Les Petites Voix du Plateau Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Programming

1. Le premier Noël/The First Nowell

2. C’est l’hiver

3. Deck the Hall/Tombe, tombe,

tourbillonne

4. Jingle Bells/Vive le vent

5. Mon beau sapin/O Tannenbaum

6. Sainte Nuit français/Stille Nacht

7. Mele Kalikimaka

8. African Nowell

9. El noi de la mare

10. A la nanita

11. Noël ukrainien

12. L’enfant au tambour

13. Bel astre

14. Le sentier de neige

15. Noël blanc

16. Baby it’s cold outside (Oh non, il

fait froid dehors)

This children’s choir was founded in January 2012 by

Roseline Blain, artistic director, pianist and choir

director, and by Julie Roy. From the beginning, this

choral ensemble has been an ambassador for its

community.

The forty odd members of the ensemble, between

seven and fourteen years of age, are mostly

residents of the Plateau Mont-Royal but what unites

them most is a common love: that of choral singing.

Moreover, all through the season, the children learn

more about music by choral singing in a variety of

styles and periods.

Les Petites Voix du Plateau continue to grow in

number and to find more opportunities to perform.

Recently, in the production of Puccini’s La Bohême by

Opéra Immédiat they sang with well-known lyric

artists. Last April, in the salle Claude-Champagne,

they sang along with 80 singers and almost as many musicians in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Symphonie vocale de la Fraternité des

policiers et policières de Montréal Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 1:30 and 3 :00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program

1. Noël c'est l'amour

2. Vive le vent

3. Marie Noël

4. Silver Bells

5. Au royaume du bonhomme

hiver

6. Mille colombes

7. La promenade en traîneau

8. Un jour Noël

9. Happy Xmas ( war is over )

10. Noël sans faim

11. I Beleive / Ave Maria

12. C'est l'hiver!, c'est l'hiver!,

c'est l'hiver!

13. C'est Noël tous les jours

14. Minuit, Chrétiens!

15. Glory, Glory, Alleluia

La Symphonie vocale de la Fraternité des policiers et

policières de Montréal, founded in 1956, has the

mission of accompanying to their final rest current

and retired colleagues and of giving the families

support, comfort and friendship.

Over the years, the reputation of the Symphonie

vocale has grown and, ever more frequently, they

have presented all types of concerts—benefits,

telethons, fund raisers, religious ceremonies, to the

ever greater delight of their audiences.

Composed of about fifty policemen and women

(active and retired) all inspired by the same love of

music, the Symphonie vocale seeks closer links with

Montrealers and acts as an ambassador by singing

messages of love, peace and friendship.

Thanks to the quality of the members’ voices, the

director’s skill and the great talent of the

accompanist, the Symphonie vocale had quickly

acquired recognition in recreational and artistic sectors.

Chœur Sainte-Dorothée Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program

1. Benedicamus Domine

2. Kyrie Mfukamene

3. Il est né le divin enfant

4. Ave Maria de Caccini

5. All through the night

6. Noël des petits santons

7. Gloria Vivaldi

8. Adeste Fideles

9. Mary Did You Know

10. Noël Nouvelet

11. C’est la nuit de Noël

12. White Jazz Christmas

13. Sainte nuit

14. Do Lord

15. Minuit Chrétiens

16. Hallelujah d’Haendel

The Chœur Ste-Dorothée, a non-profit organization

for forty years, is composed entirely of volunteers

dedicated to the promotion of choral singing.

Today, the Choeur Ste-Dorothée is composed of

about fifty choral singers (chorists) ably directed by

Roxanne Croteau who has a vast musical experience.

The choir has participated in a variety of events,

particularly the Mondial Choral of 2007 where they

won 3rd prize. Roxanne Croteau won 1st prize for her

direction.

In 2010, chorists participated in several events

organized by the Mondial Choral and shared the

stage with such artists as Charles Aznavour, Robert

Charlebois, Mes Aieux, Gregory Charles and Marc

Hervieux. Since then, the choir has continued to

compete in the Mondial Choral and to perform Christmas and year end concerts.

Chanteurs d’Orphée Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program

1. Il est né, le divin enfant

2. Singt, ihr lieben Christen all

3. Geborn ist der Emanuel

4. Uns ist geborn ein Kindelein

5. Nesciens Mater

6. magnum mysterium

7. Let It Snow!

8. Dors, ma colombe

9. Une vierge féconde

10. Venez, mes enfants

11. L’hiver – Largo

12. Les anges dans nos campagnes

The Orpheus Singers is an accomplished chamber

choir dedicated to the performance of complex and

less familiar works spanning six centuries. In the

thirty years since its foundation, the choir has

distinguished itself in many competitions. Under

the direction of Peter Schubert, the ensemble has

been a finalist five times in the prestigious CBC /

Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for

Amateur Choirs. They won first prize in the

Chamber Choir category in 1996 and second prize

in the Contemporary category in 2004.

As part of their mandate to promote deserving but

lesser known music, the ensemble has premiered

works by Anne Lauber, Jacques Faubert, Bengt

Hambraeus, Bob Beart, Suzanne Tremblay and

David Scott Lytle, and has participated in the

production of a CD of the musical works of

Friedrich Nietzsche..

