The next Mardi spaghetti will feature Isaiah Ceccarelli, Lori Freedman, Isabelle Bozzini, Stéphanie Bozzini, Pierre-Yves Martel and Clemens Merkel on September 1, 2009, at Le Cagibi in Montréal.

Following the release of Collection QB’s sixth volume, Arbor Vitæ, a homage to the Canadian-American composer James Tenney, Bozzini Quartet continues its busy schedule with eight concerts in Europe.

• November 16, 2008: Open Music, Graz (Austria)
• November 17: Fast Forward, Vienna (Austria)
• November 19: Shift — A Festival of Dutch and Canadian Music, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• November 22: Portrait Aldo Clementi, Borås (Sweden)
• November 24: HCMF: James Tenney 1 — In a Large, Open Space, Huddersfield (England)
• November 25: HCMF: James Tenney 2 — Arbor Vitæ, Huddersfield (England)
• November 26: HCMF: James Tenney 3 — Koan, Huddersfield (England)
• November 28: Bludenzer Tage für zeitgemaesse Musik, Bludenz (Austria)

The Ensemble Transmission ensemble ({nbio:freedman_lo}, {nbio:gray_d}, {nbio:merkel_cl}, {nbio:pelletier_gu}, {nbio:poulin_br}, {nbio:trudeau_ju}) will be in concert on June 5, 2008 at the Music Gallery, in Toronto (Ontario), as part of the SoundaXis festival. On programme works by Boulez, Xenakis, Murail, Aperghis, and Vivier.

On April 11, 2008, Lori Freedman will be in concert with the new sextet Ensemble Transmission ({nbio:pelletier_gu}, {nbio:merkel_cl}, {nbio:hannigan_sh}, {nbio:poulin_br}, {nbio:gray_d}). The ensemble will present two different programmes, focussing on the contemporary repertoire of Italian composers. It will take place at La Chapelle in Montréal.

This third recording of the collection qb presents Clemens Merkel, violinist of Bozzini Quartet, in L’hiver monastique — 70 consolations harmoniques pour violon by Montréal composer Michael Oesterle. It is a monologue, an uninterupted line, one long breath, and a unique collaboration between 3 distinct musical individuals: composer, performer, and Tonmeister.