In continuity with Dialogues intercontinentaux, presented in February 2024, the concert Ondes‑passerelles offers a program of intercultural dialogues that brings together contemporary Western musical traditions and diverse musical practices from cultures around the world. This artistic encounter fosters collaboration between composers and performers from these different backgrounds, encouraging exchange and shared creation.

A new premiere by métis‑heritage composer Jesse Plessis, written for saxophone quartet, voice and piano, will be presented during this concert. The sung text is drawn from Au vent de la piroguière – Tifaifai by Flora Aurima Devantine, in which “the journey of life merges with that of language, oscillating between orality and writing.”

The program will also feature a premiere for saxophone quartet and santur by composer Jimmie Le Blanc. Guest artists for this presentation include soprano Brittany Rae, santur player Amir Amiri, and Jesse Plessis at the piano.