ARTISTES INVITÉS ENSEMBLES COLLABORATION SPÉCIALE David Adamcyk Capella CME; Peter Schubert, directeur Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM); Kent Nagano, directeur, John Adams, chef John Adams McGill CME (Contemporary Music Ensemble); invité Amy Advocat Denys Bouliane, directeur John Adams (San Francisco), chef invité VivaVoce; Peter Schubert, directeur Milton Babbit Félix Baril McGill Symphony Orchestra (MGSO); Alexis Hauser, directeur SOLISTES Vladimir Barsky Amy Advocat, clarinette basse Ludwig van Beethoven McGill DCS (Digital Composition Studios); Sean Ferguson, directeur Tom Beghin Mark Bradley, clarinette Mira Benjamin McGill Percussion Ensemble; Aiyun Huang, Amy Horvey, trompette Lundi 2 mars au samedi 7 mars / Fabrice Marandola, directeurs Denys Bouliane Jonathan Crow, violon Mark Bradley Monday, March 2 to Saturday, March 7 McGill Wind Symphony; Alain Cazes, directeur Mira Benjamin, violon Benjamin Britten Denys Bouliane, McGill Baroque Ensemble(s); Eliot Britton directeur artistique / Artistic Director Hank Knox, directeur Matt Haimovitz, cello Anton Bruckner Roddick String Quartet; Kyoko Hashimoto, Richard Raymond, École de musique Schulich André Roy, répétiteur John Cage Jean Marchand, piano de l’Université McGill, Cecilia String Quartet; André Roy, répétiteur Alain Cazes Leila Josefowicz, violon producteur Schulich String Quartet, André Roy, répétiteur Jonathan Crow Alexander Raskatov (Moscou, Paris), piano Louis Couperin Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Solaris String Trio; André Roy et Mark Fewer, répétiteurs Tom Beghin, fortepiano François Couperin Producer Morton Feldman Don McLean, Kids Eat Crayons Hank Knox, clavecin Sean Ferguson Doyen / Dean CME and DCS Chamber players Aiyun Huang, Fabrice Marandola, percussion Roger Wu Feria live@CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary XEVE Ensemble Elena Vassilieva (Moscou, Paris), soprano Philip Glass Research in Music, Media and Technology) Gary Lucas, guitar électrique Percy Grainger Sean Ferguson, Stephen McAdams; Gérard Grisey directeurs / Directors Matt Haimovitz COMPOSERS, LECTURERS, ROUND-TABLE PARTICIPANTS Harry Halbreich Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal John Adams, composer (San Francisco) Sandy Pearlman, producer Kent Nagano, directeur artistique / Artistic Director (McGill Schulich School of Music) Brian Harman Alexander Raskatov, composer (Moscow, Kyoko Hashimoto VivaVoce Paris) Jean Lesage, composer (McGill Schulich School of Music) Alexis Hauser Peter Schubert, directeur artistique / Artistic Director Elena Vassilieva, soprano (Moscow, Paris) Amy Horvey Sean Ferguson, composer Vladimir Barsky, musicologist (Moscow) Aiyun Huang (McGill Schulich School of Music) Harry Halbreich, musicologist (Brussels, Paris) Leila Josefowicz MusiMars 2009 : John Rea, composer Hank Knox POUR SE LIBÉRER DE CHRONOS ? René Doyon, astronomer, directeur (McGill Schulich School of Music) Jean Lesage (Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic, Denys Bouliane, composer Au fil des âges nombre de créateurs-musiciens ont Université de Montréal) Gary Lucas (McGill Schulich School of Music) imaginé des oeuvres visant à distordre le temps Timothy L. Jackson, Marin Marais musicologist Stephen McAdams, director CIRMMT chronologique en compressant ou diluant la densité du (North Texas University) Fabrice Marandola discours musical et en oscillant entre des dimensions Jonathan Wild, composer Don McLean, music theorist Jean Marchand et des durées extrêmes. Le répertoire regorge ainsi (McGill Schulich School of Music) (McGill Schulich School of Music) Olivier Messiaen d’oeuvres où le « temps psychologique perçu » diffère Jean-Philippe Rameau grandement du « temps chronologique ». C’est peut-être Alexandre Raskatov même cette force à dépasser le temps chronologique Richard Raymond qui confère aux oeuvres une pérénnité et une place dans Maurice Ravel notre patrimoine. André Roy MusiMarch 2009: Giacinto Scelsi Freed from Chronos ? Franz Schubert HORAIRE / SCHEDULE Throughout the ages, creative