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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales #16: Olivier St-Pierre and Yves Charuest – un tuyal\, des tuyaux...
DESCRIPTION:Yves Charuest et Olivier St‑Pierre interpelleront l’espace acoustique de l’église Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus dans une exploration des parentés et différences de leurs instruments respectifs à travers le jeu délié du saxophone et la complexité sonore et timbrale de l’orgue.\n\nUne coproduction de Musique Rayonnante et Les Vespérales de l’orgue du Sacré-Cœur\, présenté en partenariat avec le Concours international d’orgue du Canada et Suoni per il popolo\, avec le soutien du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.\n\nSamedi 18 avril à 19 h 30 (portes à 19 h)\nBillets (prix variable\, avec option PWYC)\n\n—-Yves Charuest est un improvisateur engagé dans la musique de création depuis plusieurs décennies. Ayant toujours consacré l’essentiel de son travail de création à l’improvisation sous diverses formes – improvisation libre\, ensembles d’improvisateurs explorant les liens avec la composition écrite\, free jazz – Charuest est connu pour son approche singulière\, son sens du développement et son attention aux propriétés sonores et au potentiel formel des matériaux avec lesquels il travaille. Au fil des ans\, il s’est produit en solo et en groupe au Canada et dans de nombreux pays (États-Unis\, Royaume-Uni\, Allemagne\, France\, Belgique\, Pays-Bas\, Italie\, Autriche\, Hongrie\, Croatie\, Serbie\, Slovénie et Finlande).\n\nOlivier St-Pierre est un compositeur\, pianiste et organiste montréalais spécialisé en musique contemporaine. Après des études de philosophie\, Olivier complète des concours en composition instrumentale et en analyse au Conservatoire de musique de Montréal\, sous la direction de Nicolas Gilbert\, Jimmie LeBlanc et Martin Bédard. Depuis 2019\, il est organiste titulaire au Sanctuaire-du-Saint-Sacrement\, à Montréal\, où il anime une série de concerts dédiés au répertoire contemporain et à la musique de création pour orgue (« Les concerts du Sanctuaire »). Son approche compositionnelle\, inspirée par la musique ancienne et la technique polyphonique et combinatoire\, se centre sur l’exploration de la relation entre le son et le temps\, en s’appuyant notamment sur l’usage de la microtonalité et de la polyrythmie\, dans une perspective résolument expérimentale. Il a écrit pour une grande variété de formations instrumentales et d’ensembles\, tant au Québec et au Canada qu’à l’étranger\, et se produit régulièrement comme pianiste et organiste improvisateur.
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/les-vesperales-16-olivier-st-pierre-and-yves-charuest-un-tuyal-des-tuyaux/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales #15: Annie Bloch
DESCRIPTION:Annie Bloch (Cologne\, Germany) presents a set of original improvisations with the new experimental organ LIMINARE. Presented in collaboration with Suoni per il Popolo and the Canadian International Organ Competition\, with the support of the Institut-Goethe. \nDoors @ 19:00\nConcert @ 19:30\nÉglise du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus (rue Ontario\, coin Plessis) \nTickets: Flexible pricing (with PWYC option)\nhttps://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/annie-bloch-les-vesperales-de-lorgue-du-sacre-coeur
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/les-vesperales-15-annie-bloch/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales #14 : Nuit blanche 2026 (Annie Bloch // Earth World Collaborative // Secondsight // André Pappathomas)
DESCRIPTION:Les Vespérales de l’orgue du Sacré-Cœur presents the “Ambient Organ Night.” Immerse yourself in a full sensory experience with an evening of ambient and experimental music for pipe organ and electronics at the église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus. \nPresented as part of Nuit blanche à Montréal 2026\, in collaboration with Suoni per il popolo and the Canadian International Organ Competition\, with the support of the Goethe-Institut and Festival MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE. \nTickets \nFree admission (voluntary contribution/suggested donation of $15)\nReservations suggested \nSchedule: \n8:30 p.m. – Doors open\n9 p.m. – André Pappathomas (and guests)\n10 p.m. – Annie Bloch (luvt)\n11 p.m. – Earth World Collaborative (Real and Imagined Spaces\, Vol. 2)\n12 a.m. – Secondsight\n1 a.m. – André Pappathomas (and guests) \n\nAnnie Bloch\n“luvt” \nWith „luvt“\, organist and songwriter Annie Bloch (Cologne\, GER) presents a project that is dedicated to the sound realm of the chest organ. Limiting herself to just three stops of wooden pipes\, Annie Bloch zooms into the details within the sound. “luvt” – derived from the German „luven” = “to turn to the wind” – takes us into a new imaginary space and shows a facet of the pipe organ that can be both powerful and delicate. Annie Bloch combines a precise use of the mechanical stop manipulation with electronic manipulation\, aiming for a wholesome musical experience. Thereby\, “luvt” lifts the chest organ out of its traditional context and opens a door to a new sensory and emotional experience of the organ. \nThe album “luvt” will be released on OOH-sounds (Florence\, Italy) in fall 2026. \n—- \n \nAnnie Bloch is an organist\, composer and songwriter based in Cologne\, Germany. As