Michael Finnissy à Montréal
The music of Southampton’s composition professor, Michael Finnissy, was the centre of a two-day festival in Montréal earlier this month (17-18 April).
Canadian ensemble Kore performed programmes of Michael’s music to packed houses in the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur. Works spanned Michael’s entire compositional career, from Le lay de la fonteinne (1973) to Grieg Quintettsatz (2008). Ensemble Kore’s website (linked, right) includes mp3 files of recordings from the concerts.