Rafael Payare and Shostakovich’s Awe-Inspiring Symphony No. 8 at the Maison Symphonique
by Rédaction PAN M 360
The influence of Viennese classicism is perceptible in Beethoven’s First Symphony. However, in this fiercely energetic score, innovative ideas abound, like the beginnings of a style that would assert itself over the years. The driving energy of Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony is quite different: brutal, pathetic, merciless. This striking work evokes the dramatic climate of the war years, with irony as a response to suffering.
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (26 min) CHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 (61 min)
L’influence du classicisme viennois est perceptible dans la Première Symphonie de Beethoven. Cependant, dans cette partition d’une énergie enflammée, les idées novatrices foisonnent, telles les prémices d’un style qui s’affirmera au fil des ans. L’énergie motrice de la Huitième Symphonie de Chostakovitch est tout autre : brutale, pathétique, impitoyable. Cette œuvre saisissante évoque le climat dramatique des années de guerre, et l’ironie s’y manifeste comme une réponse à la souffrance.
BEETHOVEN, Symphonie no 1 en do majeur, op. 21 (26 min) CHOSTAKOVITCH, Symphonie no 8 en do mineur, op. 65 (61 min)
Zhan Hong Xiao discovered music in elementary school, at the age of 9, with Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal.
From 2013, he took part in competitions and won several prizes, including the Grand Prix on the Radio-Canada program Virtuose (2017), 3rd Prize at the OSM Manuvie Competition and 2nd Prize at the Prix d’Europe Competition (2023).
As a soloist, he has performed́ with the Sinfonia de Lanaudière, Orchestre Métropolitain and Orchestre Classique de Montréal.
For his recital, Zhan has chosen to play for us his favorite pieces, which he will perform during his participation in various international competitions in 2024.
Igor STRAVINSKY, Suite from the ballet The Firebird (Danse infernale, Berceuse and Finale), arr. Guido Agosti Maurice RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61 1.moderate, very frank
Zhan Hong Xiao découvre la musique à l’école primaire, à l’âge de 9 ans, avec Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal.
Dès 2013, il participe à des concours et remporte plusieurs prix, notamment le Grand Prix de l’émission Virtuose diffusée à Radio-Canada (2017), le 3e Prix au Concours OSM Manuvie et le 2ième prix au Concours Prix d’Europe (2023).
En tant que soliste, il a joué́ avec la Sinfonia de Lanaudière, l’Orchestre Métropolitain et l’Orchestre Classique de Montréal.
Pour de son récital, Zhan a choisi de nous jouer les pièces coup de cœur, qu’il va interpréter lors de sa participation à différents concours internationaux en 2024.
Igor STRAVINSKY, Suite du ballet L’Oiseau de feu (Danse infernale, Berceuse et Finale), arr. Guido Agosti Maurice RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61 1.Modéré, très franc 2. Assez lent, avec une expression intense 3. Modéré 4. Assez animé 5. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime 6. Vif 7. Moins vif 8. Épilogue. Lent Frédéric CHOPIN, 24 préludes, Op.28
Mad Caddies are an American ska punk band from Santa Barbara, California, playing punk rock, hardcore punk and pop punk. Its music is also strongly influenced by New Orleans jazz, which is its main originality.
Mad Caddies est un groupe de ska punk américain originaire de Santa Barbara en Californie, jouant aussi bien du punk rock, du punk hardcore que du pop punk. Sa musique est aussi fortement influencée par le jazz New Orleans, ce qui constitue sa principale originalité.
Valaire, known as Misteur Valaire from 2004 to 2016, is a music group from Sherbrooke with electro-jazz-hip-hop-rock influences and unusual sound extracts.
Valaire, appelé de 2004 à 2016 Misteur Valaire, est un groupe de musique aux influences électro-jazz-hip-hop-rock et extraits sonores insolites, originaire de Sherbrooke.
A true rap phenomenon on social networks for the past 2 years, Fredz, 21, from Montreal, is already shattering records.
