Presentation

Prix de musique contemporaine Québec-Flandre

Instituted over ten years ago, the Prix Québec-Flandre is awarded in recognition of a talented contemporary music composer or performer active in either cultural communities. It is the result of a partnership between the Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec, the Vooruit Cultural Centre, the respective ministries of culture for the Flemish community and the province of Quebec, the Quebec ministry of international relations, the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and Société Radio-Canada.

Through this award, the Quebec and Flemish governments are able to showcase the talents of avant-garde musical artists at the international level, and to encourage exchange between concert producers and performers and composers. Since the year 2000, eligibility for the prize has been limited to composers with two to ten years of professional experience. Awarded every two years alternately in each of the communities, the prize is accompanied by a grant of eight thousand dollars. The jury, made up of Quebec and Flemish composers and performers, selects a work by a composer from one of these communities depending on the year of alternation. Winning Flemish compositions are programmed for the regular concert season of the SMCQ, while chosen Quebecois pieces are performed in Ghent as part of the Vooruit Cultural Centre’s activities.

• Louise Bessette, piano
• Ensemble de flûtes Alizé
• Ensemble de la SMCQ
• Walter Boudreau, conductor

• Format: CD
• Label: Atma
• Release Year: 2003
• Catalogue No: ACD 22281