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Kore Ensemble
BradyWorks
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Ensemble Caprice
Ensemble Arion
Les Idees Heureuses
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Pemi Paull's deep love and lifetime fascination with music, as well as his probing curiosity and creative attitude towards his craft, have accounted for a diverse and multifaceted career, one which continues to expand into unexpected areas and venues. A versatile soloist and chamber musician, and a specialist in both new and early music, Pemi Paull is a true 21st century artist. He is the founder and artistic director of Warhol Dervish, an original and unorthodox chamber music collective based in Montreal. The recipient of the 2002 CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award for Chamber Music, Pemi has been invited as a regular participant at IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music in Cornwall, England, and Domaine Forget International Chamber Music Festival. |
Tremendously active in Montreal's thriving early music scene, Pemi appears regularly with Ensemble Caprice, Les Idees Heureuses, and Ensemble Arion. Pemi's activities have also also brought him to the forefront of Montreal's contemporary music world. He is a member of three important new music ensembles in Montreal, Bradyworks, Ensemble Kore, and SMCQ. In addition, Pemi has premiered works for viola by Scott Godin, Andre Ristic, Rose Bolton, Emily Hall, and Nicolas Gilbert, among others. He gave the premiere of "Debacle", for viola and orchestra, by Sherbrooke, Quebec-based composer, Denis Dion as soloist with l'Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, as well as the Canadian premiere of "Prologue", for viola and electronic resonator, by French composer Gerard Grisey. Francois Tousignant, of Montreal's Le Devoir, wrote of the performance, "...Voila une maniere differente d'user de la 'monodie' d'autant plus convainquante que l'interprete, totalement engage, en fait resortir tout l'art inspire et inspirant".
Pemi Paull's 2009-2010 season has included many highlights including masterclasses at the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana and the University of Toronto, concerts at Miller Theatre in NYC and the Library of Congress in Washington DC, a new recording on Analekta records with Ensemble Caprice, and a number of premieres. A long term resident at the Banff Centre, during the 2008 and 2010 winter residencies (January - March), Pemi plays on a viola built in 2007 by David Prentice, generously loaned to him by the Banff Centre. For Inquiries, Contact Pemi directly at PemiPaull@gmail.com |