Although such things are hard to quantify, the combination of Quebec’s well-supported conservatory system and Véronique Lacroix’s visionary leadership means that Ensemble contemporain de Montréal just might be Canada’s most accomplished new-music group.

But instrumental expertise isn’t all that will be on display at the Orpheum Annex on Tuesday (October 25): the ensemble’s ECM+ program features the music of four brilliant young Canadian composers, including Victoria’s Sabrina Schroeder. How often do we get to hear the future right now?