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Le Vivier is launching its Semaine du Neuf 2026, which will take place from February 27 to March 15, in various venues in Montreal. PanM360 will extensively cover the event featuring contemporary interdisciplinary music and concerts. Here, let us tell you about the concert that will be held on March 1st at the Studio-Théâtre of the Wilder Building in the Quartier des Spectacles. A multimedia concert in which the excellent Montreal instrumentalists of Architek Percussions and the Swiss ensemble Contrechamps will join forces, in addition to featuring video projections and electronic tracks. On the program, three Canadian creations: The Brown Gardener (Co-commissioned by Contrechamps / Le Vivier for Architek Percussion) for percussion quartet, by Alexandre Babel; AUTORRETRATO EXTENDIDO (Commissioned by the Contrechamps Ensemble, in partnership with Art Zoyd Studios) for instrumental ensemble and video, by Daniel Zea; and Crxssfaaz (pronounced something like “crossphase”) for instrumental ensemble, video, and electronics, by our beloved Nicole Lizée. I talked about all this with Serge Vuille, the Artistic Director of Contrechamps, an ensemble that will be on stage in Canada for the first time.
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Architek Percussion
Ben Duinker (percussions)
Noam Bierstone (percussions)
Alexander Haupt (percussions)
Alessandro Valiante (percussions)
Contrechamps
Susanne Peters (flutes)
Laurent Bruttin (clarinets)
Simon Aeschimann (electric guitar)
Charles Pierron (horn)
Hans Egidi (alto)
Martina Brodbeck (cello)
