Les Boréades: Early Music Academy in the Eastern Townships
This summer, Montreal-based baroque ensemble Les Boréades will be returning to Saint-Camille, QC, to host the ninth edition of their annual summer music academy. While…
Heather Weinreb
Heather Weinreb
Heather Weinreb is a writer and violin teacher from Montreal, Quebec. She completed a Bachelor of Music at McGill in 2018, where she minored in Baroque Performance. Most recently, she completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Saint Thomas, Houston. Aside from her music reviews and journalism with La Scena Musicale, Heather's essays and children's poems have been published in Dappled Things and The Dirigible Ballon.
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Women’s Musical Club of Toronto: A History of Passionate Music-Makers
While women today have ample opportunity to perform music professionally, this wasn’t always the case. Dr. Robin Elliot, a musicologist at the University of Toronto…
Jeunesses Musicales Canada: 75 Years at the Helm of Canada’s Musical Youth
Although Jeunesses Musicales Canada serves youth, the organization itself is no youngster; JMC celebrates its 75th anniversary throughout the 2024-25 season. To honour this milestone,…
Pro Musica: A Season of Prodigies
Montreal-based presenter and producer of classical-music concerts, Pro Musica is centring their 2025 concert series around the theme of “prodigy music.” The series will feature…
Review | Les Idées heureuses: Enthralling Portrayal of Life in New-France
Les Idées heureuses’ Jan. 16th concert took the notion of historical performance to new heights. Musique et danse en Nouvelle-France was not only performed with…
Review | ArtChoral’s Messiah Preserves its Original Freshness
Every holiday season, Handel’s Messiah comes to town. Not once, not twice, but many times. With all the options, how can an audience member decide…
Review | Orchestre symphonique de Laval’s Holiday Program is in Tune with the Season
Putting on a Christmas concert is a challenge. The concert must feature enough time-worn classics to foster the holiday spirit; at the same time, every…
Review | OM’s Staged Little Prince Produces Mixed Results
The magic of The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s classic children’s story, can be largely ascribed to the synesthetic nature of the work itself.…
Review | Medieval meets folk with Les Idées heureuses
On Nov. 12, Les Idées heureuses presented their second concert of the season at Bourgie Hall. Jamais je ne t’oublierai : échos du Moyen Âge…
SMAM: Sustainable Development in Early Music
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal’s (SMAM’s) commitment to music-making is matched by a similar care for the environment. This is manifested in their attention…
