| Project Eponyme
At the crossroads of the Middle East and the West, OktoEcho offers a modern reading of free trade through music…
Under the artistic direction of the composer Katia Makdissi-Warren, OktoEcho consists of 13 improviser-musicians of international calibre…
Each member contributes – through his or her experience and cultural background (world music, classical, jazz, etc.) – to a multicultural melding creating a new musical language.
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Release : November 2009 | Band Camp
For performances scheduled for Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 (the production is presented as part of the Montreal Arts Council Tour event), an animated video created by illustrator and comic artist JEIK Dion will be screened on stage. In addition, JEIK will do live drawing (speed painting) on two pieces of the program of his choice, making each concert unique.
As part of the touring Montreal Arts Council event, OktoEcho presents the eponymous production six times during the 2011-2012 season.
Nomination
Press
• Le Messager Verdun, Le meilleur de l’Occident et du Moyen-Orient, février 2012
• Guide de Montréal-Nord, OktoEcho ouvrira la saison d’automne, Antoine Dion Ortega, septembre 2011
• La Presse, Il était une fois dans l’Ouest… et dans l’Est, Alain Brunet, juin 2009
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CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARD 2009 "Best World Music Album", "Group of the Year", "Best Instrumental Album of the Year"
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PUS Prize 2009 "Record of the Year Jazz and World Music"
