Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques: 5th edition (2011)

The 5th edition of the Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques (2011) returns to showcase the avant-garde music scene. The theme this year is “Music in Motion.” The festival also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Semaine internationale de musique actuelle — the founding event in 1961 for Quebec’s new music scene organized by Pierre Mercure.

Many of the concerts feature a fusion between artistic disciplines. Nine of the concerts feature dance. Others draw on video art and performance. Jean-François Laporte mounts an audio-visual installation called Khrônos. In addition, there will be after hours events, a music lounge, conference and roundtable discussion.

One of the more interesting-sounding performances will be a composition by the festival's director Walter Boudreau. His piece Apportez Votre Cellulaire is an audience participation piece for organ, harpsichord, wind quintet, electronics and cellphones from the audience. The audience will be divided into twelve sections, each with its own conductor. There will be a twenty minute rehearsal before it is performed.

http://www.festivalmnm.ca/en/2011/
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Concerts

• La Vie qui bat Feb 18 & Feb 19, 2011
• Bungalopolis Feb 18, 2011
• Alien Lands Feb 18 & Feb 19, 2011
• En trois mouvements Feb 19 & Feb 20, 2011
• Mon corps jamais ne s’arrêtera de danser Feb 19 & Feb 20, 2011
• Apportez votre cellulaire Feb 20, 2011
• Beauty Dissolves in a Brief Hour Feb 21, 2011
• Le mensonge et l’identité Feb 21, 2011
• L’étoile libre Feb 21, 2011
• Suite de danses Feb 22, 2011
• Urnos Feb 22 to Feb 24, 2011
• Chefs-d’œuvre russes Feb 23 & Feb 24, 2011
• White_Box Feb 23 to Feb 26, 2011
• La République Feb 24, 2011
• Songs Feb 25 & Feb 26, 2011
• Orchestre 21 Feb 25, 2011
• Atlas Feb 25, 2011
• Un train pour l’enfer Feb 26, 2011