Cordâme

Cordâme is a very dynamic ensemble dedicated to the interpretation of the compositions of Jean Félix Mailloux. Formed in Montreal in 2004, Cordâme is a finalist for the 2018 RIDEAU Tour Award, this award honors an artistic company, a group, an artist or an artist representative for their fruitful efforts to promote and raise public awareness during a tour. Cordâme is a finalist for the OPUS Prize, Jazz Concert of the Year 2020. Having released 8 albums in 17 years, the group is certainly one of the most active on the Quebec scene. The discography devoted mainly to the compositions of Jean Félix Mailloux highlights an instrumentation which changes from one disc to another and which has stabilized around a group of six musicians. The group has toured extensively with a show called Debussy impressions wich is also the 6th album of the ensemble, it was released in December 2018 and has had several great reviews since. The piece Plante cameleon from Debussy impressions is airing on SIRIUS XM.
In 2019, Cordâme received a commission from Orford musique to create the show Da Vinci inventions and a commission from Radio-Canada to adapt 2 pieces by Ravel for videos at Studio 12. The recent Satie variations tour was a great success. with a grand total of 60 performances over 2 seasons in Quebec only. The group also collaborated with pianist François Bourassa with whom the ensemble released the album Rêve éveillé.