great arias of opera. Since its official birth in Italy in the 17th century, opera has exerted a continuous attraction on composers, many of whom have left us memorable works. Combining theater and music, the genre fascinates and deeply moves us. Let yourself be seduced by the remarkable voices of Faculty of Music students in classical singing, and enjoy stirring moments courtesy of excerpts from the most celebrated lyric scores with piano accompaniment.
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Opera Studio and Orchestra
Geneviève Leclair, guest conductor (graduate of the Faculty of Music)
Richard Margison and Robin Wheeler, direction, Opera Studio
Patrick R. Lacharité and Roxane Loumède, staging
Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel and Gretel) (version for chamber orchestra)
Two children get lost in the woods, and the adventure could have turned out badly were it not for the intervention of fairies and other fantastic characters. An enchanting and captivating work, Humperdinck's famous opera Hänsel and Gretel will be presented by the Université de Montréal Opera Studio and Orchestra. This production will allow young talents in the Faculty of Music to combine institutional training and professional immersion. Come out and applaud them!
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Big Band
João Lenhari, direction
Students in jazz singing
On the program, arrangements by Jean-Nicolas Trottier
Jazz voices on the rise will be spotlighted at this concert. Seize the opportunity to encourage budding musical excellence!
The Faculty of Music benefits from the support of the Sophie Desmarais Fund for the Université de Montréal Big Band.
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Université de Montréal Chorus
Matthew Lane, choirmaster
This concert is an invitation to a historical journey around the world on a timeless theme: the stars. Discover this fascinating source of inspiration through the music of Brahms, Ešenvalds, Gesualdo and Debussy. To enrich the experience, the UdeM Chorus is collaborating for the occasion with the Swiss composer and choral conductor Gonzague Monney and the ensemble Les Éléments.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Université de Montréal Big Band
João Lenhari, direction
With the participation of the Big Band du Cégep Marie-Victorin
Compositions and arrangements by students in the class of Jean-Nicolas Trottier
At this large-scale jazz concert, the UdeM Big Band and its music director, Brazilian trumpeter João Lenhari, will perform original creations and arrangements by students from the composition class of Jean-Nicolas Trottier.
Come discover and encourage the rising music generation, and thrill to the sound of all that promising talent!
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Saturday, November 30, 2024
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Orchestre de l'Université de Montréal
Dina Gilbert, guest conductor (graduate of the Faculty of Music)
Paul Ballesta, violin (1st prize in the OUM Concerto Competition)
Anna Clyne, Restless Oceans
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Elgar, Enigma Variations, Op. 36
This OUM concert has excellence written all over it: three winners of the Concerto Competition are taking part, and the orchestra will be under the baton of Dina Gilbert, a renowned conductor whose career is enoying a meteoric rise. An impressive program that brings together some masterworks, including the highly virtuosic Sibelius Violin Concerto, a showpiece of the repertoire, and Elgar's celebrated Enigma Variations, in which the composer delighted himself by painting musical portraits of some friends.
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Free concert
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
19 h 30
Église Saint-Viateur d'Outremont
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Detailed program coming soon
A series of first-time-ever free concerts that give Faculty of Music students a chance to shine! Against a wide-ranging musical program combining different instruments and styles, let yourself be swept away by the passion and talent of the next generation of musicians from Université de Montréal. Dazzling virtuosity, poignant emotions and fascinating discoveries: so many memorable moments you won't want to miss!
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Orchestre de l'Université de Montréal
Sarah Billet et Gabriel Lapointe-Guay, flûte (lauréats du Concours de concerto de l'OUM)
Programming to come
Whether exercising their talent in composition, in conducting, or as soloists or instrumentalists in the OUM, students from the Faculty of Music will be very much in the spotlight for the evening. Rising stars, indeed!
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Works by Francis Dhomont
A UdeM Doctor honoris causa, the French composer Francis Dhomont (1926-2023) was a professor on the Faculty of Music from 1980 to 1996. He helped train numerous students – many of them now pursuing international careers – thus contributing to the renown of our institution. This digital-music concert, at which several guest composers are performing works by Dhomont, will underscore the lasting impact left by him not only in the field of teaching, but also in electroacoustic music.
