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ArtChoralMusique Royale featured the Quebec-based ensemble ArtChoral as part of their 40th Summer Festival. St. John's was thrilled to welcome them to our historic church on July 1st (Canada Day!) at 7pm.
This concert, entitled "Se l'aura spira" (If the air breathed), was taken from the irresistible baroque song by Girolamo Frescobaldi, and has a repertoire spanning from the medieval and baroque periods to present day. It wass inspired by nature and the elements, including works by J.S. Bach, Monteverdi, John Dowland, Purcell, and some popular surprises too. About the Ensemble ArtChoral The recipient of the PRIX OPUS Musical Event of the Year 2020, ArtChoral is a professional vocal ensemble steeped in the grand tradition of choral music in Quebec. The choir’s director, Matthias Maute, recipient of two JUNO Awards, has earned an international reputation for his work as artistic director of Ensemble ArtChoral, Ensemble Caprice, the Bach Society of Minnesota and as co-artistic director of the Montreal Baroque Festival. Ensemble ArtChoral is co-founder of Mécénat Musica Prix3 Femmes, dedicated to developing new contemporary operas by emerging Canadian female or non-binary Canadian teams of composers and librettists who demonstrate extraordinary promise in opera creation. The prizes are awarded to teams for original opera compositions in English, in French, a Jewish work and a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour) work. Since 2018, 11 new operas have been created. Ensemble ArtChoral is doing a unique project in the world – ART CHORAL - the history of choral singing through six centuries. Works by 50 composers from the 16th to the 21st century, with 11 albums, 11 streaming concerts and 110 video clips, creating a world class digital library of a capella choral music throughout history, in partnership with ATMA Classique, Mécénat Marchand and Mécénat Musica. Since 2022, ArtChoral Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast provides collaborative choral music to communities across Canada. Also, Ensemble ArtChoral has commissioned 13 female composers to compose choral music, to be recorded and released on ATMA Classique, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. ArtChoral Singers (Summer 2025):
JANELLE LUCYK (soprano): based in Montreal and Nova Scotia, Janelle is the director of the new series of ArtChoral and is the Artistic and Administrative Director of Musique Royale. She has "an angelic voice. Her expressiveness is beyond words." ROSALIE LANE LÉPINE (mezzo-soprano): Quebec-based soprano Rosalie specialises in baroque and early music performance. She has been hailed for her "rare perfection of style and spirit" - Le Devoir KERRY BURSEY (tenor): a Canadian tenor and plucked string instrumentalist from Montréal, Kerry is an early music specialist and a versatile singer. He is described as a "musical megatalent", with a voice of "sweet troubadouresque reverie" - NRC (Netherlands), Ôlyrix (France) WILLIAM KRAUSHAAR (bass): a classically-trained composer based in Montreal, William sings bass in many professional choirs across Canada, and is known for his resonant and rich voice. |
ArtChoral
Musique Royale featured the Quebec-based ensemble ArtChoral as part of their 40th Summer Festival. St. John's was thrilled to welcome them to our historic church on July 1st (Canada Day!) at 7pm.
This concert, entitled "Se l'aura spira" (If the air breathed), was taken from the irresistible baroque song by Girolamo Frescobaldi, and has a repertoire spanning from the medieval and baroque periods to present day. It wass inspired by nature and the elements, including works by J.S. Bach, Monteverdi, John Dowland, Purcell, and some popular surprises too.
About the Ensemble
ArtChoral
The recipient of the PRIX OPUS Musical Event of the Year 2020, ArtChoral is a professional vocal ensemble steeped in the grand tradition of choral music in Quebec.
The choir’s director, Matthias Maute, recipient of two JUNO Awards, has earned an international reputation for his work as artistic director of Ensemble ArtChoral, Ensemble Caprice, the Bach Society of Minnesota and as co-artistic director of the Montreal Baroque Festival.
Ensemble ArtChoral is co-founder of Mécénat Musica Prix3 Femmes, dedicated to developing new contemporary operas by emerging Canadian female or non-binary Canadian teams of composers and librettists who demonstrate extraordinary promise in opera creation. The prizes are awarded to teams for original opera compositions in English, in French, a Jewish work and a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour) work. Since 2018, 11 new operas have been created.
Ensemble ArtChoral is doing a unique project in the world – ART CHORAL - the history of choral singing through six centuries. Works by 50 composers from the 16th to the 21st century, with 11 albums, 11 streaming concerts and 110 video clips, creating a world class digital library of a capella choral music throughout history, in partnership with ATMA Classique, Mécénat Marchand and Mécénat Musica.
