Graupner : histoire d’une redécouverte

by Geneviève Soly, harpsichordist and Director of Les Idées heureuses, Graupner specialist

After presenting courses on Bach and Handel, Geneviève Soly is continuing her exploration of baroque music with Christoph Graupner, on the 250th anniversary of his death. Recognized as a leading Graupner expert, Soly has recorded a dozen CDs of Graupner’s music, both as a soloist and with her ensemble, Les Idées heureuses, on the Analekta label.

Thursdays from September 30 to October 14
6.45 to 8.45 p.m., in French

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Exchanging Glances

Please note that there are no "Exchanging Glances" meetings during the 2010 fall season.

 

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Acrylic Painting Inspired by Modernist Masters

Get inspired by our collection of nineteenth-and twentieth-century paintings by artists like Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne and Dufy. Learn some of the techniques the Impressionists used to capture light and build bold compositions like the Postimpressionists. A great class to get you hooked on acrylic painting!

Tuesdays from October 5 to November 2, 2010
1.30 to 4.30 p.m.

Instructor: Areg Elibekian artist and art educator

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Introduction to Watercolour Painting

If you love the appearance of watercolours but have never had the chance to learn more about it, you’ll really appreciate this class, which will cover the basics as well as a variety of different approaches to achieve the effects you’ve always dreamed of.

Fridays from October 8 to November 5, 2010
1.30 to 4.30 p.m.

Instructor: Jocelyne Lambert artist, art educator and member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour

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Impressions from Nature

The wealth of plant materials available in the fall will be the starting point for compositions using direct impressions on Asian paper, including Japanese washi. Combining watercolour or acrylic and even collaged elements will result in a class where “happy accidents” and spontaneity are the name of the game!

Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17
9.30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4.30 p.m.

Instructor: Heather Midori Yamada, artist and art educator

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Wild About Colour

Explore the world of colour inspired by the four elements – air, water, earth and fire. Using gouache or acrylic paint on larger formats, you’ll discover the limitless possibilities of colour combos, nuanced or vibrant. The intuitive approach in this class is nicely balanced with practical exercises in colour. Let your imagination run wild with colour!

Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7
9.30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4.30 p.m.

Instructor: Suzanne Bellefeuille, artist and art educator

 

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Drawing With Oil Sticks

The rich, luminous pigments obtained from oil sticks will liven up your drawing production and allow for a great deal of spontaneity and expression. This series will include some sessions of drawing from the model.

Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21
9.30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4.30 p.m.

Instructor: Liliane Poirier, artist and art educator

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Concert given by the grandchildren of the lawyer Hugo Simons,
whose portrait by Otto Dix is part of the Museum's permanent collection.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
at 6.30 p.m.
Hall of Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

- Anne Simons and Monica Duschênes, violin
- Anne Beaudry, viola
- Christopher Best, cello
- Paul Simons, piano
- Mark Simons, clarinet
- Peter Duschênes, narrator

Programme: works by Paul Hindemith and Igor Stravinsky and music for string quartets written in concentration camps or by composers killed by the Nazis.

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Concert with musicians from the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010

6.30 p.m.
Concert with musicians from the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Hall or Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

- Ann Chow and Katherine Palyga, violin
- Natalie Racine and David Quinn, viola
- Gérald Morin and Gary Russell, cello

Erwin Schulhoff: Five pieces for string quartet dedicated to Darius Milhaud
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] for string sextet

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Guided tour and concert

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010

5 p.m.
Guided tour of the exhibition Rouge Cabaret: The Terrifying and Beautiful World of Otto Dix
Meeting place: Lobby of the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

6.30 p.m.
Concert with musicians from the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Hall or Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

- Ann Chow and Katherine Palyga, violin
- Natalie Racine and David Quinn, viola
- Gérald Morin and Gary Russell, cello

Erwin Schulhoff: Five pieces for string quartet dedicated to Darius Milhaud
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] for string sextet

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THE MUSIC OF THE EXCLUDED

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, AT 6.30 P.M.
Hall of Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

- Marin Nasturica, accordion
- Alexandru Sura, cymbalum
- Titi Balan, piano
- Éric Lagacé, double bass

On the programme: popular Hungarian music in the gypsy tradition, with exciting pieces that demand great virtuosity, performed on the accordion and the rarely heard cymbalum, a stringed instrument played with hammers, a member of the zither family, whose origins date back to the Middle Ages.

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THE MUSIC OF THE EXCLUDED - Guided tour and concert

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

5 p.m.
Guided tour of the exhibition Rouge Cabaret The Terrifying and Beautiful World of Otto Dix
Meeting place: Lobby of the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

6.30 p.m.
Concert: The Music of the Excluded
Hall of Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion

- Marin Nasturica, accordion
- Alexandru Sura, cymbalum
- Titi Balan, piano
- Éric Lagacé, double bass

On the programme: popular Hungarian music in the gypsy tradition, with exciting pieces that demand great virtuosity, performed on the accordion and the rarely heard cymbalum, a stringed instrument played with hammers, a member of the zither family, whose origins date back to the Middle Ages.

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GENEVIÈVE SOLY, HARPSICHORD

Harpsichord recital with commentary in French

Thursday, October 21, at 7.30 p.m.
Maxwell Cummings Auditorium

Graupner claveciniste virtuose : un portrait
Christoph Graupner was recognized by his peers as a harpsichord virtuoso. His works for harpsichord have a special place in his prodigious musical output. They are the only works he had published, at his own expense, in addition to engraving them himself. As well, they were not composed within the very strict framework of his obligations in the court of Darmstadt. They are the deepest expression of his musicality and form a touching portrait of this great, forgotten musician, of whom there is unfortunately no painting or engraving to give a face to the name.

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STUDIO DE MUSIQUE ANCIENNE DE MONTRÉAL (SMAM)
Christopher Jackson, artistic director
Réjean Poirier, organ

- Tuesday, December 28, 2 to 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 29, 2 to 3 p.m.
- Thursday, December 30, 2 to 3 p.m.

Hall of Mirrors, Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion


The Great German Motet Tradition: J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms
With their fullness of sound and extraordinary mastery of composition, Bach’s motets mark the culmination of two centuries of Lutheran choral music. Bach’s example was followed by Mendelssohn and Brahms in the nineteenth century, who upheld the great polyphonic tradition, adapting it to the spirit of Romanticism.

Recognized as one of the country’s best vocal ensembles, SMAM comprises sixteen singers selected for the purity and clarity of their voices. It was founded thirty-six years ago by organist and harpsichordist Christopher Jackson, who continues to lead his singers with all the passion and inspiration of the early days.

Please note that the same programme is presented at each concert.

PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITY OPEN TO ALL

Wednesday, December 29, 1.15 to 1.45 p.m.
Lab Design, Liliane and David M. Stewart Pavilion

A choral singing workshop with the dynamic young conductor Xavier Brossard-Ménard will be presented in the Design Lab.

Free admission upon presentation of your concert ticket.

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