8:00 - Union Libres II
Sean Ferguson, L’union à la une (premiere)
Michael Oesterle, Dialogue sur d'infimes souvenirs (premiere)
Yannick Plamondon, Musique et film II, Étude Times Square (premiere)
André Ristic, Projets d’opéra (premiere)

PERFORMERS
Michèle Losier, mezzo-soprano
Andréa Tyniec, violin
Rosalie Asselin, Patrick Beaulieu, Marc Couroux, Brigitte Poulin, André Ristic et Jeremy Thompson, pianos
Almut Ellinghaus, puppeteer
Véronique Lacroix, conductor
ECM+, 13 musicians

COLLABORATORS
François Racine, staging
Caroline Ross, lighting design
Yann Breuleux, Justin Antippa, Frédéric Saint-Hilaire, videos
Luc Lavergne, VJ
Nathalie Mamias, writer
Christine Unger, painter
David Clermont-Béïque, film direction (André Ristic's work)

Following the success of Unions Libres in May 2000, the ECM+ is bringing back the four composers from the first event with renewed energy for Unions Libres II. Music will join forces with painting, theatre, cinema and video to produce singular creations for the eye and the ear.

As a prelude to Unions Libres II, there will be a mini-concert with 6 pianists interpreting Six Pianos by Steve Reich, which will inspire the creation of a fifth composer. A lunch-box break will round out this happy mixture of artistic disciplines in a festive atmosphere.