Ensemble Paramirabo
| Ensemble Paramirabo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Contemporary Music |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Artistic director | Jeffrey Stonehouse |
| Current membres | Victor Alibert Daniel Áñez García Viviana Gosselin Geneviève Liboiron Jeffrey Stonehouse David Therrien Brongo |
| Website | ensembleparamirabo |
Ensemble Paramirabo is a contemporary music ensemble[1] founded in Montreal in 2008[2]. It specializes in the interpretation of 20th and 21st century repertoire, while devoting a large part of its activities to the creation of works by emerging composers.
History[edit]
Named in homage to Quebec composer Claude Vivier and his eponymous piece, Ensemble Paramirabo was founded in 2008 by flautist and current artistic director Jeffrey Stonehouse[3].
With a repertoire of more than 200 works to its credit, including more than 80 premieres and commissions[4], the ensemble has performed on numerous Canadian stages and has been invited to take part in Winnipeg's Cluster New Music Festival (2013)[5], Montreal Contemporary Music Lab (2013)[6] and Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions (2018)[7]. The ensemble has also performed in Belgium, England, Mexico and the United States as part of the LOOP (2019).[8] and Ars Musica (2019), Frontiers Festival (2016)[9], Eduardo Mata Festival (2016)[10] and New York’s Mise-En Festival (2014)[11].
In 2019, The ensemble is the winner of the OPUS Prize 22nd edition – Premiere of the Year for its collaboration with composer Gabriel Dharmoo[12]. The following year, the ensemble won the OPUS Prize 23rd edition – Performer of the Year[13], in addition to seeing its third album Alone & Unalone (James O'Callaghan) nominated for a Juno Award in the category Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble[14]
Ensemble Paramirabo's commitment to the next generation of new music composers leads it to frequently present creations by emerging composers, many of whom have been awarded composition prizes.[15]. Since its beginnings in 2008, the ensemble has notably participated in the creation of works by Matthew Ricketts (1st prize : Serge Garant category of the 2011 SOCAN Foundation Awards[citation needed]), Scott Rubin (2nd prize : OSSIA New Music 2013-2014 Composition Prize), Julien Robert (1st prize : 2014 Sond’Ar-te electric ensemble competition and 3rd prize : Serge Garant category of the 2014 SOCAN Foundation Awards), Gabriel Dharmoo (winner of an 2019 OPUS 2019 Award)[12] and James O'Callaghan (nominated for a Juno Award in 2020)[14]
Recordings[edit]
- 2012 – Autoportrait (independant)
- 2015 – Raging Against the Machine (Redshift Records)[16]
- 2019 – Alone & Unalone (Ravello Records)[17]
Members[edit]
Current members[edit]
- Victor Alibert (clarinets)
- Daniel Áñez García (piano)
- Viviana Gosselin (cello)
- Geneviève Liboiron (violin)
- Jeffrey Stonehouse (flutes, artistic director)
- David Therrien Brongo (percussions)
Past members[edit]
- François Gagné (clarinets)
- Gabrielle Gingras (piano)
- Aysel Taghi-Zada (violin)
References[edit]
- ↑ "An Engaging End to Ensemble Paramirabo's First Season". bachtrack.com (in français). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Ensemble Paramirabo". Le Vivier (in français). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Site officiel de l'Ensemble Paramirabo > L'ensemble".
- ↑ "Site officiel de l'Ensemble Paramirabo > Répertoire".
- ↑ Music, Manitoba. "Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival". Manitoba Music. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Past Editions". LMCML. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "WRCMS". WRCMS. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Festival LOOP 11 > Ensemble Paramirabo – Conservatoire royal de Liège".
- ↑ "Programme du Frontiers Festival 2016".
- ↑ "Programme du Eduardo Mata Festival 2016".
- ↑ "Mise-En Music Festival 2014: Ensemble Paramirabo".
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Caroline Rodgers, " NOUVELLE – Prix Opus: découvrez les lauréats d'un gala enlevant ", Ludwig Van Montréal, 4 février 2019".
- ↑ "Christophe Huss, " Logique respectée aux prix Opus ", Le Devoir, 20 janvier 2020".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Raphaële Frigon, " Un album audacieux de l'ensemble Paramirabo en nomination pour un prix Juno ", ICI Radio-Canada, 5 février 2020".
- ↑ "CQM > Membres > Répertoire".
- ↑ "Musicians join forces and start Raging Against the Machine". The Georgia Straight. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ Beaucage, Réjean. "Ensemble Paramirabo / James O'Callaghan: Alone & Unalone". Voir.ca (in français). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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