- Ensemble Vocal Katimavik
Ensemble Vocal Katimavik is a
choir of about 60 singers founded in 1970 inQuébec byRoger Lessard . It is also a no profit organism that contributed to foundations againstbreast cancer by producing acompact disc .History
It was directed by André Beaumier from 1973 to 1978, then by Gaby Billette until 1990. It's now, since 1991, directed by
Patrick Brodeur . Its musical genres diversity goes fromRenaissance to 20th century music.Productions
Since 1970, "Ensemble vocal Katimavik" produced shows in
Montreal ,Quebec City , Saint-Sauveur, Trois-Rivières and Sherbrooke. It was also featured many times inchoir themed TV show aired onCBC Television .Some of its greatest productions:
Bach
* Magnificat, BWV 243 (1987)
* Motet Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230 (1997)
* Messe luthérienne en sol mineur, BWV 236 (1997)
* Messe luthérienne en sol mineur, BWV 236 (1997)
* Cantate Ich hatte viel
* Bekümmernis, BWV 21 (2001)Fauré
* Requiem, Op. 48 (1990)
* Jean Racine's cantique, Op. 11 (1994 / 2001)
* The Djinns, Op. 12 (2005)Monteverdi
* Messa a 4 da capella (1992)
* Scherzi musicali (2003)Mozart
* Messe du Couronnement, K317 (1989)
* Missa brevis en ré majeur, K194 (1995)
* Inter natos mulierum, K72 (1995)
* Requiem, K626 (édition Maunder) (1995)
* Misericordias Domini, K222 (2001)
* Vêpres integral(K193, K321 et K339) (2002)
* Te Deum, K141 (2002)Vivaldi
* Beatus vir, rv 597 (1984)
* Dixit Dominus, rv 595 (1984)
* Credo, rv 591 (1993)
* Beatus vir, rv 598 (1993)
* Magnificat, rv 610a (1993 / 1997)
* Gloria, rv 589 (1993 / 1999)
* Kyrie, rv 587 (2004)
* In Exitu Israel, rv 604 (2004)External links
* [http://www.evkatimavik.com Ensemble Vocal Katimavik's official site]
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