Here are some news from Robert Marcel Lepage who has many projects going on! Indeed, {nbio:lepage_ro} is actually working on the music of Voyage au bout de la torture documentary by Patricio Henriquez (with Pierre-Yves Martel et Isaiah Ceccarelli). He is preparing for Alain Trudel and the CBC Radio Orchestra the Costa Brava suite. Moreover, he his working on a sketch for the next Benoit Pilon’s long footage (Nestor et les oubliés) with a string section and the percussion of Ziya Tabassian. He is composing the music of the animated series Allez Raconte by Lewis Trondheim and José Parrondo (M6 chanel). His music for Senza Nostalgia documentary — for which Luzio Altobelli, Guillaume Bourque and Jean Félix Mailloux have contributed — is a Nominee to the Prix Gémeaux. Finally, the latest Bernard Emond’s movie, Contre toute espérance, playing on August 16, 2007, evolves on {nbio:lepage_ro}’s music for harp, string section, and clarinet.

The Gala de l’Alternative musicale indépendante du Québec (GAMIQ) has announced yesterday, during the press conference, the nominees of the 2nd edition. Karusell Musik by Fanfare Pourpour was nominated in “Best World/Trad Album” category. The winners name will be revealed on September 16, 2007 at the Métropolis in Montréal. You can go vote for your best artists on the GAMIQ website.

Our Internet server will be moving on Wednesday June 27, 2007. All Internet services (web, email…) will thus be temporarily non-accessible. actuellecd.com should be back on the 28!

Good news! 3 albums of Ambiances Magnétiques are in Coda’s Jazz magazine Top 10s of 2006 in issue 331 (January/February 2007):

• Gianni Lenoci’s Sextant, selected by Marc Chénard
• Pierre-Yves Martel’s Engagement & Confrontation, selected by Ron Sweetman
• Robert Marcel Lepage’s Pee Wee et moi, selected by Ken Waxman

Go look over it!

The video Actions (9) from the installation Exercices de neutralité by Manon Labrecque and Martin Tétreault was awarded the Prix à la création artistique du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ). This prize was presented during the 25th Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.

A new comic book has just been released at Éditions Mécanique générale: Le Piano de neige by the very versatile artist Robert Marcel Lepage. Furthermore, you can meet him in Aubagne (France) on March 21 to 31, 2007, where he will give master classes on film music.