an organist she performs solo and in alternating ensemble configurations\, mainly working within improvisation. In her composed improvisations Annie Bloch explores states of change. Searching for the ambivalences in a sound and lingering on them\, her music resists singular truths. The musical material she draws from is informed by her engagement with the experimental music scene\, but also by compositional styles of pop and ambient music. \nIn 2025 she released her chamber-orchestral pop album “I DEPEND” via Papercup Records (GER). Together with Emily Wittbrodt (cello)\, she realized „The Mendelssohn-Project“ of recompositions and improvisations based on Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s organ works for organ and cello\, that was released on sts|sts records in 2025. \nhttp://anniebloch.com/\nPhoto: Helga Articus \n\n \nEarth World Collaborative\n“Real and Imagined Spaces\, Vol. 2” \nEarth World Collaborative (featuring organists and composers Joel Peters and Adrian Foster and singer-songwriter Naghmeh Shafiei) explores the deep resonances of the pipe organ through sound transformations using dynamic wind and live electronic sound processing\, with excerpts from their recent projects and new works. The result is an immersive sonic experience that blurs the boundary between the real and imagined worlds. \nEarth World Collaborative is a creative force generating new works of music\, art\, film\, and literature through collaboration. Founded in 2018 by composers and organists Joel Peters and Adrian Foster\, Earth World’s activities are centred on immersive story concerts\, which integrate electronics\, original compositions\, projection\, lighting\, and special effects. \nwww.earthworldcollaborative.com\nPhoto: Brandon Patitucci \n\n \nSecondsight \nHajia Maa (Secondsight) is a multidisciplinary creative\, singer\, and a meditation teacher. In her current artistic universe\, she mostly explores music\, wellness\, and fashion\, intertwining meditative chant\, experimental soul\, and ambient soundscapes\, sometimes accompanied by guided breathwork\, along with a perspective on clothing in which garments are seen as wearable art and a ritual of care for the body and spirit. Her performances invite deep listening\, rest\, and embodied spiritual intimacy. \nPhoto: Vladim Vilain \n\n \nAndré Pappathomas \nAn interdisciplinary artist\, André Pappathomas developed and invested his work as a composer and stage director as a choir director. As director of the Mruta Mertsi Vocal Ensemble\, he has conceived and produced a large number of creations linked to other artistic disciplines: visual arts\, theater\, literature and dance (over 40 choreographers and performers have collaborated on the numerous editions of Choeur et chorégraphes). At the same time\, he explored with choristers a method of controlled improvisation and discovered an unsuspected potential in this form of musical expression.\n\nSoprano\, Virginie MongeauPercussion and bells\, Olivier MarandaSoprano saxophone\, Marie-Claude de Chevigny Organ\, Daniel LerouxInvented string instruments and electric bass\, André Pappathomas\n\n\n\nPhoto : Brandon Patitucci
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/les-vesperales-nuit-blanche-2026/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales # 13 : Winter Solstice Ambient Night (2nd Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Tickets available here \nLes Vespérales de l’orgue du Sacré-Cœur presents the second edition of the annual winter-solstice ambient night\, featuring dream-like sonic atmospheres for organ\, electronics\, and more. This year’s lineup includes Good Sine Ensemble\, Beast\, Daniel Leroux\, and Adrian Foster (with a special installation on the new LIMINARE experimental organ). Come mark the solstice with us at this exclusive\, intimate concert in the organ loft of the église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus. Sit around the organ console and be immersed in the deep resonances of the pipe organ\, the ethereal soundscapes of the electronics\, and the enveloping acoustic of this stunning neogothic church. This concert is a calming and introspective alternative to other festive holiday concerts throughout the month of December. \nReserve your tickets today! Space is limited\, as only the organ loft will be open. General admission (no assigned seating / first-come\, first-serve). Tickets include admission to the concert and complementary hot cider or wine. In the interest of making this event as accessible as possible\, a free ticket option is provided. If for any reason your financial situation does not permit you to purchase a ticket\, we encourage you to use this option\, no questions asked. \nDoors: 7:30 pm\nConcert: 8:00 pm \nPresented in partnership with Suoni per il popolo and the Canadian International Organ Competition
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/les-vesperales-13-winter-solstice-ambient-night-2nd-edition/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251009T220000
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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales #12 – John Kameel Farah
