Imagine a conference dedicated to percussion in all its forms, bringing together students, professional percussionists, and teachers to explore topics as diverse as video game music in the marimba repertoire, creating percussion podcasts to enhance teaching, or the Gronemeier grip technique? This place and this...
After 10 years at the helm of PAS Québec—the Quebec chapter of the Percussive Arts Society—Shawn Mativetsky is stepping down as president and passing the torch. Over the past 10 years, he and the other board members have revitalized the chapter and made it more active...
Beethoven became deaf in his early thirties, but that didn't stop him from writing some of the most famous and masterful scores in music history. Beethoven is the theme around which the Orford Festival's programming revolves this year, and we've taken advantage of this to...
On May 28, 2023 we will conclude a busy tour for our ''6 marimbas'' program, a tour that began with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's Classical Tour in August 2022 and continued with some 4 performances made possible by the CAM (Conseil des Arts de Montréal)...
On May 28, 2023 we will conclude a busy tour for our ''6 marimbas'' program, a tour that began with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's Classical Tour in August 2022 and continued with some 4 performances made possible by the CAM (Conseil des Arts de Montréal)...
Second to last day of La Semaine du Neuf, now a reference event in Montreal's cultural landscape for what concerns creative music. We are in concert around a program in homage to Claude Vivier and highlighting different percussion keyboards, including the piano. Thanks to our...
As part of La Semaine du Neuf, a tribute to Claude Vivier organized by Le Vivier, we will play with pianist Pamela Reimer original or transcribed pieces by Claude Vivier and Giorgy Ligeti. This concert will also be the occasion to present a creation by...
Huizi Wang, our newest collaborator, will be in concert with the McGill Symphony Orchestra next Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24. Winner of the McGill Concerto Competition in 2020-21, Huizi has been collaborating with us since last year, in 2022. These concerts are therefore...
We thought that all the dates for the 2023 season were closed and no! A new date for our 3-5 years old show has just been added to attend L'archipel aux mille sons at the Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on April 29th. All the...
We are very proud and happy to be laureate of the 26th Opus Awards organized by the Conseil Québécois de la musique. The results were announced at the Gala on February 5th and our show Les espaces physiques was awarded Concert of the Year -...
