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"They have a fine warm, almost old-school sound that is a pleasure to hear applied to cutting edge musical ideas.”
- George Grella, New York Classical Review (Aug 2025)
“Bozzini brought to mind the silkier side of a feather in their deliberate interpretation of Miller’s new piece.”
- Ben Gambuzza, Evenings with the Orchestra (Aug 2025)
“One beautiful sound moment follows another in the hands of this excellent quartet.”
- Ben Taffijn, Nieuwe Noten (Sep 2025)
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October 18-19, Montreal
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We have back-to-back Montreal concerts October 18-19, with pre-concert discussions with the artists, to present the exciting and unique voices reflected in our new commissions from established and emerging composers. Presented at Espace Orange – Édifice Wilder in co-production with Le Vivier.
October 18 celebrates our 25th anniversary co-commissioned works from Taylor Brook, Zosha Di Castri, and Cassandra Miller.
Brook, Composer’s Kitchen alumnus (2009) and composer of Musique de chambre (noire) (2012, film+music), invents a microtonal folk music inspired by the legendary city of Vineta. Vinetan Songs (2025) is composed in a way that aspires to the richness and variety of
structures, signs, and techniques that develop over generations in a musical tradition.
We are delighted to work with Zosha di Castri for the first time on a piece that explores the textures and sonic possibilities of the string quartet. ‘Delve’ (2025) reaches inside, searching, digging deep, like the excavation of a tunnel or the exploration of an obscure cave. As we move further in, the sound is transformed through the coloristic possibilities of mutes, each leaving its distinct imprint on the sound.
Miller has collaborated over many years with Quatuor Bozzini, notably with About Bach (2016), winner of the Jules Léger Prize, and the incredibly intimate Thanksong (2020). Her latest piece, Three Songs (2025) for Quatuor Bozzini is about the joy of learning new things about old friends, and is loosely based on songs the quartet members sang as children, or perhaps to their children.
We are proud to announce that this is a co-commissioning project in partnership with Darmstädter Ferienkurse, TimeSpans, Earle Brown Music Foundation, Le Vivier, Soundstreams, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and Gaudeamus, resulting in multiple performances of these pieces worldwide.
October 18 2025
Édifice Wilder - Espace Orange
6:45pm Pre-concert discussion
7:30pm Concert
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This concert was presented in Time:Spans Festival in August 2025 (c) Merve Kayan
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Composer's Kitchen 2025: Zosha Di Castri, Maya Verlaak (mentors), Julia Mermelstein, Lucie Nezri, Nikolaus Schroeder, Corie Rose Soumah (participants), (c) Alissa Cheung
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Québec Musiques Parallèles
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It was our pleasure to collaborate with Raven Chacon on a multi-site presentation of his works involving over 25 musicians. Through Raven’s generous and open artistic spirit, we gained a deeper understanding of his musical language and intention. Many thanks to all our partners and collaborators for making this possible.
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Horse Notations with Cléo Palacio-Quintin (fl), Raphaël Guay et Noam Bierstone (perc) (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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Voiceless Mass (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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Kim Farris-Manning (conductor) with Raven Chacon (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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Julie Richard (sousaphone) in Tiguex: VI — Downhill Procession (Precession I) (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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(Bury Me) Where The Lightning [Will] Never Find Me with Noam Bierstone (perc), Allison Burik (cl bs) (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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Double-bill with E27-Oktoecho (c) Camille Gladu-Drouin
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Quatuor Bozzini continues its QMP tour with performances at the end of October in Matane, Saint-Maxime-du-Saint-Louis, Rimouski, Chicoutimi, and Lévis. Ensembles Drostanolone (Éric Normand + Gueze), Quatuor Mémoire, and students of Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay also on the roster. See website for more details.
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Soundstreams: Bridges: Emerging Composers Program
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We are proud to be mentors at the 2026 Emerging Composers Program alongside Zosha Di Castri and Cassandra Miller. Soundstreams’ Bridges: Emerging Composers Program is an annual week-long tuition-free program for six emerging composers from around the world to each develop and premiere a new work, presented as part of Soundstreams’ main stage concert series in Toronto, ON.
Program dates : March 15-22, 2026
Application deadline: October 14, 2025
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Zosha Di Castri, mentor
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Cassandra Miller, mentor
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