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OSM | Half Moon Run’s Masterful Return to The Symphonic… Home

by Marilyn Bouchard

On May 15 at the Maison symphonique was the last of 3 performances of the return of Half Moon Run with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Adam Johnson.

The evening began with Everyone’s Moving Out East, richly accompanied by the full orchestra. The soaring 9beat followed to the rhythm of brilliantly enriched percussion, delicately complemented by female backing vocals and violins, amplifying the light of the musical epic, which ended sharply at the climax, to the cheers of the crowd.

We came back down for Goodbye Cali, with the guys strolling across the stage in long strides to the rhythm of the promenade, which ended with the piano scores intertwining, veering into jazz. Crawl Back In then opened, softly, with only acoustic guitar and vocals backed by violins, quickly evolving into more complexity.

We found ourselves suspended for a moment in time, and I don’t know if it’s because of a little similarity with Hallelujah, but this one brought a tear to my eye. Immediately afterwards, the highlight of the evening, How Come My Body, one of my favourites, went completely wild, with the percussion and double bass weighing down the atmosphere and the female singers adding density to the choruses.

Razorblade and Loose Ends were presented in a rousing, rhythmic fashion, with the brass instruments, and solo trumpeter Paul Merkelo in particular, taking full advantage of their space. You won’t (look me in the eyes) was really well accompanied by violins, surprising us with a magnificent solo from Marianne Dugal in particular, and enveloped by female vocal harmonies, while the atmospheric Another Woman came close to Muse’s progressive/alternative rock with the orchestra and an abundance of staccatos. We were treated to a deep, rich version of It’s true, on which the double basses heightened the song’s dramatic potential tenfold, as well as Grow Into Love and Then Again adorned with overlapping violins, between pizzicatos and legatos that filled the airs.

The awaited Full Circle kicked off with Serge Desgagnés’ expertly executed percussion, and was the perfect song to highlight this angle of the orchestral arrangement, quickly progressing to one of the evening’s most masterful orchestrations. Call me in the afternoon, warmly welcomed by the audience, stood out for its electrifying guitar duet at the front of the stage. This was followed by I can’t figure out what’s going on and She wants to know you can let go, opening with a Tchaikovsky-like introduction of flutes and oboes, quickly accompanied by the other winds. The encore, Sun leads me on , ended the evening magnificently, starting with Devon, Conner and Dylan going up to find the leader on the central platform to deliver the last song in chorus, around the same microphone. They were gradually joined by the singers, flutes, oboes and clarinets for a final crescendo that left us with heads full of music.Tout au long du spectacle, les arrangements sensibles de Blair Thompson se sont illustrés en sachant délicatement faire briller les points forts des compositions d’Half Moon Run. Un spectacle senti, bien calculé et extraordinairement bien exécuté, conduit de main de maître par Adam Johnson. Si vous n’y étiez pas, vous avez manqué un MOMENT.

Photo Credit : Antoine Saito

classique / Folk Rock / Indie Pop

OSM : Le retour d’Half Moon Run à l’OSM

by Rédaction PAN M 360

La première rencontre musicale entre le célèbre groupe montréalais Half Moon Run et l’OSM fut remarquable et mémorable. Les artistes se donnent à nouveau rendez-vous sur la scène de la Maison symphonique pour une expérience musicale inédite et originale. Venez vibrer au son des harmonies vocales uniques de Devon Portielje, Conner Molander et Dylan Phillips, sous la direction d’Adam Johnson!

The celebrated Montreal band Half Moon Run’s first appearance with the OSM was an outstanding and memorable event. The band’s artists reconvene onstage at the Maison symphonique to deliver a new and inventive musical experience. Enjoy the sounds of unique harmonies as sung by Devon Portielje, Conner Molander and Dylan Phillips, under the direction of Adam Johnson!

