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View of the Old Quebec City, with its many levels and stairs. Photo: Hugo Laporte

Cityscapes | Quebec City, Que.

By Justin Bernard on 2 February 2026 Art of Living, Interviews, Quebec City

Welcome to Cityscapes From coast to coast, Canada offers magnificent natural landscapes and culturally diverse cities. In this issue, we highlight Quebec City’s inspiring locations, music and arts scene, and unique neighbourhoods. We invited two local artists to tell us what they love most about the provincial capital. Hugo Laporte A native of Quebec City, baritone Hugo Laporte is also co-founding vice-president of the Réunion des opéras du Québec, whose mission is to contribute to the development and sustainability of opera in Quebec by promoting collaboration among stakeholders in the field. In 2023, he made his debut at Milan’s Teatro…

Choral Calendar (February 2026)

By Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais on 2 February 2026 Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto

Montreal In Sense and Sound Feb. 7, Cabaret du Lion d’Or La Clique vocale, conducted by Milaine Deroy, invites you to an immersive, sensual and hushed experience where the senses are awakened by sound that becomes, in turn, vibration, whisper, pianissimo or forte. It is a hymn to complicity—tinged with the sincere, touching and passionate voices of La Clique vocale. www.cliquevocale.com L’Heptade is 50 years old! March 14, 7:30 p.m., and March 15, 2 p.m., Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun The Chant de La Fontaine vocal ensemble pays tribute to the cult album of Quebec progressive…

"Every appointment celebrates not only the talent, expertise and dedication of individuals, but also the countless lives they have touched through their work" says Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada

Newswire | Order of Canada Appointees in the Arts – December 31, 2025

By Newswire on 14 January 2026 Classical Music, Dance, Film, Literature, Montreal, Multimedia, Newswire, Ottawa, Philanthropy, Quebec City, Theatre, Toronto, Visual Arts, West

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has made 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 6 Companions, 15 Officers and 59 Members. Six appointments are promotions within the Order, and another represents an honorary appointment. The Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System. Since its creation in 1967, more than 8250 people from all sectors of society have been appointed to the Order. The contributions of these trailblazers are varied, yet they have all enriched the lives of others and made a difference to this country. “The Order of…

Photo: Bohao Zhao

2025-26 Higher Musical Education Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 10 November 2025 Education, Guides, Montreal, Quebec City

To help students find information on music education, this month’s La Scena Musicale offers a guide to the major educational institutions in Canada. Université de Sherbrooke Music School 2500, boulevard de l’Université Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1 Tél. : 819 821-8040 Toll free : 1 800 267-UdeS, poste 68040 [email protected] www.usherbrooke.ca/musique Programs offered – Undergraduate programs Baccalaureate in music and certificate in music studies: Program in composition and media music Program in performance and interpretation Personalized path (including profile of writer-composer-performer) – Graduate programs Minor and DESS in choral conducting Master’s in choral conducting DESS in development and production of an…

Winter Festival Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 10 November 2025 Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, West

New Brunswick Fredericton Frostival Festival Fredericton, January 22 to February 8 www.fb.com/FrederictonFrostival/ Montréal Lumino Montréal, November 27 to March 8 www.luminomtl.com Igloofest Montréal, January 15 to February 7 www.igloofest.ca Festival Pleins Écrans Montréal, January 21 to 31 www.pleinsecrans.com Festival Montréal en lumière Montréal, February 27 to March 7 www.montrealenlumiere.com Montreal International Children’s Film Festival Montreal, February 28 to March 8 www.fifem.com Festival de films féministes de Montréal Montréal, March 4 to 15 www.festivalfilministes.com Festival international de Casteliers Montréal, March 4 to 8 514-270-2717 | www.festival.casteliers.ca International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) Montréal et ville de Québec, March 12 to…

Choral Calendar (Dec. 2025)

By Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vocal

Montreal Hallelujah ! Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral Dec. 4 Maison symphonique www.ensemblecaprice.com Handel’s Messiah Orchestre Classique de Montréal Thursday Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Crypt of St Joseph’s Oratory, Mont-Royal www.orchestre.ca The Messiah: Hallelujah! Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Dec. 10 & 11 Maison symphonique www.osm.ca Christmas Oratorio Orchestre et Chœur Métropolitain Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal www.orchestremetropolitain.com Traditional Christmas Concert Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m. St Joseph’s Oratory www.saint-joseph.org Ottawa-Gatineau Come Sing the Messiah 2025 CAMMAC Ottawa-Gatineau Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre www.cammac.ca/ottawagatineau Lumière de décembre : souffle…

Higher Education News

By Kaitlyn Chan on 10 November 2025 Education, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, West

The University of British Columbia After a year-long hiatus due to administrative changes, the Wednesday Noon Hours concert series returns to Roy Barnett Recital Hall at the University of British Columbia. This series, curated by pianist David Fung, features highly-acclaimed artists, including many who are part of the UBC community. The season opened on Sept. 10 with a performance by pianist Roman Rabinovich, who played Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 110 and Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes. Still to come are concerts by countertenor Daniel Moody, pianist Inna Faliks and Korea’s eminent flute and piano duo, Hyunim Yoon and Ju Yeon Shin. The return…

Noëls éternels: Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal Goes on the Road

By Adrian Rodriguez on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Interviews, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Vocal

by Adrian Rodriguez; based on an interview by Justin Bernard A festive spirit is once again blowing through Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM). After several years without touring, SMAM is hitting the road again. Five cities, five collaborations and one common thread: creating a genuine connection between professionals, the next generation and the public. “In every city we visit, a local choir joins us. In Ottawa, it’s Christ Church Cathedral Choir conducted by Andrew McAnerney; in Chicoutimi, the Ecce Novum and Conservatoire du Saguenay choirs; in Trois-Rivières, L’Orphéon; and in Quebec City, the Le Chœur de l’Université Laval,”…

Winter Festivals 2025-26

By An Ven on 10 November 2025 Choral, Classical Music, Contemporary, Guides, Montreal, Multimedia, Orchestral, Ottawa, Quebec City, Theatre, Toronto, Visual Arts

Montreal Festival International Bach Montréal Nov. 15-Dec. 7 Festival International Bach Montréal offers a dozen concerts every autumn, many geared toward children, as well as a choral evening. This year, several international artists will revisit the masterpieces of Bach and his successors. On Nov. 15, Les Boréades present a concert based on the story of Acis and Galatea set to music by Handel. Samy Moussa will conduct the orchestra and chorus of Festival International Bach Montréal in Mendelssohn’s Elijah in Quebec City (Nov. 20) and at the opening of the festival in Montreal (Nov. 21). The event closes with Bach’s…

Newswire | Bernard Labadie appointed Music Director of Les Violons du Roy

By Newswire on 28 October 2025 Arts Industry, Newswire, Orchestral, Quebec City

Quebec City, October 28, 2025 – Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec announce that Bernard Labadie will assume the music directorship of the orchestra starting in the 2026-2027 season, thereby ensuring the ensemble’s artistic continuity while guiding the organization in recruiting his eventual successor. This decision comes at an important transitional period for the orchestra, as the tenure of Jonathan Cohen, who has led the ensemble since the 2018-2019 season, concluded at the end of June 2025. An iconic figure of Les Violons du Roy, which he founded in 1984, Bernard Labadie shaped the orchestra’s artistic identity…