Quasar & Trio Zukan — Chambre d'écoute
The Quasar Saxophone Quartet continues its international collaborations by joining forces with Trio Zukan from the Basque Country in Spain.
Quasar Saxophone Quartet kicks off its 2025–2026 Montreal Series with a bang! Following a fruitful first exchange in 2021 (Quebec–Basque Country), Quasar reunites with Trio Zukan (percussion, accordion, and txistu) for Chambre d’écoute: an in-depth encounter between new music from Quebec and the Basque Country in a unique and immersive concert.
The evening opens with the international premiere of Chambre d’écoute 2 by Quebec composer Chantale Laplante, the work that lends its name to the concert. The program continues with a bold and vibrant selection highlighting the distinctive colors of both ensembles, presented in a variety of formations and sound worlds—trio, quartet, quintet, and even septet, acoustic and electronic.
Program
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- : Concerto Grosso , 2021 (**Commissionned by Trio Zukan) for saxophone quartet (SATB), percussion, accordion, txistu
Miguel Matamoro -
- : Jalkin , 2012 (Création canadienne) for quatuor de saxophones SATB
Ramon Lazkano -
Artists
- (saxophone baryton)(saxophone ténor)(saxophone alto)(saxophone soprano)
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Jon Cleveland (conception lumière)
Watch and listen
Quantum Statistical Zero Knowledge (2021) Émilie Girard-Charest
Concerto Grosso (2020) Miguel Matamoro
Representation(s)
Place
Espace orange | Édifice Wilder
Pricing
| Solidarity | 40$ |
| Regular | 30$ |
| Reduced | 20$ |
Discussion with the artists
|18:30
In a world where everything is accelerating, where everything must fit into a few characters, a few seconds, where our attention span is shrinking — how is contemporary music affected?
Guests: Maria Zubimendi (Trio Zukan), Gorka Catediano (Trio Zukan), Alain Brunet (journalist), Olivier Saint-Pierre (composer)
Moderator: Francis Battah
