ALTER EGO
May 18 mai 2005, 8 pm
Quasar, comes together for an evening with its Swiss counterpart, the Arte Quartet. The two ensembles share artistic tastes, concerns, and enthusiasm, topped by a unique passion for contemporary saxophone repertoire. A meeting of virtuosos.
Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau
300, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, Montréal
Program
Kristoffer Zegers: Elecktroshocks * (8 saxophones and tape)
Vincent Collard : Entre deux * (premiere for 8 saxophones)
Michel Frigon : Geyser Ghetto (premier for saxophone quartet : Quasar)
Rico Gubler (Suisse) : Lound Speakers (for saxophone quartet: Arte)
Jose Evangelista : Saxoctet * (for 8 saxophones)
André Hamel : À huit (for 8 saxophones)
* Walter Boudreau, conductor
This concert is broadcasted by Radio-Canada (prod.: Laurent Major).
A Quasar production in co-production with the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec and in partnership with the Consulat général des Pays-Bas, Artephilia Stiftung (Switzerland) and the Consulat suisse à Montréal.
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