Notes Par/by Crystal Chan
/ October 1, 2009
Grigorian ferme sa succursale montréalaise
Au mois de septembre dernier, de nombreux mélomanes ont été attristés par la fermeture subite de l’Atelier Grigorian, magasin de disques de la rue Saint-Denis à Montréal qui avait ouvert ses portes il y a trois ans. Unique en son genre au Québec, la boutique offrait pourtant à bon prix un vaste choix dans les domaines de la musique classique, du jazz et de la musique du monde. Elle mettait aussi à la disposition des visiteurs une centaine de postes d’écoute où l’on pouvait souvent découvrir le choix des disquaires et non celui des compagnies de disques, qui à bien des endroits achètent les postes afin de promouvoir uniquement leurs produits. Il semble qu’un loyer très élevé et un emplacement peut-être mal choisi explique en partie cet échec commercial, puisque les trois magasins Grigorian établis en Ontario sont pour leur part en bonne santé. Est-il permis d’espérer que d’autres prennent la relève, malgré la crise du marché du disque et la concurrence du commerce en ligne ? L’idée n’a rien d’utopique, comme le montre Harmonia Mundi, producteur indépendant et distributeur de nombreuses étiquettes, qui a ouvert ces dernières années quarante-trois boutiques en France et quelques-unes en Espagne, afin d’aller à la rencontre du public, souvent mal informé par les médias de l’actualité du disque classique. - Philippe Gervais
New National Music Centre design announced
Chosen out of 68 contestents, Portland-based Allied Works Architecture and local partner BKDI have won the hotly debated bid to build Canada’s $75-100-million National Music Centre, slated to open in Calgary in 2012.
80,000 square feet will be dedicated to a museum of historical musical instruments (many of which visitors will be encouraged to play) and other musical memorabilia, performance spaces, an education research centre, recording studios, a radio station, a seven-days-a-week live music venue, a suite for innovative and creative programs for people of all ages, and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Ambitious aspects of the chosen design include clusters of white towers dubbed “resonant cells” which will store the Cantos Foundation’s instrument collection, an interactive atrium of new media where visitors “play” a building in an as-yet vague method.
Construction will begin next year. Vancouver’s Identica, chosen in a similar competition out of 40 contesting agencies, will develop the brand and a name for the music centre. www.cantos.ca/kingeddy CC
CBC Orchestra triumphantly starts anew as the National Broadcast Orchestra
After the controversial dismantling of the CBC Orchestra last fall, its members have successfully reunited once again under the baton of Alain Trudel as the newly-minted National Broadcast Orchestra. The orchestra got off to a bumpy start when its opening fundraising gala announcement of its new season, slated for spring 2009, was delayed due to the sour economy. But on September 16, the NBO finally performed its inaugural concert at Salt Spring Island, B.C.
The NBO hopes to turn the dismissal from the CBC roster into lemonade by broadening its scope beyond the limitations of a radio-controlled orchestra. The projects unveiled by the orchestra are of a greater diversity than before, including live performances, radio and internet broadcasts, and specialized recording projects.
The orchestra will make its formal debut at its home base, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver, on January 8, 2010. The programme includes the premiere of CBC-commissioned work by composer Michael Oesterle, The Sparrow’s Ledger, the Prokofiev Classical Symphony which inspired Oesterle, new works by Alain Trudel and Allan Gilliland performed by trumpet great Jens Lindemann, and a rare performance of Beethoven’s Concerto No. 0, compiled and performed by Anton Kuerti from sketches by the Romantic master. CBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting the performance.
In the meantime, high-definition performance videos will be available shortly on the NBO website. www.nboc.ca CC
Deadlines to watch for:
CANADA COUNCIL GRANTS due November 1st:
» Grants to Professional Musicians (Individuals)
» Alberta Creative Development Initiative: Grants to Individuals www.canadacouncil.ca/grants
Obituaries
Hildegard Behrens, soprano. b. February 9, 1937 in Varel, Germany, d. August 18, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
Alicia de Larrocha, pianist. b. May 23, 1923, d. September 25, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
Compétitions
Crystal Chan
PROCHAINS / UPCOMING
OSM Standard Life Competition
The 70th edition of the OSM Standard Life Competition, to take place on November 18 to 22, 2009, will be dedicated to piano and percussion. This national competition is open to young Canadian musicians and landed immigrants. It offers cash prizes, scholarships for sessions at summer academies and concert opportunities, most notably with the OSM.
Over $100,000 in prizes and scholarships
» Candidates’ recordings must be received or postmarked by September 30, 2009 at the latest.
www.osm.ca/en/index_osm-jeunesse_concours-osm.cfm
Concours OSM Standard Life Competition
La 70e édition du Concours OSM Standard Life, qui aura lieu du 18 au 22 novembre 2009, sera consacrée au piano et aux percussions. Ce concours national s’adresse aux jeunes musiciens canadiens ainsi qu’aux résidents permanents du Canada. Une valeur de plus de 100 000 $ en prix et bourses !
