{"id":65185,"date":"2020-10-09T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/montreal\/?p=65185"},"modified":"2020-10-09T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:14:42","slug":"concert-allegra-chamber-music-celebrates-with-yannick-nezet-seguin-piano-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/montreal\/2020\/10\/09\/concert-allegra-chamber-music-celebrates-with-yannick-nezet-seguin-piano-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"CONCERT | Allegra Chamber Music celebrates 40 years with Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, piano in our Virtual Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Allegra Chamber Music celebrates 40 years with friend and renowned conductor<\/strong> Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, in our first-ever Virtual Gala<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 40 years, Allegra Chamber Music<\/strong> has brought music to the public, free of charge.\u00a0 Installed in the heart of downtown Montreal, Allegra<\/strong> has offered intimate chamber music concerts in the beautiful Redpath and Tanna Schulich Halls at McGill University. As we enter our 40th season, we plan to extend our mission of free chamber concerts featuring little known works and rarely performed instrument combinations by opening our Annual Gala event<\/a> to the public via Livestream.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to this year\u2019s Gala.\u00a0 Although we have ended up here because of the current pandemic, I love that we are able to present our music to people not only in Montreal but also around the world.\u00a0 It is also a special treat to be able to share the evening with our longtime friend, Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin.\u201d (Dorothy Fieldman Fraiberg, Artistic Director and Founder)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Funds raised throughout the evening will not only go to support Allegra Chamber Music\u2019s<\/strong> 40th season, but also Bach Before Bedtime<\/strong>, Allegra\u2019s beloved children\u2019s series.\u00a0 Bach Before Bedtime<\/strong> is an education initiative that, for the past 11 years, has introduced young children to chamber music in a relaxed, enjoyable and interactive setting. Children are invited to come as they are: to dance, to sing, to conduct, play percussion instruments and to meet the musicians after the concerts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBach Before Bedtime is an incredible experience.\u00a0 It\u2019s so hard to introduce young children to chamber music because as a parent you\u2019re worried that they will disturb other audience members.\u00a0 But at Bach Before Bedtime shows, the concerts are just for them which means they can be kids in the concert hall and react earnestly to the music they\u2019re experiencing.\u201d (Jean Ren\u00e9, musician and parent) <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Bach Before Bedtime<\/a> will launch its new series, BBB Virtual, which will feature traditional chamber music ensembles and an array of whimsical, bilingual stories for children. Working in collaboration with animator Daniel Jacques Griffin, the series will feature two animated characters, narrated by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lambert<\/strong> (French) and Dorothy Fieldman Fraiberg<\/strong> (English).\u00a0 Each episode will end with an up-close and personal look at one of the instruments in the ensemble.<\/p>\n

Allegra\u2019s Concert Season will kick off with its first concert,<\/strong> an all Beethoven program, in November.\u00a0 Following a theme of composer based concerts, the rest of the season will include all Brahms and all Schubert programs.\u00a0 An exciting highlight will be a tour of Eastern European composers, featuring Montreal-based Canadian-Russian composer, Airat Ichmouratov and his trio for viola, clarinet, and piano. All concerts will be streamed live, for free, to living rooms all over the world.<\/p>\n

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