Vote for Me – March 9, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 3, 2019 1409 VOTE FOR ME! Louis XIV and Napoleon understood just how effective music could be as a political weapon. With its entertaining staging, this performance features a program of satirical and propaganda pieces written by twenty French composers on the themes of elections and sovereignty. Discover arias from operettas and political songs from a time when France was torn between two electoral candidates, one being more of a quack than a technocrat, the other, more of a charmer than an economist. Artists LA CLIQUE DES LUNAISIENS Lara Neumann, soprano Ingrid Perruche, soprano Arnaud Marzorati, artistic director, baritone and whistler Mélanie Flahaut, flageolet and bassoon Pierre Cussac, accordion Daniel Isoir, piano Antoine Bitran, barrel organ, arrangements and perforated cardboard book music Flannan Obé, artistic collaboration and spatial installation Saturday, March 9th 2019 at 8:00pm Duration: 1 Hrs 15 Min Without intermission 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
