FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Orchestra World Tour

SALLE WILFRID-PELLETIER February 12th, 2022

Orchestre
FILMHARMONIQUE

The Orchestre FILMharmonique is Canada’s premier film music orchestra, composed of world-class Canadian musicians.

As part of an ongoing series, the FILMharmonique presents a number of film music concerts at Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier to sold-out audiences every year.  Featured composers include John Williams, James Horner, and Howard Shore, Canada’s most esteemed film score composer.

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The FILMharmonique has also accompanied several internationally renowned artists including Stacey Kent, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Wonder, Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones) and Hans Zimmer.

The FILMharmonique is dedicated to making classical music accessible to a wider audience. For some members of our audience, Filmharmonique concerts are a first experience of live classical music. Our goal is both to engage existing audiences, as well as to cultivate a new and inclusive audience of classical concert-goers across Canada. We are committed to Canadian artists, cultural exchange, music education, and accessibility.

Our
TEAM

Denis Chabot

CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 
FOUNDER

In addition to being the founder and artistic co-director of FILMharmonique, Denis Chabot also occupies the positions of founding President of Denis Chabot MTL, founding member of GFN Productions where he acts as Supervision & musical coordination as well as artistic coordinator in Orford Music.

After graduating with honors in performance from McGill University, he obtained a graduate degree from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. Subsequently, Denis held several positions in different orchestras including the Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestra Sinfonia de Barcelona, ​​Orchestra de Tenerife as well as Lahti Sinfonia (Finland). He is currently solo double bass with the Orchestre Classique de Montréal as well as associated solo double bass with the Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Francis Choinière

CO ARTISTIC DIRETOR & PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
 

Named as one of the CBC’s “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” in 2020, Francis Choinière is a versatile musician active as a conductor, concert producer, pianist, and composer. Francis has collaborated with some of the world’s top international artists having been engaged as chorus master and collaborative conductor for concerts with Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Ramin Djawad, Hans Zimmer and Jonsi & Alex Somers.

Choinière holds positions of Artistic Director and Conductor of the OPCM (Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes), L’Ensemble Vocal Trame Sonore, l'Ensemble Classico Moderne, and Conductor of the Choeur Fernand Lindsay for the Festival de Lanaudière collaborating with conductors such as Stephan Layton (Trinity College) and Corrado Rovaris (Philadelphia Opera).

Choinière is highly engaged in the Canadian music scene. As the co-founder and President of GFN Productions, he is passionate expanding and developing classical music audiences through the presentation of new symphonic programs with film including Fantasia, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings.

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Choinière completed his Master’s Degree at McGill University in conducting with Alexis Hauser and has received many scholarships and prizes including the prestigious Hnatyshyn Foundation, Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Conducting Fellowship. He has refined his conducting in masterclasses with renowned conductors including, Francois Xavier Roth, Yoav Talmi, and Colin Metters.

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