Marie-Pier Leduc's blog

In my previous post, the first of a series on the place of Sixtrum in the career of its performers, I asked the question: "What does Sixtrum represent in your career?" to Fabrice Marandola. For my second post of this series, the same question was asked to Robert Leroux during an interview on December 13^th. Here is an overview of that interview:

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.

For the past several years, Sixtrum has been working with director Michel G. Barette in the creation of many of their concerts. This is the case for their upcoming concert, Histoires de gestes, to be presented at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) on Monday, November 7^th. If working with a director is a common practice in many arts such as dance, circus and, of course, theatre, this form of collaboration is much more unusual in the world of contemporary music. To better understand the role of a stage director in a project such as Histoires de gestes, I spoke with Michael G. Barette. whom I thank for the time he gave to me.

Last Wednesday, September 21st, percussion ensemble Sixtrum presented a piece written by famous American composer Steve Reich: Drumming. This piece, which was composed in the early 70’s, is regularly performed by Sixtrum, and its technical specifications hold no more secrets for the musicians of the group. An extraordinary aspect of Drumming is that each performance is unique, given that it is the musicians who control the length of the piece.