Sixtrum and guest pianist Pamela Reimer are blurring the lines between percussion and piano, between original works and transcriptions, in a program dedicated to composers Claude Vivier and György Ligeti. Montreal composers John Rea, with his virtuosic transcriptions of Ligeti’s early piano studies for Sixtrum, and Chris-Paul Harman, with a creation that evokes the figure of Beethoven, will also contribute. Pierre Béluse’s orchestration of Claude Vivier’s Cinq chansons, originally composed for solo percussion, will complete the program.

Pierre Béluse | Aikea (2010) | arr. of  Cinq Chansons de Claude Vivier (1980), originally written for solo percussion – 5 movements

Claude Vivier | Shiraz (1976) | piano solo

Giorgy Ligeti | Etudes pour piano (1978) , selection (Premier livre, 1985 ; Deuxième livre, 1988-94; Troisième livre, 1995-2001). Transcription from piano to percussion by John Rea.
Pieces performed by Sixtrum (arr. John Rea) :
– Désordre (1), Ligeti /Rea (2011)
– Cordes à vides (2), Ligeti /Rea (2009)
– Fanfares (4), Ligeti /Rea (2011)
– Arc-en-ciel (5), Ligeti /Rea (2009)

Pieces performed by Pamela Reimer :
– Galamb Borong (7), Ligeti
– Fém (8), Ligeti
– White on white (15), Ligeti
– Canon (18), Ligeti

Chris Paul Harman | …we no longer worship at the alter [sic] of Beethoven….  | creation (2023)

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