Mindful of our responsibility towards the good health of our public and musicians, we have decided to cancel the performances.

We share your disappointment and want to thank those of you who have sent touching words of encouragement for SMAM and our musicians.

We ask you to consider supporting the work of SMAM by donating your ticket rather than requesting a refund. Ticket amounts will be transformed into a tax receipt in the name of the ticket holder.

If you would like to receive a ticket refund please contact us by email at info@smamontreal.ca

Thank you for your support, we wish you good health over the coming weeks.

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After seducing Bathsheba and having her husband killed in battle, King David realizes the error of his ways. He then confesses to God in what would become Psalm 51, Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy upon me, O God). Many composers in different eras have set this imploration to music. We are presenting four masterful versions by composers of various backgrounds: a version by Josquin des Prez written for Ercole d’Este (1504), Gregorio Allegri’s famous version for the Papal Chapel (1638), one by Leonardo Leo for the Chapel Royal of Naples (1739), and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s so-called “Miserere des Jésuites” (1683).

Listen the pre-concert conversation (Mario Paquet and François Filiatrault)