La SAMS Benefit Evening
Human resonance

Thank you on behalf of our 200 artists and the 70,000 residents, patients, seniors at home, caregivers and healthcare staff who benefit from their visits. 

Every day, our musicians weave moments of beauty and sharing, offering much more than notes: a presence, an emotion, a deep resonance that lasts long after the last chord. This evening was an opportunity to celebrate this mission and the profound impact of music on well-being. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success!

Under the honorary chairmanship of  Suzanne Tremblay, ,
Vice-President, Region Head, Quebec and Atlantic,
TD Private Wealth Management

An evening hosted by Sophie Fouron,
with soprano Catherine St-Arnaud, baritone Pierre Rancourt, pianist Esther Gonthier, soprano Mathilde Duval-Laplante,Ensemble Obiora and Trio Bellini with dancers.

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"I was honoured to chair the benefit evening for La SAMS. This extraordinary organization offers respite and comfort to vulnerable or ill people through music, a magical art that has the power to unite people and bring them moments of gentleness and humanity. TD Wealth Management is proud to support La SAMS and to help spread the benefits of music to those who need it most."

- Suzanne Tremblay, Vice-President, Regional Head, Quebec and Atlantic, Private Banking, TD Wealth Management

"I didn't hesitate for a second when La SAMS asked me to host their benefit evening. I'll never forget the happiness and sparkle in the eyes of my father, who suffers from Alzheimer's, when an artist came to sing at his residence. For me, these comforting musical moments, like so much care for the soul, are the very definition of essential services."

- Sophie Fouron, host of Chassés-croisés (TV5) and Retour vers la culture (ARTV/RC), named TV Host of the Year at the Dynasty 2024 gala

"I was honoured to chair the benefit evening for La SAMS. This extraordinary organization offers respite and comfort to vulnerable or ill people through music, a magical art that has the power to unite people and bring them moments of gentleness and humanity. TD Wealth Management is proud to support La SAMS and to help spread the benefits of music to those who need it most."

- Suzanne Tremblay, Vice-President, Regional Head, Quebec and Atlantic, Private Banking, TD Wealth Management

"I didn't hesitate for a second when La SAMS asked me to host their benefit evening. I'll never forget the happiness and sparkle in the eyes of my father, who suffers from Alzheimer's, when an artist came to sing at his residence. For me, these comforting musical moments, like so much care for the soul, are the very definition of essential services."

- Sophie Fouron, host of Chassés-croisés (TV5) and Retour vers la culture (ARTV/RC), named TV Host of the Year at the Dynasty 2024 gala

Photo credit: Tam Photography

2025 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Suzanne Tremblay
TD Wealth 
Honorary President of the evening

Sylvia L'Écuyer, C. M.
Musicologist and animator
Co-President of La SAMS

Marc-André LeBel
TD Wealth Management
Co-President of La SAMS

Jack Altman
Crowe BGK
Vice-president of La SAMS

Claude Beauchamp
Acute 360

Jean Bourcier
Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires

Ingrid Jensen
Crowe BGK

Marc Lemieux
Lemieux Business Law

Samuel LeCavalier
CroweBGK

David Levine
DL Consulting

Julie Rizi
Couche-Tard

Dominique Sorel
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

Claudine Tremblay-Jolicoeur
Retired psychiatrist

Florence Troncy
Executive Director, La SAMS

Daniel Turp
University of Montreal
President Emeritus, La SAMS

David Whittall
Clearsum

Music for health!

We've come a long way since the very first La SAMS concert in the fall of 2009!
In 2025, the philanthropic community of La SAMS can be proud to contribute to the presentation of nearly 1,400 annual activities: concerts, room-to-room musical visits, weekly online and live musical rendez-vous, SAM'Chante choirs for people living with aphasia or Alzheimer's disease.
Through your support, you make the music, talent and kindness of our artists accessible to seniors in institutions and at home, to patients in hospitals, oncology, dialysis, palliative care, mental health, and in centers for women in difficulty.

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