Ana Gerhard studied as a concert pianist at the Mexican National Conservatory. She has taught piano for several years and has hosted numerous radio programs. Marie Lafrance is one of Que´bec's best-known illustrators and was a finalist of the Governor General's Literary Award. Colm Feore is one of Canada's premiere stage actors who has also frequently acted on television and in film. He is especially well-known for his supporting roles in notable Hollywood films The Sum of All Fears, The Chronicle of Riddick, and Pearl Harbor. I Musici de Montre´al, a chamber orchestra founded in 1983, has released more than 40 recordings and performed in the past at New York City's Lincoln Centre, Tokyo's Kioi Hall, and Geneva's Victoria Hall.