2018-2019 concerts
September 27th 2018, 8:00 PM, Salle Pratt & Whitney
Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Paul Merkelo - trumpet
Program:
BERNSTEIN: West side story (excerpts)
JOHN ESTACIO: Trumpet concerto
DVORAK: Symphony no.9 "New world"
September 30th 2018, 2:00 PM, Salle Bourgie
Les idées heureuses
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Geneviève Soly, organ
Odéi Bilodeau, soprano
Nicholas Burns, alto
Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse, tenor
Normand Richard, bass-baritone
Program:
BACH:
Wer de gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37
Schau lieber Gott, wie mein Feind, BWV 153
O heiliges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165
Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169
October 21st 2018, 3:00 PM, Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Les Violons du Roy
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Anthony Roth - countertenor
Program:
G.F. HANDEL
Inumano fratel... Stille amare (Tolomeo, HWV25)
Privarmi ancora... Rompo i lacci (Flavio, HWV16)
Concerto grosso en ré mineur, op.6 no10, HWV 328
D’un sventurato amante...Pena tiranna (Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11)
Vivi tiranno (Rodelinda, HWV 19)
P.GLASS
Hymn (Akhnaten)
Premier mouvement de la Symphonie no3 pour orchestre à cordes
Liquid Days, Part 1 (Songs From Liquid Days)
In the Arc of Your Mallet (Monsters Of Grace)
The Encounter (1000 Airplanes On The Roof)
November 17th 2018, 2:00 PM, Church of St-Andrew and St-Paul
Orchestre de l'Agora
Nicolas Ellis - conductor and harpsichord
Éliane Charest-Beauchamp - violin
Chloé Chabanole - violin
Julien Patrice - violin
Program:
BACH: Concerto for violin in a minor
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
December 9th 2018, 7:30 PM, Collège St-Sacrement (901, rue St-Louis, Terrebone)
Orchestre Classique de Terrebonne
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Program:
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.1
HANDEL: Excerpts from Messiah
MOZART: Ave verum corpus
BACH: Jesus bleibet meine Freude from BWV 147
RAMEAU: La nuit
*December 10th 2018, 6:00 PM, Montreal City Hall
Orchestre symphonique de l'Agora
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Thomas Chartré - cello
Choir of the Church of St-Andrew and St-Paul
Program:
HAYDN: Cello concerto no.2
HANDEL: Excerpts from The Messiah
*This concert is presented for refugees and asylum seekers in Montreal in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
December 20th 2018, 7:30 PM, Grand Théâtre de Québec
Orchestre symphonique de Québec
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Choeur symphonique de l'OSQ
Program:
Excerpts from the best movie soundtracks
December 21st 2018, 7:30 PM, Grand Théâtre de Québec
Orchestre symphonique de Québec
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Choeur symphonique de l'OSQ
Program:
Excerpts from the best movie soundtracks
February 7th 2019, 8:00 PM, Espace Nomadnation (129, Rue Van horne)
Orchestre symphonique de l'Agora
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Singers of the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal
Program:
BRITTEN: The turn of the screw
February 8th 2019, 8:00 PM, Espace Nomadnation (129, Rue Van horne)
Orchestre symphonique de l'Agora
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Singers of the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal
Program:
BRITTEN: The turn of the screw
February 21st 2019, 8:00 PM, Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay
Works for Piano 4-hands
Nicolas Ellis - piano
Philippe Prud'homme - piano
Program:
SCHUBERT: Fantasia for piano 4-hands in f minor D940
RACHMANINOV: 6 morceaux for piano 4 hands op.11
BARBER: Souvenirs (Ballet suite) op.28
PHILIPPE PRUD'HOMME: Deux Reels pour piano à quatre mains
February 25th 2019, 7:30 PM, Dominion Chalmers
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Maxim Bernard - piano
Program:
AIRAT ICHMOURATOV: Ouverture jeunesse
CHOPIN: Piano concerto no.2 in F minor
WALTON: Crown Imperial - Coronation March
RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances
March 3rd 2019, 2:00 PM, Centre culturel de Pierrefonds
Works for Piano 4-hands
Nicolas Ellis - piano
Philippe Prud'homme - piano
Program:
SCHUBERT: Fantasia for piano 4-hands in f minor D940
RACHMANINOV: 6 morceaux for piano 4 hands op.11
BARBER: Souvenirs (Ballet suite) op.28
PHILIPPE PRUD'HOMME: Deux Reels pour piano à quatre mains
March 8th 2019, 8:00 PM, Centre in the Square
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Nicolas Ellis - conductor and harpsichord
Nikki Chooi - violin
Program:
DENIS GOUGEON: Le jardin mystérieux
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.6 Pastorale
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
March 9th 2019, 2:30 PM, Centre in the Square
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Nicolas Ellis - conductor and harpsichord
Nikki Chooi - violin
Program:
DENIS GOUGEON: Le jardin mystérieux
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.6 Pastorale
