Archive for December, 2006

In addition to continuing as Oboe Soloist with Metropolitan Orchestra of Greater Montreal and the Laval Symphony Orchestra, Lise Beauchamp is a member of l’Ensemble de la Société de musique contemporaine de Québec. She is very committed to teaching : The oboe and chamber music at the Montreal Conservatory of Music and the oboe at the University of Montreal department of Music.
Since the Festival of 1998, Lise Beauchamp has given many solo and chamber group recitals ( at the Historic Chapel of Bon Pasteur in Montreal, at the Festival Jusqu’aux Oreilles / Up to Your Ears, etc.) She has been recorded many times, the latest CD being : The Music of Georges Delerue for Oboe and Piano, a DCM classic.

In 2006, Claire Marchand won the Prix Opus for the “Concert of the year, modern and contempory music”. This concert was presented at the Festival International de Lanaudière, and at the Festival Jusqu’aux Oreilles / Up to Your Ears at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal last August.
Last April, in collaboration with the SMCQ and Espace Musique (Radio-Canada), Claire joined pianist Brigitte Poulin and percussionist D’Arcy Gray to perform “For Philip Guston” by the American composer Morton Feldman. Duration of the : 4 hours 35 minutes. It was the first public performance of the work in Montreal,

Our President, Louise Somers and her friend… Mozart!

In 2001, Élisabeth Comtois decided, after being a professional violist for over 20 years, to work from now on as an artist agent and give up completely the musical practice. Throughout these years as a performer, she also developped an interest in the organisation of concerts and tours which led her to her work as an agent. At Station bleue, she is mostly responsible for the international development of the agency’s artists. She also represents a few artists in the North American territory. Visit : www.stationbleue.com