Drumming

After last yesr's success of La vie qui bat during the MNM 2011 festival, Sixtrum presents once more this major success by american composer Steve Reich in a particularly dynamic Montreal venue, the Society of Arts and Technology. Composed in 1970-1971, Drumming plays with the perception of time using the obsessive repetition of short rhythmic cells, and the phasing of the cells one against each other.

A landmark of the american minimalist movement, Drumming represents the ultimate refinement of this phasing technique initiated by Reich in some of his preceding works: It's Gonna Rain and Come Out for tapes, as well as Piano Phase for two pianos.

Steve Reich is considered as one of the pionneers of the minimalist movement along with composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Philip Glass. This movement later inspired other american and european composers such as John Adams, Louis Andriessen, Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener. Other artists and groups in the rock and techno world were also inspired by minimalism: King Crimson, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Mike Oldfield, Tagerine Dream, The Orb, Orbital, Underworld and Aphex Twin have all integrated elements of this important musical movement in their works.

Wrtitten for 9 percussionists, 2 singers and 1 pîccolo, Sixtrum members will be joined by percussionists Julien Compagne and Benjamin Duinker, la flutis Marie-Hélène Brault and singers Catherine Alix and Karine Pion.

This concert is a Sixtrum - Société for Arts and Technology [SAT] coproduction

DRUMMING by Steve Reich
Wednesday September 21 2011, 9 pm
Société for Arts and Technology [SAT]
1201 boul. St-Laurent
Montréal

25$ / 10$ students
Tickets ADMISSION : 514 790-1245
Information : 514 343-6111 #5547