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From the Grand Theatre de Quebec to 94 schools throughout the province, from the National Assembly to Montreal’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, Gilles Tremblay was discussed more than ever last … Continued

How? By attending the tribute at the National Assemblyor the press conference in Quebec City on April 13th (reservations required by April 9th, at smcq@smcq.qc.ca / 514-843-9305); By adding your voi… Continued

With April marking the climax of the Homage Series, the Québec art, political and educational milieu have gathered to salute Gilles Tremblay: On April 13th an official tribute will be paid to Trembla… Continued

On March 18th, pianist Louise Bessette joined Walter Boudreau and the SMCQ Ensemble to present a concert of Gilles Tremblay’s works — including his great piano concerto Envoi. The day before the event… Continued

You can read a statement by Quebec politician Daniel Turp and composer Michel Gonneville’s response. Of particular note: children’s reviews of Gilles Tremblay’s music, that they became acquainted with… Continued

Composer Louis Dufort, SMCQ artistic committee member, has signed his name as composer of the new Marie Chouinard dance spectacle entitled Le nombre d’or (live) — The Golden Mean (Live). The world pr… Continued

Quebec teachers please note: there is still time to register your classes for the Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute project! You need only commit to having your students listen or play a Gilles Tremblay… Continued

For the 25th anniversary of its Grand Prix, the Conseil des arts de Montréal presents 24 video-clips in honour of the creators and builders who have contributed to the development and fame of Montreal… Continued

Sadly, we have learned yesterday morning that composer Jacques Hétu, one of the most prolific and widely played Canadian composers, passed away on February 9th. As the Conseil québécois de la musique … Continued

On February 13th, Patricia Abbott will give a presentation on Gilles Tremblay’s Vêpres de la Vierge as part of her lecture entitled “Choral Gems from French Canada” for attendees at the 2010 ACDA (Ame… Continued

We are very pleased to inform you that the concert La porte du ciel, a tribute to Stockhausen which was presented last season by the SMCQ and the Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal, won tw… Continued

You want to hear recordings of Gilles Tremblay’s music or consult some of his scores? The Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec has just offered about twenty documents by Gilles Tremblay, to r… Continued

The Le Grand jeu / La Grande écoute project has already been talked about in many media across the province: Édition Beauce, Québec hebdo, Le Nord-Est (Côte-Nord), L’Oie blanche (Chaudière-Appalaches)… Continued

Best wishes for the holidays and happy new year! Please note that our offices will be closed from December 19th, to January 3rd inclusive. Looking forward to seeing you again next year! Continued

Plusieurs photos du concert du 6 décembre, Vers une étoile, sont disponibles sur la page Facebook de la SMCQ. Voir les photos Continued

Yves Daoust, who will be presenting his piece Chorals ornés during the next concert of the SMCQ (on Sunday, December 6th), received the Serge-Garant composition prize from the Émile-Nelligan Foundatio… Continued

In honour of the first performance of Vers une étoile, an organ piece composed by Gilles Tremblay in 1993 for Bernard Foccroule, Radio-Canada presented a reporting by James Dormeyer at the Beaux Diman… Continued

After an “all-Tremblay” week-end with three performances of his new opera (Chants Libres), the broadcasting of his “sound landscape” (Centre-élan, Réseaux), the first performance of two arrangements f… Continued

The SMCQ will be present at the congress of the FAMEQ (Federation of Music Educators of Québec Associations), which will be held in Montreal from November 19 to 21. All the teachers’ material for the … Continued