Nicolas Ellis named principal guest conductor of Les violons du roy
Nicolas Ellis, artistic director and founder of the Orchestre de l’Agora has been named Principal Guest Conductor of Les Violons du Roy as of the 2023–2024 season! Les Violons du Roy and Nicolas Ellis began their collaboration back in 2018, when he was invited as guest conductor of the orchestra to replace Bernard Labadie.
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Our Concert Solidaire on Toute une musique
On the Toute une musique program broadcasted on ICI Musique and hosted by Marie-Christine Trottier, our Concert Solidaire was replayed. Not to be missed! With soloists Andrew Wan (solo violin, OSM) and Yukari Cousineau (solo violin, OM), conducted by Nicolas Ellis.
Concert-workshops for the gerontopsychiatry department
This season, we are starting a new partnership with the geriatric psychiatry department of the University Institute of Mental Health in Montreal, where we will be offering concert-workshops to the hospital’s patients. The patients of the geriatric psychiatry department are followed for psychiatric illnesses (depression, anxiety, bipolar illness, psychosis, schizophrenia) and cognitive illnesses (dementia of all kinds).
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Gala de la Terre pour les enfants : Mahler’s 3rd Symphony
On June 22, 2022, Orchestre de l’Agora held the most ambitious project in its short history at the Maison symphonique: Gala de la Terre pour les enfants. This fundraising event built around Mahler’s 3rd Symphony, with more than 200 musicians and choristers on stage under the direction of conductor Nicolas Ellis, raised $255,000 to support Nature Conservancy Canada, Sierra Club Canada Foundation and UNICEF Canada.Read More
New album coming out with Marina Thibeault this Friday ! 💿
This Friday, March 25, the Orchestra will release its very first album with violist Marina Thibeault, under the direction of our conductor Nicolas Ellis and in collaboration with ATMA Classique! For the occasion, Marina Thibeault wanted to bring together on her new album the very first viola concerto in history, the one by Telemann and also the one by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks. Viola Borealis also weaves together different Nordic cultures by presenting two classical works for solo viola by Melody McKiver, from the Anishinaabe Nation. The album is already available for purchase on Amazon or through the purchase this Website!
Concert for Peace in Ukraine 🕊🇺🇦
Relive with us the most beautiful moments of the concert with these images
What a memorable evening! Enfers des Lumières was a unique concert featuring the fascinating French Baroque repertoire with the Orchestre de l’Agora, ten fabulous soloists from the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, our conductor Nicolas Ellis, and our stage director Francois Racine.
Art, more than just entertainment
“These tears, which prison chaplain Stéphane Roy observes while following up with the inmates after the concerts, show that culture, far beyond simple “entertainment”, acts as a powerful revealer of our humanity.”
A new article published by journalist Caroline Montpetit in Le Devoir last Friday, reminds us of the importance of art and culture in our society.
Nicolas Ellis and the Orchestra in concert with the young participants of Espace Transition
On November 30, conductor Nicolas Ellis and the Agora wind quintet accompanied the young participants of the “Espace Transition à l’opéra” project, associated with the CHU Sainte-Justine, for a musical performance in front of an audience entitled “Le monde de la beauté“. This project, initiated by the Opéra de Montréal, aims to inspire young participants (14 to 25 years old) to rewrite the story of an opera.
News
- 🌟 L’Orchestre de l’Agora nominated for an Opus Award with the Opéra de Montréal 🌟 7 December 2023
- The Coronation of Poppaea: reflecting on a fruitful collaboration 23 November 2023
- Orchestre de l’Agora unveils its 10th season 13 June 2023
- Final performance of the music creation workshop 6 May 2023
- Thank you for your support! 2 May 2023