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Tuesday March 19 2024

Westmount Independent

Article written by Veronica Redgrave

Read all about our 42ND Gala in this article from the Westmount Independent

Allegra fundraiser packs Tanna Schulich Hall

Montreal is alive with the sound of music. And thanks to Westmount’s Dorothy Fieldman Fraiberg, the young generation can start their musical journey early.


Tuesday may 19 2020

Westmount Independent

Article written by Veronica Redgrave

READ ALL ABOUT HOW LOCKDOWN HAS AFFECTED ALLEGRA CHAMBER MUSIC IN THIS ARTICLE FROM THE WESTMOUNT INDEPEnDENT

"I miss playing concerts and interacting with our wonderful audiences and the feeling of community that music creates. Although we are doing some online recording, I miss the energy that a live audience provides. It cannot be replaced. “


Tuesday October 8 2019

Westmount Independent

Article written by Veronica Redgrave

Read all about our 39th Gala in this article from the Westmount Independent

Charming Chamber Music Eve

Music afficionados gathered at McGill University’s Salle Tanna Schulich for the Allegra Chamber Music 39th fundraiser. The annual event starred invited guests award-winning singers Elisabeth Boudreault (coloratura soprano) and Leo McKenna (bass baritone), who performed with Allegra founder, Westmounter Dorothy Fieldman Fraiberg (piano), along with Simon Aldrich (clarinette), Alexander Lozowski (violin), Elvira Misbakhova and Jean René (altos), and Sheila Hannigan (violin cello). The program featured works by Brahms, Mozart and Prokofiev, and a quartet by Anne Eggleston (1934-1994).