MICHEL BEAUCHAMP CLASSICAL GUITARIST
Photo by Bo Huang Michel Beauchamp studied at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal in the class of Jean Vallières. In addition to a first prize in guitar, he won the competition in Counterpoint, Harmony and Fugue under the direction of Jacques Faubert. He perfected his skills here and in Spain with the great guitar masters Manuel Barrueco, Alvaro Pierri and David Russell. At the start of his career, Mr. Beauchamp explored chamber music, in particular with the violinist Johanne Morin, the harpsichordist Yves-G. Préfontaine and the soprano Adrienne Savoie. It was with the latter that he recorded his first disk under the label ATMA in 2001. He then took an interest in flamenco, which he added to his professional repertoire in 2003. Michel Beauchamp has appeared in Canada, in the United States and in France. Some of these recitals were broadcasted by Radio-Canada and by Vermont Public Radio. In 2004, the Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur asked Michel Beauchamp to present the complete works of Francisco Tárrega. Thus began a long period of research which led him to Spain so that he could carry out more intensive research. Mr. Beauchamp has supervised the edition of the complete guitar works of Tárrega at Edition d’OZ. Mr. Beauchamp is performing on a guitar made in 1998 by René Wilhelmy. The strings are kindly provided by Oasis Inc.. TÁRREGA RECITAL
Francisco Tárrega	More than just a recital, this project to play all of Francisco Tárrega’s guitar works required a trip to Valencia and Barcelona, researches in national libraries and universities, studying hundreds of pages of early edition and manuscripts and many readings on this composer, including of course the musical preparation and the memorization of all the 67 pieces. This project took place for the first time in 2005 at la Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur. Tárrega’s compositions are all of a high quality standard. They share with Chopin’s pieces the same lyricism and sweetness. Tárrega is responsable for the renaissance of the classical guitar in the XX^e century. Tárrega’s complete guitar works divided into two concerts represent more than 140 minutes of music including favorite pieces like Capricho Arabe, Aires Nacionales and Recuerdos de la Alhambra.
24 preludes - 20 studies - Danza Mora - Danza Odalisca - Capricho Árabe - Recuerdos de la Alhambra - ¡Sueño! – Pavana - María Gavota – Minuetto - 4 waltz - 4 mazurkas - Alborada - El Columpio - 2 polkas – Variaciones sobre motivos nacionales - Aires Nacionales - El Carnaval de Venecia DUO SAVOIE-BEAUCHAMP Voice and seven strings guitar recital
Photo by Candido Carbone	Since 1993, Adrienne Savoie and Michel Beauchamp are exploring all aspects of the vocal repertoire where the accompaniment of the guitar is relevant. Adrienne Savoie, who holds a B.A. in Music from Moncton University and a Master's in Interpretation from Laval University, was a member of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal from 1984 to 1987. She then went on to study under Jane Randolph in San Francisco. Ms. Savoie has sung at the National Arts Center, for the Opéra de Québec and for the Montréal Opera Company. She has also soloist with a number of Canadian orchestras, including the Metropolitan Orchestra, les Violons du Roy, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, the New Brunswick Symphony Orchestra, the Hull Chamber Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. She is often heard on the CBC French network (Les Grands Concerts, Les Beaux Dimanches, etc.). Ms. Savoie teaches voice at the Université de Montréal and at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal.
Federico Mompou – John Dowland – Franz Schubert – Enrique Granados – Reynaldo Hahn –Maurice Ravel – Manuel de Falla – Joaquín Rodrigo – Benjamin Britten – Henry Purcell –Antonio Vivaldi – Federico García Lorca EARLY SPAIN AT THE GUITAR AND THE HARPSICHORD Michel Beauchamp guitarist and Yves-G. Préfontaine harpsichordist
	In XVI^e century began in Spain a tremendous period called the Spanish golden age.  The newly acquired unity of this country under the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, and the discovery of America both contributed to the floorishing of surpising music, extremely modern for these times. You will hear some of these pieces during the recital played either in solo or in duo.  Yves G. Préfontaine is very active on the Montreal musical scene, Mr. Préfontaine played for most of all organ concert societies and festivals in Québec, also in Ontario, in the United States, in Belgium and in France where he regularly performs. Much in demand for his talents as organist and harpsichordist, he played with many of the most famous Montreal ensembles such as I Musici de Montreal, Montreal Baroque Orchestra, Les Idées heureuses ensemble, etc. Among his achievements, we must mention his performance of Francois Couperin's complete keyboard music. Since 1966, he is organist in Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs Shrine in Montréal and since 1994, he is also director of music and titular organist in Montréal Great Seminary where he organizes, every year on Sundays in October, a serie of organ concerts dubbed "Colours of French Organ Festival"
Fantasia para un gentilhombre of Joaquin Rodrigo – Fandango of Luigi Boccherini and other pieces for harpsichord, guitar and vihuela of the XVI^e, XVII^e and XVIII^e spanish centuries. WITH JOHANNE MORIN VIOLONIST
Photo by Bernard Préfontaine	Johanne Morin won a first prize in violin as well as one in chamber music from the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. She also obtained a first place at the Canadian Music Competition in 1991. She studied for two years in London with Jose Luis Garcia under a scolarship from the Ministère des Affaires Culturelles du Québec. Miss Morin is very active on the Montréal musical scene, as chamber music performer and orchestra musician. A versatile musician, she is as much at ease in the baroque, romantic, contemporary and popular music. She appeared on many stages in Europe, Asia and the Americas in chamber formation and with the OSM. She was heard on many occasions on Radio-Canada and on many recordings with various formations. Johanne Morin is a member of the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Assistant Concertmaster of the Orchestre Métropolitain and the Orchestre de Trois-Rivières, member the Orchestre des Grands Ballets and the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval.
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