[Montreal] Nomination de Monsieur Raymond Sealey au poste de directeur g��n��ral d'I Musici de Montr��al

Montr��al, le 19 f��vrier 2008 - Ma��tre G��rard Coulombe, Pr��sident du conseil d'administration de l'orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montr��al, est heureux d'annoncer la nomination de M. Raymond Sealey au poste de directeur g��n��ral.

N�� en Angleterre, Raymond Sealey est titulaire d'un dipl��me en litt��rature anglaise de l'Universit�� du Western Ontario. La musique a commenc�� �� prendre une place importante dans sa vie lors de ses ��tudes de guitare au Royal Conservatory of Music de Toronto. Il a ��tudi�� cet instrument avec Alexandre Lagoya au Canada ainsi qu'en France avec l'appui du Conseil national des arts du Canada.

Il a ensuite enseign�� la musique �� l'Universit�� du Western Ontario et �� l'Universit�� d'Ottawa, fait plusieurs enregistrements et m��me publi�� plusieurs compositions musicales. Il a ��galement ��t�� animateur et il a cr���� des documentaires pour CBC �� Ottawa. C'est durant cette p��riode qu'il a commenc�� �� s'impliquer de plus en plus dans la production et l'administration des arts. Raymond Sealey a organis�� des concerts �� Gatineau et dans la r��gion de l'Outaouais, o�� il a ��t�� cofondateur d'un festival de musique.

En 1997, il d��m��nage �� Montr��al et puis dans les Laurentides et devient le directeur g��n��ral de CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians/Musiciens amateurs du Canada), une organisation �� but non lucratif d'envergure nationale offrant un espace de cr��ation dans un environnement non comp��titif. Il a pris sa retraite en 2007 apr��s avoir compl��t�� avec succ��s le projet majeur de reconstruction du Centre musical CAMMAC dans les Laurentides.

M. Sealey a poursuivi sa carri��re en tant que consultant pour de nombreux organismes culturels, incluant I Musici de Montr��al. Apr��s plusieurs semaines d'implication dans cette organisation, il ��tait tellement emball�� qu'il a d��cid�� de poser sa candidature au poste de directeur g��n��ral.

�� Je suis heureux de faire partie d'une organisation aussi prestigieuse. Maestro Turovsky, les musiciens et tout le personnel administratif forment ensemble une ��quipe exceptionnelle et c'est avec grand plaisir que je me joins �� eux ��, a dit M. Sealey.

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Source

Me G��rard Coulombe, c.r.

Pr��sident du conseil d'administration

I Musici de Montr��al

514 982-6037

info@imusici.com

Renseignements

��lise M��thot-Duquette

I Musici de Montr��al

514 982-6037 #227

duquette@imusici.com

Mr Raymond Sealey becomes I Musici de Montr��al's Executive Director

For Immediate Release

Montreal, February 19th, 2008 - Mr G��rard Coulombe, Chairman of the Board of I Musici de Montr��al, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Raymond Sealey as Executive Director.

Born in England, Raymond Sealey earned a degree in English Literature from the University of Western Ontario. Music, however, finally took the more important place in his life when he was studying guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. This culminated in studies with Alexandre Lagoya in both Canada and France, the latter with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

He taught music at the University of Western Ontario and subsequently at the University of Ottawa. Mr Sealey has made several recordings, is a published composer and has taken great interest in the guitar as a chamber music instrument.

He also worked as a host and documentary maker for CBC in Ottawa. It was during this period that he became increasingly active in production and arts management. He produced concerts in Gatineau and the Outaouais and co-founded a music festival in that region.

In 1997 he moved to Montreal and later to the Laurentians to become Executive Director of CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians/Musiciens amateurs du Canada), a non-profit national service organization offering opportunities for music making in a non-competitive environment. He retired from this organization in 2007 following the completion of a major rebuilding project at CAMMAC Music Centre in the Laurentians.

Mr Sealey was acting as a consultant for arts organizations, including I Musici de Montr��al but after several weeks, the fit with I Musici seemed natural and he decided to offer his candidacy for the post of Executive Director.

Mr Sealey said, "I am very happy to join such a prestigious musical organization. Maestro Yuli Turovsky, the ensemble and all the administrative staff form an exceptional team and it is a pleasure to be part of it."

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Source

Mr. G��rard Coulombe, Q.C.

Chairman of the Board

I Musici de Montr��al

514 982-6037

info@imusici.com

Information

��lise M��thot-Duquette

I Musici de Montr��al

514 982-6037 #227

duquette@imusici.com