Pontiac Enchanté
Pontiac Enchanté is a year-round classical chamber music concert series based at Venturing Hills Farm in Luskville, Quebec. Established in 2008, the series is hosted in the Venturing Hills Concert Studio—a refurbished hayloft situated above a working horse barn. This unique venue offers an intimate setting for performances, with seating for up to 120 guests, and is nestled against the cliffs of the Eardley Escarpment, adjacent to Gatineau Park .
The transformation of the hayloft into a concert venue utilized reclaimed timber from the Ottawa River, supplied by Log’s End, an Ottawa-based company specializing in retrieving "lost" timber from 19th-century logging operations. This choice reflects the series' commitment to environmental sustainability, a core value that permeates its operations and programming
Saturday, October 18, 16:30
Venturing Hills Farm
Duo Concertante brings you “Dark Tales”, a 55-minute composition inspired by five ghost tales of Newfoundland, a presentation based on stories from the book “An Old Man’s Winter Night” by Tom Dawe, with images by Veselina Tomova brought to life with animations by artist Duncan Major, accompanying the dramatic and intense score by Alice Ho.
Projections of Tomova’s haunting life-sized woodcuts accompany Duo Concertante’s performance of Ho’s powerful and evocative music, conveying tales of ghostly galleons, unsettling graves.
Sunday, November 2nd, 16:00
Venturing Hills Farm
Collines en Musique is thrilled to partner with the Concours International de Montréal (CMIM) to welcome South Korean violinist SongHa, second prize laureate of the 2023 competition. Since then, she has gone on to achieve international acclaim as a laureate of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium and has performed on renowned stages around the world.
For this special concert, SongHa joins pianist Carson Becke in a program featuring music by Brahms, Clara Schumann, and Tchaikovsky.
Saturday,December 13th, 16:00
Venturing Hills Farm
After a hugely successful first edition, PanAmericana returns for its second year. This time, accordionist Matti Pulkki joins clarinetist Juan Olivares, guiding the audience through repertoire from across North, Central, and South America.
Sunday, February 8, 16:00
Venturing Hills Farm
Join mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy and pianist Carson Becke for a powerful and evocative recital that explores the many faces of winter through song. Anchoring the program is the world premiere of Winter Songs, a newly commissioned 20-minute cycle by acclaimed Ottawa-based composer Robert Rival, set to six vivid poems by Canadian poet Marjory Pickthall.
Sunday, April 26, 16:00
Venturing Hills Farm
Julia MacLaine (cello), Emily Kruspe (violin), and Carson Becke (piano) perform a powerful program of chamber music: Shostakovich’s dramatic Piano Trio no. 2, Ravel’s brilliant Duo Sonata for Violin and Cello, and Brahms’ sweeping Piano Trio no. 1. Don’t miss the chance to hear these masterpieces live.
Saturday, June 27, 16:00
Venturing Hills Farm
Join pianist Meagan Milatz, violinist Alexander Read, cellist Julia MacLaine, clarinetist Stéphane Fontaine, and horn player Louis-Pierre Bergeron for an enchanting Café-Concert! Their program of early works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Thomas Dunhill evokes the charm of the turn of the century—like a stroll through a beautiful English garden. But listen closely… what is that ominous Wind rising from the mainland?
Warm tones, vivid textures, lush harmonies… this unusual blend of strings, winds, and piano forms a perfectly balanced little ecosystem in the hands of these five outstanding artists.