musicians have imagined Peter Schubert ways to distort chronological time through the compres- Jean Sibelius sion and rarefaction of musical density, and through the Galina Ustvolskaya extremes of duration. The repertoire abounds with works Elena Vassilieva in which the perceived “psychological time” differs ORCHESTRE Schulich School of Music Richard Wagner substantially from “chronological time”. It might just be SYMPHONIQUE École de musique Schulich Anton Webern this quality, especially, in the musical works that bestows DE MONTRÉAL upon them a touch of historical longevity. billetterie / box office: 514.398.4547 LUNDI 2 MARS MARDI 3 MARS MERCREDI 4 MARS 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:00 10:30-12:30 Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall François COUPERIN / La Paix du Parnasse, Jean-Philippe RAMEAU / modulating Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Masterclass: Tanna Schulich Hall Sonate en Trio “Lecture on Webern” canon: Ah! Loin de rire, pleurons “Lecture on Bruckner” (Apothéose composé à la mémoire immor- Composition Masterclass Don McLean VivaVoce Harry Halbreich telle de l’incomparable Monsieur de Lully) Alexander Raskatov Tanya LaPerrière, baroque violin; Joanna Ludwig van BEETHOVEN / 15:00-17:00 Marsden, baroque flute; Jacqueline Fay, Bagatelle Op. 126, No. 4, in B minor 15:00-16:30 15:00-17:00 Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall baroque cello; Hank Knox, harpsichord Richard Raymond, piano Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Masterclass: Tanna Schulich Hall “Lecture on his Work” “Cosmic Rhythms” Ludwig van BEETHOVEN / Eastern Chant-2 Cherubic Hymn (Serbian) Vocal Masterclass Alexander Raskatov René Doyon Bagatelle Op. 126, No. 1, in G VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor Elena Vassilieva Richard Raymond, piano Marin MARAIS / La Bagatelle 17:00-18:30 16:30-18:00 Brian HARMAN / Three Rooms (pièces en trio) 19h30 Masterclass: Tanna Schulich Hall Tanya LaPerrière, baroque violin; Joanna Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall and a Lobby (World Premiere) Concert 3: Pollack Hall Composition Masterclass Marsden, baroque flute; Jacqueline Fay, “Sibelius and the SS” VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor “Temps suspendu, mémoire et les John Adams baroque cello; Hank Knox, harpsichord Timothy L. Jackson Giacinto SCELSI / Quatro Illustrazioni sphères du ciel / Suspended Time, Jean LESAGE / Plaisirs Anciens, Quatre 19h30 Kyoko Hashimoto, piano Memory and the Celestial Spheres” chants latins pour choeur a capella 20h00 Concert 1: Redpath Hall Philip GLASS / Three Songs for Anton BRUCKNER / (World Premiere) Concert 2: Wilfrid Pelletier Hall “Perdre le fil du temps / a cappella chorus (Montreal Premiere) VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor Symphony No. 6, in A Major A Stretch of Time” VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor “Temps et couleurs / Félix Frédéric BARIL / Mémographie Ludwig van BEETHOVEN / Time and Colours” (World Premiere) Louis COUPERIN / Intermission 1 Bagatelle Op. 119, No. 7, in C MGSO, Alexis. Hauser, conductor Benjamin BRITTEN / Prélude non mesuré en ré mineur Franz SCHUBERT / Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 1, in E-flat Four Sea Interludes Op. 33 Intermission Hank Knox, harpsichord Sonata, No. 21, in B-flat, D. 960 Bagatelle Op. 126, No. 6, in E-flat Richard Raymond, piano Jean SIBELIUS / Symphonie, No. 6 Eastern Chant-1 Cherubic Hymn Tom Beghin, pianoforte Giacinto SCELSI / Xnoybis (Romanian) Milton BABBIT / Intermission (Canadian Premiere) Intermission 2 Jonathan Crow, solo violin VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor Three Cultivated Choruses Maurice RAVEL / Louis COUPERIN / VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor Percy Grainger - La vallée des cloches Gérard GRISEY / Le Noir de l’Étoile Ludwig van BEETHOVEN / Prélude non mesuré en sol majeur (Canadian Premiere) (Canadian Premiere) Bagatelle Op. 33, No. 7, in A-flat Hank Knox, harpsichord Galina USTVOLSKAYA / Sonata Richard Raymond, piano for Piano, No. 2 (Montreal Premiere) John ADAMS / The Dharma at Big Sur McGill Percussion Ensemble, CIRMMT/DCS; Fabrice Marandola, conductor 2 for Piano, No. 6 (Montreal Premiere) (Canadian Premiere) John CAGE / Four Kyoko Hashimoto, piano Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, VivaVoce, Peter Schubert, conductor John Adams, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin

