Wednesday, March 9, 2005, 7:00 pm
Salle Pierre-Mercure — Centre Pierre-Péladeau
300, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est [métro Berri-UQAM], Montréal, Québec
Tickets: 514-987-6919
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Le Matin des magiciens by Walter Boudreau was inspired by a reading of the eponymous book by Jacques Bergier and Louis Pauwel, and also owes much to the music and person of Gilles Tremblay. This work calls for a Javanese gamelan, along with an unusual mix of other instruments. L’homme papillon derives from the writings of Tchouang Tcheou, disciple and worshipper of Tao, in the 4th century B.C. Also on the programme, a longer and unpublished version of Stravinsky’s Les Noces, which will be the realization of the composer’s ambitions which could not be fulfilled at the time he conceived the 1919 version. For this Canadian premiere, Les Noces (1919) will be given with new orchestration by René Bosc (musical director of the Présence festival). As a counterpoint to this — an interview between Boulez and Stravinsky on the subject of this work. Finally, the Canadian premiere showing of Jean Mitry’s Symphonie mécanique, on a work by Pierre Boulez: a 1955 film that made people see and hear in a very new way!
Showing of two short films
Presented by Bayer Inc.
This concert is recorded by the radio of Radio-Canada and will air on Espace musique (100,7 FM in Montréal) at Mario Paquet’s program on Sundays at 10 pm. Parts of this concert may also be heard in more than 50 countries in the European Broadcasting Union.
Walter Boudreau, Le Matin des magiciens (1996)
Javanese gamelan (eight percussionists) and seven Western instruments (horn, ondes Martenot, double bass, two harps, two percussions)
Igor Stravinsky, Les Noces [version ensemble de 1919, tableaux 1, 2, 3, 4] (1919) (premiere)
vocal quartet, six percussion instruments, two cymbalums, Disklavier, digital harmonium and choir
John Rea, J’ignore si j’étais un homme rêvant alors que j’étais un papillon ou si je suis à présent un papillon rêvant que je suis un homme (2001)
Yamaha Disklavier and chamber ensemble
Commission: SMCQ, with support from the CCA
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