600+ events at McGill’s Schulich School of Music Peter Kerr December 30, 2018 136 Throughout the academic year, the Schulich School of Music hosts concerts by the McGill Symphony Orchestra, Opera McGill, the McGill Baroque Orchestra, McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, McGill Choral Ensemble...
McGill’s Schulich School of Music – training students to be world-class musicians Peter Kerr December 29, 2018 187 McGill’s Schulich School of Music – training students to be world-class musicians of the next generation A mix of free and moderately priced weekly performances are open to the public Performances by The M...
Domfoam – a Montreal success story Peter Kerr December 21, 2018 573 Domfoam - 55 years in an evolving industry The story of Domfoam is also a tale of Saul Pomerantz; a larger-than-life entrepreneur whose legacy lives on in the company he founded. The company that started with ...
Henry Dauphin – taking his colleagues in The Refinery to international success Peter Kerr November 3, 2018 579 Henry Dauphin is the charismatic leader of The Refinery, a Montreal-based management firm which works with promising entrepreneurs to successfully grow their start-up businesses. Since its inception, The Refine...
Centaur Theatre will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season – Bravo! Peter Kerr October 29, 2018 363 Centaur Theatre opens its fiftieth season in October – a significant accomplishment for any business, let alone an English-language theatre company that lost four hundred thousand-plus members of its prime audi...
Arion Baroque Orchestra – Founder and Artistic Director Claire Guimond still passionate after 38 years Peter Kerr October 11, 2018 438 I recently had the good fortune to speak with Claire Guimond, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Arion Baroque Orchestra, an ensemble that she started in 1981. Claire is the flautist in addition to managi...
Birks re-opens its historic flagship store with elegant renovations and new high-end Brand exclusivities Peter Kerr October 5, 2018 666 The windows have been re-opened to the street, as seen here in the Cartier boutique For generations, the Birks store on Ste-Catherine Street at Phillips Square was the ‘go to’ store of Montreal’s elite to p...
Aldo Mazza & Jolán Kovács, founders of KoSA Music Peter Kerr October 3, 2018 373 Aldo Mazza lives for music in general and percussion in particular. It’s his passion in life and his enthusiasm is infectious. Just a few minutes into our conversation, I found myself smiling and nodding in app...
Gabrielle Pilot to exhibit at Victoria Hall, September 27 – October 26 Peter Kerr September 29, 2018 582 Gabrielle Pilot’s family led a nomadic life during her childhood and early adolescence; following her father’s career path in international banking. “We would fly, and my mother and we children would follow by ...
Pembroke Management celebrates its 50th Anniversary Peter Kerr September 27, 2018 649 Innovation, Insight and Growth since 1968 In 1968, a group of four Montrealers with expertise in the financial services sector established a company to manage the assets of several U.K. based institutional inv...
