On June 10, 2008 at Suoni Per Il Popolo festival: Rainer Wiens at La Sala Rossa, Montréal, 8 pm. First part with his group Dream Algebra (Shuni Tsou, ditsi; Jean René, viola; Frank Lozano, flute; Stef Schneider, drums; Clinton Ryder, bass; Rainer Wiens, guitar and kalimbas); part 2 of the night will be a 19 piece band performing Terry Riley’s In C.

Pierre-Yves Martel (viola da gamba), Elin Söderström (viola da gamba), Guido del Fabbro (violin), Charles Duquette (drums), Allan Laforest (bass clarinet), Nicolas Lessard (doublebass), and Émilie Rabaraona (violin) will be, on Tuesday June 10, 2008, at Le Cagibi as part of the Mardi spaghetti weekly series for creative music.

Maybe you did have a chance to hear them in concert a few months ago? Maybe not? Anyways, you’ll be glad to know that you’ll be able to listen to them whenever you feel like it! Les chantillons — those very short songs — by Nathalie Derome and Frank Martel are now available in small disc-size on actuellecd.com. Besides, [planete_2922528794], an outstanding book, is the perfect way to discover this unique artist.

On June 9, 2008 at Suoni Per Il Popolo festival: Sam Shalabi: Land Of Kush + Christof Migone: Hit Parade at La Sala Rossa, Montréal, 8 pm.

The Trio Philippe Lauzier (Philippe Lauzier, Clinton Ryder, Pierre Tanguay) will be at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill in Montréal on June 4-5, 2008.

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.