Free concert
Friday, March 21, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
19 h 30
Salle Claude-Champagne
Salle Serge-Garant
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Université de Montréal Ensemble de musique contemporaine
Jean-Michaël Lavoie, direction
Programming to come
Contemporary music has always figured prominently at the Faculty of Music. Under the direction of conductor Jean-Michaël Lavoie, the Ensemble de musique contemporaine de l’Université de Montréal revisits ways of creation and artistic research, whether through prominent compositions of the 20th and 21st centuries or with works presented as world premieres. Offering a multifaceted repertoire, this striking concert features Faculty students and are presented free of charge!
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Students in composition and sound creation
Experimental evenings for discovering the best of what's going on in digital creation at the Faculty of Music!
Presented in December and April, the Ultrasounds series are devoted as much to installations as to acousmatic and visual music, to digital art, performances and algorithms. Under a loudspeaker dome and in an immersive environment, you’ll be plunged into the fascinating worlds of students in the different composition and sound creation programs offered at the Faculty. A true springboard, Ultrasounds evenings are ideal opportunities for enjoying surprises and for applauding original creations by the rising generation in multimedia.
Free concert
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
19 h 30
Église Saint-Viateur d'Outremont
Salle Claude-Champagne
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André Moisan, clarinet
Marie Bégin et Emma Guerreiro, violins
Cynthia Blanchon, viola
Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Jean Saulnier et Justine Pelletier, pianos
Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56
Schubert: Andantino varié, D. 823, Op. 84, No. 1
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115
The Faculty of Music features numerous performers who've made a name for themselves on the Canadian and international stages. The UdeM Profs concert series offers high-level get-togethers that allow you to enjoy their mastery free of charge and the exceptional qualities of their playing, in works of chamber music. And for students aspiring to continue their academic careers at the Faculty of Music in performance, these inspiring concerts are very special opportunities to see and hear their future profs.
Free concert
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
19 h 30
Église Saint-Viateur d'Outremont
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Guillaume Sutre, violin
Cynthia Blanchon, viola
Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Jean Saulnier, piano
Mozart, Duo for Violon and Viola in G major, K. 423
Ravel, Violon Sonata, M. 77
Fauré, Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
The Faculty of Music features numerous performers who've made a name for themselves on the Canadian and international stages. The UdeM Profs concert series offers high-level get-togethers that allow you to enjoy their mastery free of charge and the exceptional qualities of their playing, in works of chamber music. And for students aspiring to continue their academic careers at the Faculty of Music in performance, these inspiring concerts are very special opportunities to see and hear their future profs.
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Vincent Boilard, oboe
Ariane Brisson, flute*
Marie Bégin, violon
Cynthia Blanchon, viola
Chloé Dominguez, cello
Henry Kramer, piano
*Lecturer
Mozart, Preludes and Fugues No. 2 in G minor and No. 5 in E-flat major, from Six Preludes and Fugues for String Trio after J. S. Bach, K. 404a
Roussel, Trio for Flute, Viola and Cello in F major, Op. 40
Coleman, Sonatine
Poulenc, Oboe Sonata
The Faculty of Music features numerous performers who've made a name for themselves on the Canadian and international stages. The UdeM Profs concert series offers high-level get-togethers that allow you to enjoy their mastery free of charge and the exceptional qualities of their playing, in works of chamber music. And for students aspiring to continue their academic careers at the Faculty of Music in performance, these inspiring concerts are very special opportunities to see and hear their future profs.
Event presented as part of the UdeM Fest'hiver
Free concert
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
19 h 30
Église Saint-Viateur d'Outremont
Salle Claude-Champagne
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Monique Pagé, voice
Ariane Brisson, flute*
Vincent Boilard, oboes*
Martin Carpentier, clarinet*
Alex Eastley, bassoon
Guillaume Sutre, violin
Yegor Dyachkov, cello
Jean Saulnier, piano
*Lecturers
Caplet, Quintet for Piano and Winds
Ravel, Chansons madécasses, M. 78
Ravel, Trio
The Faculty of Music features numerous performers who've made a name for themselves on the Canadian and international stages. The UdeM Profs concert series offers high-level get-togethers that allow you to enjoy their mastery free of charge and the exceptional qualities of their playing, in works of chamber music. And for students aspiring to continue their academic careers at the Faculty of Music in performance, these inspiring concerts are very special opportunities to see and hear their future profs.
The Faculty of Music thanks La Presse, media partner of Festival Vibrations and of the 2024-2025 season.