This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart. If that excites you, then it may be you should aim to attend a Mozart Marathon that’s coming up. It’s part of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival now running from June 9 - 30th. The Festival arranges performances in historic sites by renowned international artists and rising stars and helps emphasize Montreal’s cultural richness and diversity.

The venue this year is St. James United Church, which is now revealed to the world after all the years it was hidden on St. Catherine St. behind rows of tawdry shops. It also contains a fine Casavant organ, which will really be put through its paces during the Festival.

The Marathon is entitled Mozart Madness and runs from 12 noon to 12 midnight on June 22. Joan Lagacé-Dowson interviewed Denis Brott, the founder and Artistic Director of the Festival, during the lunch hour today on CBC Montreal. He is a member of the celebrated Montreal musical family. Mr. Brott is also a fine cellist and on the final evening he will be playing a Cello that was built 50 years before Mozart was born. Certainly sounds something not to be missed.

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