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Ensemble QAT improvised the music for a short stop-motion animation film that has been selected for several festivals across the world.   Coming soon to Montreal:  Little Theatres: Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage, by Toronto filmmaker Stephanie Dudley, is part of the official selection of Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma.  Ensemble QAT had a splendid time improvising the music for this short film in September 2010!

Ensemble QAT’s show 1938 was just chosen to be part of the Montreal Arts Council’s tour next season.

Thanks to this program QAT will be able to present 1938 in numerous venues on the island of Montreal.

1938 features a fictional Jewish music critic as the narrator.  His off-stage voice is broadcast throughout the hall as he tells the audience of his travels across Europe, fleeing the Nazis.  This narration is available in English, French, or in a bilingual version.

Through a series of letters the critic shares his mounting distress and concern with regards to the persecution of the Jewish people.  He talks about his life up until then, about the events that are suddenly occurring around him, and about the composers whom he encounters on his flight  through Europe and into America. Music by Bela Bartok, Paul Hindemith, Kurt Weill,  Cole Porter and Jacob Jacobs.

Be sure to visit our site to find out when 1938 will be playing near you!

Birds is a unique show where written and improvised music, lighting, poetry and movement all come together to highlight today’s music in a playful, sensitive and accessible way. The program is the following : Bird’s Fractal Voice by Marco di Bari (Italy), Bird in a Tangled Sky by Jocelyn Morlock (Canada) and four thematic improvisations by the ensemble's musicians.

In addition to these shows QAT had the pleasure of creating the music for filmmaker Stephanie Dudley's short stop-motion animation film Little Theatres: Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage.  QAT had a great time improvising the complete soundtrack for this film.

It is a fairly simple process. If you are interested in making a donation, you write a cheque in the Conseil des arts de Montréal's name specifiying that it is for Ensemble QAT.  The Conseil des arts de Montréal - Montreal Arts Council then sends you an income tax receipt for the amount of your donation.  These funds help us promote the ensemble abroad, maintain the high quality of our productions and also give us encouragement, support and confidence.

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