"Quelques arpents de neige"
Canadian Tour
January-February 2010

Victoria
University of Victoria
January 28, : P.T. Young Recital Hall : concert
In conjunction with Uvic percussion ensemble: dir. Bill Lindwood

Vancouver
January 29 : Master classes: UBC (11h), VCC (15h)
January 30 : Vancouver New Music : concert
Scotia Bank Center


Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
February 1 : master class (12h30)
Composition Seminar (14h30)
February 2 : Eva Clare Hall : concert

Calgary
University of Calgary
February 3 :
12h : Master class
13h : Improvisation workshop
February 4 20h: concert
Discovery series, Echardt-Gramatte Hall

Edmonton
Edmonton Composers' Concert Society

King 's University College (Knoppers Hall)
Febraury 6 :
11h : Master class
20h : Concert


Kitchener-Waterloo
KW Chamber Music Society
Music Room : 57 Young Street West, Waterloo
February 12, 20h : Concert

Toronto
The Music Gallery
February 11 : Master class with students from University of Toronto
February 13 : Concert

St. John's
Sound Symposium
February 17 : Concert : Memorial University of NF
February 18 : Workshop (MUN)

Tour Program

Daniel Peter Biro : Udvarim Achadim (premiere)
for saxophone quartet

Roderik de Man : Zest
for 4 saxophones and 6 percussions

Gilles Tremblay : Levées (2008)
for saxophone quartet

Piotr Grella-Mozejko : New work
for saxophone quartet

Michael Matthews : New work
for saxophone quartet

Michael Oesterle : Anytime
for 4 saxes and 4 percussions

Iannis Xenakis : XAS
for saxophone quartet

Frank Zappa : Zooby Woof
for saxophone quartet , arr. : Walter Boudreau


8 concerts across Canada with a repertoire of new works worthy of the Olympics!

Quasar thanks the Canada Council for the and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for their financial support.