For the 14th edition of the A•Devantgarde Festival 2017 in Munich, Sandeep Bhagwati’s composition, Sutra will be performed by the NAMES Ensemble Salzburg. The performance will take place May 25th at 8:00pm.

Personnel
Violin: Anna Lindenbaum
Cello: Leo Morello
Piano: Matthias Leboucher
Flute: Marina Iglesias Gonzalo
Clarinet: Marco Sala
Electronics: Marco Döttlinger
Conductor: Josef Ramsauer

May 28th
8:00pm
10 €
Gasteig Cultural Centre
Rosenheimer Straße 5
81667 München

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matralab director Sandeep Bhagwati will be participating in a panel discussion on the topic of intercultural music in Quebec. matralab affiliates Gabriel Dharmoo, Sameer Dublay, Georgina Born and Jonathan Goldman will also be partaking in this event. Bhagwati and Dublay will be discussing  ‘Intertraditional comprovisation’ with the Sangeet Prayog ensemble project, Dhvani Sutras.

May 23rd, 1017
9:00am-6:30pm
B-484,Faculté de musique Université de Montréal
200 Avenue Vincent-D’Indy, Outremont, QC
Free
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matralab affiliate Gabriel Dharmoo was recently interviewed by Voir on his music endeavours. Dharmoo mentions his involvement in the upcoming matralab and SMCQ production Niemandslandhymnen which will take place May 19th.

https://voir.ca/musique/2017/04/24/gabriel-dharmoo-brouiller-les-pistes/

matralab director Sandeep Bhagwati was interviewed by journalist Jieun Kang for South Korean contemporary music magazine LARA. In this interview, Sandeep Bhagwati talks about his music experiences as well as his inter-traditional inspirations towards his compositions.

For the interview:
http://hellolara.com/?p=62880

Matralab affiliate Magella Skerritt will be performing April 9th at Upstairs Jazz Bar at 7:30pm. She will be singing repertoire ranging from the American songbook to modern jazz.

April 9th, 2017
7:30pm – 11pm
$8
Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill
1254 Mackay Street

For more information: http://www.upstairsjazz.com/en/calendar_detail.php?u=1088

Matralab affiliates Joe Browne and Felix Del Tredici are part of the multidisciplinary improvisational show, In The Belly. This event is a  hybrid of multi-media/theatre/concert with local musicians, and visual artists, including a writer from Toronto. Each performer will each bring offerings about the whale: legends, myths, musings and stories. It explores everything from Moby Dick to the intimate field recordings of a humpback whale.

March 9nd, 2017
9:00pm (doors at 8pm)
Matahari Loft
1673 Avenue Mont-Royal Est
$10/ Pay What You Can

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/974084679358677/

Upcoming matralab explore guests Jean-François Laporte and Benjamin Thigpen will perform their project, Rust for Montreal Nouvelles Musiques. The show will commence at 9pm in the Fine Arts Black Box. The inspiration for this project is through the imagery of decay; specifically the oxidation process of material.

This will be a comprovisation concert of live acoustic and electronic instruments. These sounds will create an interactive organic experience with the space through blocks of sound.

March 2nd, 2017
9:00pm
Fine Arts Black Box 03.845
1515, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Regular: $20.00
Senior: $15.00
Student: $15.00

For more information: http://www.smcq.qc.ca/mnm/en/2017/prog/concert/37258/

Matralab director Sandeep Bhagwati will be holding a workshop for the Festival Montréal Nouvelles Musiques.

The workshop welcomes school groups to participate. The focus will be on Bhagwati’s new interdisciplinary piece, Niemandslandhymnen. Bhagwati will be joined by mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick Béliveau and flautist Guy Pelletier. This workshop will give students the chance to observe the creation process of the piece, and the opportunity to create through improvisation. There will be other composition activities accessible as well to contribute towards the session.

March 2nd, 2017
1:30pm
5e salle — Place des Arts
175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest

For more information: http://www.smcq.qc.ca/mnm/en/2017/prog/jeunesse/37350/

Flautist, improviser-composers Cléo Palacio-Quintin and Terri Hron have received the Prix Opus music prize for their work Beta Lyræ: Nebulae. Their innovative pieces won album of the year in the category of contemporary and electroacoustic music.

Matralab director Sandeep Bhagwati as well as composers Samuel Vriezen and Edgar Varèse contributed pieces towards the project.  Bhagwati’s piece Sutra(2013) is featured on the album.

The album is presented by Conseil québécois de la musique as part of the 20th edition of the Prix Opus Gala.

The music electronic book is available for purchase on: Http://www.actuellecd.com/en/bio/betalyrae_/

For the award acceptance speech follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJNuvFwe7FU