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Montreal/New Music gets off to an explosive start with the Dynamite Barrel concert by the Dutch ensemble New European Ensemble (NEuE), presented on February 14 at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT).
We’re encouraged to prepare ourselves for a “motley mix where music and images intertwine in a frenzied dance with nostalgic and playful works” by Tjøgersen, Cendo, Black, Bailie and a creation by young Quebec composer Francis Battah, commissioned by SMCQ.
This program is “a collection of precious memories, filled with dance, shadow theater, energy, raw technique on instruments, and reminders of nostalgic moments spent watching cartoons”.
In this context, Francis Battah respects the instrumentation of the New European Ensemble, this time drawing inspiration from Miles Davis’ legendary Bitches Brew album to take us truly elsewhere, into his own space. Alain Brunet introduces us to Francis Battah and to the foundations of this SMCQ commission, created in the context of Montréal / Nouvelles Musiques.
