Tutti

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Our next Tutti

On October 1, 2022, the OM will hold its first Tutti organized for the Journées de la culture. We’ll be celebrating wind instruments!

Alain Cazes, the OM’s first tuba and conductor with a wealth of experience directing wind ensembles, will lead the group of amateurs and OM musicians.

Free and open to the public, this 60-minute rehearsal will bring together the one-time ensemble at the Maison symphonique de Montréal. Music lovers will also be able to discover the up-and-coming Benoit Gauthier from the OM’s Orchestral Conducting Academy.

Program:
J. S. BACH, Chorale
A. REED, A Festival Prelude
F. MENDELSSOHN, Overture for Winds in C Major
G. HOLST, First Suite in E-flat

Enjoy a unique symphonic experience and come hear this ephemeral orchestra perform a few works for a rehearsal!

Learn more about the artists

Alain Cazes

Awarded first prize in tuba and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, Alain Cazes pursued his studies in the United States with Joseph Novotny, Donald Harry, and Ronald Bishop.

In Brazil, he was Principal Tuba with the Paraïba State Orchestra, member of the Brass-IL Quintet, and professor at the Federal University of Paraïba (UFPB). He has taught at the Université du Québec in Montreal, the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal and the Université de Montréal, where he was in charge of Wind orchestras, brass department, teaching tuba, chamber music and conducting. A frequent soloist, he has performed the radio “première” of several Canadian works for tuba and also lectures on orchestra conducting and brass pedagogy. He adjudicates regularly at several Music Festivals and Competitions. He teaches during summer at the Orford Art Center and the Simposio Internazionale d’Ottoni in Ascoli, Italy. Principal Tuba with the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal, he has also performed with the Montreal Symphony and other orchestras in the world under the direction of conductors such as; Mehta, Nézet-Séguin, Dutoit, Decker, Baudo, Foster, Kmura, Muller, Toppilow, Grossmann, Zukerman, Veltri, and many others.

He is also Musical Director of the Montreal Pop Orchestra, and has been co-director of the Orchestre Métropolitain Choir. He has also conducted the Orchestre Métropolitain and the Orchestre Symphonique de Drumondville.

Benoit Gauthier

Benoit Gauthier got his start at the École de musique du Côte-Nord, where he studied classical singing, guitar, saxophone, flute, violin, viola and cello. Taken with musical instruments from an early age, he was fascinated by the multitude of possibilities they offer.

In January 2012, sensing the musical potential of his region, he founded the Orchestre symphonique de la Côte-Nord, whose mission is to introduce audiences to the symphonic repertoire and make it accessible to all.

Benoît completed his flute studies with Jacinthe Forand and Richard Lapointe and, under Gilles Auger, obtained a certificate in orchestral conducting from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec. At the Conservatoire, he received several scholarships and prizes for his outstanding academic results and involvement in the cultural community. Besides being the music and artistic director of the Orchestre symphonique de la Côte-Nord, he performs as an extra with other ensembles, including the Orchestre symphonique de Québec and La Musique du Royal 22e Régiment.

As an orchestral conductor, Benoît has studied under Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Bramwell Tovey. In the summer of 2021, he made his debut with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, as part of an internship at the Académie du Domaine Forget.

For the 2021-2023 seasons, Benoit, along with four other up-and-coming conductors, will form the first cohort of the Orchestre Métropolitain’s Orchestral Conducting Academy under the mentorship of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Testimonies

“I had chills playing with the orchestra. Thank you!”

“I didn’t know anyone, but I felt like I was at home.”

“What a great, enriching, inspiring and pleasurable experience!”

“It is an unforgettable experience! It inspired my son, who is loving cello more! It is a terrific event that young kids could communicate with musicians in a dynamic and effective way! Thanks for your efforts and big heart!”

“A unique event! The orchestra musicians were so welcoming.”

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