The Quebec Contemporary Music Society, or Société de musique contemporaine du Québec in French (SMCQ), is a contemporary classical-music organization based in Montreal, Quebec.
It was founded in 1966 by Montreal composers and musicians,[1] including Wilfrid Pelletier, Jean Papineau-Couture, Hugh Davidson, Serge Garant, and Maryvonne Kendergian.
The 2007–08 season marked the inaugural of an Homage Series, planned to be a biennial collaborative event featuring the music of an important Quebec composer, which that season was Claude Vivier.
It included performances by the Hilliard Ensemble, Klangforum Wein and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
The format of the festival included a week of concerts, lectures, master classes, and public rehearsals with composers.