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No Type’s disc Les arbres by Nicolas Bernier was awarded the Prix Opus “Album of the year — actuelle and electroacoustic musics” at the 13th Gala Opus on January 31, 2010 in Montréal. Also of interest: Chorals ornés for organ and tape by Yves Daoust — and performed by Régis Rousseau — was awarded the Prix Opus “Premiere of the year.”
Many electrocd.com artists are nominated for the 13th Opus prizes, awarded since 1996 by the Conseil québécois de la musique. empreintes DIGITALes’ discs Chroniques d’une séduction by Jacques Tremblay and Gratte-cité by Ned Bouhalassa; as well as No Type’s disc Les arbres by Nicolas Bernier are nominated for “Album of the year - actuelle and electroacoustic musics.” The concert Remix de classiques! presenting Chorals ornés, a work by Yves Daoust, is nominated for “Concert of the year - actuelle and electroacoustic musics,” as well as the concert by Jacques Poulin-Denis and Martin Messier presented as part of Akousma (5). The work Chorals ornés is also nominated for “Premiere of the year.” Winners will be announced on January 31, 2010 during the Gala in Montréal.
The 11th Sound Travels festival started on June 14, 2009 in Toronto and will last until October 31. On August 7 Nicolas Bernier will premiere his work Courant.air and will present a 8-channel version of Les arbres. Also on the programme, Champs de fouilles (Excavations) by Martin Bédard. On August 8 there will be a concert with Annette Vande Gorne who will present works on Exils: Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Est, Exil, chant II, Figures d’espace.
Nicolas Bernier and Urban9 were awarded an honorary mention in the digital musics category at the recent Prix Ars Electronica 2009 for their project Les arbres.
First solo full-length album from Montréal-based composer Nicolas Bernier (Milliseconde topographie), Les arbres is a collaboration work with visual artist Urban9 who designed images inspired by the music.
Nicolas Bernier will present for the first time the complete version of Les arbres on May 28, 2008 at the TNM as part of the Mutek festival in Montréal. With Nicolas Bernier, vibraphone, processing; Pierre-Olivier Gaudreau,violin; Catherine Le Saulnier, cello; and Urban9, video.