A small tribute for the 50th anniversary of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999).

— Gilles Gobeil [English translation: François Couture, xii-23]

Sentinelle [The Sentinel] was realized in 2019-20 at the Métamorphoses d’Orphée studio of Musiques & Recherches in Ohain (Belgium), at Universidade Catolica do Porto (Portugal) and at the composer’s studio. Thanks to Yves Charuest (alto saxophone) who generated the improvisations I used as raw materials for composing the solo part, to Pierre Girard (Planet Studios) for recording the saxophone, to Paulo Ferreira-Lopes, José Oliveira Martins and Cristina Sá (Universidade Católica Portuguesa no Porto), and to Annette Vande Gorne (Musiques & Recherches). Finally, thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) for its support. Sentinelle was awarded the 1st prize — Mixed Work at the 2020 international electroacoustic music competition Musica Nova (Prague, Czech Republic).

Composition

• 2019, Métamorphoses d’Orphée — Musiques & Recherches, Ohain (Belgium)
• 2019, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto (Portugal)
• 2019 – 2020, Personal studio, Drummondville (Québec)

Premiere

• October 15, 2021, Yves Charuest, saxophone; Gilles Gobeil, Stéphane Roy, diffusion • Akousma 17: Soirée 5, Usine C, Montréal (Québec)

Awards

• 1st prize, Category B (mixed work), Musica Nova 2020, Prague (Czech Republic)