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It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of composer, pianist, ondes Martenot player and teacher Gilles Tremblay. As Artistic Director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Qu… Continued

The Homage Series 2015-16 honouring composer John Rea continues on Canal Savoir this summer. This 30-minute broadcast simply titled “John Rea, compositeur” was produced in 2015 by the SMCQ (Société de… Continued

The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec ( SMCQ) greatly appreciates the initiative of the Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo festival in programming the performance of Ode à l’Infonie by 333 Toutartb… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. XII — Portents As if it sang about a future we could live inThe morni… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. XI — Oceans Our voice above the din of oceanic choirsIs not unique, m… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. X — Algorithms Through matterless manipulations of the givenStep afte… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. IX — Avarice By greed or lust, we hasten to disseminateOur dividend g… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. VII — Radiations What once was intimate now must evaporate,What once… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. VI — Clouds Into the void, into hazes and mists, vague inchoate strea… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. V — Entropy Where ancient energies, unearthed, dissipateWe desperatel… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. III — War WHIP WAR AND PEACE INTO A VIOLENT DANCE OF GYRES!EXTOL THE… Continued

Here, to discover every day until May 18th, the 13 poems by Sandeep Bhagwati who inspired his lastest creation Niemandslandhymnen. I — Wind Relentless winds sweep our earth, fan feral firesGusts straf… Continued

The contemporary group Freiburg Ensemble Aventure will present, on Friday 28th April in Freiburg (Germany) a concert entitled “Vive Vivier“ around the music of Claude Vivier, with compositions of trib… Continued

What is Niemandslandhymnen? An immersive multidisciplinary event based on 13 poems, for 10 singers, musicians, new technologies… and responsive garments! A musical creation composed by Sandeep Bhagwat… Continued

As many of you already know, this biennale series seeks to generate an artistic momentum around a composer to provide this creator with an exceptional level of recognition. To do so, we invite a varie… Continued

You were at Montréal’s Saint Joseph’s Oratory among 2000 outdoor bell-ringers, each equipped with a handbell. With 15 musical musical groups — including — the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Les Petits C… Continued

ICI Musique has chosen their own way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Société de musique contemporaine de Montréal (SMCQ), within the framework of the (Montreal/New Music) MNM festival, with i… Continued

La Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) célèbre cette saison son 50^e anniversaire et ICI Musique entend bien être de la fête. Dans les prochaines semaines, soyez à l’affût, nous vous prés… Continued

For its 50th anniversary, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) is proud to present the 8th edition of its biennial festival Montréal / Nouvelles Musiques (MNM), which will be held fro… Continued

This Friday (Dec. 16) "Le Devoir" published a wonderful article by Philippe Papineau on the 3rd volume version of Volume 333 by L’Infonie — the exact day after the SMCQ’s first concert in 19… Continued

Three talented creators join the SMCQ artistic committee: the composers Roxane Turcotte, Charles-Antoine Fréchette and Simon Martin. Roxane Turcotte In 1988, she was the first woman to get a master’s… Continued

As part of the Homage Series 2015-16 honouring composer John Rea, in 2015 the SMCQ (Société de musique contemporaine du Québec) produced a 30-minute broadcast simply titled «John Rea, compositeur». Th… Continued

Un concert-hommage à Pierre Béluse, fondateur du McGill Percussion Ensemble, sera présenté le jeudi 20 octobre 2016, à 19 h 30 à la salle Pollack de l’école de musique Schulich de l’Université McGill.… Continued

The SMCQ is delighted to present you with our 2016-2017 programing, celebrating our 50th anniversary in a grand way. Truly, the SMCQ revisits some key pages of its repertoire, from past visionaries to… Continued