Amici Chamber Ensemble - Inspired by Canada / Notre Pays (2017)

An eclectic mix of musical gems which capture the spirit of Canada, including songs by Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell.

Amici Chamber Ensemble celebrates 30 years as one of Canada's finest and most distinguished chamber music ensembles. Amici Chamber Ensemble, one of Canada's leading chamber ensembles with guest soprano Mireille Asselin performing an eclectic mix of musical gems which capture the spirit of our great country, including hits by the best ambassadors of Canadian song such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Claude Léveillée, in new arrangements by Serouj Kradjian Artistic Directors clarinetist Joaquin Valdepeas, cellist David Hetherington and pianist Serouj Kradjian invite some of the finest musicians to join them in innovative and eclectic programming, celebrating friendship through music. Amici Chamber Ensemble's annual concert series has featured world-renowned musicians as frequent guests, including James Ehnes, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Lara St. John, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Russell Braun, Michael Schade, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, Andre Laplante and James Sommerville.

The ensemble has commissioned and premiered over twenty works by Canadian composers, among them Allan Gordon Bell, Chan Ka Nin, Brian Cherney, Malcolm Forsyth, Jacques Hétu, Alexina Louie and Jeffrey Ryan. Alongside numerous broadcasts of their concerts on national radio, Amici Chamber Ensemble's recordings have placed them firmly among the world's best chamber musicians and garnered the ensemble two JUNO award