Mélosphère was formed in 1982 by violinist-composer Helmut Lipsky and now includes Jean-Francois Martel, bass, Pierre Tanguay, percussion and Alex Weimann, keyboards. Since the mid-90s, Melosphere has collaborated in Canada and Europe in numerous concert and recording projects with Berlin-based “L’art du passage” musicians Stefan Kling, piano and Tobias Morgenstern, accordion. They have introduced elements of the revolutionary Argentine master Astor Piazzolla, and collaborated with the renowned Canadian Baroque soprano Suzie LeBlanc.
The resulting Melosphere texture crosses a wide range of genres and melds the ensemble into a kind of new-world time-fusion sound that incorporates programmatic forms with a compelling underlying narrative element.
Along with co-productions with CBC Espace Musique and Chestnut Hall Music and a week-long appearance at the 2008 World Wind Energy Conference that culminated in a performance at the Kingston Cathedral, the ensemble brought its timeless mix to the 400 year anniversary celebrations in Quebec City in 2008, which has led to the recent release of a new CD “Tempi con Variazioni” featuring a live recording from the Kingston concert and a studio recording of the title work made in the beloved Montreal monastery La Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur.
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