On October 2, Maestro Guillaume Bourgogne leads the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble / Ensemble de musique contemporaine (CME)听for the first time in the newly-renovated Music Multimedia Room (MMR).听It鈥檚 been a year since he鈥檚 been able to conduct his beloved ensemble, and we鈥檙e听glad to see him back on the podium.听With very limited seating, the sold-out concert, which includes听a premiere by composer-in-residence Omer听Barash, is full of听colours, textures, and harmonies you'll be able to access via live webcast on the .听听
Before the start of the year, we connected with the maestro听over email听where he听shared what he loves about contemporary music, first rehearsals, and sharing the听podium听with student conductors. It's time to get curious with Guillaume Bourgogne.
What are you most looking forward to at your first rehearsal?听/听De quoi attendez-vous le plus 脿 votre premi猫re r茅p茅tition ?
To share the intense joy of playing music together with all involved. / Partager听avec听tous听les participants le bonheur intense de听jouer听de la musique ensemble.听
What would a goal of yours be for this year?听/听Quel serait l'un de vos objectifs pour cette ann茅e ?
To deliver the most exciting CME season to students and the public. / Offrir听la plus听enthousiasmante听des听saisons听du CME aux听茅tudiants听et au public.听
What are three things you love about contemporary music?听/ Trois choses 脿 aimer de la musique contemporaine ?
The quest for the unheard of and the taste for risk, the collaboration between performers and composers, and being able to play works from all over the world. / La听qu锚te听de听l鈥檌nou茂听et le听go没t听du听risque, la collaboration entre听interpr猫tes听et听compositeurs路rices, et le fait de听pouvoir听jouer听des听艙uvres听provenant听du monde听entier.听
If you had a mantra/philosophy/phrase for where you are right now, what would it be?听/听Si vous aviez un mantra/une philosophie/une phrase pour votre 茅tat actuel, quelle serait-elle ?
Spread the curiosity bug. / Propager听le virus de la听curiosit茅.
What makes sharing the podium with students so special? / Qu'est-ce qui fait de partager le podium avec des 茅tudiants quelque chose de si sp茅cial ?
We are so proud of the incredible talent of our conducting students. Every opportunity to perform with the CME is another chance for these young artists to grow and further their professional path. / L鈥檌ncroyable talent de nos 茅tudiant路es en direction est notre fiert茅. Chaque opportunit茅 de se produire en public avec le CME est une occasion de plus pour ces jeunes artistes de grandir encore et d鈥檃ller toujours plus loin sur la voie de la professionnalisation.
What do you hope students discover as part of the CME? / Qu'esp茅rez-vous que les 茅tudiants d茅couvrent comme faisant partie de le CME ?
CME members will have the opportunity to discover the immense richness of today's music: the variety of aesthetic approaches, the diversity of creators and the multiplicity of compositional and instrumental techniques. / Les membres du CME auront la chance de d茅couvrir l鈥檌mmense richesse de la musique d鈥檃ujourd鈥檋ui : la vari茅t茅 des approches esth茅tiques, la diversit茅 des cr茅ateurs路trices et la multiplicit茅 des techniques compositionnelles et instrumentales.
What can the audience expect from the CME this year? / Que peut-on attendre de le CME cette ann茅e ?
Musical creation in the twenty-first century is abundant, and the CME's 2021-22 programme offers a window on the world of new music. / La cr茅ation musicale au vingt-et-uni猫me si猫cle est foisonnante, et la programmation 2021-22 du CME propose une fen锚tre ouverte sur le monde de la musique nouvelle.
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McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble | 銇傘倎銇炪伒銈� - Ame zu furu
This concert is sold out, but听will be webcast on our YouTube channel!听
Concert Program
Guillaume Bourgogne, artistic director and conductor
Tommy Davis, saxophone
Brittany Rae, soprano
MICHAEL JARRELL R茅surgences for saxophone and ensemble
T艑RU TAKEMITSU Ame zo furu - Rain Coming
TANIA LE脫N R铆tmicas for chamber orchestra
OMER BARASH (Composer-in-residence) Malachi for soprano and 14 instrumentalists听(premiere)
听 听 听with听Fr茅d茅ric-Alexandre Michaud, doctoral student in conducting