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/festival-flux-john-kameel-farah-tickets-1685849995719\n\nRenowned for performances that weave together the ornate counterpoint of Baroque masters with the fluid improvisations of Arabic classical music\, Palestinian-Canadian composer/improvisor John Kameel Farah is one of the most compelling contemporary artists on the scene today. For Flux 2026\, he’ll create a cathedral of keyboards in the transcendent acoustics of Église Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus\, Montréal.\n\nDrawing on centuries of Arab maqam traditions and the spiritual architecture of J. S. Bach\, Farah’s music is steeped in heritage\, yet constantly opening outward\, embracing electronic soundscapes and experimental textures. It moves fluidly between the church organ\, piano\, and vintage analog synthesizers\, crafting an intricate sonic architecture. Improvisations are launched as contrapuntal meditations\, spiral into hypnotic electronic loops\, or blossom into expansive\, maqam-inspired melodies.\n\nFarah’s journey has brought him from concert halls to underground clubs\, from Jerusalem to Berlin\, from fugues to feedback. In 2023\, he shared the stage with the legendary Tangerine Dream\, paying homage to the cosmic lineage of electronic music. Yet at the heart of his artistry remains a profound devotion to heritage: the meeting of Baroque rigor and Arabic improvisatory freedom\, refracted through the lens of his Palestinian roots.\n\nIn this intimate performance\, Farah transforms keyboards into vessels of memory and imagination – ships bearing heritage and memory on a sonic voyage.\n\nDoors 7:30 PM\, NOTAFLOF—En co-diffusion avec Innovations en concert et Arts in the Margins.\n\nInnovations en concert tient à remercier le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec\, le Conseil des arts du Canada\, le Conseil des arts de Montréal et la Fondation SOCAN pour leur soutien.
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/les-vesperales-12-john-kameel-farah/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250927T203000
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SUMMARY:Les Vespérales #11 – Vent perdu (Sound Rebellion Collective)
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: PWYC (Flexible pricing or free admission): https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/les-vesperales-de-lorgue-du-sacre-coeur-featuring-sound-rebellion-collective \nSound Rebellion Collective is interested in the ephemeral\, whether in the echoic depths of sacred places or in the properties of sound. Composed of three organists and an electronic musician who weave their sounds together in “sonic events\,” the collective’s approach involves multi-organ improvisations in large acoustical spaces. In their performances\, they respond musically to the architecture and site-specific artworks and allow these to interact with the sounds of the organs and live electronic transformations. Sound Rebellion explores the full range of sonic possibilities of both fixed and transportable instruments\, and their performance at Les Vespérales will integrate the 1928 Casavant organ\, the new LIMINARE experimental organ\, as well as the reed organs and other instruments found throughout the Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus. \nOrgans: Elisabeth Hubmann\, Giulio Tosti\, Adrian Foster \nElectronics: Michele Del Prete \nPresented by Les Vespérales de l’orgue du Sacré-Cœur in collaboration with Suoni per il popolo and the Canadian International Organ Competition\, with the support of the Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse.
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/vent-perdu-sound-rebellion-collective/
LOCATION:Église du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus\, 1471 rue Ontario E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 1S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Les Vespérales de l'orgue du Sacré-Cœur
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250920T210000
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SUMMARY:Vent perdu (Sound Rebellion Collective) – Chapelle du Séminaire
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://mcq.org/decouvrir/activites/vent-perdu-experience-sonore/ \nSound Rebellion Collective is interested in the ephemeral\, whether in the echoic depths of sacred places or in the properties of sound. Composed of three organists and an electronic musician who weave their sounds together in “sonic events\,” the collective’s approach involves multi-organ improvisations in large acoustical spaces. In their performances\, they respond musically to the architecture and site-specific artworks and allow these to interact with the sounds of the organs and live electronic transformations. Sound Rebellion explores the full range of sonic possibilities of both fixed and transportable instruments\, and their performance at will integrate the 1930 Casavant organ\, the Richard organ by Juget-Sinclair\, and the new LIMINARE experimental organ. \nOrgans: Elisabeth Hubmann\, Giulio Tosti\, Adrian Foster\nElectronics: Michele Del Prete \nPresented by the Musée de la civilisation and the Canadian International Organ Competition\, with the support of the Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse and the Fonds Hubert et Florence Laforge.
URL:https://adrian-foster.ca/event/vent-perdu-sound-rebellion-collective-chapelle-du-seminaire/
LOCATION:Chapelle du Séminaire (Musée de la civilisation)\, 2 Côte de la Fabrique\, Québec\, Québec\, G1R 3V6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert
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