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A Tribute to R. Murray Schafer

Salle de concert du Conservatoire 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC, Canada

On Friday October 15 at 7 :30 pm, the Molinari Quartet will pay tribute to the late R. Murray Schafer at the Montreal Conservatory. The musicians will perform 4 of the 5 string quartets Schafer wrote for the Molinari.
You will hear the incredible Quartet no.7 with soprano obligato, with the wonderful soprano Aline Kutan. With full staging, quadraphonic sound, movement of the musicians throughout the hall, this quartet shatters the conventional string quartet in all means. Coloured shirts and sculptures by Guido Molinari make a special setting for this unique and beautiful music.

Winter Birds, Schafer’s 10th quartet depicts the sounds of the birds and wolves that Schafer heard from his farmhouse in Ontario in the winter of 2005. The 12th Quartet was commissioned thanks to the generosity of Phyllis Lambert and is a work of great lyricism and beauty and, as always with Schafer’s music, it also has a strong rhythmic vitality. The very short Quartet no.13, subtitled Alzheimer’s Masterpiece is Schafer’s last work and was written just after he received his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Molinari Quartet will also play a 10 minute excerpt of Schafer’s Labyrinth which combines musicians in live performance of the quartets with original motion picture images that will be projected on a large screen. The film is make and produced by Barbara Willis-Sweete.

This concert is presented before a public and is also live-streamed.
The links to the tickets will be available soon.

Les corps avalés

Salle Les-frères-Lemaire 150, rue Notre-Dame Est, Victoriaville, QC

Based on the strong links of contemporary dance and classical music, performed by the Molinari Quartet, Les corps avalés is a moving human odyssey where the sensitive intelligence and the great musicality of choreographer Virginie Brunelle is spotlighted.

The Molinari Quartet performs excerpts of quartets by Górecki, Shostakovich, Glass and Barber among others during the stunning dance movements.

24$ – 40$

Dialogue on the Plateau Folkloric Influences

Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal 465 Avenue du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC, Canada

East European music is often influenced by regional folk music. Bartók and Janáček’s string quartets are good examples of this folk influence with their dancing momentum.

The musicians will also perfom Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi’s String Trio. This work will be recorded shortly to complete the CD box set of the complete string quartets by Scelsi on ATMA Classic label.

 

Leoš Janáček : Quatuor no 2

Giacinto Scelsi : Trio à cordes

Béla Bartók : Quatuor no 2

 

Folkloric Influences

Conservatoire de Montréal 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC, Canada

East European music is often influenced by regional folk music. Bartók and Janáček’s string quartets are good examples of this folk influence with their dancing momentum.

The musicians will also perfom Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi’s String Trio.

Free

Dialogue sur le Plateau : Lauréats du 8e Concours international de composition

Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal 465 Avenue du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC, Canada

Venez rencontrer et discuter avec les quatre lauréats du 8e Concours international de composition du Quatuor Molinari. Les gagnants, venus d'Allemagne, d'Italie et du Mexique sont à Montréal pour travailler leur oeuvre avec les musiciens du Quatuor avant le concert du 25 février.

Winners’ Concert of the 8th International Composition Competition

Conservatoire de Montréal 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC, Canada

Ce concert propose les quatre oeuvres gagnantes du 8e Concours international de composition du Quatuor Molinari. Sélectionnées parmi les 115 partitions reçues de 33 pays, les oeuvres inédites seront créées lors de ce concert.

Oboe quintets – Ensembles en résidence series

Conservatoire de Montréal 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC, Canada

Oboist Vincent Boilard of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, joins the Molinari Quartet for a concert of quintets for oboe and string quartet. The four works to be heard are by Canadian composers.

This concert is part of the series « Ensembles en résidence » of the Montreal Conservatory of Music.

8$ – 20$

Dialogue on the Plateau : Crossed views

Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal 465 Avenue du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC, Canada

In preparation to the May 20 concert, the musicians invite you to a musical workshop in order to discover the works that will be played during that concert. The Quartet will play excerpts of the works and the public is invited to discuss with the composers Antoine Bareil and Christopher Goddard about the inspirations and secrets behind their new works.

The Molinari will also analyse and play excerpts of Shostkovich’s Quartet no.14.
Come meet and discuss with the musicians and composers and learn about the works to be performed.

Crossed views

Conservatoire de Montréal 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC, Canada

The Molinari Quartet is very proud to present the world premiere of Le grand rétro, the first string quartet by its violinist Antoine Bareil. Inspired by his numerous musical experiences and his prolific imagination, Bareil’s Le grand rétro outlines a musical path throughout different styles. The Molinari Quartet will also premiere the first string quartet by Canadian composer Christopher Goddard, who is one of the winners of the 2018 Graham Sommer composition competition.

To close the concert, you will hear the very elaborate string quartet no. 14 by Dimitri Shostkovich.

Free

A Schafer Celebration

GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL 300 LONSDALE RD,, TORONTO, Canada

This concert is organised by Schafer’s widow Eleanor James and Soundstreams with the collaboration of Grace Church-on-the-Hill and the Canadian Music centre.

To pay tribute to Schafer, Soundstreams’ Founding Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney has put together a small sample of Schafer’s masterworks to be performed by some of Schafer’s long time collaborators and friends.