Urban Nature Summer 2025
collectif9 offers an explosive program for string quintet and drums that explores a mix of contemporary languages strongly rooted in folk and urban cultures with drummer Ronny Desinor. NATURE URBAINE features pieces by Gabriella Smith, Giovanni Sollima, Curtis Stewart, Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, and Jessie Montgomery. The music is groovy and percussive, but also at times dissonant and exploratory, influenced by jazz, funk, and folk music.
Artists
collectif9 + Ronny Desinor
Chloé Chabanole, violin
TJ Skinner, violin
Cynthia Blanchon, viola
Andrea Stewart, cello
Thibault Bertin-Maghit, double bass & arrangements
Ronny Desinor, drums
Program
Giovanni Sollima, Sonnets et rondeaux (11 min)
Vijay Iyer, Dig the Say (8 min)
Curtis Stewart, Drill (8 min)
John Zorn, Bethor (5 min)
Gabriella Smith, Spark (7 min)
George Meyer, Concerto Grosso, III (4:30 min)
Jessie Montgomery, Voodoo Dolls (4:30 min)
collectif9
String ensembleRecipient of a 2025 JUNO award and Performer of the Year at the 2025 Prix Opus, Montreal string ensemble collectif9 is known for their innovative programming and approach to chamber music. The group aims to promote classical music from a personal perspective, where new voices and interpretations are welcomed and encouraged, performing “with an infectious energy and vigour that grabs an audience’s attention” (The WholeNote). Since their 2011 debut, collectif9 has performed numerous concerts across North America, Europe, and Asia. collectif9 operates on the premise that a change of context can influence communication and experience.
RONNY DESINOR
Soul and jazz fusion drummer Ronny Desinor is a sought-after collaborator based in Montreal. Active for over twenty years, he is known for his stylistic versatility and musical intuition. He has performed alongside artists as diverse as Anomalie, Malika Tirolien, Jireh Gospel Choir, Magi Merlin, Marie-Gold, and Fredy V & The Foundation on international stages including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, SXSW in Austin, and the Blue Note in Tokyo. He will soon record an EP of his first solo project for which he writes, produces, sings, and arranges the music.
URBAN NATURE is the first collaboration between collectif9 and Ronny Desinor.
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