Karim Nasr

Karim (baroque & classical flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons) holds degrees from McGill University and het Conservatorium van Amsterdam where he studied with Matthew Jennejohn, Bruce Haynes, Alfredo Bernardini (historical oboe), and Mathieu Lussier (historical bassoon.) He is a founding member and artistic director of i Turchi (Amsterdam, NL), Musica Obscura (Basel, CH), Musica Ourania (Montreal, Qc, CAN), Mnemosyne (Athens, GR), and Cenacle (Montreal, Qc, CAN). Karim plays with Arion Orchestre Baroque, Ensemble Caprice, le Studio Musique Ancienne de Montreal, Les Boreades de Montreal, Pallade Musica, Space Time Continuo, Harmonies des Saisons, the Theatre of Early Music, Musica Orbium, les Idées Heureuses, Clavecin en Concert, the Ottawa Baroque Consort, les Talens Lyriques, the Aberdeen Early Music Collective, le Concert Spirituel, Combasale, and la Bande Montreal Baroque. Karim is also a teacher, music publisher, and instrument maker. He can be heard on the Vox Regis, Alpha, Atma, and Analekta labels.