Quatuor Bozzini – Imagining the North – March 27, 2021 LiveEvents March 21, 2021 1263 Bourgie Hall presents Quatuor Bozzini – Imagining the North In connection with Riopelle: The Call of the Northern Lights and Indigenous Culture Two compositions inspired by Riopelle’s paintings will be performed alongside works by composers he knew and admired. Jean Paul Riopelle’s paintings are limitless in bounds of matter and texture. His knife strokes and multimedia techniques inspired two of the works on this program, both of which were written for Quatuor Bozzini; Icebergs et Soleil de minuit by Simon Martin, and du nord, a world premiere and new commission by Quatuor Bozzini’s own Alissa Cheung. Artists Clemens Merkel, violin Alissa Cheung, violin Stéphanie Bozzini, viola Isabelle Bozzini, cello Since 1999, Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice in new, experimental and classical music. Their skew is radically contemporary, propelling the hyper-creative Montreal scene, and beyond. Not content to parlay received wisdom, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, and boldly venture off the beaten track. Quatuor Bozzini stands out with their “extraordinary playing” (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). With rigorous qualitative criteria, they have nurtured a vastly diverse repertoire, unbiased by the currents of fashion. This has led to over four hundred commissioned pieces, as well as close to five hundred premiered works. A Quatuor Bozzini concert is an intensely shared experience, with meticulous and sensuous attention to detail. Program Simon MARTIN Icebergs et Soleil de minuit – Quatuor en blanc Erik SATIE Cinq Nocturnes (arr. Christopher Butterfield) Tanya TAGAQ Sivunittinni (arr. Jacob Garchik) Betsy JOLAS Quatuor IV “Menus Propos” Alissa CHEUNG Du nord (Commissioned by Bourgie Hall) Live streamed March 27 at 2:30 pm and available online until April 10 at 11 pm To purchase your virtual ticket visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/