New and Contemporary Music: An Invigorating Season Begins
The autumn of 2025 promises to be a rich one for new and contemporary music throughout Quebec. The season is shaping up to offer a…
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Véronique Lussier: From Teaching to the Stage
After giving up a stable career as a music teacher, Véronique Lussier decided to follow a new passion, conducting. She pursued a doctorate at the…
Montreal New Musics Festival: A fascinating Tower of Babel
The theme of this 12th edition of the Montreal International New Musics Festival is “Music and Images.” Its program of 18 concerts will reopen a…
Sandeep Bhagwati: Embracing Uncertainty
Prof. Sandeep Bhagwati is being honoured this year by the SMCQ, with their prestigious Série Hommage. Every two years, the leading Quebec organization chooses to…
Newswire | Composer Simon Bertrand Appointed Interim Artistic Director of the SMCQ
Montreal, September 27, 2023 – Anik Shooner, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), announces the appointment…
Preview | SMCQ présents : Amitiés et étrangeté
On September 24, 2023, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) will present the fourth concert in their Hommage 2023-2024 series, dedicated to composer…
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…
Andrew Balfour: Storytelling through Music
Medicine is an important element of composer Andrew Balfour’s creative pursuits. “People think of music as a refuge, but music can also be a powerful…
Newswire | New music from here and abroad with the theme Music and spirituality
Montreal, January 26, 2023 – The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) resents the complete program of the Montreal/New Musics international festival (MNM). This…
Newswire | SMCQ 2022-2023: a season of transition focused on renewal and continuity
Thursday, September 1st, 2022 – The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) presents a participatory event in September and the return of its Montreal/New…
