Concert
INSTRUMENTS OF HAPPINESS // LA GUITARE, LA RELÈVE
LE VIVIER AT LA CHAPELLE SCÈNES CONTEMPORAINES // The guitar, the new generation
Past event
Tim Brady invites two Montreal-based composer-guitarists of the next generation, Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo and Kevin O'Neil, to explore in concert the infinite possibilities of music for electric - and electrified classical - guitar.
The concert’s first half features Lacopo, who employs electronic devices to create soundscapes for both electric and classical guitar, either with his own music or with existing, often re-imagined, repertoire. Through this program, Lacopo redefines the constraints of the 21st-century guitar and reshapes what classical music can sound like today.
In the second half of the concert, O’Neil showcases the electric guitar through his project {teotwawki}, weaving “long, expansive soundscapes that allow the soul to get lost in oceans of timbre and time.” With a debut album releasing this year, O’Neil will introduce new material to a live audience before recording begins in the studio.
Credits
- Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo electric and classical guitar with electronics
- Kevin O’Neil electric guitar, {teotwawki}
- Daniel Áñez synthesizer, {teotwawki}
- Arnaud G. veydarier electric guitar, {teotwawki}
- Luke Loseth electric guitar, {teotwawki}
Programme
Olivier Messiaen O Sacrum Convivium1937
arranged for 7-string electric guitar and electronics
Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo After Dark2023
classical guitar and electronics
Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo An Endless Battle of Contrasting Memories2023
classical guitar and electronics
Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo the way water breathes2023
classical guitar and electronics
Marguerite Brown Miniature Beams2023
electric guitar with whammy bar and paper clip preparation
Julius Eastman Buddha v.21984
unspecified instrumentation; today: 8-string electric guitar and electronics
Sophia Jani When the Sun is Low2021
electric guitar
Emmanuel Jacob Lacopo Phosphorescence2023
8-string electric guitar and electronics
World premiere
Kevin O’Neil Song of the Earth2023–2024
electric guitar ensemble and synthesizer
Practical information
Where is the concert held?
La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, 3700 rue St-Dominique, Montréal
How do I get to the venue?
Metro : Place-des-Arts
What are the ticket prices?
| Regular | 20$ |
| 15 and under | 15$ |
