FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER CONCERT ON APRIL 18th / POUR LES INFORMATIONS CONCERNANT L'AUTRE CONCERT DU 18 AVRIL: De souffles et de machines III - Série Électro (part 2): Concert 2
FREE ADMISSION.
Program
- Interjections by Georgia Spiropoulos
- For saxophone quartet and electronics
- Not thinking about the elephants by Annesley Black
- For saxophone quartet and live electronics
- De sphères et d’écumes (Of Spheres and Foams) by Jimmie LeBlanc
- For saxophone quartet and electronics
- Construct-deconstruct by Sergej Maingardt
- For saxophone quartet, electronics and video
Composer biographies
A PDF document of these biographies can be downloaded: Biographies of the composers-de Souffles III
Quasar
Marie-Chantal Leclair: directrice artistique, saxophone soprano / Artistic director, soprano saxophone
Mathieu Leclair: saxophone alto / Alto saxophone
André Leroux: saxophone ténor / Tenor saxophone
Jean-Marc Bouchard: saxophone baryton / Baritone saxophone
Reconnu pour son audace, et sa sonorité exceptionnelle, Quasar se consacre à la création depuis plus de 20 ans. Musique instrumentale, improvisation, électronique, il est de toutes les aventures. Seul ou accompagné d'un orchestre symphonique, Quasar offre au public une programmation profondément originale. L’ensemble présente une série de concerts à Montréal et se produit à travers tout le Canada, aux États-Unis, au Mexique et en Europe.
Membre du groupe Le Vivier, Quasar est soutenu par le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, le Conseil des arts du Canada, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, la Fondation Socan et Vandoren.
Known for their energy and bold innovation, the four members of Quasar – Marie-Chantal Leclair, Mathieu Leclair, André Leroux, Jean-Marc Bouchard – have been exploring the innumerable facets of musical creation since the group's founding in 1994. Their repertoire is vast in range, including chamber music, improvisation, musical theatre, and most particularly over the past ten years mixed music featuring live electronics, an area in which they are now recognized as leaders. Six-time winners of the Québec Music Council's distinguished OPUS awards, Quasar presents an annual concert series in Montréal while performing extensively across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe.
The quartet reserves pride of place for a group of esteemed Canadian and International composers with whom it has formed lasting partnerships. It aims to contribute to the enrichment of our musical heritage and to provide a platform for new music experimentation, exploration and production. Quasar has proudly commissioned over one-hundred works over the course of its twenty years of activity. During that time it has performed as a solo group with, among others, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Member of Le Vivier and of the Canadian New Music Network, Quasar is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Socan Foundation and Vandoren.
Printemps numérique
Ce concert s’inscrit dans le Printemps numérique 2018 / This concert is part of the Montreal Digital Spring 2018
Capitale des arts numériques, Montréal concocte pour l’amateur, ou le promeneur, une saison de découvertes. Espaces interactifs, performances visuelles et sonores, expériences immersives, production 3D, musique électronique de pointe, installations, vernissages, des événements de calibre international, une création contemporaine où les disciplines se remixent.
Montréal, the capital of digital art, has a lot in store for digital enthusiasts this season. Interactive spaces, visual and sound performances, immersive experiences, 3D production, leading-edge electronic music, installations, vernissages, international-calibre events, a contemporary creation blending the disciplines.