Bourgie Hall presents

Forgotten Harmonies: Schubert and his Contemporaries

Schubert’s music as it would have sounded during his lifetime! An opportunity to experience his lieder accompanied by the natural horn and fortepiano, in this program where forgotten treasures of some of his contemporaries are complemented by a new work by Sandeep Bhagwati commissioned by Bourgie Hall.

Artists
Magali Simard-Galdès, soprano

Soprano Magali Simard-Galdes is distinguished by her clear, brilliant and crystalline voice. As the years go by, her vocal uniqueness is defined, expressed and appreciated. Her varied repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, bears witness to her great musicality. As a performer, Magali stands out for the uniqueness of her stage personality and her in-person charisma.

Simon Poirier, natural horn

Originally from Montreal, Simon first completed his studies with Louis-Philippe Marsolais and Nadia Côté at the Montreal music Conservatory. Simon went on to obtain his master degree in early music performance at the Amsterdam Conservatory, under Teunis van der Zwart, in the spring of 2019. Some months later, he won the first prize in the International Horn Society natural horn competition, in Ghent, Belgium. Simon is now pursuing a fruitful career in Europa and North America, performing with leading early music ensembles such as Arion Orchestre Baroque, Pacific Baroque Orchestra (Canada), MusicAeterna (Russia), Europa Galante (Italia), Die Kölner Akademie, Das Neue Orchester and Das Freiburger Barockorchester (Germany), le Cercle de l’Harmonie (France), Musica Fiorita (Switzerland), Concerto Copenhagen (Danemark) and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (The Netherlands).

Olivier Godin, fortepiano and erard piano

Artistic director of the Arte Musica Foundation and of the Salle Bourgie in Montréal, the pianist, conductor and organist Olivier Godin leads a brilliant career as a concert artist, chamber musician and educator in Canada and abroad. He has given recitals alongside several lyrical artists including Frédéric Antoun, Pascale Beaudin, Marc Boucher, Julie Boulianne, Gordon Bintner, Russell Braun, Donna Brown, Thomas Dolié, Étienne Dupuis, Antonio Figueroa, Julie Fuchs, Karina Gauvin, Hélene Guilmette, Wolfgang Holzmair, Aline Kutan, Dominique Labelle, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, François Le Roux, Michèle Losier and Sylvia Schwartz. He has performed in several Canadian festivals as well as abroad. Among his many recordings are the complete songs of Poulenc, Fauré, Duparc, Dutilleux, an album of melodies and piano works by Jolivet, Rachmaninoff’s complete works for two pianos, Brahms Liebeslieder-Walzer as well as a solo album of the world premiere of Émile Pessard’s works for piano. He has given master classes for singers and pianists in Canada, the United States, Mexico, France, and Sweden. Professor at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal since the age of 25, Olivier Godin still teaches as a vocal coach and was the director of the opera studies for almost 15 years and teacher for 20 years. He also taught at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University as a Master Coach and professor of French lyric diction. He participates in numerous summer academies as a vocal coach and vocal accompaniment teacher for pianists. In 2017, he co-founded the Académie Vocale Internationale de Lachine with his colleague Richard Turp.

Program
WEBER
O wie wogt es so schön auf der Flut, from the opera Oberon
OBERTHÜR
Die Heimath
SIEBER
Leid und Lust, op. 9 
KALLIWODA
Heimweh, op. 236
LACHNER
Vinzenz Waldhornruf
SCHUBERT
Viola, D. 786
Auf dem Strom, D. 943
Herbst, D. 945
Die Sterne, D. 939
Sandeep BHAGWATI
Premiere for Bourgie Hall
KLEINEKE
Abenddämmerung, op. 5 n° 1
PIERSON
Jägers Abschied 

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:30pm
To purchase your tickets, visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/