In memoriam Jocelyn Morlock

Schedule

Sun May 25 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours | Montreal, QC

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Un vibrant hommage consacré à la compositrice vancouveroise Jocelyn Morlock, disparue prématurément en 2023 dans un programme émouvant avec des œuvres de Samy Moussa, Rita Ueda et Tanya Tagaq.
Figure de proue de la musique de concert au Canada, lauréate de nombreux prix dont un prix Juno pour sa pièce My Name is Amanda Todd, dédiée à la mémoire de cette jeune étudiante victime de harcèlement, cette compositrice marquante nous a laissé un catalogue d’œuvre puissante alliant légèreté et profondeur dans un langage musical très lyrique et personnel.
Ce concert est aussi une occasion d’entendre deux nouvelles œuvres commandées par la SMCQ et dédiées à la mémoire de Morlock. Une pièce pour hautbois seul de Samy Moussa interprétée par l’hautboïste solo de l’Ensemble de la SMCQ Mélanie Harel. Compositeur québécois réputé, installé en Allemagne, Samy Moussa est lauréat de nombreuses récompenses dont le Prix Hindemith (2017) et le Prix de Composition de la Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation (2013). Ses œuvres sont régulièrement programmées par les orchestres les plus prestigieux du monde. La seconde commande a été donnée à la compositrice Rita Ueda de Vancouver, dont Guido Barbieri de Warner Classics a souligné «la poésie est souvent très délicate et introspective…». Elle est notamment lauréate de la Commande Azrieli de musique canadienne 2022 et du très convoité Concours international de compositeurs Krzysztof Penderecki en 2014.
Aussi au programme, Sivunittinni ou «les futurs», une œuvre pour quatuor à cordes saisissante et très dramatique de la compositrice et chanteuse de gorge inuite Tanya Tagaq, dont le magazine Rolling Stone a dit qu’elle est «L’une des artistes les plus dynamiques de l’avant-garde».
Les deux œuvres de Morlock au programme sont The uses of solitude, pour flûte, harpe et alto, et le poignant Exaudi pour violoncelle solo et chœur. La première est une des toutes dernières œuvres de la compositrice. Elle est présentée en première québécoise par le trio Kalysta (Emily Belvedere, harpe, Lara Deutsch, flûte, Marina Thibeault, alto). La seconde pièce est interprétée par la soliste Chloé Dominguez, violoncelle solo de l’Ensemble de la SMCQ et le magnifique chœur Voces Boreales dirigé par Andrew Gray.
Ce concert sera dédié à la cause de la santé mentale chez les musiciens.
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Solemn Aurora
A vibrant tribute to Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock, who sadly passed away in 2023, in a moving programme featuring works by Samy Moussa, Rita Ueda and Tanya Tagaq.
A leading figure in Canadian concert music and one of the most important composers of the last decade, Jocelyn Morlock has left us a powerful catalogue of works combining lightness and depth, in a highly lyrical and personal musical language. Her two works on the programme are The uses of solitude, for flute, harp and viola, and the poignant Exaudi for solo cello and choir. The former is one of the composer’s very last works. It is presented in its Quebec premiere by the Trio Kalysta (Emily Belvedere, harp, Lara Deutsch, flute, Marina Thibeault, viola). The second piece is performed by soloist Chloé Dominguez, principal cello of the SMCQ ensemble, and the magnificent Voces Boreales choir conducted by Andrew Gray.
This concert is also an opportunity to hear two new works commissioned by the SMCQ and dedicated to Morlock’s memory. The first is a work for solo oboe by Samy Moussa performed by SMCQ Ensemble principal oboist Mélanie Harel. A renowned Quebec composer based in Germany, Samy Moussa is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Hindemith Prize (2017) and the Composer’s Prize from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation (2013). His works are regularly programmed by the world’s most prestigious orchestras. The second commission was given to Vancouver composer Rita Ueda, whose “poetry is often very delicate and introspective… “ (Guido Barbieri, Warner Classics). She is the winner of the 2022 Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music and the coveted prize in the Krzysztof Penderecki International Composer’s Competition (2014).
Also on the programme is Sivunittinni or ”the futures”, a gripping and highly dramatic work for string quartet by Inuit composer and throat singer Tanya Tagaq, whom Rolling Stone magazine notes is “one of the most dynamic artists of the avant-garde”.
Before her sudden passing in March 2023, Jocelyn Morlock had both spoken about her own struggles with mental illness publicly and long advocated for others, notably with her composition My Name is Amanda Todd, which was dedicated to the memory of a young student who was the victim of harassment, and for which she won her Juno Award in 2018. For this reason, this concert is dedicated to the cause of mental health among musicians.
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