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OSM : L’OSM joue Rachmaninov et Amy Beach

by Rédaction PAN M 360

La virtuosité pianistique de Rachmaninov était légendaire et elle transparaît particulièrement dans son Concerto no 3 avec lequel Marie-Ange Nguci, étoile montante du piano, fera ses débuts à l’OSM. S’inspirant des folklores irlandais, écossais et anglais, Beach rend hommage à la diversité des cultures étatsuniennes dans sa symphonie «Gaélique». Avec cette œuvre aux teintes orchestrales chatoyantes, Beach s’affirme comme compositrice d’envergure.

Rachmaninoff’s pianistic virtuosity was legendary, a fact he made markedly obvious in his Piano Concerto no. 3, in which rising star Marie-Ange Nguci will make her OSM debut. Drawing on Irish, Scottish, and English folklore, Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony celebrates an array of diverse cultural legacies in the United States, and with this sumptuously orchestrated work she established herself as a composer of stature.

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Vocal Jazz

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal : Samara Joy à la Maison symphonique

by Rédaction PAN M 360

Vocaliste originaire du Bronx, Samara Joy est la plus grande vedette montante du jazz de la nouvelle génération ! Elle a raflé le prix de la meilleure nouvelle artiste aux Grammys 2023, une distinction rarement remportée par les artistes jazz. Son nouvel album Portrait met en lumière ses talents naissants de parolière, dans des arrangements ingénieux qui mêlent ses paroles réfléchies à la musique de Charles Mingus, Sun Ra et de son défunt mentor Barry Harris.

Bronx-born vocalist Samara Joy is the biggest rising jazz star of the new generation! She won Best New Artist at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards, a distinction rarely garnered by jazz performers. Her new album, Portrait, showcases her emerging talents as a lyricist in ingenious arrangements that blend her thoughtful lyrics with the music of Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and her late mentor, Barry Harris.

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classique / Piano

OSM : Le Concerto pour piano nº 3 de Rachmaninov

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Marie-Ange Nguci, étoile montante du piano, fera ses débuts avec l’OSM dans le Concerto no 3 de Rachmaninov, une œuvre brillante, d’une redoutable virtuosité. S’inspirant du mythe d’Endymion, la compositrice canadienne Jean Coulthard réalise un somptueux fondu enchainé de couleurs orchestrales pour évoquer avec lyrisme le sommeil sans fin du jeune héros grec. Découvrez les mystères entourant ces deux œuvres en compagnie du comédien Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques.

Rising star Marie-Ange Nguci makes her OSM debut in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3, a shining work of formidable virtuosity. Drawing on the myth of Endymion, Canadian composer Jean Coulthard offers a feast of orchestral colours, lyrically conjuring the young Greek hero’s eternal sleep. Unravel the mysteries surrounding these two works along with actor Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques.

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cinéma / classique / hommage

OSM : 2001 - L’Odyssée de l’espace

by Rédaction PAN M 360

L’Orchestre et le Chœur de l’OSM accompagnent le mythique film de science-fiction réalisée par Stanley Kubrick, 2001 : l’Odyssée de l’espace, pour un voyage philosophique où futurisme et poésie se rencontrent. Le film explore l’évolution humaine sous l’influence d’un mystérieux monolithe extraterrestre, de la préhistoire à l’ère spatiale. L’intelligence artificielle HAL 9000 se retourne contre l’équipage du vaisseau Discovery One. L’astronaute Bowman, seul survivant, traverse un portail cosmique et renaît sous une forme supérieure, symbolisant une nouvelle étape de l’humanité. Les images époustouflantes prennent vie au rythme du célèbre Beau Danube bleu de Johann Strauss, ainsi qu’avec des œuvres de Richard Strauss et des compositions envoûtantes de György Ligeti. Une expérience cinématographique et musicale à voir absolument.

