Société de musique contemporaine du Québec

Another creation by Louis Dufort and Marie Chouinard!

Composer Louis Dufort, SMCQ artistic committee member, has signed his name as composer of the new Marie Chouinard dance spectacle entitled Le nombre d’or (live) — The Golden Mean (Live). The world premiere will take place on March 12th at the Vancouver Playhouse as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2010. Louis Dufort and Marie Chouinard have worked together for over ten years on a regular basis: among other works his music has been heard in: Le cri du monde, Orphée et Eurydice, Gloires du matin, et les Cantiques no 1, 2 et 3.

• See photos of the creation

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Monday, March 8, 2010

Interview on our upcoming concert

In our new video, directed by Pierre Saint-Amand, Louise Bessette and Walter Boudreau discuss the works that they will perform at the March 18th concert.

• See the concert page
  

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Thursday, March 4, 2010

Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute: there’s still time left!

Quebec teachers please note: there is still time to register your classes for the Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute project! You need only commit to having your students listen or play a Gilles Tremblay work (scores and recordings available upon request). What’s more, each student will receive a free comic book about the composer’s life. Hurry: Quantities are limited!

• To register
• To see an interview with the comic book’s author

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Peggy Niloff) on Monday, March 1, 2010

Grand Prix of the Conseil des arts de Montréal for SMCQ: 19 years later

For the 25th anniversary of its Grand Prix, the Conseil des arts de Montréal presents 24 video-clips in honour of the creators and builders who have contributed to the development and fame of Montreal in the last 25 years. Online since this morning: a video with Walter Boudreau on SMCQ, winner of the Grand Prix 1991.

News posted by Noémie Pascal on Monday, February 15, 2010

Composer Jacques Hétu passed away

December 18, 1969 Jacques Hétu with Jean Papineau-Couture and Serge Garant during the SMCQ concert at Théâtre Maisonneuve de la Place des Arts.

Photo: Bruno Massenet

Sadly, we have learned yesterday morning that composer Jacques Hétu, one of the most prolific and widely played Canadian composers, passed away on February 9th. As the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM) said in a news release yesterday, Mr Hétu had just received the Opus hommage prize, for the importance of his work. We join the arts community and offer our most sincere condolences to Mr Hétu’s family and friends.

• More info on the Radio-Canada web site

News posted by Noémie Pascal (translation: Claire Cavanagh) on Wednesday, February 10, 2010