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    Montagnards

    Montagnards. Name adopted by various Montreal and Quebec City choral societies in the wake of a tour across Quebec (August 1856) by the Montagnards basques, a French company directed by Alfred Rolland.

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    Montagu Wilmot

    Montagu Wilmot, British army officer, governor of Nova Scotia (d at Halifax 23 May 1766). An officer from 1730, Wilmot served almost exclusively in Nova Scotia 1746-66 and was at the siege of LOUISBOURG in 1758 as a regimental commander.

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    Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd

    Pishny-Floyd, Monte Keene. Composer, teacher, b Oklahoma City, 4 Nov 1941; B MUS (Oklahoma City) 1964, M MUS composition (Oklahoma) 1965, PH.D composition (ESM, Rochester) 1972. He began composing at six and played trombone as a student.

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    Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Lucy Maud Montgomery, OBE, writer (born 30 November 1874 in Clifton (now New London), PEI; died 24 April 1942 in Toronto, ON). Lucy Maud Montgomery is arguably Canada’s most widely read author. Her first novel, Anne of Green Gables (1908), became an instant best-seller. It has remained in print for more than a century, making the character of Anne Shirley a mythic icon of Canadian culture. Montgomery produced more than 500 short stories, 21 novels, two poetry collections, and numerous journal and essay anthologies. Her body of work has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Anne of Green Gables alone has been translated into at least 36 languages as well as braille. It has been adapted dozens of times in various mediums. Montgomery was named an Officer of both the Order of the British Empire and the Literary and Artistic Institute of France. She was the first Canadian woman to be made a member of the British Royal Society of Arts and she was declared a Person of National Historic Significance in Canada.

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    Montgomery Wilson

    Montgomery (Bud) Wilson, figure skater (born 20 August 1909 in Toronto, ON; died 15 November 1964 in Lincoln, Massachusetts). Wilson was the first Canadian to place in the top three in the ISU World Figure Skating Championships when he finished second in 1932. He also won the Olympic bronze medal that year, becoming the first Canadian (and the first North American male) to win an Olympic medal in figure skating.

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    Jocelyne Montpetit

    Jocelyne Montpetit, choreographer, performer, teacher born at Montréal 1 Oct 1952). Jocelyn Montpetit permanently established herself on the fringe of Canadian dance, with her minimalist and sensitive dance in which life and death appear to gently mix.

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    Montreal Bach Choir/Chorale de Bach de Montréal

    The Montreal Bach Choir/La Chorale de Bach de Montréal. A 35-voice ensemble founded in 1951 in Montreal by George Little to present both unaccompanied and accompanied choral music.

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    Montreal Canadiens in the Hockey Hall of Fame

    Name Position Induction Year Marty Barry Centre 1965 Jean Béliveau Centre 1972 Hector Blake Left Wing 1966 Scotty Bowman Coach 1991 Émile Bouchard Defence 1966 Pat Burns Coach 2014 Harry Cameron Defence 1962 Guy Carbonneau Centre 2019 Joe Cattarinich Owner 1977 Chris Chelios Defence 2013 Sprague Cleghorn Defence 1958 Yvan Cournoyer Right Wing 1982 Léo Dandurand Owner 1963 Gord Drillon Right Wing 1975 Ken Dryden Goaltender 1983 Dick Duff Left Wing 2006 Bill Durnan Goaltender...

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    Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Finals Appearances

    Year Opponent Series Result 1916 Portland Rosebuds Portland 2, Montreal 0 Montreal 2, Portland 1 Montreal 6, Portland 3 Portland 6, Montreal 5 Montreal 2, Portland 1 Canadiens win best-of-five series 3–2. 1917 Seattle Metropolitans Montreal 8, Seattle 4 Seattle 6, Montreal 1 Seattle 4, Montreal 1 Seattle 9, Montreal 1 Metropolitans win best-of-five series 3–1. 1919 Seattle Metropolitans Seattle 7, Montreal 0 Montreal 4, Seattle 2 Seattle 7, Montreal 2 Montreal 0, Seattle 0...

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    Montreal Consort of Ancient Instruments

    Montreal Consort of Ancient Instruments. Early-music ensemble, founded by Otto Joachim in 1958, which specialized in the performance of medieval, renaissance, and baroque repertoire.

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    Montréal Danse

    Montréal Danse is a mid-sized contemporary dance company founded in Montréal in 1986 by Paul-André FORTIER and Daniel Jackson.

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    Montreal Elgar Choir/Chorale Elgar de Montréal

    Montreal Elgar Choir/Chorale Elgar de Montréal. Amateur mixed choir formed in 1923 by the amalgamation of the Elgar Women's Choir (founded in 1921 by Harold E. Key) and the Apollo Glee Club, conducted by Berkley E. Chadwick. Chadwick directed the new choir 1923-51.

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    Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal

    The Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal was an annual music competition held in Montréal for outstanding young musicians from around the world.

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    Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal

    Montreal International Music Competition/Concours international de musique de Montréal (Concours international de Montréal/Montreal International Competition, 1965-80).

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    Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir

    The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir (MJGC), founded and directed by Trevor W. Payne, gave its first performance in 1982 at St James United Church, in Montreal. The choir's first members were drawn primarily from the Montreal Black Community Youth Choir (1974-81).

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