Le 9e Grande Salle - ArtChoral: Renaissance

⭐ Le 9e Grande Salle - Chamber music concerts - ArtChoral: Enjoy the beauty, intimacy and power of vocal chamber music in Montreal's incredible Art Deco heritage venue, the Grande Salle du 9e! ArtChoral's professional singers perform rich vocal works from the 15th to 17th centuries, from ArtChoral's ATMA"Renaissance" album.

Highlights
🏛 Join us for an evening of vocal chamber music in Montreal's impressive Art Deco heritage venue, the Grande Salle du 9e!
🏆 Ensemble ArtChoral wins OPUS PRIZE for Musical Event of the Year 2020
🌎 ArtChoral realizes a project unique in the world - ART CHORAL - tracing the history of professional choral singing through six centuries, with 11 ATMA albums, performed from coast to coast in Canada's 10 provinces and 3 territories. After the concert, meet the singers and learn about their incredible experiences across the country!
🎤 The ArtChoral quartet presents "Renaissance", with works from their album recently released by ATMA. Renaissance vocal music was sublimated by polyphony, where several independent voices blend harmoniously, creating rich textures and dazzling musical interweavings
🎵 Discover the works of Juan del Encina, master of the Spanish Renaissance, whose lively villancicos and expressive romances capture the spirit and tenderness of Renaissance Spain

General Info
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5 p.m
📍 Location: Grande Salle du 9e (9th floor of the Montréal Eaton Centre) - 1500 Blvd Robert-Bourassa
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (approx.). Doors open 60 minutes before the concert and latecomers will not be admitted.
👤 Age requirement: 8+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible.
❓ Read the FAQ for this event here
🪑 Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis

Artists

• Janelle Lucyk, soprano and director, with "an angelic voice. His expressiveness is beyond words (YouTube). Recent sold-out concerts at Budapest's Bartók National Hall and with Grammy winner Paul Halley
• Ian Sabourin, countertenor, first countertenor to win a coveted place at the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal after winning the Prix Stingray - Audience Choice 2022
• Kerry Bursey, tenor, described as "musically megatalent" (NRC, Netherlands), with a voice of "gentle troubadouresque reverie" (Ôlyrix, France)
• William Kraushaar, bass, whose deep, rich voice resonates in concert halls across Canada

Description
Join us for chamber music concerts at the Grande Salle du 9e with ArtChoral, performing gems from ArtChoral's "Renaissance" album, highlighting the great vocal music achievements of this period of European cultural, artistic and political "renaissance". The invention of printing, the secularization of music and travel gave rise to brilliant regional styles: Italian madrigals, French chansons and English lute songs, beautifully interpreted by ArtChoral's professional singers. Buy your tickets for Le 9e Grande Salle - ArtChoral: Renaissance in Montreal.

Press releases
💬 Les ArtsZé ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Music lovers were overwhelmed by an exceptional performance by Ensemble ArtChoral in the sumptuous Grande Salle du 9e, backed by phenomenal acoustics that transported the audience into a magical sound universe ... an unforgettable musical experience."
💬 Broadway World ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A celebration of some of the most beautiful works in the choral repertoire."
💬 Vancouver Presents ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The biggest stars were the four soloists from the ArtChoral Ensemble."
💬 Sors-tu? ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The richness of the ensemble is exploited to its full potential, each voice at first seeming independent but ultimately blending together in dazzling harmony."