Quatuor Molinari: Canadian Rhythms

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The second concert of the season, entitled “Canadian Rhythms,” features three Canadian works with lively rhythms. From composer Kelly-Marie Murphy, you will hear Dark Energy, a work commissioned as a compulsory piece for the Banff International String Quartet Competition. R. Murray Schafer’s Fourth Quartet is a three-movement work whose middle movement is a fireworks display of sixteenth notes. Opening with a string trio on stage, the first violin begins a lyrical melody in the distance before joining the other strings at the beginning of the second movement. Finally, the work ends with a tribute to the poet bp nicols, whose sudden and tragic death had a profound effect on the composer.

A prolific composer in all genres, Blair Thomson is also known for his major symphonic works and numerous high-level orchestral arrangements. Blair Thompson wrote his first string quartet, Internesses, for the Molinari Quartet, and it will be premiered at this concert.

Kelly-Marie Murphy : Dark Energy (2007)

Blair Thomson : Internesses (world premiere)

Murray Schafer : Quartet no 4

Event Artists

Composer Blair Thomson

Quatuor Molinari: Canadian Rhythms

Date/Time
Friday, December 5, 2025
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Salle de concert, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
4750, avenue Henri-Julien
Montréal, Québec
Canada, H2T 2C8

Price
$16-33

Phone
514-873-4031

Website
https://quatuormolinari.qc.ca/event/rythmes-canadiens/

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