4 premieres :
Simon Martin: Musique d'art pour orchestre de chambre
Christopher Mayo: Binding the quiet
Cassandra Miller: Concerto for violin and blindfolded ensemble (a set of extravagant competitions)
Gordon Williamson: anticipation, emancipated
PERFORMERS
Véronique Lacroix, conductor | ECM+, 10 musicians
Nicolas Gilbert, host
Véronique Mathieu, violin solo
In collaboration with Le Vivier
Véronique Lacroix conducts the ECM+ for its sixth Canadian tour which will bring to a spectacular close its Generation2010 project. From Victoria to St-John’s, with stops in Vancouver, Banff, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, the ECM+ invites music lovers across the country to discover new works by four of the most brilliant up-and-coming Canadian composers. Writer and composer Nicolas Gilbert will be on stage, with the ten ECM+ musicians and its conductor, to guide the audience through four new works that are as unique as they are fascinating, including a concertante piece for soloist violinist Véronique Mathieu.
Conservatoire Concert Hall
4750, rue Henri-Julien, Montréal
514 873-4031, poste 313
The Music Gallery - Church of Saint George the Martyr
197 John Street, Toronto
(416) 961-9594
D.F. Cook Recital Hall , Memorial University
School of Music Memorial University, St-John's