MUSIC THIS WAY!

FIRST NATIONS: CAROLINE MONNET’S SELECTIONS
— Special edition concert taking place on October 20th. A portion of the funds collected will go to the Kiuna Institution.

Caroline Monnet is an extremely sought-after visual artist and a renowned filmmaker with a sensitive and warm personality as well as a vibrant imagination. Influenced by a convergence of French and Anishinaabe backgrounds, Caroline truly embodies the humanity of modern culture. We have given her the opportunity to select works for this concert; through her musical selections and excerpts from her own movies, she will paint a captivating sonic and poetic landscape highly steeped in nature and seasons, two aspects that are part of Indigenous traditions. Throughout the evening, guided by Caroline Monnet, you will hear works by Britten, Brahms, Shostakovich, Walker and Pärt. You will also delight in a premiere by Navajo composer Raven Chacon. Raven won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, making him the first Indigenous winner of this prestigious award.

OUR GUESTS OF HONOUR

Caroline Monnet
Visual artist and filmmaker

Born to an Anishinaabe mother and a French father, Caroline Monnet is a multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais based in Montreal. After studying at the University of Ottawa and the University of Granada in Spain, she pursued a career in visual arts and film. Her work is regularly presented internationally and can also be found in prestigious museum, private and corporate collections.  Her practice is often minimalist yet emotionally charged. Monnet has become known for her work with industrial materials, combining the vocabulary of popular and traditional visual cultures with the tropes of modernist abstraction to create unique hybrid forms. She is represented by Blouin Division Gallery.

Elisabeth St-Gelais
Soprano

Elisabeth St-Gelais is currently studying at the Master of Music – Voice and Opera at the McGill University Schulich School of Music in Montreal. Innue of the Pessamit band, she has been studying classical singing and the art of opera since 2014 and has been studying with her teacher Aline Kutan since 2017. Three-time McGill University Fellow, Elisabeth appeared in 2022 in Ontario as part of Barbara Assiginaak’s production of Opéra autochtone. She also made her European debut in Germany in the summer of 2022 at the Berlin Opera Academy as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus.

AUCTION

Two artworks by Caroline Monnet are auctioned on the website of I Musici.

Caroline Monnet
Kappa, 2021
Screen printing on Stonehenge paper,
337 x 30” edition (not framed)

BID

Caroline Monnet
Mu, 2021
Screen printing on Stonehenge paper,
337 x 30” edition (not framed)

BID

 

AGENDA OF THE EVENING


6 p.m. | Opening of doors and reception of guests

7 p.m. | Concert starts

8:30 p.m. | Cocktail on the stage with appetizers and drinks (VIP tickets)

  • Wine serving
  • Meeting with the artists
  • Music by Indigenous artists selected by Caroline Monnet
  • Caroline Monnet Online Art Auction (www.macause.com/imusici)
  • Surprise artist

Food service by Chef Swaneige, Aboriginal caterer
  • Labrador Tea Veggie Paté on Mini Bannock
  • Partridge patty and mustard on potato blini
  • Hand-picked wild mushrooms and smoked chanterelles
  • Quinoa tabbouleh
  • Butternut Squash Cracker with Tomato Tartare
  • Risotto balls with wild rice and squash
  • Surf & Turf with Seal Tartare
  • Rabbit tartlet, liver, parsnips and caramelized onions
  • Three Sister Salad
  • Maple syrup smoked fish and dried Nordic fruits on akutaq
  • Pumpkin and Chocolate TartletChicory cake and jam

 

TICKETS

Regular ticket: $80
VIP Ticket including the cocktail: $200

The funds raised during this prestigious event will support the I Musici de Montréal chamber orchestra in its musical activities and cultural mediation in the community. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Kiuna Institution, a college studies centre dedicated to the education of Quebec Aboriginal people.

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BRITANNIA: KARINA GAUVIN AND LES ILLUMINATIONS
— Last weekend to get the webcast!

For only $20, relive the highlights of our first concert via Webcast! Available from October 6 to 16. «Britannia: Karina Gauvin and the Illuminations» is an ode to British myths and legends.

Enrich your listening with our short clip: Behind the concert.

 

WEBCAST THIS WAY
 

«TOUS DES MAESTROS» PROJECT

We are proud to announce the Tous des maestros project in collaboration with the organization Le Temps d'une Pause and made possible thanks to the financial support of the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal under the Montreal Cultural Development Agreement. Over the next 6 weeks, a group of seniors from the Emmaus low-income housing project in the Saint-Michel district will have the unique opportunity to attend musical art workshops with a music therapist, our chef Jean-François Rivest and our musicians. At the very end of the project, participants will challenge themselves to conduct the orchestra of 15 musicians in the rehearsal room in place of our conductor. A beautiful goal that stimulates surpassing and self-esteem through the comforting medium of classical music.

 

 

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