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McGill University, Schulich School of Music The McGill Percussion Ensemble Aiyun Huang & Fabrice Marandola, directors Andrei Malashenko (2004-05) D'Arcy Philip Gray (1997/98, 2001-04) Pierre Béluse (1969-2001) |
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McGill University, Schulich School of Music The McGill Percussion Ensemble Aiyun Huang & Fabrice Marandola, directors Andrei Malashenko (2004-05) D'Arcy Philip Gray (1997/98, 2001-04) Pierre Béluse (1969-2001) |
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The McGill Percussion Ensemble was founded in 1969 by Pierre Béluse, Professor of Percussion in the Faculty of Music at McGill since 1967. The ensemble performs a wide variety of repertoire, with a strong commitment to the performance of new music. Along with its regular concerts on campus, the ensemble performs frequently in other locations and for CBC Radio's English and French networks.
In 1992, the ensemble won the Darius Milhaud Prize at the Concours d'interprétation de Musique Française de Montréal. In 1996, a second CD was recorded featuring works by Osvaldo Budon, Alberto Ginastera, and Pierre Béluse.
Please refer to Coming Events for upcoming performances of the McGill Percussion Ensemble.
The McGill Percussion Ensemble performance on Monday, March 10, 2008 was recorded by CBC Radio 2. Click here to listen to CBC's recording of the concert.alcides lanza, backwards and forward... Meg Sheppard, voice; Shawn Mativetsky, percussion; Robert F. Hones; piano; The McGill Percussion Ensemble; Gina Ryan, marimba; Susan Strunc, clarinet. Tanna Schulich Hall McGill Percussion Ensemble France Tour 2006   
Top two photos by Arnaud Lavergne 
In the summer of 2006, the McGill Percussion Ensemble went on a tour to France, under the direction of Prof. Fabrice Marandola.
Click here to read an article about the tour from the Association Française pour la Percussion.
McGill Percussion Ensemble Discography  Percussion Music from the Americas
The McGill Percussion Ensemble
Ginastera Cantata para America Magica percussionists: Avery Gietz, Lawrence Dramowicz, Stephan Pelletier, Shawn Mativetsky, Philip Hornsey, Louis Pelletier, Julian Jeun, Oliver O'Boyle, Robert Power, Kirk White, Aldo Mazza, Andrei Malashenko, D'Arcy Gray, Brian McCue, Vincent Dhavernas, Francois Gauthier, Malcom Lim, Pierre Béluse. piano/celesta: Pierrette Lepage, Bruce Mather, Joel Wapnick.
Recorded 1980-1996 
The McGill Percussion Ensemble, dir. Pierre Béluse
Varèse Ionization performers: Pierre Béluse, George Clarke, Andrew Cholvat, Vincent Dhavernas, Pierre Dube, Michael Emenau, Francois Gauthier, D'Arcy Gray, Daniel Lemay, Christopher Luce, Andrei Malashenko, Brian McCue, Ralph O'Connor, and Clayde Roy.
Recorded 1988, Pollack Hall, McGill University. McGill Percussion Ensemble McGill Percussion Ensemble, dir. Pierre Béluse
Vivier Pulau Dewata
Recorded 1978 Percussion McGill Percussion Ensemble, dir. Pierre Béluse Morel Rhythmologue lanza Sensors I Garant Circuit I Culver Signature performers: Pierre Béluse, Luc Boivin, Peter Bosani, James Brender, Francois Clement, Raymond Desrosiers, Gregory Law, Robert Leroux, Frederick Liessens, Aldo Mazza, Jean-Guy Plante. Winner of the Grand Prix du Disque-Canada, Chamber Music in 1979.
Recorded 1978-79, Pollack Hall, McGill University |
In 1979, the group's first recording titled Percussion, produced on the McGill University label, won the Grand Prix du Disque-Canada for chamber music, awarded by the Canadian Music Council. This success was followed by a recording in 1980 for Radio Canada International which featured the work of Canadian composers Walter Boudreau, Vincent Dionne, and Claude Vivier. In 1988, the ensemble recorded its first compact disc with works by Edgard Varèse, alcides lanza, Jo Kondo, Francois Morel, Mantel Hood, and Pierre Béluse.
During the 1997/1998 season, the ensemble premiered several new works, including two by James Harley and pieces by graciela paraskevaidis and Victoria Maidanik. The group also recorded a concert of music by Canadian composers for CBC radio. In the Spring of 2000, the group performed a concert to celebrate the birthdays of composers alcides lanza and Marlos Nobre.
More recently, the ensemble participated in the MusiMars 2004 contemporary music festival, under the direction of D'Arcy Philip Gray.