It Was Inside You All Along

1 September 2026 7:30 PM |UVic Phillip T. Young Recital Hall

Ensemble Paramirabo

PROGRAM

Ana Sokolović: Ciaconna

Snežana Nešić: Purpur (world premiere)

Philippe Macnab-Séguin: It Was Inside You All Along

intermission

Nicolas Gilbert: Miroir Miroir (world premiere)

Jimmie LeBlanc: Clamors of Being

Missy Mazzoli: Still Life with Avalanche

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About the program

On the eve of the main SALT 2026 program, Ensemble Paramirabo offers a special festival pre-event bringing audiences into close contact with six distinctive musical voices.

The program moves between intimacy and intensity, stillness and disruption. Across the concert, small gestures grow into larger textures, individual sounds collide and connect, and the musicians’ close interaction becomes part of the experience.

Works by Ana Sokolović, Jimmie LeBlanc, Missy Mazzoli, and Philippe Macnab-Séguin are joined by two world premieres by Snežana Nešić and Nicolas Gilbert.

SALT 2026 is about proximity: after the concert, stay to meet the performers and composers and chat with them about your experience!

About the performers

Ensemble Paramirabo is a Montréal-based contemporary music ensemble dedicated to performing new work, supporting emerging Canadian composers, and expanding the traditional concert experience. Founded in 2008 at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, the group takes its name from Claude Vivier’s Paramirabo. Under the artistic direction of flutist Jeffrey Stonehouse, the ensemble has developed a strong international presence, appearing at festivals and concert series in Canada, Belgium, England, Mexico, and the United States. Since 2017, it has also served as ensemble-in-residence for the New Music Session at the Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy.

A leading advocate for contemporary creation, Ensemble Paramirabo has presented more than 80 premieres and commissions. The ensemble received the OPUS Performer of the Year Award and earned a 2020 JUNO nomination for Alone and Unalone, created with composer James O’Callaghan. Its performances and recordings have supported award-winning works by numerous composers, while critics have praised the group for its fearlessness, creative energy, and commitment to new musical voices.