Ensemble vocal Universalis Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program 1. Hodie Christus Natus Est

2. Tollite Hostias

3. Ave Maria

Noëls anciens

4. Dans la paix du ciel...

5. Al Niño Dios La Virgen

6. La charmante étoile

Noëls du monde

7. W szopie na sianeczku

8. To Scendi Dalle Stelle

9. Still, Still

10. Three English Carols

Noëls traditionnels et

modernes

11. Mon beau sapinl

12. Il est mignon

13. Tous les jours sont Noël

14. Il est né le Divin Enfant – Les

Anges dans nos campagnes

Founded in 1977 as “La chorale des Francs Amis”,

l'Ensemble vocal Universalis is a choir with about

twenty adult singers under the direction of Mr.

Edward Domanski.

Its current name was chosen in 2000 to underline its

repertory of classical, contemporary and a cappella

songs.

L'Ensemble vocal Universalis is noted for the

multicultural character of its repertory and the

originality of its interpretation.

Mr. Domanski, who has directed the choir since 1989,

does the choral arrangements for most of their

songs.

L'Ensemble vocal Universalis performs regularly in

Montreal events in the Botanical Gardens, Saint

Joseph's Oratory and Saint John the Baptist Church

among others. It participates every year in the

Mondial Choral de Laval and the Christmas concerts of the Choralies

Chœur Québécois Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program

1. A Christmas Festival

2. La parade des petits soldats

3. L’enfant au tambour

4. Quel est l’enfant

5. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

6. Cantique de Noël (Minuit

Chrétien)

7. Le Père Noël du monde

8. Dans une étable obscure

9. Les cloches du hameau

10. Promenade en traîneau

11. Père Noël arrive ce soir

12. Hallelujah!

13. Noël c’est l’amour

14. Suite de Noëls de Gagnon

15. Gesu Bambino

16. Bonjour Noël

17. Noël nouvelet

18. Les enfants oubliés

19. Marie-Noël

20. Le jour de l’An

21. Nos vieilles maisons

22. Au royaume du bonhomme hiver

23. Un flambeau Jeannette Isabelle

24. Les chœurs angéliques

Le Choeur Québécois was founded in the autumn

of 1999 by Gilles Fournier and Jean-François Noel

who are still respectively president-treasurer and

musical director. The choir consists of more than

thirty singers who love to sing. Their repertory

goes from popular songs to the great classics of

yesterday and today as well as musical comedies

and traditional carols. This year marks our

thirteenth anniversary.

An interesting characteristic of the choir is the

integration of new musical technologies which

enhance the listening experience while staying

within the modest budget of a group of this size.

This enables us to produce large scale concerts

without prohibitive costs.

The musical director also does most of the

arrangements and orchestrations for the choir. We have produced 22 compact discs.

Les filles de l’Île Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program 1. Trois Anges

2. Un flambeau

3. D’où viens-tu, bergère?

4. Quatre noëls provençaux

5. Quatre English Carols

(The First Nowell, God rest you

Gentlemen, O Little Town of

Bethlehem, Deck the Hall)

6. Noëls anciens

(Joseph est bien marié, Gai

rossignol sauvage, Nous sommes

trois souverains princes)

7. Noëls hispanophones

(A la media noche, Villancio del Colliguay, A la nanita, Vamos a Belen)

8. Trois noëls contemporains

9. Les sapins de Noël

10. Réjouis-toi, Marie

11. Chaque nuit peut être Noël

12. Peace upon you, Jerusalem

13. Quand il neige sur mon pays

Les Filles de l'île, directed by Mr. Gilbert

Patenaude, consists of twelve young women

passionate about choral singing. In 2012, they

were invited to participate in the recording of the

works of Alfred Descarries, formerly kapellmeister

of Saint Viateur Church in Outremont; the launch

took place in October 2013.

They also produced two discs in 2011: Théodore

Dubois: Motets, as well as Les sept paroles de

notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, F. De la Tombelle.

In addition to recordings, les Filles de l'île

undertake many other musical projects. They

sang at the Mondial Choral de Laval, at the

Château Ramezay, at the théâtre de Vieux

Terrebonne with the choir The Minstrels of Hope

(Philippines) and on several occasions in the

Montreal Botanical Gardens.

Their repertory is varied and contains works by G.

Fauré, J. Brahms, Robert and Clara Schumann,

Kurt Weill, Garcia Lorca, A. Caplet and many others.

Le chœur de Massenet Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.

400 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal

514-282-8670 Champs-de-Mars

www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/choralies

Program

1. Have yourself

2. Jingle Bells

3. Fanfare for Christmas

4. Gospel Magnificat (extraits)

5. O Tannenbaum

6. Es ist ein Rose entsprungen

7. L'Adieu des Bergers

8. Shalom Aleichem

9. La Tourtière

10.Medley

11.A la Nanita Nana

12.Another Christmas

13.Twelve Days of Christmas

14.Venid pastores

The Massenet choir has been performing for 85

years during which the members have been

generously communicating their love of choral

singing. Since 1928, the Disciples of Massenet

have sung with great artists under the direction of

well known leaders.

The choir has produced about fifteen discs, among

them Le Premier Nöel with the tenor, Marc

Hervieux. Since 2001, Lucie Roy has provided the

artistic and musical direction of the choir. An

inquisitive, dynamic and eclectic artist, Lucie Roy

is known for her great musicality, her precision

and her tireless energy. Very active in the Quebec

choral scene, she understands and ably

communicates the spirit of the works to be

interpreted.

The current singers appreciate the various

opportunities for learning a variety of vocal

techniques at each of the rehearsals and at the

workshops open to all. The search for new members is continual. Contact us.