His freestyles, regularly shared on social platforms, captivate a committed fanbase (500,000 subscribers on TikTok / 140,000 on Instagram), testifying to his growing influence. In 2022, he marked a significant milestone with the release of his album “Astronaute”, streams of which have since topped the 40 million mark. Beyond his undeniable talent or his apt, melodious words, Fredz seems to have quickly earned the respect of the music community in Quebec and abroad. In 2022-2023, he sets off to meet his public with a first tour of 50+ concerts across Quebec and Europe. Fredz is carving out a place for himself on the French-speaking music scene. A third album is in preparation, due for release in March 2024, and this evening will be the launch.
Véritable phénomène du rap depuis 2 ans sur les réseaux sociaux, Fredz, 21 ans, originaire de Montréal, fracasse déjà de nombreux records.
Ses freestyles régulièrement partagés sur les plateformes sociales captivent une fanbase engagée (500 000 abonnés sur TikTok / 140 000 sur Instagram), témoignant de son influence grandissante. En 2022, il a marqué un jalon significatif avec la sortie de son album “Astronaute”, dont les streams ont depuis franchi la barre des 40 millions. Au-delà de son talent indéniable ou de ses mots justes et mélodieux, Fredz semble avoir rapidement gagné le respect de la communauté musicale au Québec comme à l’étranger. En 2022-2023, il part à la rencontre de son public avec une première tournée de 50+ concerts à travers le Québec et l’Europe. Fredz se taille ainsi une place de choix sur la scène francophone. Un troisième album est en préparation dont la sortie est prévue pour Mars 2024, et dont cette soirée sera le lancement.
Sur mesure with Jeremy Dutcher at la Maison de Radio-Canada
by Rédaction PAN M 360
Starting at 11 p.m., we invite you to a unique and intimate one-hour concert Sur mesure with Jeremy Dutcher in the atrium of Maison de Radio-Canada.
Dès 23 h, on vous donne rendez-vous pour un concert unique et intime d’une heure Sur mesure avec Jeremy Dutcher dans l’atrium de la Maison de Radio-Canada.
FREE ADMISSION!
This content comes from Montréal en Lumière and is adapted by PAN M 360.
À ContreVoix Vocal Ensemble at Église Unie Saint-Jean for the Nuit Blanche
by Rédaction PAN M 360
The À ContreVoix ensemble presents a highly diverse repertoire ranging from contemporary Nordic music to arrangements of traditional Canadian music, African song and American spirituals. These songs will surprise you and stimulate your imagination.
L’ensemble À ContreVoix présente un répertoire très diversifié allant de la musique nordique contemporaine aux arrangements de musiques traditionnelles canadiennes, en passant par le chant africain et les spirituals américains. Ces chants sauront vous surprendre et stimuler votre imaginaire.
FREE ADMISSION!
This content comes from Montréal en Lumière and is adapted by PAN M 360.
ABBA Revisited recreates the magic of ABBA with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies and note perfect musicianship taking their audience on a musical journey back in time. ABBA revisited recreated the show stopping look and sound that ABBA fans around the world can’t deny!
ABBA REVISITED recrée la magie d’ABBA avec des costumes authentiques,
des harmonies spectaculaires et une musicalité parfaite qui emmènent leur public dans un voyage musical dans le temps. De Vegas aux Bermudes, du Mexique à Dubaï, et Guatemala, ABBA Revisited a recréé le look et le son d’arrêt de spectacle que les fans d’ABBA du monde entier ne peuvent pas nier !
Burna Boy almost fills two Bell Centres: Nigeria on our doorstep!
by Alain Brunet
Over the past sixty years, Africa has popularized some of its most remarkable stars in the West: Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Touré Kunda, King Sunny Adé, Alpha Blondy, Youssou N’Dour, Salif Keita, Angélique Kidjo, Oumou Sangaré and Yemi Alade. The last black, non-Western frontman to fill a major Canadian arena as a headliner was Bob Marley… who wasn’t a native of the continent of his forefathers, that’s saying something!
Outside Africa, where they easily fill stadiums, none of the artists mentioned has had such an impact in North America as that seen this week. There is now one exception, the first of many to come.