Since 2022, ArtChoral Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast provides collaborative choral music to communities across Canada. Also, Ensemble ArtChoral has commissioned 13 female composers to compose choral music, to be recorded and released on ATMA Classique, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
ArtChoral Singers (Summer 2025):
JANELLE LUCYK (soprano): based in Montreal and Nova Scotia, Janelle is the director of the new series of ArtChoral and is the Artistic and Administrative Director of Musique Royale. She has "an angelic voice. Her expressiveness is beyond words."
ROSALIE LANE LÉPINE (mezzo-soprano): Quebec-based soprano Rosalie specialises in baroque and early music performance. She has been hailed for her "rare perfection of style and spirit" - Le Devoir
KERRY BURSEY (tenor): a Canadian tenor and plucked string instrumentalist from Montréal, Kerry is an early music specialist and a versatile singer. He is described as a "musical megatalent", with a voice of "sweet troubadouresque reverie" - NRC (Netherlands), Ôlyrix (France)
WILLIAM KRAUSHAAR (bass): a classically-trained composer based in Montreal, William sings bass in many professional choirs across Canada, and is known for his resonant and rich voice.
This concert, entitled "Se l'aura spira" (If the air breathed), was taken from the irresistible baroque song by Girolamo Frescobaldi, and has a repertoire spanning from the medieval and baroque periods to present day. It wass inspired by nature and the elements, including works by J.S. Bach, Monteverdi, John Dowland, Purcell, and some popular surprises too.
About the Ensemble
ArtChoral
The recipient of the PRIX OPUS Musical Event of the Year 2020, ArtChoral is a professional vocal ensemble steeped in the grand tradition of choral music in Quebec.
The choir’s director, Matthias Maute, recipient of two JUNO Awards, has earned an international reputation for his work as artistic director of Ensemble ArtChoral, Ensemble Caprice, the Bach Society of Minnesota and as co-artistic director of the Montreal Baroque Festival.
Ensemble ArtChoral is co-founder of Mécénat Musica Prix3 Femmes, dedicated to developing new contemporary operas by emerging Canadian female or non-binary Canadian teams of composers and librettists who demonstrate extraordinary promise in opera creation. The prizes are awarded to teams for original opera compositions in English, in French, a Jewish work and a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour) work. Since 2018, 11 new operas have been created.
Ensemble ArtChoral is doing a unique project in the world – ART CHORAL - the history of choral singing through six centuries. Works by 50 composers from the 16th to the 21st century, with 11 albums, 11 streaming concerts and 110 video clips, creating a world class digital library of a capella choral music throughout history, in partnership with ATMA Classique, Mécénat Marchand and Mécénat Musica.
Since 2022, ArtChoral Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast provides collaborative choral music to communities across Canada. Also, Ensemble ArtChoral has commissioned 13 female composers to compose choral music, to be recorded and released on ATMA Classique, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
ArtChoral Singers (Summer 2025):
JANELLE LUCYK (soprano): based in Montreal and Nova Scotia, Janelle is the director of the new series of ArtChoral and is the Artistic and Administrative Director of Musique Royale. She has "an angelic voice. Her expressiveness is beyond words."
ROSALIE LANE LÉPINE (mezzo-soprano): Quebec-based soprano Rosalie specialises in baroque and early music performance. She has been hailed for her "rare perfection of style and spirit" - Le Devoir
KERRY BURSEY (tenor): a Canadian tenor and plucked string instrumentalist from Montréal, Kerry is an early music specialist and a versatile singer. He is described as a "musical megatalent", with a voice of "sweet troubadouresque reverie" - NRC (Netherlands), Ôlyrix (France)
WILLIAM KRAUSHAAR (bass): a classically-trained composer based in Montreal, William sings bass in many professional choirs across Canada, and is known for his resonant and rich voice.
Previous Concerts
@ St. Johns
2024: Thomas Baeté & Suren Barry
St. John's welcomed two powerhouse early musicians, Thomas Baeté (viola de gamba player and singer) and Suren Barry (harpsichordist) in 2024. They performed a variety of glorious and moving Baroque pieces.
2023: Duo Oriana
Duo Oriana, (soprano Sinead White and lutenist Jonathan Stuchbury), performed music from their new album on tour in historic venues across Nova Scotia. The repertoire on How Like a Golden Dream traverses the sacred and the secular; 17th-century hymns and antiphons from the Office of Hours, sung at Vespers and Compline in monasteries and Irish folk songs influenced by Celtic missionaries.
