Jean-Willy Kunz is the first Organist-in-Residence of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. In addition to performances with the Orchestra and as a soloist in recital, he supervises the development and showcasing of the OSM’s Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique at the Maison symphonique de Montréal. His most recent performances include concerts with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Violons du Roy, with saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and with singer-songwriters Pierre Lapointe, Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. A significant portion of his discography reflects multiple musical influences: Symphonie et créations pour orgue et orchestre, with the OSM (2016 Juno Award-winning album) ; Impressions for organ, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, double bass and percussions; Punkt, with Pierre Lapointe, and André Gagnon Baroque, for harpsichord and symphony orchestra. Jean-Willy Kunz is Professor of Organ at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and Artistic Director of the Canadian International Organ Competition.

Martin Gougeon is a multidisciplinary creator. He played the cello in his youth, and subsequently chose to express himself through theatre. Since completing his training as an actor, he has appeared in over 30 theatrical productions. Martin is also an active director and author, with some twenty comedies to his credit. He also had the pleasure of travelling to Chile to write and direct the circus show Klima. As an author, Martin Gougeon has published 15 volumes of the collections Petit théâtre and Bêtes de scène, two of which have been translated into Spanish and distributed in South America. He has served as Artistic Director of the Théâtre de l’Ancien presbytère since 2001 and is proud to collaborate with the OSM for the 10th time.

Canadian conductor Adam Johnson is renowned for his exceptional talent and his charismatic and imposing presence. With the OSM, he conducted over 70 concerts and recorded the album Riopelle symphonique in 2022. Adam Johnson has also conducted in France, Spain, Germany and the United States, and he worked for three seasons with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Known for his versatility, Mr. Johnson has performed with dozens of renowned artists in styles ranging from pop to jazz to Broadway repertoire. In 2023, he will direct the orchestra of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Adam Johnson develops materials for music educators and offers workshops and performances to introduce more young people to music. He is a recipient of a Canada Council conducting award, a doctorate in piano performance from the Université de Montréal, and the conducting prize from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.

Stéphanie Jolicoeur obtained a degree in physics from Laval University and a degree in acting from the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Québec. Since 2016, she has been involved in making connections between art and science and is constantly developing a great number of science communication projects. She serves as a host and educator in science, participates in art-science shows, hosts conferences and video clips, and conducts research for science-oriented TV shows. She can be heard regularly on Moteur de recherche (Radio-Canada) and appears on C’est humain (Télé-Québec) and Condensé de science (Savoir Média).

Since completing his training at the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe in 2011, Simon Dépot has invested himself in several artistic disciplines. In addition to having performed at the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier (La cantatrice chauve / La leçon by Eugène Ionesco produced by the Théâtre des Fonds de Tiroirs) and at the Théâtre Duceppe (Ils étaient tous mes fils [All My Sons] by Arthur Miller, directed by Frédéric Dubois), he was also part of the cast of Changing Room by the collective Nous sommes ici, a docu-drama about the drag queen universe presented in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa. Since 2012, he holds the title role in Novecento : Pianiste by Alessandro Barrico, co-produced by Théâtre de la Trotteuse and Théâtre Omnivore, presented in France and in several cities in Quebec. In addition to being a dancer, he also plays the piano in the latter production.