» Les candidats doivent soumettre leurs enregistrements au plus tard le mercredi 30 septembre 2009, le cachet de la poste faisant foi.
www.osm.ca/fr/index_osm-jeunesse_concours-osm.cfm
International Forum - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
The Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM), directed by Lorraine Vaillancourt, is pleased to announce its 10th international Forum for young composers, combining for the first time music and video art. The eight composers will be invited to a 3-weeks worshop with the NEM (rehearsals, recording and preparation of the closing evening) at the University of Montreal Faculty of Music from November 8th to 26th, 2010. These works will be recorded on DVD on November 24th and 25th, 2010. An international jury will attend the closing evening in Montreal on November 26th. At the conclusion of the evening, four prizes will be awarded: 1st prize: $3000, 2nd prize: $2000, 3rd prize: $1500 and audience prize: $1000.
Registration Deadline: October 31st, 2009
www.lenem.ca/nem/nav/nouvelles_detail/40
Forum international de Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM), sous la direction de Lorraine Vaillancourt, a le plaisir d’annoncer la tenue de son dixième Forum international des jeunes compositeurs, associant pour la première fois musique et vidéo d’art. Les huit compositeurs seront accueillis du 8 au 26 novembre 2010 à la Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal pour un stage de trois semaines avec le NEM (répétitions, enregistrement et préparation de la soirée de clôture). Les oeuvres feront l’objet d’un enregistrement DVD réalisé les 24 et 25 novembre 2010. Le jury international sera présent à Montréal pour la soirée de clôture le 26 novembre. À l’issue de cette soirée, quatre prix seront remis : 1er prix : 3000 $, 2ème prix : 2000 $, 3ème prix : 1500 $ et le prix du public : 1000 $.
» L’inscription doit parvenir à Forum 2010 au plus tard le 31 octobre 2009.
www.lenem.ca/nem/nav/nouvelles_detail/40
The Canadian Music Competition
The 2010 registration form is available online by October 1.
www.cmcnational.com
GAGNANTS / WINNERS
The Canadian Music Competition 2009 Grand Prize Winners
» Grand Prize in the 19 to 30 years old category: Noam Bierstone, Keyboard Percussion and Vincent Lauzer, Recorder
» Grand Prize in the 15 to 18 years old category: Scott MacIsaac, Piano
» Grand Prize in the 11 to 14 years old category: Kerson Leong, Violin
» Grand Prize in the 7 to 10 years old category: Ambrose Man, Violin
www.cmcnational.com
Canada Council for the Arts
Musical Instrument Bank Competition
2009 Laureats:
» 1689 Baumgartner Stradivari violin, valued at $4.3 million: Judy Kang
» Ca. 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello , valued at $8 million: Rachel Mercer
» Ca. 1700 Bell Giovanni Tononi violin: Marie-Ève Poupart
» Ca. 1700 Taft Stradivari violin, valued at an estimated $4.3 million: Renée-Paule Gauthier
» 1715 Dominicus Montagnana violin, valued at $858,000: Véronique Mathieu
» 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivari violin, valued at $4.3 million: Caroline Chéhadé of Montreal
» 1729 Guarneri del Gesù violin, valued at $4.3 million: Nikki Chooi
» 1747 Palmason Januarius Gagliano violin, valued at $322,000: Andréa Tyniec
» Ca. 1767 Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, valued at $536,000: Min-Jeong Koh
» 1820 Joannes Franciscus Pressenda violin, valued at $375,000: Kerry DuWors
» 1824 McConnell Nicolaus Gagliano cello, valued at $375,000: Chloé Dominguez.
» Ca. 1830 Shaw Adam cello bow, valued at $43,000: Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron.
» 1869 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin with its Vuillaume model bow, valued at $172,000: Jessica Linnebach
» 1902 Enrico Rocca violin, valued at $214,000: Jing Wang
www.canadacouncil.ca
Prix d’Europe
Les gagnants 2009
» Prix d’Europe : Marie-Eve Poupart,* violoniste
» Prix John Newmark : Marc-Olivier Lamontagne, guitariste
» Prix TD Canada Trust : Justine Pelletier, pianiste
» Prix Claire Charbonneau-Clerk : Antoine Joubert, pianiste
» Prix Béatrice-Kennedy-Bourbeau : Vincent Boilard, hautboïste
» Prix Guy Soucie : Dominic Guilbault, violoniste
» Prix du Centre de musique canadienne : Benoît Gagnon, pianiste
» Prix d’Europe de composition (Prix Père Fernand Lindsay) : Maxime McKinley*
» Pour une entrevue avec Marie-Eve Poupart et Maxime McKinley, voir Hélène Boucher, Prix d’Europe 2009, ici.
www.prixdeurope.ca | |
