Mission and vision of the organization

A veritable breeding ground for creation and exploration, the Sylva Camerata Chamber Orchestra organizes musical events that redefine the concert experience. The orchestra acts like a vortex, attracting artists, artisans and creators from the Brome-Missisquoi region.

Each season, the organization offers four concerts, from the intimacy of chamber music — a few musicians — to the great symphonic works. Each concert is the subject of an original staging in symbiosis with the nature of the work presented, sometimes festive or dramatic, sometimes playful or mysterious, each time creating a unique and memorable atmosphere that allows the audience to discover, in addition to music, poetry, theater, dance, or visual arts for a rich and complete artistic experience.

Mathieu Gaudet, artistic director and conductor. Sylva Camerata

Mathieu Gaudet

Artistic direction and conductor
Musician Mathieu Gaudet, a resident of Sutton, has patiently woven an eclectic career as a pianist and conductor for 30 years. He has toured the world, recorded a dozen albums and still presents a series of recitals throughout Quebec and Canada every year. His passion for music burns ever stronger and finds new ways of expression over time. In 2024, he was conductor in residence at the Orchestre de la francophonie. With the Sylva Camerata project, he joins his love of nature, local creators, his passion for all the arts and above all, for music.

Board Members 

Mathieu Gaudet, artistic director and conductor. Sylva Camerata
  • Artistic director and conductor.

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David Grégoire, multi-entrepreneur, director of an international subtitling company and a video editing company. Formerly vice-president of VoyagesARabais.
  • Multi-entrepreneur, director of an international subtitling company and a video editing company. Formerly vice-president of VoyagesARabais. 

Patrice Lefebvre, designer and designer of art and thematic exhibitions, director of graphic communication projects and advertising campaigns for small and large companies, including Montreal museums.
  • Extensive professional experience in the design and conception of art and thematic exhibitions, management of numerous graphic communication projects and advertising campaigns for small and large companies, including the main museums of Montreal. 

Daniele de Fontenay, co-founder of Espace Libre (1979) and Usine C (1995), and general and artistic director of Usine C.
  • Co-founder of Espace Libre (1979) and Usine C (1995), and general and artistic director of Usine C for more than 25 years. 

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Stéphane Durand, physicist, professor, researcher, columnist at Radio-Canada, author of books including "Understanding Einstein by animating space-time yourself", designer of the exhibition "Time according to Einstein" at the Musée du Fjord du Saguenay.
  • Physicist, professor, researcher, former columnist for Radio-Canada ("Les carnets insolites du prof Durand"), author of several books including "Understanding Einstein by animating space-time oneself", designer of the exhibition "Time according to Einstein" at the Musée du Fjord du Saguenay. 

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