01 Serge
Garant, Quintette (1978)
flute (and alto flute), oboe (and English horn), cello, piano and percussions
02 Serge
Garant, Offrande I (1969)
03 Serge
Garant, Amuya (1968)
flute (and piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, harp, celesta, violins, viola and cello
04 Serge
Garant, … chant d’amours (1975)
soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, cello, horns, trumpets, trombones, harps, percussions and tape
Without Serge Garant’s revolutionary presence at the podium for more than twenty years between 1966 and 1986, Québec would still be in the dark ages of musicmaking…
Seldom performed, almost ignored, the music of Serge Garant is a treasure waiting to be rediscovered. Far beyond the technical intricacies which offered too great a challenge to performers of the past, shimmers an extremely sensitive universe. Complex, furtive, jagged and lyrical all at once, one must be tamed by it before understanding its richness; addiction, here, increases with usage! We have performed it in the past, we are performing it today and we will perform it in the future, for it possesses the rare qualities of being elusive and full of an insurpassable breathtaking intelligence.
AN 29804The SMCQ has been moving in step with the lively rhythms of new music for over forty-five years. With its regular concert season, its Série hommage (Homage Series), an international festival, and a young listener’s programme, the society has served both as a platform for today’s composers and as a window on creative works for everyone.
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