Orchestre de l’Agora unveils its 10th season
Buoyed by its Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year in 2022 (for Viola Borealis) and its Opus Prize for Musical Event of the Year in 2022 (for the Gala de la Terre pour les enfants during its 9th season), the Orchestre de l’Agora (OA) today announces the program for its 10th season. The OA will present four ambitious concerts, while at the same time keeping up its social commitment through various projects and concerts in the community. From Monteverdi to new music to leading works of the symphonic repertoire—like Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony—, the OA is presenting a diverse series of exciting concerts in 2023-2024.
Final performance of the music creation workshop
On Monday, May 8th at 7pm, the final performance of the music creation workshop will be presented at the Salle de Récital of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.









Thank you for your support!
🏃🏻♀️ Nicolas Ellis and the members of l’Orchestre de l’Agora would like to thank you immensely for your support in the context of the Montreal 21K, organized by Canada Running Series, which took place on April 22nd at Parc Jean-Drapeau.Read More
Run with the Orchestra at the Montreal 21k!
On this beautiful early spring day, the Orchestra invites you to run at the Montreal 21k on Saturday, April 22, with Nicolas Ellis, conductor and founder of the OA, and Jean-Frédéric Caron, general director of the OA.Read More
Viola Borealis wins the 2022 JUNO award
Congratulations to Marina Thibeault, our conductor Nicolas Ellis, and the musicians of Orchestre de l’Agora! Viola Borealis wins the 2022 JUNO award for “Classical Album of the Year,” awarded at the Juno Awards ceremony this past weekend!Read More
New episode of the Ellistrations!
The second episode of the series “The Ellistrations” titled l’Anche-gardien is now available!
The illustrator Frédéric Ellis and conductor Nicolas Ellis have developed together a series of illustrated videos, 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! This new educational capsule will soon be presented in schools, in partnership with the Breakfast Club of Canada.




Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges”: 4 cheerful concerts
Last week, the production “L’enfant et les sortilèges” staged by Sylvain Scott was presented to 400 children. The three concerts were also sold out! The artists of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal shared the stage with the Orchestre de l’Agora’s musicians under the direction of Nicolas Ellis, accompanied by Chœur des enfants de Montréal at Share the Warmth. Thank you to Opéra de Montréal, to the audience and to the kids for their enthusiasm! Relive these beautiful moments in pictures by clicking below.
Photo by Ludovic Rolland-Marcotte
The Orchestra wins an OPUS prize for The Musical Event of the Year
On Sunday, February 5th, the Orchestra won its first Opus Prize for the “Musical Event of the Year” for Gala de la Terre pour les enfants: Mahler’s 3rd Symphony 🌟!
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Marina Thibeault and Orchestre de l’Agora nominated for the album of the year!
Marina Thibeault and l’Orchestre de l’Agora have been nominated for the 2023 JUNO Awards in the category “classical album of the year” for Viola Borealis conducted by Nicolas Ellis!
ATMA Classique.