Music at the Movies | A Tribute to Ennio Morricone

The FILMharmonique Orchestra is back with another edition of its acclaimed series, Music at the Movies, with a special tribute to the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone!

Under the direction of Maestro Francis Choinière, the FILMharmonique Orchestra and Chœur des Mélomanes will perform Morricone’s scores, from the moving themes of Mission to the unforgettable melodies of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, not to mention heartfelt love theme from Cinema Paradiso.

Enjoy an evening at the heart of the sublime universe of one of the greatest film composers of all time!

Artists
Chœur des Mélomanes
FILMharmonique Orchestra

The FILMharmonique Orchestra, composed of world-class Canadian musicians, is Canada’s premier film music orchestra. Since its founding in 2015 by Denis Chabot, the FILMharmonique has presented sold-out film concerts every year at Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

The Orchestra’s mission is to make classical music accessible to a wider audience. For some members of its audience, FILMharmonique concerts are their first experience of live classical music. Its goal is both to attract existing audiences and to cultivate a new, inclusive audience of classical concertgoers across Canada

Myriam Leblanc, soloist

The soprano Myriam Leblanc is the recipient of several prizes: first prize and Audience Choice Award at the Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestra Competition, winner of an Audience Choice Award in the Center Stage competition of the Canadian Opera Company, winner of the excellence grant awarded annually by the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal and the first prize at the Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competition at the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival in 2017. Myriam Leblanc is a versatile artist who works as much in the classical world as in the bel canto, as in the baroque. She is recognized for her timbre of great purity, for her supple and warm voice and her great mastery in both technical and musical expressiveness.

Francis Choinière, conductor

Named “a promising young conductor,” Christophe Huss (Le Devoir), Francis Choinière is a versatile musician active as a conductor, composer and concert producer. This upcoming season Choinière will conduct nearly 70 concerts, in 20 different concert halls in North America including a debut at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. 

Winner of the prestigious Prix Goyer Mécénat Musica 2023 and the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Conducting Fellowship, Choinière has collaborated with some of the world’s top international artists, including engagements with Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Ramin Djawadi, Hans Zimmer, Ute Lemper, Patrick Bruel and Mario Pelchat. 

Choinière is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the OPCM (Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes), successfully programming large choral and symphonic masterworks for the organization. Choinière is also the Principal Conductor and Co-Artistic Director of l’Orchestre FILMharmonique. Choinière is highly engaged in the Canadian music scene.

Maison symphonique
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 7:30pm Sold Out!
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:30pm

To purchase your tickets, visit: www.placedesarts.com