"For a long time, I believes that violins grew on trees, like fruit.

As a child, I loved to chop wood, bathe in its fragrance, surmise the course of the grain. The plaintive sounds released from the log under the felling ax would echo a calling within me.

To this very day, my instruments are created within this same spirit of discovery and wonder."

Denis Cormier

"All of us in the viola section of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra have the pleasure of playing an instrument crafted by Denis Cormier. For us, a Cormier viola evokes ease of performance, a polished sound perfectly suited for the viola's range and rustic elegance."

Robert Verebes, André Roy, Sylvie Laville, Jean Fortin, Chantale Boivin