Embark on a philosophical journey with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the OSM Chorus as they accompany Stanley Kubrick’s iconic sci-fi masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey. This fusion of futurism and poetry takes you through humanity’s evolution, from prehistory to the space age, guided by an enigmatic alien monolith. As the sentient supercomputer HAL 9000 turns on the crew of the spaceship Discovery One, astronaut Bowman becomes the last survivor. He passes through a cosmic gateway and is reborn as a higher life form symbolizing the next stage of humanity’s evolution. Stunning visuals are brought to life by Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube, works by Richard Strauss and the captivating compositions of György Ligeti. A cinematic and musical experience you won’t want to miss!

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classique / post-romantique

OSM : Roméo et Juliette de Prokofiev

by Rédaction PAN M 360

Prokofiev dépeint les amours impossibles de Roméo et Juliette avec un lyrisme passionné et une grande inventivité mélodique; Abel Selaocoe raconte l’Afrique du Sud avec sa voix puissante, ses rythmes explosifs et son incroyable créativité dans Fours Spirits : àla croisée des traditions, les deux mondes sonores se rejoignent pour donner naissance à une expérience musicale exaltante et vous faire vivre le concert autrement grâce à l’œuvre participative de Selaocoe.

Prokofiev depicted the star-crossed romance of Romeo and Juliet with ardent lyricism and great melodic inventiveness, while in Four Spirits, Abel Selaocoe tells of South Africa using his powerful voice, explosive rhythms, and astounding creativity. At the crossroads of traditions, these two soundscapes come together for a glorious musical experience and, with Selaocoe’s participatory work, an uncommon concert experience.

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classique / Piano

OSM : L’étincelant Concerto pour piano de Ravel

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Benjamin Grosvenor, magicien du piano, interprétera l’éblouissant Concerto en sol de Ravel. Au centre de cette partition d’un irrésistible dynamisme, le compositeur dévoile pudiquement sa sensibilité par le biais d’une mélopée d’une extrême douceur. L’ambiance plus tumultueuse de la Symphonie no 6 de Vaughan Williams offrira un contraste frappant. Puissante, entrecoupée de passages introspectifs, l’œuvre est attisée par des tensions permanentes qui s’estompent dans les sonorités quasi immatérielles du final.

Benjamin Grosvenor, a magician of the piano, will perform Ravel’s mesmerizing Concerto in G. In the middle movement of this irrepressibly vibrant work, the composer reveals his deep sensitivity in an ethereal melody of the utmost tenderness. The more turbulent mood of Vaughan Williams’ Symphony no. 6 offers a striking contrast: forceful, though interspersed with introspective passages, this work is powered by an ongoing tension that dissolves into virtual immateriality in the finale.

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Classical / Classical Period

OSM | A Morning of Lightness

by Alexis Desrosiers-Michaud

Less than twelve hours after performing a concert version of Mozart’s opera Cosi fan tutte as part of the festival of the same name, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) and Rafael Payare presented two of the composer’s last works: Piano Concerto No. 27, with Kevin Chen as soloist, and Symphony No. 41, known as the “Jupiter” Symphony.

From the very first movement of the Concerto, we sense that everything will be in finesse, even before the soloist enters. At this point, our impression is confirmed; the fingers almost float over the keyboard. A real dialogue is established between Chen and the orchestra, with whom he constantly makes eye contact. The second movement is a gentle delight that takes us elsewhere, into a plaintive, restful, almost meditative world. This excerpt, full of emotion where the notes held never die, would certainly have been the subject of a replay on a digital application.

The “Jupiter” symphony that follows follows in the same vein as the Concerto, i.e., everything is lively, lilting, rhythmic, but light-hearted. All the more so since “one of the themes of the first movement is a bass aria written for an opera by Anfossi”. There’s something lyrical about this first movement.

The third movement could have been more dance-like, in keeping with the minuet tradition. Marked Menuetto : Allegretto, it tended more towards the second part of its surtitle, with a little more gallantry than usual.

