Clavecin en Concert
Christmas Recital

An enchanting concert celebrating the magic of Christmas through classical music

December 10, 2024

Every year, Clavecin en concert presents a festive concert under the theme of the Nativity! Traditional songs that everyone loves to hear and hum blend with old French hymns and Christmas carols from various lands. Soprano Catherine St-Arnaud and the girls’ choir Les Voix d’Elles, conducted by Mariane Patenaude, are accompanied by the instrumental ensemble Clavecin en concert, under the direction of Luc Beauséjour.

The Christmas Concert will occur on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 7:30 PM in the Crypt of Saint Joseph’s Oratory. This enchanting performance celebrates the magic of Christmas through classical music, featuring a repertoire of beloved holiday tunes in a stunning atmosphere.

Event details

Classical and traditional Christmas carols with voices and instruments

Michel Richard Delalande: Symphony

Michel Corrette: Kyrie (Christmas Mass)

Where Are You Coming From, Shepherdess?
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
In a Dark Stable
Noël Nouvelet
Gay Wild Nightingale (Vendean Carol)
Silence Heaven, Silence Earth

Antonio Vivaldi: Domine Deus (Gloria)

Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate (first movement)

Georg Friedrich Handel: How Beautiful Are the Feet (Messiah)

Pietro Yon: Gesu Bambino

Silent Night, Holy Night
Shepherds, Let Us All Run
O Holy Night
Angels We Have Heard on High

Performers

Catherine St-Arnaud: soprano
Les Voix d’Elles: (girls’ choir)
Mariane Patenaude: choir director
Grégoire Jeay: flute
Guillaume Villeneuve: violin
Chloé Dominguez: cello
Luc Beauséjour: conductor, organ and harpsichord

Catherine St-Arnaud

Winner of the first prize in the vocal category at the Prix d’Europe, Catherine St-Arnaud has also won prizes at the OSM Manulife Competition and the Mathieu-Duguay Early Music Competition, presented by the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival (NB). In addition to the Charles-Émile-Gadbois Scholarship, she has received support from the Père Lindsay Foundation for several of her musical projects.

Photo: Cédric Joly

Catherine St-Arnaud holds a master’s degree and a postgraduate diploma from the University of Montreal. She has also trained with renowned artists at the Orford Academy, the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute, and the Vancouver International Song Institute. In 2022, she completed an internship at the Staatstheater Augsburg in Germany.

The soprano recently made her Asian debut (as Adina in L’elisir d’amore at the National Kaohsiung Arts Center in Taiwan) and her American debut (as soloist in Carmina Burana with the Oregon Symphony). She also originated the role of Albertine at 30 in Albertine en cinq temps – l’opéra at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, followed by a tour throughout Quebec.

On stage, she brilliantly embodies numerous characters in a vast repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary, including Mozart, French opera, and bel canto. She has performed as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Thérèse (Les mamelles de Tirésias), Sophie de Palma (Les leçons de Maria Callas), and Altisidore (Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse).

Christmas Recital by Clavecin en Concert

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Crypt of Saint Joseph’s Oratory
3800 Queen Mary Road, Montreal, QC, Canada

Tickets
Price: Regular $35; Seniors $32; 34 and under $20; free for children 12 and under.
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Groups of ten or more receive special discounts. Email info@clavecinenconcert.com for a customized offer.
You can contact us at 514-409-0163.

Header image: Bob Hatcher

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