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Mélosphère
Mélosphère
was formed in 1982 by violinist-composer Helmut Lipsky
and now includes Jean-Francois Martel, bass, Pierre Tanguay,
percussion and Alex
Weimann, keyboards. Since the mid-90s, Melosphere has
collaborated in Canada and Europe in numerous concert and recording
projects with Berlin-based “L’art du
passage” musicians Stefan Kling, piano and Tobias
Morgenstern, accordion. They have introduced elements of the
revolutionary Argentine master Astor Piazzolla, and collaborated with
the renowned Canadian Baroque soprano Suzie LeBlanc.
The
resulting Melosphere texture crosses a wide range of genres and melds
the ensemble into a kind of new-world time-fusion sound that
incorporates
programmatic forms with a compelling underlying narrative element.
Along with
co-productions with CBC Espace Musique and Chestnut Hall Music and a
week-long appearance at the 2008 World Wind Energy Conference that
culminated in a performance at the Kingston Cathedral, the ensemble
brought its timeless mix to the 400 year anniversary celebrations in
Quebec City in 2008, which has led to the recent release of a
new CD
“Tempi con Variazioni” featuring a live recording
from the Kingston concert and a studio recording of the title work made
in the beloved Montreal monastery La Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur.
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