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A Fazioli concert grand piano and a 1772 Kirckman harpsichord were rescued from the monastery, and though damaged, both instruments were restored. Free concerts, once offered in the chapel, will continue at the Canadian Centre of Architecture.
A pair of valuable musical instruments have been removed from a Montreal heritage building that caught fire last week, raising hopes that they can be saved to play again. Simon Blanchet, programming director at the Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur, said Sunday a Fazioli concert grand piano and a 1772 Kirckman harpsichord were both removed from the concert venue inside the chapel of the 19th century former monastery a day earlier.
A Fazioli concert grand piano and a 1772 Kirckman harpsichord have been removed from a Montreal heritage building that caught fire last week, raising hopes that they can be saved to play again.
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MONTREAL - A pair of valuable musical instruments have been removed from a Montreal heritage building that caught fire last week, raising hopes that t...