Électrochoc

The Électrochoc concert series, co-presented by the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and Akousma,

features concert-dialogues that introduce audiences to the many facets of electroacoustic music while showcasing the talent and creativity of students in the composition classes of Martin Bédard and Louis Dufort, the series’ two co-artistic directors. The program for the Soundwich evenings will be announced at a later date.

2026–2027 Season

Électrochoc No. 1: Experimental Music at the NFB: From Norman McLaren to Francisco Lopez — September 10, 2026
Soundwich XXIII — November 19, 2026
Électrochoc No. 2: Orchestroll — December 10, 2026
Électrochoc No. 3: Claude Périard — January 21, 2026
Soundwich XXIV — February 18, 2027
Électrochoc No. 4: Navid Navab — March 25, 2027

 

Frédéric Savard

Curator
Frédéric Savard is a musician, archivist, and independent curator with a particular interest in the integration of archival materials into contemporary audiovisual works. His interest in history, music, and cinema has led him to serve as a guest curator at the Cinémathèque québécoise, the JazzAhead festival in Germany, as well as the Suoni Per Il Popolo and Pop Montréal festivals in recent years. He currently works at the National Film Board of Canada while continuing his activities as an independent curator.
 

Program
The experimental music produced in the studios of the National Film Board of Canada remains far too little known to this day, despite its historical significance. With the exception of Norman McLaren’s work, which has earned an international reputation, the original soundtracks created at the NFB by various filmmakers and composers constitute a remarkable archival treasure that is rarely presented.

This special program brings together eleven original works, presented chronologically, and was conceived to highlight the technical innovations developed at the NFB over the years in the fields of musique concrète, electronic, and electroacoustic music. The program features original compositions by Norman McLaren, Pierre Hébert, Alain Clavier, Jean Sauvageau, and Francisco López, to name just a few.

An event not to be missed by film lovers with a passion for the avant-garde and audiovisual innovation.

1. Mosaïque - ONF ( 1965 – Musique : Norman McLaren / Réalisation : Norman McLaren & Eve Lambart – 5’)
2. Test 0558 - ONF (1965 – Musique: Maurice Blackburn / Réalisation : Bernard Longpré – 5’)
3. Op Hop - Hop Op - ONF (1966 – Musique : Pierre Hébert / Réalisation : Pierre Hébert – 4’)
4. Autour de la perception - ONF (1968 – Musique : Pierre Hébert / Réalisation : Pierre Hébert – 16’)
5. Dimension soleils - ONF (1970 – Musique : Gilles Tremblay (SMCQ) / Réalisation : Raymond Brousseau & Bernard Longpré – 4’)
6. Ordinateur (1970 – Musique : Jean Sauvageau / Réalisation : Pierre Cornellier – 7’)
7. Modulo : variations sur un design - ONF (1973 – Musique : Alain Clavier / Réalisation : Pierre Moretti – 7’)
8. Variations graphiques sur Télidon par Pierre Moretti - ONF (1980 – Musique : Alain Clavier / Réalisation : Pierre Moretti – 7’)
9. Rectangle et rectangles - ONF (1984 – Musique : Normand Roger / Réalisation René Jodoin – 8’)
10. Mamori - ONF (2010 –Musique : Francisco López / Réalisation Karl Lemieux – 8’)
11. Sans objets - ONF (2019 – Musique : Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Julie Cloutier Delorme, Martin Tétreault, Simon Drouin, Thierry Guibert, Klaus Filip, Arnold Haberl, Billy Roisz, Dieter Kovacic. / Réalisation : Moïa Jobin-Paré – 6’