Brasserie Beaubien, 73 Beaubien Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada
ENSEMBLE HABITANT: First performances of compositions by Matt Robidoux [Oakland, CA] and Émilie Mouchous [Montreal, QC] and a performance of a composition by Pauline Oliveros. The HABITANT Ensemble is a non-hierarchical orchestra dedicated to graphic scores, bringing together musicians and sound artists from North America. The HABITANT Ensemble will be composed of:
– David Dugas Dion (saxophone, suona)
– Julie Richard (tuba)
– Véronique Janosy (trompette)
– Craig Pedersen (trompette)
– Eric Lewis (cuivres)
– Elyze Vennes-Deshaies (anches)
– Elizabeth Millar (clarinette)
– Reuel Ordonez (trombone)
– Geneviève d’Ortun (saxophone)
– Will Eizlini (trompette)
– Matt Robidoux (bass recorder)
– Émilie Mouchous (électroniques)
– Walter Wright (électroniques)
– Al Margolis (électroniques, violon)
– Preston Beebe (électroniques)
– Nathalie Gélinas (électroniques)
– Nicolas Gaudreault (électroniques)
– Matt Lee (guitare)
– Isabelle Clermont (harpe)
– Hélène Barbier (basse)
– Alex Pelchat (guitare)
– Nasir Hasan (percussions)
– Pierre-Luc Simon (percussion)
– Farley Miller (percussion)
– Dei Xhrist (voix)
– Mathieu Bédard (voix)
MICHEL MEUNIER: A rare solo performance on Canadian soil. Member of Panopticon Eyelids, En Fer, Whilst, and des Raisin Brains, Michel Meunier is an iconoclast who deconstructs the guitar in the tradition of Caspar Brötzmann and Haino-san.
ELKA BONG: Al Margolis and Walter Wright from New York and Massachusetts. Deep sound exploration from two northeast veteran freaks.
DEI XHRIST: Rare visit from New Hampshire vocalist, multidisciplinary artist and soapmaker who expands language and distorts perceptions.