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Saturday, February 21, 2026 – 7:30 pm
Bougie Hall
1339, Sherbrooke West
Montréal, H3G 1G2
Bus : 24 – stop De la Montagne / Bishop
Métro : Guy-Concordia, Peel or Lucien-L’Allier
In the 18th century, Venice had four ospedali where young orphan girls were raised at the state’s expense, with the most gifted having to devote themselves to music. Contributing to the opulence of the Serenissima, and drawing travellers from across Europe, these conservatories allowed women—for one of the first times in history—to sing in public during religious services. Their music was like the city itself: luminous, effervescent, and magnificent.
With the participation of Les filles de l’île.
Concert Partner
This talk, led by Anne-Marie Beaudette, singer and conductor, and Mark Zoccolillo, independent researcher, will explore how these women challenged the norms of their time and inspired some of the most beautiful works of Baroque music.
Monday, February 9 – 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Salle Jacques-Maurice – Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Presented as part of the Jean-de-Brébeuf Cultural Foundation lecture series
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, extraits
—–Coro: Arma, caedes, vindicate furores
—–Aria con coro : O quam vaga
—–Aria: Armate face
—–Coro: Salve Invicta Juditha
Concerto pour violon, cordes et basse continue en mi majeur RV 267a, « per Anna Maria »
—–II. Andante
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)
Motet de psaume Miserere en ré mineur
—–I. Chœur : Miserere mei, Deus
—–II. Air : Tibi soli peccavi
—–III. Chœur : Ecce enim
—–IV. Air : Quoniam si voluisses
—–V. Air : Benigne fac, Domine
—–VI. Chœur : Tunc acceptabis
Entracte
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)
Il Trionfo della Divina Giustizia
—–Sinfonia en ré mineur
—–Aria « Ecco già l’orrenda tromba »
Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785)
Motet de psaume Dixit Dominus en do majeur
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria en ré majeur, RV 589
—–1. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choeur)
—–2. Et in terra pax (Chœur)
—–3. Laudamus te (Sopranos I et II)
—–4. Gratias agimus tibi (Chœur)
—–5. Propter magnam gloriam (Chœur)
—–6. Domine Deus (Soprano)
—–7. Domine, Fili unigenite (Chœur)
—–8. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (Contralto et chœur)
—–9. Qui tollis peccata mundi (Chœur)
—–10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (Alto)
—–11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Chœur)
—–12. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Chœur)
Jacqueline Woodley and Rosalie Lane Lépine, soprano soloists
Marie-Andrée Mathieu and Stéphanie Pothier, alto soloists
Choir and orchestra
With the participation of vocal ensemble Les filles de l’île
Sarah Adair, Margaux Bélanger-Lacroix, Malika D’Angelo, Valérie Dostaler, Marianne Lahaye, Manon Lanoue, Anne Mykytiukm, Nayda Navas, Rachel Patenaude, Karen Potje, Isabelle Richard, Agathe Tremblay, sopranos
Andréanne Beauchemin-Nadeau, Rose Côté, Simone Côté, Valérie Ducas, Chantal Gervais, Sophie Gravel Depalle, Annabelle Giroux-McLaughlin, Juliette Kokis, Geneviève Legault, Emma Nguyen, Camille Plourde-Lescelleur, Malaïka Racine, Jennifer Stroude, altos
Julie Triquet, solo violin
Tanya LaPerrière, violin 1
Sallynee Amawat et Mélanie De Bonville, violins 2
Margaret Little, alto
Jessica Korotkin and Eliana Zimmerman, cellos
Shanti Nachtergaele, violone
Gillian Howard et Amanda Kitik, oboes
Michelle Wylie and Aura West, trumpets
Catherine Varvaro, timpani
Dorothéa Ventura, organ
Anaïs Cadorette-Bonin, actress
Anne-Marie Beaudette, conductor
Mark Zoccolillo, artistic advisor