Cassandra Miller Honored with Three Concerts at Festival d'automne
Canadian composer Cassandra Miller is the subject of three concerts at the Festival d'automne. Miller practices what is described as "automatic singing" and builds her works by responding to existing scores, drawing on sources ranging from Beethoven to Sicilian folklore. The festival programming places her borrowed and transformed material at the center of the performances.
Key facts
- Three concerts at the Festival d'automne are dedicated to Canadian composer Cassandra Miller.
- Miller is described as a practitioner of "chant automatique" (automatic singing).
- Her compositions respond to pre-existing scores.
- The source material she draws on ranges from Beethoven to Sicilian folklore.
- The concerts took place in the context of the Festival d'automne.
- Le Monde reported on the concerts on October 3, 2026.
- Miller is Canadian.
- Her approach is characterized by the sublimation of borrowed musical material.
Entities
Artists
- Cassandra Miller
- Beethoven
Institutions
- Festival d'automne
- Le Monde
Locations
- Canada
- Sicily
- Italy