Burna Boy makes history this week, 18 months after his sensational performance at Osheaga (August 2022), a precursor to the Nigerian Afrobeats movement’s invasion of North America. The first African artist to play Bell centers twice in a row, the frontman embodies a global transformation of pop culture. Wow.
Over 30,000 fans will have flocked to the Bell Centre this week, two nights in a row, to applaud the biggest star of the Afrobeats movement, a non-Western style that has gone global. The influence of this style compares favorably with other powerful movements born outside the U.S. and Western Europe, starting with reggae and reggaeton.
On Thursday evening, the arena was packed with diversity. Predominantly populated by the 18-30 generation, the crowd sang along to the offerings of Lagos-based DJ Lambo, one of the opening acts in a wide-ranging program that began at around 7.40pm and ended shortly before midnight. Also from Nigeria, singer Nissi Ogulu did her best (with ups and downs, to put it politely) and the program’s first DJ, Spaceship Billy, returned to warm up the room before Burna Boy triumphed for two hours. Generous!
The playground is an urban setting inspired by a working-class district of Lagos. A telephone booth is set up in front of several local shops, including a barber and a grocery store. The 4 reeds and brass instruments overhang the stage on the right, while the 3 backing singers do the same on the left. Drums and percussion are arranged at the ends, with the harmonic core of 4 musicians (keyboards, guitars, bass) in the center. A string trio (violin, viola, cello) appears a few times, while 6 dancers express themselves throughout this highly ambitious show.
Burna Boy is frontman, bandleader, crooner, groover and sex symbol all rolled into one. His ascendancy over the female gender is more than obvious, with the ladies clearly in the majority singing along to his megatubes, particularly his romantic ballads.
On the PAN M 360 side, we preferred the mostly epidermal Afrobeats grooves, an infectious mix of dancehall, reggaeton, afro-funk, juju, konpa, soul/R&B or even jazz, matched with a significant layer of Nigerian culture. Among the thirty or so songs on the program, we’ll have noticed the performance of the following hits: “I Told Them”(also the title of the tour), “Gbona”, “Pull Up”, “On The Low”, “On Form”, “Giza and more.
We all know that humanity is going through a critical period in its presence on Earth, but it’s not all bad news. The rebalancing of planetary cultural forces is good news! Burna Boy is here to remind us that there is always hope for humans of good will.
During this workshop, your children will become composers by inventing the soundtrack to the tale Maélie et le dragon. This adorable story, written by a nine-year-old girl, so captivated composer Denis Gougeon that he decided to set it to music. The story and music were then transformed into a web application and creative workshop.
Choir director Tiphaine Legrand, accompanied by pianist Jérémie Brodeur, will skilfully show each group of children the lovely song of Maélie et le dragon, which they can play in a variety of ways. Your children will be captivated as they create the soundtrack to the tale with small percussion instruments, their hands or their voices.
At home, they can continue composing using the interactive application. An hour of music that will multiply into hours of creative family fun.
Le temps de cet atelier, vos enfants deviendront des compositeurs ou des compositrices en inventant la bande sonore du conte Maélie et le dragon. Cette adorable histoire, écrite par une petite fille de neuf ans, a tellement séduit le compositeur Denis Gougeon qu’il a décidé de la mettre en musique. Le conte et la musique ont ensuite été transformés en application web puis en atelier créatif.
Avec doigté, Tiphaine Legrand, cheffe de chœur, accompagnée du pianiste Jérémie Brodeur, montrera à chaque groupe d’enfants la jolie chanson de Maélie et le dragon avec laquelle ils pourront jouer de plusieurs manières. Vos enfants seront captivés en créant la bande sonore du conte avec de petites percussions, leurs mains ou leur voix.
À la maison par la suite, vos enfants pourront continuer de composer grâce à l’application interactive. Une heure de musique qui se multipliera en des heures de plaisir créatif en famille.
Matana Roberts, née en 1978 à Chicago, est une musicienne de jazz, auteure et compositrice expérimentale américaine. Elle est membre de l’Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
Matana Roberts, born 1978 in Chicago, is an American jazz musician, writer and experimental composer. She is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
