History

April 12 and 13, 2008: Concert Apothéoses françaises at église du Lac Brome, West Brome.

March 15 to April 27, 2008: A 9 concerts Beatles Baroque tour across Canada:

• March 15, 2008: Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne, Terrebonne (QC)
• March 27, 2008: The Rose Theatre, Brampton (ON)
• March 28, 2008: Brock University, O’Sullivan Theater, St.Catharines (ON)
• March 31, 2008: Oakville Centre for Performing Arts, Oakville (ON)
• April 3, 2008: Salle Desjardins-Telus, Rimouski (QC)
• April 4, 2008: Salle de spectacle Desjardins, New Richmond (QC)
• April 5, 2008: The Playhouse, Fredericton (NB)
• April 6, 2008: Dalhousie (NB)
• April 26, 2008: Centre culturel de Beloeil, Beloeil (QC)
• April 27, 2008: Théâtre Centennial, Lennoxville (QC).

February 14 to March 2, 2008: Garde-robe, co-production with Le Moulin à Musique, à la Maison théâtre (French only).

February 3, 2008: Francis Colpron solo concert: Colpron Sanza basso at Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, 3pm.

January 25, 2008: Bach and the Baroque at the Miller Theater of Columbia University, New-York.

June 10, 2007: Beatles Baroque at the Musikfestspiele Sanssouci und Nikolaisaal Postdam, in Germany.

April 2007: A 25 concerts tour in French Belgium with Youth and Music Belgium and the Jeugd & Muziek Vlaanderen

February 1st to 18, 2007: Tour of The Purcell Project with Karina Gauvin in France:
February 3, 2007: Centre culturel Piano’cktail, Bouguenais
February 4, 2007: Théâtre Quartier Libre, Ancenis
February 8, 2007: Scène Nationale le Trident, Cherbourg-Octeville
February 9, 2007: Théâtre du Puy en Velay, Le Puy
February 11, 2007: Théâtre des Bergeries, Noisy-le-Sec
February 12, 2007: Salle Gaveau, Paris
February 18, 2007: Scène Nationale l’Arc, Le Creusot.

February 14, 2007: Recital with Karina Gauvin at the Sénat, Paris

December 9 and 10, 2006: concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland

November 19, 2006: Invenzioni Stravaganti at The Early Music Guild, Town Hall, Seattle

November 18, 2006: Invenzioni Stravaganti at the Renaissance and Baroque Society, Synod Hall, Pittsburgh

November 9 to 11, 2006: Four performances of Garde-Robe in la Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal.

October 2006: Hyver, Karina Gauvin and les Boréades de Montréal, nominee at l’Adisq, classical / vocal

April 2006: Hyver, Karina Gauvin and les Boréades de Montréal, nominee at the 2006 Juno Awards.

January 2006: Les Boréades were invited to perform at the Miami Bach Society in the USA. Schedule: Friday, Jan 27 (morning): master class at the University of Miami; Saturday, Jan 28 at 7:00 pm: benefit concert (private event); Sunday, Jan 29 at 4:00 pm: concert at St. Andrew’s Church, 14260 Old Cutler Road.

2005-2006: Nominee at the Opus prize for best recording of the year with Hyver.

2005-2006: Five-concert series at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, comprising, Harmonious Consort, Al Rovescio, A musical offering, Haydn Intime and Bach à l’orchestre.

August 2005: Les Boréades performed their production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea with American conductor Eric Milnes at Festival Vancouver. Musicians of the ensemble gave master classes for Early Music Vancouver.

June 2005: Residency at Nova Scotia Festival, June 1st-10.

May 2005: Les Boréades de Montréal (eleven musicians led by Francis Colpron) and soprano Karina Gauvin offered two programmes: Handel and Purcell as well as Sourire français, during an important European tour. The musicians performed at Utrecht’s Vredenburg and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw (Netherlands) as well as Salle Gaveau in Paris (France) and went on to Regensburg (Germany), without the singer, to play their Beatles Baroque programme at the Tage Alter Musik Festival.

2004-2005: Sensibilité 1750 Nominee at the Opus prize for Reconnaissance à un artiste hors-Québec.

2004-2005: concert series at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, comprising, The London Scene, Charpentier instrumental, Sensibilité 1750; Benefit gala La tempête et le chardonneret at the Pierre-Mercure Hall, Pierre-Péladeau Center.

2004

September:
Les Visitandines in Gatineau.
Sourire français with Karina Gauvin in Québec.
Beatles baroque as the opening concert of the Bremen Music Festival, Germany.

July:
Beatles baroque as part of Festival Bach de Québec.
Les Maîtres du Baroque (quartet in concert), at St-Jean-Port-Joli.

June:
Beatles Baroque at the Montreal Baroque Festival

2003-2004

Nominee at the Opus prize for best recording of the year with Acis & Galatea.

Eight-concert Montreal tour of Beatles Baroque as part of “Jouer dans l’Île, in which we participated for the third time in our career.

Five-concert series at the Chapelle historique Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, comprising, Empfindsamkeit, La Rome des princes, Meslanges harmoniques, Invenzioni Stravaganti and, as a benefit concert, Deutsche concerti.

2003

November:
Western Canada tour of Masterpieces of the High Baroque: Bach, Handel, Telemann, etc.

August:
Three remarkable appearances at the Vancouver Early Music Festival and Vancouver Festival British Columbia.

2002-2003

Montreal concert series at the Chapelle historique Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, comprising Banquet musical; Les nations de la voix; Les patronymes du Québec; and Acis and Galatea.

2002

December:
Pipo et la mère Noël — 30 performances at the Jeunesse Musicales du Canada hall in Montréal

November:
Performances at the Place des Arts, Montréal and at Harbour Front, Toronto under the auspices of Jeunesses Musicales du Canada
Twelve performances in New Brunswick of Pipo et la mère Noël.

September:
Performance at the Festival de Lachine as part of the celebration of the International Music Day

March:
A tour of 24 concerts in Europe.

2001-2002

Montreal concert series, comprising Chez les Visitandines, L’Allemagne classique, Chaconnes et Passacailles, and Passions françaises.

Jouer dans l’île 2000-2001 tour of Beatles Baroque in the Montreal region (our second time participating).

2000-2001: Nominee at the Opus prize for best recording of the year with In Stilo Moderno.

1999-2000

Opus prize for best recording of the year with Telemann

1999

August:
Second tour for Musique Royale in Nova Scotia.

June:
Concert in Halifax as part of the Scotia Festival of Music

May:
Third tour in French Belgium with Youth and Music Belgium; more than 40 concerts.

1998-1999

Opus prize for best concert of the year

1998

April:
A 9-concert tour for Jouer dans l’île of the Montreal region.

1997

August:
A 6-concert tour for Musique Royale in Nova Scotia

1996

December:
Promotional tour with 9 concerts for the new CD Noëls français de XVIIIe siècle aux instruments in the Montreal region.

1996

March:
Second tour in French Belgium with Youth and Music Belgium consisting of more than 30 concerts.

1995

February:
A 40-concert tour for Youth and Music Belgium in French Belgium.

1994

January-April:
Recipient of the Revelation 1994-tour with 36 concerts for Youth and Music Canada.