music: October 2012 Archives

Friday October 5, 2012

Electronic goes symphonic

DJ Champion, aka Maxime Morin has been invited to compose and perform a piece with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. 

But adapting electronic music, which is largely improvised, to the exact and rehearsed world of classical music is no easy task. 

Listen to Jeanette's interview with DJ Champion to discover he overcame these challenges. 

He also answers the question, what does a DJ wear to the symphony?

 

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• November 2012
  • Tue., 27 – Dialect no debate for Acadian musicians
     
  • Tue., 20 – Oliver Jones at home
     
• October 2012
  • Wed., 31 – Video games and violins
     
  • Fri., 5 – Electronic goes symphonic
     
• September 2012
  • Fri., 28 – Compose your emotions
     
  • Fri., 21 – Opera gets sexy
     
  • Thu., 20 – Suburban Scene
     
• August 2012
  • Sat., 11 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- August 11, 2012
     
  • Sat., 4 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- August 4, 2012
     
• July 2012
  • Sat., 28 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 28, 2012
     
  • Sat., 21 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 21, 2012
     
  • Fri., 20 – Cinq à Six in the Summer Schedule
     
  • Sat., 14 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 14, 2012
     
  • Sat., 7 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 7, 2012
     
• June 2012
  • Sat., 30 – The Montreal X Factor
     
  • Fri., 8 – Better than reality TV
     
• May 2012
  • Sat., 19 – Are all the artists red?
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 23 – Is Montreal a world jazz capital?
     
• February 2012
  • Mon., 13 – Wesli Louissaint takes on the culture quiz
     
• January 2012
  • Sat., 28 – Super Mario at a Rave!
     
  • Sat., 14 – Igloofest: showing winter's playful side
     
• December 2011
  • Sat., 24 – Christmas Eve Concert Special
     
  • Thu., 22 – The making of... our Christmas Eve special
     
  • Sat., 3 – Quebec Symphony Orchestra's new conductor
     
• November 2011
  • Sat., 26 – Opus 3900 -- Building the organ for La Maison Symphonique
     
  • Sat., 12 – Maestro Culture Quiz
     
• October 2011
  • Fri., 28 – Occupy Montreal
     
• September 2011
  • Sat., 24 – Art: What's the Point?
     
  • Sat., 24 – Arcade Fire's homecoming
     
  • Sat., 17 – Creating a look
     
  • Sat., 10 – James Darling in Rimouski
     
  • Sat., 3 – L'adresse symphonique, Montreal's new concert hall
     
• August 2011
  • Sat., 20 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- August 20, 2011
     
  • Sat., 13 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- August 13, 2011
     
  • Sat., 6 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- August 6, 2011
     
  • Mon., 1 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 30, 2011
     
• July 2011
  • Mon., 25 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 23, 2011
     
  • Mon., 18 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 16, 2011
     
  • Mon., 11 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 9, 2011
     
  • Mon., 4 – Cinq à Six in the Summer -- July 2, 2011
     
• June 2011
  • Sat., 25 – The Culture Club -- Festival Edition
     
  • Sat., 18 – Diatribes of a Dying Tribe
     
  • Fri., 10 – Culture Club -- June 11, 2011
     
• May 2011
  • Sat., 21 – Opera's next generation
     
  • Sat., 21 – Culture Club + Guest DJ -- May 21, 2011
     
• April 2011
  • Sat., 30 – La mechanique de l'amour
     
  • Sat., 23 – A new album from Miracle Fortress
     
• March 2011
  • Mon., 7 – Emilie Clepper's roadtrip soundtrack
     
  • Fri., 4 – The Culture Club
     
• February 2011
  • Tue., 22 – The Culture Club: Cement, Stones, and Alt-Rock
     
  • Mon., 14 – Knowing it by Harp
     
  • Mon., 14 – Heading down Degeneration Street
     
• January 2011
  • Mon., 24 – Coeur de Pirate + Bedouin Soundclash
     
  • Mon., 24 – Culture Club - Kamouraska to Funkytown!
     
  • Tue., 11 – Domestic Crisis Group - Two Tired Hearts EP
     
• December 2010
  • Mon., 20 – Culture for Christmas (CDs)