Workshops

CAMMAC is great to have occasions to meet other musicians to make music, but it's also a great place to organize activities to discover new music cultures or to be coached by a professional musician to explore something new.

Introduction to Traditional Music of Ireland

Learn, by ear, to play a few tunes in traditional style.
Learn how to explore and be part of this lively and convivial tradition.

This workshop is aimed primarily at competent flute, recorder, or violin players who have little experience in playing traditional music or in learning by ear.

Recorder players should bring a D whistle, if they have one. Some whistles will be available at the workshop.

Written music will be distributed at the end of the workshop.

No matter what your instrument, familiarity with traditional music, or speed of learning, you are most welcome.

Hope to see you!

Teachers:
Thomas Brenneur: violin
Steve Jones: accordion, violin, whistle
Sean McCutcheon: flute

From 1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., at Vanier College, 821 Ste Croix avenue, St-Laurent, Room A250.
A contribution by CAMMAC members of $15 is suggested to help defray costs. Non-members are invited to join CAMMAC.
For reservations call Carolyn at 514 695 8610 or e-mail François at

Renaissance Music with Betsy MacMillan

September 28th, 2008: Come one and all for an afternoon of "Renaissance 'Big Band' and Voices" - all voices and instruments are welcome - including all voice types, all modern instruments, as well as recorders, viols, baroque strings, baroque and renaissance winds. We will be reading 3,4 and 5 part madrigals, chansons, drinking songs and the like. We will have a joyful, delightful and sometimes raucous time! Pitch is at 440

From 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., at Vanier College, 821 Ste Croix avenue, St-Laurent, Room A250.
A contribution by CAMMAC members of $10 is suggested to help defray costs. Non-members are invited to join CAMMAC. Bring your music stand and instrument.
For reservations call Carolyn at 514 695 8610 or e-mail François at

BETSY MACMILLAN viola da gamba is a founding member of Ensemble Arion, formed in 1981, with whom she performed numerous concerts in Europe, Mexico, Ireland, England , Brazil, the United States, as well as throughout Canada. She is heard regularly on the CBC and Radio Canada networks both as a soloist as well as a chamber musician, and has made many recordings on the labels of ATMA, Dorion, Analekta, Marquis, Titanic, SRC, and CBC .

She freelances with a variety of groups and is coordinator of the Early Music Ensembles at McGill University. She is also invited regularly to teach at many different early music and viola da gamba workshops.