Canadian artists and composers featured in Muzewest Concerts’ Nos Voix, May 9
The performance features Métis soprano Melody Courage, pianist Jesse Plessis, cellist Ariel Carrabré, and more
Melody Courage.
Muzewest Concerts presents Nos Voix at The Annex on May 9 at 7:30 pm
MUZEWEST CONCERTS IS hosting a night of chamber music with Nos Voix, featuring performances by Métis soprano Melody Courage, pianist Jesse Plessis, and cellist Ariel Carrabré. The evening will also include the world premieres of works by composers Plessis and T. Patrick Carrabré.
Courage gained national acclaim as The Native Girl in the 2017 world premiere of Marie Clements and Brian Current’s opera Missing, co-produced by City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria. Missing, in English and Gitxsan, tells the story of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women. Courage also performed the role with Anchorage Opera in the U.S. premiere of Missing in 2023. Other recent performance highlights include roles with Vancouver Opera, Indigidivas with Calgary Philharmonic, and Wreckonciliation, which approaches opera repertoire through an Indigenous lens, with Opera Kelowna.
Jesse Plessis.
Plessis, who is originally from Sparwood, B.C. and now lives in Montreal, has appeared in concerts and music festivals throughout Canada, England, and continental Europe. He performs regularly as a guest artist with orchestras and ensembles across Canada. With a doctorate in piano, he’s currently working on a doctorate in composition.
Ariel Carrabré.
Originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Ariel Carrabré is currently pursuing doctoral studies in cello performance at the University of Montreal. He was a finalist in the 2018 Eckhardt-Grammaté National Music Competition. He earned his bachelor’s degree in cello performance at McGill University, a master’s degree in music theory and a second master’s in cello performance at the University of Ottawa. He’s also a founding member of the Horizon String Quartet, that has given extensive tours of Saskatchewan and Manitoba schools to bring classical music to children who otherwise may never attend a live concert of chamber music.
T. Patrick Carrabré.
T. Patrick Carrabré is a composer, administrator, educator, radio host, and conductor who has worked closely with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, including six seasons as composer-in-residence and co-curator of the orchestra’s New Music Festival. Formerly the weekend host of CBC Radio 2’s contemporary music show The Signal, Carrabré has earned two Juno nominations, a Western Canadian Music Award for best classical composition, WCMA nominations, and other honours for his work. He has been commissioned by the Gryphon Trio, the Winnipeg Singers, Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Winnipeg Chamber Music Society, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, among others. Carrabré is director of the School of Music and a professor of composition at UBC. 
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