Montreal, November 21, 2024 - On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Quasar unveils its digital triptych of art films in a special film screening event, in the company of long-time collaborators and friends. Come and (re)discover Sonia Paço-Rocchia's Ode au Métal, Walter Boudreau's Chaleurs and Thierry Tidrow's Entre Nous in all their splendor in video format, with behind-the-scenes access to the creation of these three landmark shows in Quasar's career, thanks to three short documentaries by filmmakers Simon Roberge and Sagerpreet Singh.

Montreal, November 14, 2024 - We are delighted to announce our nomination for the 28th Gala des Prix Opus in the Special Award - Rayonnement à l'étranger category for our two European tours in the 2023-2024 season!

In 2024-2025, the Quasar saxophone quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary in style!

For this fifth edition, Quasar will be presenting a series of alley concerts in Montreal for the third year running, in collaboration with the Journées des ruelles vertes: Ruelle des PasSages, Ruelle , Ruelle aux mille oiseaux, Ruelle entre quatre rues, Ruelle Walker-Greene, Ruelle La Cabriole.

T-shirts ($20 incl. tax) and CDs ($10 incl. tax) will be available for purchase at the concerts. Have your cash ready!

The Escouades aim to celebrate, share and surprise by presenting a deeply original and flamboyant program. True spontaneous concerts, the Escouades bring new music to the heart of the city! They appear in different neighborhoods and public places to meet citizens in unexpected places. A true journey, a refreshing musical escapade, a window that opens on another world.

For this fifth edition, Quasar will be back in Quebec City for a first collaboration with Nature Québec, to present five concerts in various green alleyways throughout the city.

And it's free!

Quasar's 29th Season...

In 2023-2024, we had the chance to honor the past, present and future, with concerts paying tribute to great composers from our history, collaborating with established current artists and reaching out to emerging composers and saxophonists in Quebec and around the world.

Quasar's 2023-2024 season in a few statistics : 
  • 23 concerts;

Montréal, May 15, 2024 Today marks the start of Quasar's spring European tour, featuring residencies, master classes and several concerts. 


BELGIUM
From May 15 to 18, Quasar is in Belgium for two concerts and a residency with composition classes from the conservatoires of Liège and Mons. The program for both concerts will feature works by the participating students.

live@CIRMMT - 9th Electro Series: Experience four colourful cartes blanches for saxophone quartet and electronics!

Exercises in Estrangement III Mycorrhizia: Quasar and Sandeep Bhagwati join forces for a unique multisensory concert

*NEW* SAXOPHONE COURSE

Next summer, Quasar members will have the honour of holding courses, workshops, conferences and master classes as artists in residence at Domaine Forget, as part of the very first saxophone internship offered by the academy.

From June 23rd to 29th, 2024, advanced saxophonists (minimum age: 16 years) will be able to come and hone their skills with the quartet, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year as well.

Be sure to share the good news with other saxophonists you know!