Montreal/New Musics 2023: Feb. 23 to March 5
Hearing new SMCQ artistic director Ana Sokolovic talk about the 2023 Montreal/New Musics (MNM) festival, it’s hard not to get excited. “I joke that the…
Browsing: Walter Boudreau
Newswire | SMCQ 2022-2023: A Season of Transition Focused on Renewal and Continuity
Montreal, September 1, 2022 – The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) presents a participatory event in September and the return of its Montreal/New…
Newswire | Walter Boudreau Amongst 12 Recipients of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
Montreal, May 26, 2022 – The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) is proud to announce the 12 luminaries who will become…
Editorial (October 2021)
On Sept. 30, Quebec announced the opening of concert halls to full capacity from 50% beginning Oct. 8*. This is the first positive development for…
Walter Boudreau: 33 years with the SMCQ
A major page is about to turn. The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) in September announced the retirement of its artistic director Walter…
SMCQ, série hommage – Katia Makdissi-Warren: The Composer as Sound Director
Without them, movies would never be made and plays would never be seen. While they work in different media, film and stage directors must coax…
Creators in Their Own Words
To understand the music of today, we need to know its beginnings, to understand the music of the 20th century in all its variety and…
Stockhausen’s Klang – Savouring Eternal Moments
The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) has contributed significantly to the dynamic of the local new music scene. While doing its part in…
The Problem of Modern Music
“Only madmen invent entirely new languages,” wrote the Viennese-born British critic Hans Keller in a 1961 essay for The Musical Times bearing the same title…
News of the Industry
Pianist Carter Johnson Wins OSM Manulife Competition Carter Johnson of British Columbia was the grand prize winner of the OSM Manulife Competition. Apart from netting…
