Flore Temporelle

2023-2024

“Flore Temporelle” is a multidisciplinary concert that explores our relationship with time, highlighting the themes of temporality and nostalgia. In creating this performance, we focused on the impact of musical and visual elements on the bodily experience of both performers and audience members. This concert blends contemporary instrumental music with real-time video processing, creating an immersive visual and auditory experience.”

Works

DELUCA, Erik (États-Unis) /// 3 songs and 3 interludes
VERDUIN, Janco (Pays-Bas) /// Wall paint, paper and cardboard on panel
WONG, Theresa (États-Unis) /// Letters to a Friend
TREMBLAY, Florence (Canada) /// Gravités*
ÖZTEKIN, Urğurcan (Turquie) /// Conference of the Birds
PÄRT Arvo (Estonie) /// Summa (arr. Thomas Gauthier-Lang)
PERLI, Salomé (France/Canada) – Avant De Renaître*

*Creation

Performance date(s)

This project is being carried out in collaboration with Groupe Le Vivier.

Guest composers

Salomé Perli

Cast in the same mold as eclectic artists like Björk and Steve Reich, Salomé Perli creates a bridge between acoustic worlds and new technologies. A multi-instrumentalist (violin, piano, voice) from the south of France, Salomé moved to Montreal in 2019 to deepen her research in composition and sound creation. She initially developed real-time electroacoustic performances, extending them through collaborations with dance and visual arts (Tsunami, premiered at MUTEK 2021), before returning to songwriting with the recording of her first album, Dissonante (released in December 2021). This collection of experimental songs was produced thanks to a crowdfunding campaign conducted during the pandemic.

Very active in the Montreal improvised music scene (concerts and group workshops), Salomé is currently working on creating an album of therapeutic songs that merge written music and improvised music.

We also share the desire to renew the concert format through interdisciplinarity. Connecting music to an abstract visual universe, rich in textures and emotions, is for me a way to weave a thread between contemporary music and the audience, immersing them in an engaging experience.

Florence Tremblay

Holding a Graduate Diploma in Composition from the Montreal Conservatory of Music (CMM) and a Bachelor’s degree in Cello from the Rimouski Conservatory of Music, Florence M. Tremblay is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in instrumental composition at CMM under the guidance of Nicolas Gilbert. Her piece L’individu est une espèce earned her the Grand Prize as well as first prize in the ‘Large Ensembles’ category at the 2022 edition of the SOCAN Canadian Young Composer Competition. That same year, she received a commission from the Concerts aux Îles du Bic choir for her piece Elle nous survivra, as well as a commission from the Drummondville Symphony Orchestra for a video project with woodwind sextet. In her compositions, Florence enjoys creating connections with her diverse interests and seeks collaborations with artists of all kinds. She has worked with visual artists, poets, an herbalist, and dancers.

Polytonality, embraced dissonances, syncopated and jerky rhythms—these are writing techniques that I particularly cherish, granting me access to an aesthetic I like to describe as Machiavellian.

Videasts

Myriam Boucher

Inspired by the natural environment, Myriam Boucher merges the organic and the synthetic in her videomusic, audiovisual performances, and immersive projects. Her delicate and polymorphic work explores the intimate dialogue between music, sound, and image. A trained keyboardist, Boucher initially focused on classical piano, jazz, and post-rock before delving into electroacoustic studies. Now a video artist, she works on real-time combinations of music and images, expanding her activities to VJing and video installations. She is currently an assistant professor in digital music, composition, and sound creation at the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal.

Tristan Alantar

Driven by an endless curiosity, Tristan Alantar boldly navigates various aspects of music: composition for film, singer-songwriter, videomusic design, and lutherie. His work reflects a committed and assertive personality, drawing inspiration from both mainstream and underground currents. Tristan began his journey by learning the electric guitar and playing in alternative rock bands, which led him to complete a Master’s degree in music composition for film at the University of Montreal. Alongside his training in sound engineering, lutherie, and songwriting, Tristan fully embraces his status as a musical Swiss Army knife, having conceptualized the soundtrack for the play Victor et le Cadeau des Songes by the Théâtre de la Dame-de-Cœur. He is currently finishing his training as a singer-songwriter at the École Nationale de la Chanson.

In motion consultant

Stefania Skoryna

Since graduating from the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal in 2015, Stefania Skoryna has performed for various artists including Mélanie Demers, the PÉTRUS company, Parts+Labour_Danse, and Martin Messier. Quickly, she shifted towards choreography, creating for events with Espace pour la Vie Montréal (AsTheyStrikeCollective) and later at Zoofest. Her fascination with the relationship between sound and movement has led her to collaborate with various composers and musical projects (Paramirabo, Volte & Bionicharp.ist), which have been presented by Tangente, Centre PHI, MUTEK, and Dance Matters (Toronto). She has been teaching dance since 2010, working with organizations such as Nous Sommes L’Été and Écotone, and mentoring artists in career management.