The Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal is a professional early music vocal ensemble based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

History

The group was co-founded in 1974 by the organ and harpsichord players Christopher Jackson, Réjean Poirier and Hélène Dugal, and became an important part of the early music revival in Montréal during the 1970s. Jackson became the ensemble's sole director in 1988. During the 1980s and 90s the group gave almost 90 concerts in France and Spain including performing and recording early music connected to Montréal and New France. In 2015, Andrew McAnerney was appointed Artistic Director following the death of Christopher Jackson.

Concerts

The Studio produces an annual season of ten concerts in Montréal, and appears regularly at festivals throughout Canada and internationally. Notable collaborations have included Jordi Savall, Emma Kirkby, Ton Koopman, Skip Sempé, Guillemette Laurens, Matthias Maute, Noel Edison, Suzie LeBlanc and Daniel Taylor. The ensemble is flexible drawing on a regular core of professional vocalists and instrumentalists. Season concerts vary from a small a cappella ensemble with 12–14 singers, through to large-scale combined orchestra and chorus with a chamber orchestra made up of period instruments.

Discography

Since its inception, the group has released 17 recordings, most recently on the ATMA Classique label.

Awards