SYLVAIN CARON – FRANÇOIS COUPERIN ET L’ART DU TABLEAU MUSICAL

Couperin Days

Couperin knew how to set to music the stylistic traits of his contemporaries, such as the painter Watteau, and the themes that were dear to them: festive gatherings, nature, love, and other passions of the soul. Discover his distinct talent in “painting” these characteristics.

Sylvain Caron, lecturer
Geneviève Soly, harpsichord

Friday, October 19th 2018 at 5:30pm
Duration: 1 Hrs 30 Min

For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000

Bourgie Concert Hall, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) complex, is a 444-seat venue located in the restored Erskine and American Church (designed in 1894 in Neo-Romanesque style by architect Alexander Cowper Hutchison). Designated a national historic site in 1998, the transformed setting is now graced with high-quality acoustics and an exceptional décor incorporating 20 historic Tiffany stained glass windows. Ideal for performances by chamber-music ensembles, string orchestras, and other groups, Bourgie Concert Hall offer music lovers an auditory repertoire as diverse as the MMFA collections

Bourgie Concert Hall
1339 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal, Quebec
H3G 2E8