This project is a study on the musicality of languages, staging and setting to music six languages chosen for their distinctive musicality: Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Haitian Creole, Hebrew and Swahili. One or two representatives from each of these communities form a small vocal ensemble whose songs are built around a shared text translated into each of the languages present... From this choral and musical configuration unfolds a whole series of vocal and musical pieces, supported by a selection of instruments tied to these various cultures: the guzheng, the oud, the kora, the zumari and an array of wind and percussion instruments. A quartet of soloists from the worlds of musique actuelle and contemporary music infuses the ensemble, through the use of phonemes, with consonances freed from geographic or religious references.
ARTISTS
Farah Azrak, Syrie (Arabe) – Shruti box
Sadio Djali, Sénégal (Wolof) – Kora
Hasmik Gasparyan, Arménie (Arménien) – Soprano
Mohamed Masmoudi, Tunisie (Arabe) – Oud
Saulo Tenorio, Brésil (Portugais) – Violon
Kayo Yasuhara, Japon (Japonais) – Shamisen
Gabriel Dharmoo, ténor
Éric Gauvin, ténor
Elizabeth Lima, mezzo
Virginie Mongeau, soprano
Jacqueline Leclair, hautbois
Catherine Le Saunier, violoncelle
Olivier Maranda, percussions
Saulo Tenorio, violon
André Pappathomas, Conception, direction et instruments inventés
Artists
Conception, direction et instruments inventés
André Pappathomas
Credits
- André Pappathomas Conception, direction et instruments inventés
- Farah Azrak Syrie (Arabe) – Shruti box
- Sadio Djali Sénégal (Wolof) – Kora
- Hasmik Gasparyan Arménie (Arménien) – Soprano
- Mohamed Masmoudi Tunisie (Arabe) – Oud
- Saulo Tenorio Brésil (Portugais) – Violon
- Kayo Yasuhara Japon (Japonais) – Shamisen
- Gabriel Dharmoo ténor
- Éric Gauvin ténor
- Elizabeth Lima mezzo
- Virginie Mongeau soprano
- Jacqueline Leclair hautbois
- Catherine Le Saunier violoncelle
- Olivier Maranda percussions
Around the concert
18 h 45 Meet the artists before the concert
Practical information
Where is the concert held?
Espace orange | Édifice Wilder, 1435 Rue de Bleury #102, Montréal