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
March 9th 2019, 8:00 PM, Centre in the Square
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Nicolas Ellis - conductor and harpsichord
Nikki Chooi - violin
Program:
DENIS GOUGEON: Le jardin mystérieux
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.6 Pastorale
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
March 30th, 2019, 2:30 PM, Salle Southam
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Program:
MILLER Ouverture : Planet X
MERCURE Kaleidoscope (extrait)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring : Variations on a Shaker Hymn
COPLAND Rodeo : Hoe-Down
GOTTSCHALK A Night in the Tropics : 2e mouvement (Festa Criolla)
GOULD American Symphonette no 2
ANDERSON The Typewriter
WILLIAMS E.T. : The Flying Theme
March 31st, 2019, 2:30 PM, Salle Southam
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Program:
MILLER Ouverture : Planet X
MERCURE Kaleidoscope (extrait)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring : Variations on a Shaker Hymn
COPLAND Rodeo : Hoe-Down
GOTTSCHALK A Night in the Tropics : 2e mouvement (Festa Criolla)
GOULD American Symphonette no 2
ANDERSON The Typewriter
WILLIAMS E.T. : The Flying Theme
April 6th, 2019, 3:00 PM, Maison symphonique
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Eva Lesage - violin
Mathias Leclerc - oboe
Catherine St-Arnaud - soprano
Program:
ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, ouverture
DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier
TCHAÏKOVSKI: La Belle au bois dormant, valse
MORRICONE: Gabriel’s Oboe
WILLIAMS: La Liste de Schindler, thème principal
GOUNOD: Faust : Air des bijoux
GRIEG: Peer Gynt : Au matin – Dans l’antre du roi de la montagne
April 9th, 2019, 9:00 AM, Théâtre Outremont
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Eva Lesage - violin
Mathias Leclerc - oboe
Catherine St-Arnaud - soprano
Program:
ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, ouverture
DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier
TCHAÏKOVSKI: La Belle au bois dormant, valse
MORRICONE: Gabriel’s Oboe
WILLIAMS: La Liste de Schindler, thème principal
GOUNOD: Faust : Air des bijoux
GRIEG: Peer Gynt : Au matin – Dans l’antre du roi de la montagne
April 9th, 2019, 10:30 AM, Théâtre Outremont
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Eva Lesage - violin
Mathias Leclerc - oboe
Catherine St-Arnaud - soprano
Program:
ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, ouverture
DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier
TCHAÏKOVSKI: La Belle au bois dormant, valse
MORRICONE: Gabriel’s Oboe
WILLIAMS: La Liste de Schindler, thème principal
GOUNOD: Faust : Air des bijoux
GRIEG: Peer Gynt : Au matin – Dans l’antre du roi de la montagne
April 11th, 2019, 9:00 AM, Théâtre Outremont
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Eva Lesage - violin
Mathias Leclerc - oboe
Catherine St-Arnaud - soprano
Program:
ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, ouverture
DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier
TCHAÏKOVSKI: La Belle au bois dormant, valse
MORRICONE: Gabriel’s Oboe
WILLIAMS: La Liste de Schindler, thème principal
GOUNOD: Faust : Air des bijoux
GRIEG: Peer Gynt : Au matin – Dans l’antre du roi de la montagne
April 11th, 2019, 10:30 AM, Théâtre Outremont
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Eva Lesage - violin
Mathias Leclerc - oboe
Catherine St-Arnaud - soprano
Program:
ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, ouverture
DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier
TCHAÏKOVSKI: La Belle au bois dormant, valse
MORRICONE: Gabriel’s Oboe
WILLIAMS: La Liste de Schindler, thème principal
GOUNOD: Faust : Air des bijoux
GRIEG: Peer Gynt : Au matin – Dans l’antre du roi de la montagne
April 18th 2019, 10:30 AM, Grand Théâtre de Québec
Orchestre symphonique de Québec
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Program:
MORIN: In your favor
HAYDN: Cello concerto no.2 in D major
TCHAÏKOVSKY: Symphony no.5
April 18th 2019, 7:30 PM, Grand Théâtre de Québec
Orchestre symphonique de Québec
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Program:
MORIN: In your favor
HAYDN: Cello concerto no.2 in D major
TCHAÏKOVSKY: Symphony no.5
May 10th, 2019, 7:30 PM, Maison Symphonique
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Stéphane Beaulac - trumpet
Program:
BEETHOVEN: Leonore III Overture
STACY BROWN: Trumpet concerto (Premiere!)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.4
May 14th, 2019, 7:30 PM, St-Laurent
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Stéphane Beaulac - trumpet
Program:
BEETHOVEN: Leonore III Overture
STACY BROWN: Trumpet concerto (Premiere!)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.4
May 15th, 2019, 7:30 PM, Verdun (Église Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs)
Orchestre Métropolitain
Nicolas Ellis - conductor
Stéphane Beaulac - trumpet
Program:
BEETHOVEN: Leonore III Overture
STACY BROWN: Trumpet concerto (Premiere!)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no.4