Quatuor Bozzini and the percussion quartet
Bye-Bye Butterfly combine forces for the grand world premiere of
Alien Lands, a new work by Canada Research Chair
Sandeep Bhagwati.
Alien Lands is a concert light/sound installation that takes the audience into the heart of sonic motion. The concept: musicians from two ensembles are spread in the middle of, and around the audience, playing in interaction with real-time computer-generated scores, spatialized sounds, and Jean Gervais' light environments.
The title's
Alien Lands are strange and unknown landscapes from our inner self, but also "the air of other planets" (Schoenberg), mixed with blurry memories of Indian, African, and Balinese music. Like monochrome photographs, they will pique your curiosity and incite you to explore these imaginary realms of sound.
This premiere is a coproduction of the MNM - matralab (Concordia University) - Hexagram - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche-Création en Arts Médiatiques with generous support by Conseil des Arts et Lettres de Quebec and the Concordia University Office of Research.
Where:
Agora Hydro-Québec
Cœur des science, UQAM
175, avenue du Président-Kennedy (métro Place-des-Arts)
When:
Friday, February 18, 2011, 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 9:00 p.m.
Programme:
Alien Lands by Sandeep Bhagwati
Monochrom by Sandeep Bhagwati
Nil Nisis Nive by Sandeep Bhagwati
