October 9 | 19:00
Energy and Technology Museum (Rinktinės st. 2)
THEORIES OF SURVIVAL
Quasar Saxophone Quartet (Canada)
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM
Renowned for its energy and bold innovations, the Quasar Saxophone Quartet is celebrated not only in Canada but also on the international contemporary music scene. They will present a specially curated program for the festival and the Vilnius audience.
This program showcases works by both Lithuanian and international composers, addressing the challenges that threaten the survival of our world and the established order from various perspectives, along with our responses to these issues. It provides a glimpse into both our future and ourselves: What challenges will we encounter? What transformations will we undergo? What might the “day after tomorrow” look like?
Concert Program
Egidija Medekšaitė
(Lithuania / United Kingdom)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Azaya
(premiere)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Alla Zagaykevych
(Ukraine)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
The Saxophone Quartet / While Flying Up…
(2009 / 2022)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Mykolas Natalevičius
(Lithuania)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Trauma
(premiere)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Vykintas Baltakas
(Lithuania)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Saxopho(e)nix
(2014)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Émilie Girard-Charest
(Canada)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Bestiaire
(2018)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Kristupas Bubnelis
(Lithuania / USA )
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Calligrammes I
(premiere)
5 balsams, fleitai, obojui, altiniam saksofonui, smuikui, fortepijonui, perkusijai, varpams
Performers
QUASAR
Vadovas – Vykintas Baltakas
Marie-Chantal Leclair — artistic director, soprano saxophone
Mathieu Leclair — alto saxophone
André Leroux — tenor saxophone
Jean-Marc Bouchard — baritone saxophone
Fascinated by the music of our times, the Quasar saxophone quartet dedicates itself to the creation and promotion of contemporary music. The group’s ventures have included instrumental music, improvisation, and electronics. Alone or accompanied by a symphony orchestra, acoustic or plugged, Quasar offers its audience unique and deeply original programming. The ensemble has won 10 OPUS prizes awarded by the Conseil québécois de la musique, including for “Artist of the Year”. Quasar presents a series of concerts in Montreal and performs regularly in Canada and abroad.
Since its founding in 1994, Quasar has premiered over 200 works spanning multiple areas of musical creation. A real driving force of creative music, the quartet works closely with composers favouring research, experimentation and the emergence of new ideas. Quasar thus contributes in an exceptional way to the development of Quebec’s music while also being credited several premieres of works by foreign composers.
Quasar is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Vandoren.