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The place of Sixtrum in the career of Fabrice Marandola

Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 9:13pm

Whether it is through concerts of the Sixtrum Series, or of the Youth Series, or concerts on tour, Percussion Ensemble Sixtrum shines and makes contemporary music for percussion shine as well. To understand the impact of Sixtrum in the careers of its performers, I propose a series of blogs based on interviews with the musicians of the group.

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«Histoires de gestes» : a concert for both ears and eyes

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 7:26pm

Last Monday, November 7^th, percussion ensemble Sixtrum presented the concert Histoires de gestes at the Society for Arts and Technologies (SAT). The concert was based on pieces which exploited in different ways, the concept of gesture in music.

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La Tortue on Tour !

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 11:45am

Sixtrum recently returned from a three-day whirlwind tour to New Brunswick with La Grande Tortue. La Grande Tortue is a show for young people ages 3 - 12, written and created by Sixtrum with director Michel G. Barrette, in co-production with Jeunesses Musicales du Canada.