Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival | May 22-30, 2026
At the Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival, nobody stays in the same seat for long! This unique international gathering brings together outstanding students and faculty from institutions across four continents to perform, teach, and collaborate. Ensembles shift and recombine throughout the festival, creating thrilling new musical interactions and showcasing music as a truly universal language, shared by 86 musicians on and off the stage.
Musical Chairs | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical 5 脿 7 (... 脿 until we're done!)
Programme
Select works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy,听Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k, George Enescu, Gabriel Faur茅,听Sergei听Rachmaninov,听Rebecca Clarke, Dmitri Shostakovich,听Bed艡ich Smetana, Igor Stravinsky,听Sergey Taneyev, and Joaqu铆n Turina.
Musical Chairs | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical Mimosa!
Programme
Selected works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy,听Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k, George Enescu, Gabriel Faur茅,听Sergei听Rachmaninov,听Rebecca Clarke, Dmitri Shostakovich,听Bed艡ich Smetana, Igor Stravinsky,听Sergey Taneyev, and Joaqu铆n Turina.
Musical Chairs | Closing Concert: Taneyev & Ensecu
Programme
SERGEY听TANEYEV听Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.30听 GEORGE ENESCU Octet for Strings in C major, Op.7听
With performances by students and professors from:
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Erivan Gon莽alves Duarte (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Inclusion in Music-Making and Instrument Design in Deaf-Led Contexts
Doctoral Defense Notice: Luke Riedlinger (Musicology)
Performing Americanness: National Identity and International Strategy in Popular Music, 1970鈥�1975
Montreal Summer Choral Academy
The听Montreal Summer Choral Academy听(MSCA)听is a week-long celebration of choral music鈥攁 vibrant program designed for singers and conductors of all levels. Through engaging masterclasses, interactive workshops, and inspiring performance opportunities, participants will deepen their skills and share in the joy of collective music-making.
Montreal Summer Choral Academy | Opening Concert
ARVO P脛RT Magnificat STEPHANIE MARTIN Mystical Hope ELEANOR DALEY Requiem VYTAUTAS MI艩KINIS Dum medium silentium 膾RIKS E艩ENVALDS Only in Sleep CL脡MENT JANEQUIN Le Chant des oiseaux GILLES VIGNEAULT arr. CLAUDE THOMPSON Si les bateaux MARIE CLAIRE-SAINDON Terre-Neuve MATTHEW EMERY Nuit d鈥櫭﹖茅 SAUNDER CHOI The New Colossus RAYMOND LEVESQUE arr. PHILIPPE OSTIGUY Quand les hommes vivront d鈥檃mour
Summer Clarinet Intensive | June 18-21, 2026
The Summer Clarinet Intensive at the Schulich School of Music of 91黑料网 is a four day immersive program for dedicated clarinetists seeking lasting artistic growth, hosted in the heart of Montr茅al鈥檚 vibrant musical community.
MSCA | Emerging Conductors鈥� Concert
JONATHAN DOVE The Passing of the Year MARIE CLAIRE-SAINDON Terre-Neuve ELANOR DALEY In Remembrance (from Requiem) ARVO P脛RT Magnificat HENK BADINGS Trois Chansons Bretonnes JOHANNES BRAHMS Drei Quartette, Op. 64
Pierre McLean, piano Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, artistic director
Conducted by the Academy鈥檚 resident conductors, featuring the Academy Chamber Choir.
MSCA | Final Concert: Carmina Burana
CARL ORFF Carmina Burana
Academy Choir Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, conductor Isabelle Demers, organ Patricia Wrigglesworth, soprano Jon Mac Master, tenor Liam Dooley, baritone
Architek Percussion EMSB Chorale Marie-Eve Arseneau, conductor
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Summer Tabla Workshop
During this intensive hands-on workshop, participants will learn tabla in the tradition of the Benares (Varanasi)听gharana. The workshop is open to all levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced). The schedule includes daily group practice sessions, group classes, and special topic sessions. Classes are scheduled during the daytime (the detailed schedule will be made available to participants in June).
