Concert

CartelMTL 2014, Suoni Per Il Popolo 2014 → Quasar: Fluxus or Not Fluxus?

Bouchard · Edwards · Andriessen · Schubert

Past event
Visual for the event: abstract image

Premiered in November 2013 at Western Front in Vancouver, this concert resonates to the frequencies of Fluxus, the celebrated movement of the 1960s. While committed to the art of our day, Quasar freely draws inspiration from Fluxus, responding to it with new works and one “classic.” Interpret this music however you will (a pointed political critique, a game of chance, a silent film reinvented, a jazz homage?), it sets up palpable yet invisible links between sound and movement. With their characteristic energy and commitment on display in acoustic and electronic settings, the members of Quasar give voice here to intrepid independent composers. Fluxus or Not Fluxus?

Credits

  • Marie-Chantal Leclair Quasar
  • Mathieu Leclair Quasar
  • André Leroux Quasar
  • Jean-Marc Bouchard Quasar

Programme

World premiere

Jean-Marc Bouchard Latent-Patent II2014

saxophone quartet and processing

Wolf Edwards Outer Planes — Predator Drone MQ-12013–2014

saxophone quartet and processing

Louis Andriessen Facing Death1990

saxophone quartet

Alexander Schubert Hello2014

For saxophone quartet, video and electronics

Practical information

Where is the concert held?

Tanna Schulich room | McGill University, 555 Sherbrooke St. W., Montréal

How do I get to the venue?

Metro : McGill