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Workshops, Intensive and Symposium
All about the Synthecycletron by Barry Prophet
July 18, 2 pm
FREE
meet at Pavillion across from Centre Island Ferry Dock, Toronto Island
Join Barry Prophet at the site of the Synthecycletron sound sculpture – an eco-cyclist's mad scientist dream! - and learn how this unique synthesis of pedal power engineering, electronic music, and sculpture came together.
Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium
Aug 4 to 7, (Aug 4 & 5, concerts @ 8pm and Aug 5 - 7, paper presentations 9-5 pm)
$70/35
Christie Studio, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie #170, Toronto
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Full Program avialable here
NAISA and the Canadian Electroacoustic Community present 3 days of paper sessions discussing electroacoustic sound art. The symposium presents a selection of refereed papers and presentations as well as a keynote lecture by visionary Québec composer Marcelle Deschênes.
Sound Travels Intensive
Aug 10 to 13
$150 registration fee (note registration fee also includes a free Sound Travels concert pass)
NAISA Space, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie #252, Toronto
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The Sound Travels Intensive is an opportunity for artists from across Canada and around the world to create and present new work in Toronto, exchange ideas with others, and hone electroacoustic skills with the guidance of a diverse group of world-renowned instructors. Four intense days of workshop sessions, private instruction and creative activity culminate in a public concert presentation at Toronto's Artscape Wychwood Barns. Participants must apply by Friday July 30 at 12 noon Toronto time to be eligible for a limited number of scholarship and billeting possibilities.
Sound Travels Intensive Schedule
Tuesday August 10th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:00 Electroacoustic ear-training (Tsabary)
10:00-11:00 Recording techniques intro (Copeland)
11:00-12:00 Interaction and programming intro (Ogborn)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 DIY electronics intro (Cruickshank)
2:00-3:30 Experimental recording & transducers masterclass (Morita)
3:30-5:30 Composition masterclass (Calon)
5:30-7:00 Concert and work planning
Wednesday August 11th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:30 Electroacoustic ear training (Tsabary)
10:30-12:00 Masterclass (Calon)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 DIY (Cruickshank)
2:30-4:00 Soundwalking and Recording (Copeland)
4:00-5:30 Laptop orchestra rehearsal (Ogborn)
5:30-7:00 Guided/unguided individual/collaborative work period
(with Morita, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank, Tsabary)
Thursday August 12th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:30 Electroacoustic ear-training (Tsabary)
10:30-12:00 DIY electronics (Cruickshank)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 Guided/unguided individual/collaborative work period
(with Morita, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank, Tsabary)
4:00-5:30 Editing Techniques (Copeland)
5:30-7:00 Laptop orchestra rehearsal (Ogborn)
Friday August 13th, 9 AM - 10 PM
9:00-10:30 Listening and Mixing (Tsabary & Copeland)
10:30-12 DIY electronics (Cruickshank)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Guided/unguided individual/collaborative work period
(with Morita, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank, Tsabary)
5:30-7:30 Dress rehearsal / laptop orchestra rehearsal (Ogborn)
8:00-10:00 Final concert
Intensive Instructors:
Christian Calon - composition: At the crossroads of radio, installation, acousmatics and improvisation (with Theresa Transistor), Christian Calon's award winning projects have in common the exploration of the listening experience and the perception of Time. Progressively his works tend to take a para-musical approach, in which models of reality take a central function. He is currently working on a new media installation. A free-lance artist, he lives in Montreal.
Satoshi Morita - experimental recording and transducers: Berlin-based sound artist Satoshi Morita deals with issues of inter-sensory sonic experience. His sonic object "Sound Capsule" received an honorary mention at Prix Ars Electronica 2008 and has been exhibited internationally (currently at the Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland). At the Sound Travels Intensive, Morita will deal with the use of transducers, and experimental field recording techniques.
David Ogborn - interaction and programming: David Ogborn is the President of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and teaches digital audio and physical computing at McMaster University, where he also directs the Cybernetic Orchestra. Recent artistic highlights include Metropolis (live electronics + silent film), Opera On The Rocks (opera with live electronics and video) and Waterfall (a collaboratively-produced interactive video sculpture at the 2010 Olympic Games).
Eldad Tsabary - electroacoustic ear-training: Eldad Tsabary is a professor of electroacoustic music at Concordia University in Montreal, where for the past five years he has been developing a new aural training method for electroacoustics, based on perceptual and educational research. His compositions have received prizes and mentions in several international competitions including Bourges, Miniaturas Electroacousitcs, ZKM, