The Alaya String Quartet is comprised of four young women studying at l'Université de Montréal. Winners of the chamber music category in the Festival de Musique Classique du Bas-Richelieu, the quartet is currently coached by Johanne Perron.
Information
- Members:
- Sheila Jaffé, violin
Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, violin
Emilie Grimes, viola
Sonya Matoussova, cello - Genre:
- Classical
- Hometown:
- Montréal, Québec
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February 6th, 2009 - ConcertUpdated about 8 months ago
March 8th, 2008 - PhotoshootUpdated on March 21, 2008 at 4:28pm
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Events
12 past eventsSee All
- Quatuor Alaya au Concours de m...
Salle Claude Champagne, Université ...
Thursday, July 2 at 2:00pm - Quatuor Alaya à Montréal
Galerie d'art d'Outremont
Thursday, April 23 at 7:30pm - Haydn 2009 - Complete String Q...
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Thursday, March 19 at 12:00pm - Quatuor Alaya à Verdun
St. Clement's Anglican Church (métr...
Saturday, February 7 at 3:00pm - Alaya String Quartet Concert
Glebe-St. James United Church
Friday, February 6 at 8:00pm - Quatuor Alaya et Aquilon
Église St-Romain
Sunday, December 14 at 2:30pm - Musique de Chambre Concert Fin...
Faculté de musique de l'Université ...
Monday, December 8 at 5:00pm - Cours de maître publique avec ...
Salle Claude Champagne, Faculté de ...
Friday, October 31 at 4:30pm - Musique de Chambre Concert Mi-...
Faculté de musique de l'Université ...
Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00pm - Alaya String Quartet Spring Co...
Knox Presbyterian Church
Sunday, April 27 at 4:00pm
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- Alaya String Quartet mentioned on festival website 1:07pm Jun 15
- Video on YouTube 3:52pm May 23
- Alaya String Quartet Wins 1st Prize in Sorel-Tracy! 7:11am May 13
Quatuor à cordes de Debussy
Time:2:00PM Thursday, July 2nd
Location:Salle Claude Champagne, Université de Montréal
Alaya String Quartet will be competing in the Canadian Music Competition national finals in Montréal on July 2nd!
Alaya String Quartet
Seven string quartets from McGill University and Université de Montréal will perform 8 of Joseph Haydn's string quartets, in a celebration of Haydn's music lasting from March 18th-22nd.
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion Level 3, Glass Court
Free admission
Featuring string quartets from McGill University and l'Université de Montréal
Time:12:00PM Thursday, March 19th
Location:Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Alaya String Quartet
Photographer:
Graham Lindsey
www.wavelengthmedia.ca
Alaya String Quartet Quatuors de Haydn et Schumann.
Alaya String Quartet
Programme
Claude Debussy
Quatuor à cordes en sol mineur, op.10 (1893)
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré - En animant peu à peu - Très mouvementé et avec passion
~ Pause ~
Maurice Ravel
Quatuor à cordes en fa (1903)
I. Allegro moderato - Très doux
II. Assez vif - Très rythmé
III. Très lent
IV. Vif et agité
Entrée libre
Présenté par St. Clement's Anglican Church
Time:3:00PM Saturday, February 7th
Location:St. Clement's Anglican Church (métro De l'Église, ligne verte)
Alaya String Quartet
Quatuor Alaya vont jouer le premier mouvement du quatuor à cordes en sol mineur de Debussy.
Jean-Philippe Vasseur studied viola at the National Conservatory in Paris with M. Pascal. As a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Ensemble InterContemporain and the Mosaïques Ensemble, he performed in numerous concerts thro...ughout Europe, the United States, Japan and Russia. Since 1980, he has taught viola at the National Conservatory in Lyons. He is also in charge of facsimile publications for viola at Editions Fuzeau under the direction of Jean Saint-Arroman.
Programme
J. Brahms - String Quintet, Op. 88
W.A. Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor
C. Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, 1st mvt
D. Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Op. 57
C'est l'Halloween - apportez vos costumes! Read More
Jean-Philippe Vasseur studied viola at the National Conservatory in Paris with M. Pascal. As a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Ensemble InterContemporain and the Mosaïques Ensemble, he performed in numerous concerts thro...ughout Europe, the United States, Japan and Russia. Since 1980, he has taught viola at the National Conservatory in Lyons. He is also in charge of facsimile publications for viola at Editions Fuzeau under the direction of Jean Saint-Arroman.
Programme
J. Brahms - String Quintet, Op. 88
W.A. Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor
C. Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, 1st mvt
D. Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Op. 57
C'est l'Halloween - apportez vos costumes! Read More
Prof. au Conservatoire supérieur de Lyon
Time:4:30PM Friday, October 31st
Location:Salle Claude Champagne, Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal
Alaya String Quartet
Quatuor Alaya
Quatuor à cordes en ré mineur de Mozart, K. 421
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
Quatuor à cordes en sol mineur de Debussy
I. Animé et très decidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré
Aquilon
Dix-sept variations... de Jean-Michel Damase
Trois pièces brèves de Jacques Ibert
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Assai lent - Allegro scherzando
Quintette à vents en sol majeur, op.56 no.2 de Franz Danzi
I. Allegretto
II. Andante
III. Menuetto - Allegretto
IV. AllegrettoRead More
Quatuor à cordes en ré mineur de Mozart, K. 421
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
Quatuor à cordes en sol mineur de Debussy
I. Animé et très decidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré
Aquilon
Dix-sept variations... de Jean-Michel Damase
Trois pièces brèves de Jacques Ibert
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Assai lent - Allegro scherzando
Quintette à vents en sol majeur, op.56 no.2 de Franz Danzi
I. Allegretto
II. Andante
III. Menuetto - Allegretto
IV. AllegrettoRead More
Quatuor à cordes et quintette à vents
Time:2:30PM Sunday, December 14th
Location:Église St-Romain
RECENT ACTIVITY
Alaya String Quartet wrote on Quatuor Alaya à Montréal's Wall.
Alaya String Quartet wrote on Quatuor Alaya à Montréal's Wall.
Alaya String Quartet changed their Biography.
Alaya String Quartet
Quatuor Alaya vont jouer le premier mouvement du quatuor à cordes en sol mineur de Debussy.
Jean-Philippe Vasseur studied viola at the National Conservatory in Paris with M. Pascal. As a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Ensemble InterContemporain and the Mosaïques Ensemble, he performed in numerous concerts thro...ughout Europe, the United States, Japan and Russia. Since 1980, he has taught viola at the National Conservatory in Lyons. He is also in charge of facsimile publications for viola at Editions Fuzeau under the direction of Jean Saint-Arroman.
Programme
J. Brahms - String Quintet, Op. 88
W.A. Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor
C. Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, 1st mvt
D. Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Op. 57
C'est l'Halloween - apportez vos costumes! Read More
Jean-Philippe Vasseur studied viola at the National Conservatory in Paris with M. Pascal. As a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra, the Ensemble InterContemporain and the Mosaïques Ensemble, he performed in numerous concerts thro...ughout Europe, the United States, Japan and Russia. Since 1980, he has taught viola at the National Conservatory in Lyons. He is also in charge of facsimile publications for viola at Editions Fuzeau under the direction of Jean Saint-Arroman.
Programme
J. Brahms - String Quintet, Op. 88
W.A. Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor
C. Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, 1st mvt
D. Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, Op. 57
C'est l'Halloween - apportez vos costumes! Read More
Prof. au Conservatoire supérieur de Lyon
Time:4:30PM Friday, October 31st
Location:Salle Claude Champagne, Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal
Alaya String Quartet The Alaya String Quartet will perform Debussy's String Quartet No. 1 in G minor.
Classe de Jutta-Puchhammer Sédillot et de Johanne Perron
Time:5:00PM Monday, December 8th
Location:Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal (B-484)
Alaya String Quartet The Alaya String Quartet will perform Mozart's String Quartet in D minor, K. 421.
Classe de Jutta-Puchhammer Sédillot et de Johanne Perron
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, October 14th
Location:Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal (B-484)
RECENT ACTIVITY
Alaya String Quartet changed their Biography.