JEUDI 5 MARS VENDREDI 6 MARS SAMEDI 7 MARS 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:00 10:30-12:00 Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Giacinto SCELSI / Wo-Ma Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Eliot BRITTON / Ferrofluid Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Anton WEBERN / Satz für Streichtrio, op. posth. “Lecture on his Work” (Montreal Premiere) “Lecture on Scelsi” (World Premiere) “Lecture on Russian Music 2” Solo Bass-Baritone Xenia Pestova, keyboard; Erika Donald, John Adams Harry Halbreich Vladimir Barsky (World Premiere) electric cello; Vicky Shin, V-drums, Digital Solaris String Trio Olivier MESSIAEN / Et expecto turntables, DCS / CIRMMT 13:30-15:00 resurrectionem mortuorum 12:30-14:00 15:00-17:00 Roger Wu Feria / Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall McGill Wind Symphony, McGill Percussion Round Table Lunch: Tanna Schulich Lobby Richard WAGNER / “Transcriptions” Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Five Vignettes (World Premiere) Ensemble; Alain Cazes, conductor (World Premiere) Solaris String Trio “Bruckner & Heavy Metal: from Chord “The Idea of Distorted Time” Gary Lucas, electric guitar; DCS / CIRMMT “Lecture on Messiaen” power to power chord” Intermission John Adams, Alexander Raskatov, Harry Halbreich Anton WEBERN / Streichtrio, Op. 20 Sean FERGUSON / shoot • dash • it Solaris String Trio Don McLean and Sandy Pearlman Tomas ADÈS / Arcadiana Harry Halbreich, Vladimir Barsky, John Rea, (World Premiere) (Canadian Premiere) Jean Lesage, Timothy L. Jackson, Giacinto SCELSI / Quatro Pezzi, 1956 Kids Eat Crayons 19h30 15:00-17:00 Roddick String Quartet Don McLean, Gary Lucas,Sandy Pearlman, Concert 6: Pollack Hall Amy Horvey, trumpet Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Stephen McAdams, Jonathan Wild, Intermission 1 Félix Frédéric BARIL / L’indocile Denys Bouliane and Sean Ferguson “D’est en ouest / John ADAMS / “Bruckner’s Undivided Sonata Forms” (World Premiere) G. SCELSI / Uaxuctum From the East to the West” Son of Chamber Symphony Timothy L. Jackson Mira Benjamin, violin; (North-American Premiere) (Canadian Premiere) 15:00-17:00 Alexander RASKATOV / Amy Advocat, bass clarinet CME, Capella CME, VivaVoce, CME; John Adams, conductor Lecture: Tanna Schulich Hall Seven stages of “Hallelujah” McGill Percussion Ensemble; 19h30 Anton WEBERN / “Lecture on Russian Music 1” Peter Schubert, conductor (Canadian Premiere) Concert 4: Pollack Hall 6 Bagatellen, Op. 9 Vladimir Barsky Elena Vassilieva, soprano; “Rituels et mondes de l’au-delà / Streichquartett Intermission 2 Alexander Raskatov, piano Cecilia String Quartet Rituals and Otherworlds” 19h00 Giacinto SCELSI / Kya 21h00 Galina USTVOLSKAYA / Alexander RASKATOV / Xenia Concert 5-a: Pollack Hall CME; Mark Bradley, solo clarinet; Concert 5-b: Redpath Hall Symphony, No. 5, “Amen” (Canadian Premiere) “Le vernaculaire, le mystique, Denys Bouliane, conductor CME, Denys Bouliane, conductor CME Chamber Players l’abstrait / The Vernacular, the Anton WEBERN / 3 kleine Stücke Op. 11 Alexandre RASKATOV / Matt Haimovitz, cello; Jean Marchand, piano Alexander RASKATOV / Gebet Mystical, the Abstract” “Ritual” for soprano and percussion (Montreal Premiere) David ADAMCYK / Heart of the Matter Giacinto SCELSI / Le Fleuve magique (Canadian Premiere) Elena Vassilieva, soprano; (World Premiere) (Montreal Premiere) Elena Vassilieva, soprano Roddick String Quartet Zosha Di Castri, piano; Alex Dalrymple, Matt Haimovitz, cello Intermission voice; Jérôme Lussier, text Morton FELDMAN / Patterns In A Chromatic Field (Montreal Premiere) Matt Haimovitz, cello; Jean Marchand, piano