Le Vivier at La Chapelle

Le Vivier, in collaboration with Québec Musiques parallèles, presents a series of concerts featuring exploratory music and sound art. This initiative brings together artists, producers, and presenters who work along parallel paths. September 30, 7:30 p.m. • Plant Éric Normand and Jim Denley explore total improvisation through playful, radical, and unpredictable music, using objects, instruments, and fruit in an approach close to performance art. • Super scintillant, Tarot Mélanie Bourassa and Nicolas Bernier blend bass clarinet and modular synthesizer in ambient, improvised music rich in textures and electronic surprises. October 1, 7:30 p.m. • Geneviève Ackerman, Rimes défaites par le Sphinx An enigmatic, dreamlike song cycle in just intonation, carried by two voices and two guitars. A luminous and intimate work that invites contemplation and reverie. • Érick d’Orion, Mes fantômes At the crossroads of free jazz, rock, and contemporary music, Érick d’Orion presents a three-movement cycle exploring the traces and presences left behind by sound, between composition and improvisation. October 2, 7:30 p.m. • Quatuor Bozzini, Portrait George Lewis The Bozzini Quartet devotes an evening to American composer and improviser George Lewis, featuring three string quartets that showcase his innovative approach at the intersection of composition, improvisation, and technology. • Patrick Giguère, Ce qui frémit A sensitive and luminous work inspired by La vie habitable by Véronique Côté, exploring intimate listening through familiar harmonies and just intonation. October 3, 7:30 p.m. • Jean Derome & Somebody Special, Le sourire A tribute to composer and saxophonist Steve Lacy through his songs inspired by texts by major writers. Angular, freewheeling, and playful jazz that remains deeply rooted in swing. • Hugo Blouin, Le Buffet A wild musical project built from stories, anecdotes, and memories gathered from friends and loved ones. An evening like a meal among friends, performed by an ensemble of leading musicians.