The Quebec Contemporary Music Society, or Société de musique contemporaine du Québec in French (SMCQ), is a contemporary classical-music organization based in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1966 by Montreal composers and musicians, The Canadian Encyclopedia website, Société de musique contemporaine du Québec including Wilfrid Pelletier, Jean Papineau-Couture, Hugh Davidson, Serge Garant, and Maryvonne Kendergian.
The SMCQ presents an annual series of concerts involving its own ensemble as well as invited guests, the biennial Montreal/New Music International Festival, and a youth program called SMCQ Jeunesse (SMCQ Youth). The Homage Series, inaugurated in the 2007-08 season, is a biennial collaborative event that features the music of a major Quebec composer, which that season was Claude Vivier.
Artistic Directors 1966-1986 : Serge Garant 1986-1988 : Gilles Tremblay ATMA Classique website, Société de musique contemporaine du Québec 1988-2022 : Walter Boudreau 2022- : Ana Sokolović Canadian Music Centre website, Composer Ana Sokolovic Appointed as New Artistic Director of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), article by Andrea Ayotte dated 21 April 2022
Montreal/New Music International Festival
The first Montreal/New Music International Festival was produced in 2005 and featured the music of more than 50 composers, including Cornelis de Bondt, R. Murray Schafer, and Michel Longtin. It included performances by the Hilliard Ensemble, Klangforum Wein and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. The format of the festival included a week of concerts, lectures, master classes, and public rehearsals with composers.
References
External links Official site Official site of Montreal/New Music International Festival (alternate domain name)