{"id":1412,"date":"2023-12-07T23:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arionbaroque.com\/?page_id=1412"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:02:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arionbaroque.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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At the heart of Montreal's musical life for over forty years, Arion Baroque Orchestra is a pioneer in Quebec and Canada in the world of early music on period instruments. Under the artistic direction of conductor and bassoonist Mathieu Lussier since 2019, Arion presents a concert series featuring internationally renowned guest conductors and soloists.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n

\nFounded in Montreal in 1981 by Claire Guimond, Chantal R\u00e9millard, Betsy MacMillan and Hank Knox, Arion has performed throughout Quebec, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe. The clarity and freshness of Arion's interpretations of Baroque and Classical works are underpinned by a discography of over thirty critically acclaimed and award-winning titles.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n

\nCommitted to the creation and dissemination of youth and educational projects, and a partner of renowned institutions such as Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, McGill University, the Arte Musica Foundation, the Studio de musique ancienne de Montr\u00e9al, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and SAMS, Arion is a key player on the Canadian musical scene. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Arion's Musical Journey & Achievements Through the years <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Opus Prize nominee for Les Soupers du Roy and Opus Prize for La R\u00e9volte des Anciens.<\/li>
  • Betty Webster Award: Claire Guimond<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    • Opus Prize Hommage for Claire Guimond 2021.<\/li>
    • Opus Prize for Telemann \u00e0 Paris, named Concert of the Year in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque category by the Quebec Music Council<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      2020<\/div><\/div>
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      • Opus Prize awarded to Claire Guimond for Artistic Direction of the Year from the Quebec Music Council.<\/li>
      • Opus Prize for Musica Noturna concert, recognized as Concert of the Year in the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque category<\/li>
      • Opus Prize nomination for Portraits of Purcell concert, a collaboration with Studio de musique ancienne de Montr\u00e9al, in Concert of the Year category<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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        • Claire Guimond, Artistic Director at Arion Baroque Orchestras won the Betty-Webster Prize by Orchestras Canada. She received this prize for her influential leadership and valuable contributions to knowledge-sharing in the Canadian orchestral community.<\/li>
        • Quebec Council nominated Vivaldi album for Opus Prize in 'Album of the Year - Medieval Music, Renaissance and Baroque' category.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
          2019<\/div><\/div>
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          • Concert From Comic to Tragic Mozart and Haydn was nominated for an Opus Prize in the Concert of the Year - Montreal category. The nomination was made by the Quebec Council.<\/li>
          • Opus Prize nomination for Virtuosi in the Concert of the Year - Medieval Music, Renaissance, and Baroque category by the Quebec Council.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
            2018<\/div><\/div>
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            • Diapason d\u2019or winner for the album Vivaldi awarded by the prestigious European media, Diapason.<\/li>
            • Juno prize nomination in Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble category for the album Rebelles baroques<\/li>
            • Opus prize nomination by the Quebec Council in the category Concert of the Year - Medieval Music, Renaissance and Baroque for Les Plaisirs and L'Estro Armonico concerts<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n
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