Montreal sees this week the holding of “Résonance croisee”, which brings together a range of foreign artists around creative music, under the aegis of Le Vivier. A “great intercontinental event” which has a strong symbolism in time of war, insists the general manager of the specialized broadcaster, Christine Curnillon.
“We want to preserve islands of brotherhood generated by these events, explains to the To have to Mme Curillon. This week will therefore be experienced with the intention of creating a convivial moment around new music, even if it is very exploratory, very avant-garde. »
Jeffrey Stonehouse, co-artistic director of Le Vivier and founding member of the Paramirabo ensemble, insists on “the opportunity for international encounters for an effervescent Quebec community that is very present on the international scene”. He thinks the public here “are not really aware of how important our artists are in their fields”.
Multicultural meeting
This week of concerts, masterclasses and meetings, which brings together musicians from Quebec, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain and Italy, is facilitated by the network of national cultural institutes of the European Union (EUNIC), with the support financier of the Council of Arts and Letters of Quebec.
Eight concerts with the contribution of five guest ensembles, given between Tuesday and Saturday, will offer ten creations. “These new compositions were incubated during a pandemic period. So these are works that directly reflect that experience,” says Stonehouse.
Creations in troubled times
Christine Curnillon reveals that she is working on the arrival of a Ukrainian composer: “That’s another subject, but we think that the music also has a sense of citizenship. This week is going to be important in this ability to welcome others who have a different language. »
The opening night, starting Tuesday at 6 p.m., will feature a performance by the Austrian duo Doblinger-Neyrinck combining bass clarinet, piano and choreography on the theme of time and the influence it has on our lives and, 9 p.m., a concert by the Swiss Philippe Spiesser combining percussion and technology.
Wednesday will see the French composer and cellist Séverine Ballon and the German duo Hauptmeier-Recker, improvising using multi-circuit audio systems.
That’s another subject, but we believe that music also has a sense of citizenship. This week is going to be important in this ability to welcome others who have a different language.
The big concert of the week will be provided on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. by the New Modern Ensemble and the Italian ensemble L’arsenale, with works by Jesse Diener-Bennett and Keiko Devaux on the program.
Quasar, saxophone quartet, and the Bozzini Quartet will finally join Flex Ensemble and UrWerk, two German ensembles, in concerts Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., a “Montréal-Hanovre” project which, as confirmed by Mr.me Curnillon, will allow an invitation to Germany by reciprocity for Quebec musicians.
All of these concerts take place at the Espace Orange in the Wilder Building.