Theories of Survival ø Music Autumn 2024

Known for their energy and bold innovations not only on the Canadian but also the international contemporary music scene, the Quasar saxophone quartet is coming to Vilnius to present a program specially prepared for the festival. Featuring works by Lithuanian and foreign composers (including premieres!), the program reflects from various perspectives on the threats to both our survival and the established order of the world, as well as our response to these challenges. It is like a glimpse into the future and into ourselves: what will we have to overcome, who will we become, and what will "the day after tomorrow" look like?

PROGRAM

Kristupas Bubnelis (LT–JAV). Calligrammes I (premiere)
Mykolas Natalevičius. Trauma (premiere)
Egidija Medekšaitė (LT–UK). Azaya (premiere)
Vykintas Baltakas. Saxopho(e)nix (2014)
Alla Zagaykevych (UA). The Saxophone Quartet / While Flying Up… (2009 / 2022)
Émilie Girard-Charest (CA). Bestiaire (2018)

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Contemporary Lithuanian Music Festival
Music Autumn 2024
October 3–12, 2024 | Vilnius

GLOBAL ISSUES

As the world stands on the brink of the widespread dominance of artificial intelligence, which may reshape societal structures, with scientists warning that we are nearing the "red line" beyond which the damage to the climate will be irreversible, with the global population surpassing 8 billion, and the Doomsday Clock ticking closer to midnight, it is clear that global challenges could alter our future and everyday lives at any moment. This year's "Muzikos ruduo" festival, from an anthropological perspective, explores issues that are relevant to the entire world or specific regions. How do we see, respond to, and understand these threats and the future of humanity? And why, despite being aware of the magnitude of these dangers, are we unable to unite to save the world?

Organized by: "Music Autumn"

Funded by: Lithuanian Council for Culture

Strategic Partner: Lithuanian Composers' Union

Media Partner: LRT

Partners:
Energy and Technology Museum, Sapieha Palace, Culture Agency "Art Gene," Lithuanian Music Information Center, "Between Silence" Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Tickets available at: Kakava.lt

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Quasar saxophone quartet (Canada)

Marie-Chantal Leclair — artistic director, soprano saxophone
Mathieu Leclair — alto saxophone
André Leroux — tenor saxophoneJean-Marc Bouchard — baritone saxophone  

Fascinated by the music of our times, the Quasar saxophone quartet dedicates itself to the creation and promotion of contemporary music. The group's ventures have included instrumental music, improvisation, and electronics. Alone or accompanied by a symphony orchestra, acoustic or plugged, Quasar offers its audience unique and deeply original programming. The ensemble has won 10 OPUS prizes awarded by the Conseil québécois de la musique, including for "Artist of the Year". Quasar presents a series of concerts in Montreal and performs regularly in Canada and abroad.

Since its founding in 1994, Quasar has premiered over 200 works spanning multiple areas of musical creation. A real driving force of creative music, the quartet works closely with composers favouring research, experimentation and the emergence of new ideas. Quasar thus contributes in an exceptional way to the development of Quebec's music while also being credited several premieres of works by foreign composers.

Quasar is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Vandoren.