How Does A Poem Become A Song? Un atelier de composition / A Composition Workshop with Rona Nadler

Schedule

Sun Jan 11 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4129 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H2W 1Y7 | Montreal, QC

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[Le français suit]
🎶 Want to kick off the new year with learning how to write a song? In this two-part workshop, songwriters and composers will be guided in the creation of a new musical setting of a poem of their choice by a Jewish Montreal poet.
Throughout the workshop, the group will explore how poetry and music work together across a variety of languages and musical genres, while also analyzing individual poems and compositions. This workshop is geared toward participants who are comfortable singing and/or playing an accompanying instrument; who may or may not have written some songs before; and who are interested in pushing their boundaries and trying something new!
$50 each. Due to the limited capacity of this workshop, advanced registration is encouraged.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
The workshop will be led by Rona Nadler, a versatile musician who loves engaging with the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of text in a variety of languages. Her original pieces set lyrics by modern Yiddish poets Kadya Molodowsky, Esther Shumiatcher and Itsik Manger, as well as the eighteenth-century poetess Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Her music draws on influences from classical, folk, popular, and cantorial styles, and has been performed by numerous ensembles in the Montreal area, including Ensemble ArtChoral, Les Rugissants, La Chorale Harmonia, and the Ottawa Choral Society.
In addition to composing, Rona has performed with an array of ensembles in the Montreal area as a vocalist, harpsichordist, vocal coach and music director. She has toured the United States and Canada as a member of the Juno-nominated quartet Infusion Baroque, while also serving as artistic director of the chamber choir One Equall Musick and the Blue Dawn Quartet. Rona is
on faculty in Early Music Area of the Schulich School of Music, and also serves as Music Director and Cantorial Soloist at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount, Quebec.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
SESSION 1: JANUARY 11
Through listening and guided discussion, we will explore different parameters for how music and lyrics can interact. According to given guidelines, we will each create a setting of the same short poem, and share our results. We will also read through our individual poems together and begin to conceive our compositions.
SESSION 2: JANUARY 18
We will spend the first part of the session doing improv activities together. We will also do a round robin in pairs to get feedback and inspiration for our individual compositions. Afterwards we will present our compositions in their latest incarnations, and finish with a group discussion.
This event is a part of the Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative (MJAC) granting initiative, made possible through the support of the Averbach Family Foundation, CANVAS, and the Azrieli Foundation.
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🎶 Dans cet atelier en deux parties, les auteurs-compositeurs seront guidés dans la création d'une nouvelle mise en musique d'un poème de leur choix écrit par un poète juif montréalais.
Tout au long de l'atelier, le groupe explorera comment la poésie et la musique s'accordent dans différentes langues et différents genres musicaux, tout en analysant des poèmes et des compositions individuels. Cet atelier s'adresse aux participants qui sont à l'aise pour chanter et/ou jouer d'un instrument d'accompagnement, qui ont déjà écrit des chansons ou non, et qui souhaitent repousser leurs limites et essayer quelque chose de nouveau !
50 $ chacun. En raison du nombre limité de places disponibles pour cet atelier, il est recommandé de s'inscrire en avance.
Ă€ PROPOS DE RONA :
L'atelier sera animé par Rona Nadler, une musicienne polyvalente qui aime explorer les sons, les rythmes et les significations des textes dans différentes langues. Ses compositions originales mettent en musique des textes de poètes yiddish contemporains tels que Kadya Molodowsky, Esther Shumiatcher et Itsik Manger, ainsi que de la poétesse du XVIIIe siècle Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
En plus de composer, Rona s'est produite avec divers ensembles de la région de Montréal en tant que chanteuse, claveciniste, coach vocal et directrice musicale. Elle a effectué des tournées aux États-Unis et au Canada en tant que membre du quatuor Infusion Baroque, nominé aux prix Juno, tout en occupant le poste de directrice artistique du chœur de chambre One Equall Musick et du Blue Dawn Quartet. Rona est membre du corps professoral du département de musique ancienne de la Schulich School of Music et occupe également les fonctions de directrice musicale et de soliste cantoriale au Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom à Westmount, au Québec.
APERÇU DES ATELIERS :
SESSION 1: 11 JANVIER
À travers l'écoute et des discussions guidées, nous explorerons différents paramètres permettant l'interaction entre la musique et les paroles. Selon les directives données, nous créerons chacun une mise en musique du même poème court, puis nous partagerons nos résultats. Nous lirons également ensemble nos poèmes individuels et commencerons à concevoir nos compositions.
SESSION 2 : 18 JANVIER
Nous consacrerons la première partie de la session à des activités d'improvisation en groupe. Nous ferons également un tour de table par paires afin d'obtenir des commentaires et de l'inspiration pour nos compositions individuelles. Ensuite, nous présenterons nos compositions dans leur version la plus récente et terminerons par une discussion de groupe.
Cet atelier a été réalisée sous le programme du Collectif des arts du Montréal juif (CAMJ), rendu possible grâce au soutien de la Fondation de la famille Averbach, de CANVAS, et de la Fondation Azrieli.
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