CTM Festival 2026
Founded by composer Pierre-Luc Senécal in 2016, Growlers Choir brings together extreme vocalists who use guttural techniques as a collective instrument, turning deep growls, throat resonance, distorted overtones, shrieks, whispers, and breath into dense harmonic structures.
The 10-headed ensemble treats the voice as a physical force, shaping raw breath, vibration, and pressure into tightly coordinated textures that move between drone, rhythm, and percussive impact. Working with composers, sound designers, and experimental musicians, the choir pushes extreme vocal practice into new territory, expanding it from metal-adjacent technique into a broader experimental framework.
In live settings, the group foregrounds the physical act of vocal production, creating performances that are as much about energy and endurance as they are about sound. At CTM 2026, they will premiere their brand new work, "Voices of the Void".
Joining Senécal on stage at CTM will be Estelle Martinez, Jeffrey Mac Dermott, Laurent Bellemare, Marie-Claude Fleury, Maude Théberge, Mikaïl Standjofski-Figols, Pascal Germain-Berardi, Patrick Goyette, and Samuel Arseneau-Roy.
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Participating artists
Pierre-Luc Senécal, Estelle Martinez, Jeffrey Mac Dermott, Laurent Bellemare, Marie-Claude Fleury, Maude Théberge, Mikaïl Standjofski-Figols, Pascal Germain-Berardi, Patrick Goyette , Samuel Arseneau-Roy (Mit)
Dates
January 2026
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