The exclamation point of this symphony is undoubtedly the final movement. Indeed, Mozart’s final symphonic page is a jewel of contrapuntal writing, with no fewer than 5 (!) themes continuing uninterruptedly. It’s a compositional tour de force, but also a challenge for the conductor, who has to balance the sound so that the whole doesn’t become a jumble, which Payare succeeds in doing brilliantly. Constantly on his toes, he keeps everything under control. He even does the long reprise, like Labadie and Nagano’s previous versions, but which is not fashionable on disc. The timpani, hidden on the right, punctuates the phrases and ends of the sections, and provides the energy for the various climaxes. A quick note to say that the concert opened with pianist Chen’s solo performance of the Fantasy in C minor K. 475. This sombre but beautiful piece had more the air of a salon piece. Not because of the interpretation, quite the contrary, but because of the slight uproar caused by the admission to the hall of the dozens of latecomers who had arrived by bus for this school morning. No doubt listening to the same concert in the evening would have been different. But there was something beautiful about seeing and hearing the OSM’s “regulars” repeatedly questioning and taking an interest in these young people from all over, some wearing a piece of clothing bearing the effigy of their music program.

Photo Credit: Antoine Saito

classique

OSM : La majestueuse symphonie «Jupiter» de Mozart

by Rédaction PAN M 360

Le Concerto pour piano no 27 est l’aboutissement d’une forme développée par Mozart tout au long de sa carrière de pianiste et de compositeur, à travers laquelle il a exprimé ses sentiments et ses aspirations les plus intimes. Quant à la symphonie « Jupiter », elle brille par son caractère majestueux et ses proportions harmonieuses. Dans les deux œuvres, le rôle accordé aux instruments à vent enrichit les couleurs de l’orchestre en y apportant une teinte satinée.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 27 marks the apex of a form the composer cultivated throughout his entire career and through which he expressed his innermost feelings and aspirations, while the Jupiter Symphony radiates majesty and great harmonic breadth. In both works, the prominence of wind instruments enhances the orchestral colours, lending them a characteristic shine.

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OSM : Così fan tutte de Mozart: le dangereux jeu de l’amour

by Rédaction PAN M 360

Fruit d’une étroite collaboration entre un compositeur de génie, Mozart, et un librettiste perspicace, da Ponte, Così fan tutte est une étude sur la nature humaine et les conventions sociales menée avec un humour souvent acéré. L’intrigue, riche en rebondissements, est soutenue par une musique radieuse et raffinée. Spécialiste de Mozart, le célèbre baryton Thomas Hampson prêtera sa voix somptueuse à Don Alfonso et assurera la mise en espace de ce magnifique opéra.

Così fan tutte results from the close collaboration between Mozart the compositional mastermind, and da Ponte the shrewd librettist. The opera is a study of human nature and social conventions that often embraces caustic humour. Its somewhat manic plot is heightened by the composer’s captivating and sophisticated score. Mozart specialist and renowned baritone Thomas Hampson will lend his sumptuous voice to the role of Don Alfonso, as well as direct the staging for this magnificent opera.

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OSM : Payare dirige l’émouvant Requiem de Mozart

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L’intensité dramatique et la sincérité des sentiments exprimés par Mozart dans son Requiem contribuent à la fascination que cette œuvre continue d’exercer plus de 200 ans après sa composition. La thématique de la mort est également abordée par Bach avec humanité, et le climat contemplatif du motet Jesu, meine Freude offre une vision sereine de l’au-delà. Le génie de Bach et de Mozart sera magnifié par l’Orchestre et le Chœur de l’OSM.

The dramatic intensity and emotional candour expressed in Mozart’s Requiem contribute to the fascination this work continues to arouse more than 200 years after it was written. Bach similarly approaches the theme of death through an aura of contemplative humanism in the motet Jesu, meine Freude, in which a serene vision of the afterlife is offered. The genius of both Bach and Mozart will be celebrated by the Orchestra and the OSM Chorus.

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