Community projects
Current projects
Partnership with Bordeaux prison
Since 2021, the Orchestre de l’Agora has been presenting a series of monthly concert-workshops for incarcerated men at the Montreal Detention Centre (Bordeaux Prison).
Music Creation Workshops with Espace Transition
The Music Creation Workshops with Espace Transition (CHU Sainte-Justine) project is an innovative mental health program that uses the arts to promote youth well-being.
Mentorship at Musique à l’Unisson
Since 2015, the musicians of the Orchestre de l’Agora have served as mentors within the music program of Musique à l’Unisson and Musique à l’Unisson, which offer music lessons to elementary school children in Pointe-St-Charles.
Earth Gala
The environment is a social issue that resonates with the mission of the Agora Orchestra. That is why Agora organized an Earth Gala in 2020, which raised $138,000 for Earth Day, Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Sierra Club.
Concerts-workshops for the geronto-psychiatry service
We are starting our season with 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.
Concert workshops in long-term care facilities with La SAMS
Every month, our musicians present concert workshops to residents of long-term care facilities, in collaboration with the organization LA SAMS. These events are filled with listening, sharing, and beautiful music.
The Fox Forest
Discover the sounds of the symphony orchestra through a musical tale in 15 movements, where each instrument has its own solo. Then play the themes on reed instruments accompanied by the Agora Orchestra.
Past projects
Espace Transition at Sainte-Justine Hospital
Since 2019, the Agora Orchestra (OA) has been collaborating with Espace Transition (ET), an organization affiliated with Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre. ET is an innovative performing arts rehabilitation initiative conceived by Dr. Patricia Garel to help adolescents and young adults struggling with mental health issues.
Illustrated music
The Orchestre de l’Agora and its conductor Nicolas Ellis have developed a series of illustrated videos—entitled “Ellistrations”—featuring endearing characters and musicians from the orchestra. The well-thought-out narrative structure has been fine-tuned with the aim of introducing students to classical music and encouraging them to explore this world they are all-too-often unaware of.
Special activities
Montreal 21K
For the past three years, this event has been both a team-building exercise and a major fundraiser for the Orchestra. Once again this year, we hope to mobilize as many participants as possible in the Agora team.
