Ensemble Transmission

The Ensemble Transmission is a collective of six musicians who are independent artists, thinkers and producers. The Ensemble plays mostly modern and contemporary music from solo to sextet and their concert repertoire is based entirely on what the members want to play. Each musician is driven by an innate sense of musical curiosity. They are all fully dedicated to and immersed in the creation, diffusion and advancement of contemporary music and its related practices. Transmission is also active in initiating projects that straddle the realms of composition and improvisation, locating themselves in a zone of exploration, where performance practice creates its own music. Transmission radiates a fresh and essential energy, offering an artistic refuge to its members that allows for the constant research and practice of new performance works. The dedication of these musicians generates a contagious force, enabling them to present projects that would otherwise be impossible to realize.

The ensemble received performance invitations from the La Chapelle Theater, the Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), the Montréal Nouvelle Musique (MNM) Festival, the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal), the SoundaXis Festival (Toronto), the International Chamber Music Festival (Ottawa), and the Xenakis Projects of the Americas (New York). In July 2011, with financial support from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, Ensemble Transmission gave its European début. The Ensemble was invited to be the ensemble-in-residence at the international festival Les Nouvelles Flâneries de Reims. The Transmission Ensemble will soon release two CD recording projects - TRANSMISSION (works by Xenakis, Donatoni, Murail, Harvey, Leroux, Essl) and PORTRAIT INTIME (works by Ana Sokolovic).

ENSEMBLE TRANSMISSION
Guy Pelletier / flute
Lori Freedman / clarinet
Alain Giguère / violin
Julie Trudeau / cello
Julien Grégoire / percussion
Brigitte Poulin / piano

PROGRAMME:

Wednesday 2 October

Matteo Giuliani (b. 1984): Primes for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (2013) WORLD PREMIERE
Anthony Green (b. 1984): Ohkyanoos for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion (2013) WORLD PREMIERE
George Christofi (b. 1983): New work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (2013) WORLD PREMIERE
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001): Plekto for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (1993)

Thursday 3 October

Jimmie Leblanc (b. 1977): New work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & percussion (2013) WORLD PREMIERE
Lori Freedman (b. 1958): Reimsix for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (2011) CYPRUS PREMIERE
Luca Francesconi (b. 1956): Encore Da Capo* for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (1985) CYPRUS PREMIERE
*Arrangement for Ensemble Transmission by R. Grimaldi (2012)
-- Interval --
Franco Donatoni (b. 1927): Arpège for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano (1986) CYPRUS PREMIERE
Thomas Simaku (b. 1958): Solar for clarinet, violin & piano (2013) WORLD PREMIERE

Open Rehearsals: The ENSEMBLE TRANSMISSION will rehearse the world premieres with Thomas Simaku, Matteo Giuliani and Anthony Green (winners of the first “Call for Scores” of the Pharos Arts Foundation) and George Christofi. The Rehearsals are open to the public and an open dialogue will follow. (Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 October / The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 10:00am - 1.00pm / Free Admission)

The event is part of the 5th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival