E27 musique nouvelles (Quebec)

Chance Variations by Pierre-Yves Martel, composed in September 2023, incorporates chance operations and explores repetition through superimposed melodic cells that evolve gradually over time. The form and pitch selection were determined using dice, while the rhythms, pitch sequences, and registers were freely constructed. Scored for vibraphone, bass clarinet, and viola da gamba, each performer plays at different tempos, creating a subtle sense of phase shifting, where the rhythmic alignment is constantly in flux. Pierre-Yves Martel (viola da gamba), Raphaël Guay (vibraphone), Philippe Lauzier (bass clarinet)