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2017-2023 Programming

Benefit Gala

March 8, 2023, 7 pm

Join us this International Women’s Day for an evening of women’s song… medieval and more!

All proceeds will go to the production of our upcoming CD “Audite filie,” which will feature a rich repertoire of music developed by communities of women from the Middle Ages to New France.

Wine and light refreshments will be served. We look forward to meeting with you!


All donations welcome!
Suggested donation: $25

Parish Hall of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Quartier des spectacles, Montréal




2022-2023

November 13, 2022, 7 pm

TOUT PAR COMPAS

European rounds of the 13th and 14th centuries

March 8, 2023, 7 pm

BENEFIT GALA

Join us this International Women’s Day for an evening of women’s song… medieval and more!

Parish Hall, St. John the Evangelist Church
(Entry on Kimberley, corner President Kennedy)

May 18, 2023, 7:30 pm

MIRAGRES FREMOSOS

Songs and poetry of Medieval Spain

With guest Lamia Yared

May 21, 2023, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30 pm

Hildegard's garden

Songs by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

As part of the Printemps de la musique 

2021-2022

November 26, 2021, 8 pm In-house and online concert
Available on demand until December 10, 2021

EL CARACOL

The Musical Universe of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695)

March 20, 2022, 7 pm: In-house and webcast concert
March 21-April 3: On demand rebroadcast

RAAG & MODE

With guest Ramneek Singh

April 15, 2022, 3 pm

Ville Marie in the 17th century

Passiontide concert with Les Idées heureuses, dir. Geneviève Soly

June 4, 7:30 pm

Musica cum littera

Parisian motets of the 13th century

2020-2021

available from September 25 2020

MUSICA CUM LITTERA

Parisian motets of the 13th century

12-minute virtual performance available on our YouTube channel

November 22, 2020, live webcast & on demand until December 6

LAUDA

Medieval Italian songs of piety and community
First concert of our new series MINIATURES
With guest Elinor Frey

LIVE WEBCAST

March 21, 5 pm: live webcast
Available on demand until April 4

DECRYPTIONS

Singing from the pages of Las Huelgas

LIVE WEBCAST

April 2, 2021, 3 pm

Around Marguerite d'Youville

Passiontide concert with Les Idées heureuses, dir. Geneviève Soly

June 13, 2021, 7 pm Live in-house and online concert

Rebroadcast available on demand until June 27

FRAGMENTS

Sacred English music of the 13th and 14th centuries

Second concert of our PÉRIPHERIA series

2019-2020

November 17, 2019, 5 pm

Bohemia

Sacred music of the Kingdom of Bohemia, 14th- 16th centuries

First concert of our PERIPHERIA series

January 26, 2020, 3 pm & February 16, 4 pm

Dance of the Labyrinth

Reimagining sacred medieval dance
Repeat of our program from November 2018
with choreographer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière

January 26: Musée de l’Amérique francophone, Québec City
February 16: St. Matthias Church, Westmount (Montréal)

March 20, 2020, 7 pm

CONCERT CANCELLED

Musica cum littera

Motets of the 13th century

First concert of the MINIATURES series

April 10, 2020, 3 pm

CONCERT POSTPONED

Liturgical chant of the Hospitalières of Ville-Marie

Passiontide concert with Les Idées heureuses, dir. Geneviève Soly

May 3, 2020, 3 pm

CONCERT CANCELLED

Astonishing Saints​

Lost and found songs of the 12th century
with guest director, musicologist Pascale Duhamel
Astonishing Saints CD launch following the concert!

June 7, 2020

CONCERT POSTPONED

Celles qui voient

Medieval women's voices in contemporary composition
Sacred and secular compositions by medieval and contemporary women Hildegard von Bingen, Beatrix de Dia, Noa Haran, Elizabeth Ekholm, Danielle Palardy Roger and Karen Young

2018-2019

September 22, 2018, 7 pm

Benefit Gala

and launch of our 10th season

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Montréal

November 11, 2018, 7 pm

Dance of the Labyrinth

Reimagining medieval sacred dance

December 12, 2018, 7:30 pm

Abide, I hope it be the best

The Carol in pre-Reformation England

as part of the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal’s “Concerts Intimes” series

April 19, 2019, 3 pm

Holy Week Office with Marguerite Bourgeoys

Passiontide Concert with Les Idées heureuses, dir. Geneviève Soly

June 1, 2019, 7 pm

Astonishing Saints​

Lost and found songs of the 12th century

with guest director, musicologist Pascale Duhamel

2017-2018

September 16, 2017

Nocturnes historiques de Lachine

Saints Anges Church, Lachine

September 24, 2017, 7 pm

Benefit Gala

and 2017-2018 season launch

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Montréal

November 4, 2017, 7:30 pm

Ars elaboratio

A musical collaboration with the past

Chapelle du Monastère des Augustines, Quebec City

December 2, 2017, 8 pm

Dulci dignum melodia

A polyphonic Christmas at St-Martial-de-Limoges, 12th century

St-Germain d’Outremont Church, Outremont

March 30, 2018, 3 pm

La bande céleste

Passiontide Concert with Les Idées heureuses, dir Geneviève Soly

Bourgie Hall, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

May 20, 2018, 4 pm

"Quelques chants extraordinaires" 

18th century music at the Congrégation de Notre-Dame in Montréal

as part of the Printemps de la musique

Musée de l’Amérique francophone, Quebec City

June 10, 2018, 7 pm

Sybil of the Rhine

Visionnary songs of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, Montréal