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Arion Baroque Orchestra (Baroque Orchestra)
Arion Ensemble (Baroque Ensemble)

Founded: 1981 - Montreal, Québec, Canada

Arion Baroque Orchestra (Arion Orchestre Baroque) is a Montreal-based Baroque orchestra performing on period instruments. The ensemble was founded in 1981 by flautist Claire Guimond, violinist Chantal Rémillard, gambist Betsy MacMillan and harpsichordist Hank Knox. Claire Guimond has been Arion’s Artistic Director ever since its first concerts.

From the outset, Arion’s concerts were unanimously hailed for their clarity and gusto as well as their refined and expressive performances, chosen from a vast array of early music works. A meticulous attention to detail has placed Arion’s artistic achievements amongst those of the greatest current early music ensembles.

The orchestra calls upon world-renowned guest conductors to perform vocal and instrumental works in its high-profile series of concerts in Montreal. They include Barthold Kuijken, Monica Huggett, Jaap ter Linden, Daniel Cuiller and Elizabeth Wallfisch.

A recipient of numerous awards and grants, Arion has toured extensively throughout Canada, Europe, Mexico and the USA. The autumn of 2006 was also the occasion for Arion to tour Japan in its first Asian tour.

Arion’s discography features 25 CD’s, distributed internationally both as a quartet and in a larger setting with the collaboration of such fine artists sopranos Agnès Mellon and Suzie LeBlanc, mezzo Kimberly Barber, counter-tenors Matthew White and Daniel Taylor, baritone Max van Egmond, violinist and conductor Monica Huggett, Barthold Kuijken and Jaap ter Linden, as well as some of the country’s top Baroque soloists.

Source: Early-Music.com Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (December 2010)

Claire Guimond: Short Biography | Arion Ensemble | Recordings of Instrumental Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Alexander Weimann

Orchestra

BWV 245

Recordings of Bach’s Instrumental Works

Conductor

As

Works

Jaap ter Linden

Orchestra

Triple Concerto for flute, violon, harpsichord BWV 1044
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
BWV 1050
Concerto for 2 harpsichords & strings BWV 1061
Orchestral Suite No. 1 BWV 1066

Links to other Sites

Arion Baroque Orchestra (Early-Music.com)

Arion Orchestre Baroque (Logan Arts Management)


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