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ANA SOKOLOVIĆ<br />
the condition that they try it! Still, if you ask the ordinary person<br />
on the street, it is very difficult to find someone who can<br />
name a single Quebecois composer.<br />
“If people are unable to name Quebec composers, they will<br />
most likely also be unable to name painters or poets. The problem<br />
is not solely linked to music,” she adds.<br />
On this note, according to Sokolović, the education system<br />
should play a more active role in discovery of the arts and development<br />
of general knowledge. The state should also support<br />
the arts and culture and do its part to make music accessible.<br />
But everyone must do his or her part.<br />
“It is also up to us, the composers, to go out and get the audience.<br />
Culture stimulates the imagination. And we must not forget<br />
that the world will always be more interesting if we exercise<br />
our creativity in every area, whether it is the arts, sciences or<br />
politics. Without imagination, the world cannot go forward.”<br />
HONOURS<br />
1999: First Prize of the CBC Young Composers Competition and Grand<br />
Prize in all categories for Géométrie sentimentale<br />
2005: Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the du Canada Council for the Arts<br />
2007: Prix Opus : composer of the year<br />
2009: Canada’s National Arts Centre Prize<br />
FREE CONCERTS<br />
The National Arts Centre Orchestra<br />
celebrates the life and music of Quebec<br />
composer and educator Jacques Hétu.<br />
JACQUES<br />
HÉTU<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
February 8<br />
NAC Southam Hall – 8 p.m.<br />
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor<br />
Alain Trudel, trombone<br />
Nathalie Paulin, soprano<br />
February 9<br />
National Gallery of Canada – 8 p.m.<br />
<br />
Joanna G’froerer, flute<br />
Emily Marks, flute<br />
Joel Quarrington, double bass<br />
<br />
Performances of Ana Sokolović’s pieces in December and January:<br />
» Université de Montréal Orchestra, December 3, 7:30 p.m.,<br />
salle Claude-Champagne<br />
» Ensemble musique avenir, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal,<br />
December 7, 7:30 p.m.<br />
» Voice and saxophone concert, Tanna Schulich hall, January 13, 8:00 p.m.<br />
» Molinari Quartet, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal,<br />
January 26, 8:00 p.m.<br />
For a complete list of the events of the Série Hommage, visit the SMCQ’s<br />
website at www.smcq.qc.ca<br />
TRANSLATION: ARIADNE LIH<br />
nac-cna.ca<br />
Free tickets are available in<br />
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DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012 7
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