Nicole Lizée et le 7e art
Sat, Feb 22
|Agora Hydro-Québec – UQAM
As part of the 12th edition of the Montréal/New Musics (MNM) International festival, focusing on “Music and Images”, this concert invites us to immerse ourselves in the highly personal and eclectic musical and visual universe of Quebec composer Nicole Lizée.
Time & Location
Feb 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Agora Hydro-Québec – UQAM, 175 Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X 3P2, Canada
About the event
https://smcq.qc.ca/smcq/en/evenement/46365-nicole-lizee-et-le-7e-art
Electrifying Aurora
As part of the 12th edition of the Montréal/New Musics (MNM) International festival, focusing on “Music and Images”, this concert invites us to immerse ourselves in the highly personal and eclectic musical and visual universe of Quebec composer Nicole Lizée. The programme features works by Lizée, Philippe Macnab-Séguin and Margareta Jeric.
In much of her work, Nicole Lizée’s music interacts with visual supports that stimulate it by using existing films or videos of her own making. An very unique composer, she draws inspiration as much from avant-garde concert music and its various currents, as from certain trends in alternative pop. This unique creator offers us a playful and highly imaginative universe, including both melodic elements and rhythmic pulsations.
The three works on the programme, Televisioniist, 8-Bit Noir and Dancist, use videos created by the composer. Between these three pieces, two new works commissioned by the SMCQ to…