Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà to be presented at Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs church

This is an incomparable musical treat that is uniquely yours presented by the touring Arts Council and Verdun borough in partnership with the Foundation of the CHSLD Champlain-Manoir. The programme offers the macabre dance of Sant-Saëns, Praeludium & Allegro of Fritz Kreisler, Pelimannit : Fiddlers, op. 1 of Rautavaara. With composers Simon Leclerc, José Evangelista, Linda Bouchard and Serge Arcuri, the audience will listen to two season masterpieces for La Pietà. This number will lead to Ennio Morricone: Lady Caliph & Buona Fortuna Jack, and then to Manuel De Falla with El Amor Brujo and to Brahms and Liszt with the Hungarians. Complementing the programme is a piece by Peter Heidrich: Happy Birthday Variations.

Winning first prize at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, violinist Angèle Dubeau has done numerous concert tours in more than 25 different countries. The public also had the opportunity to taste the talents of this musician, thanks to a significant number of disk recordings. Ten years ago, Angèle Dubeau founded La Pietà, a string ensemble made up of 12 musicians. The group’s success has been remarkable for the last 10 years. In 2004, 83 concerts brought the musicians all over Canada, the United States, China and Japan. The release of the album, “Passion” in 2006 continues to confirm the public’s fascination.

Please note that there won’t be a pre-concert conference on the 17th of October. Tickets are on sale for $12 and $8 for individuals 17 years old and younger. You can also take advantage of a subscription which, in addition to the October concert, will entitle you to three concerts by the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra during the 2007-2008 concert season. For the subscription, adults holding the Verdun Access card will pay $32.00 ($40.00 for those without the card). Adolescents 17 years old and younger pay $24.00 with the Verdun Access card. Those without a card pay $28.00.

Tickets and subscriptions are available at the Marcel-Giroux Centre, at the Elgar Centre, as well as at the Cultural Centre of Verdun. Interested parties can obtain subscription forms at the Caisse populaire Desjardins of Verdun, the Caisse Desjardins Atwater-Centre and the Caisse Desjardins of L’Île-des-Sœurs. For more information, call 514-765-7150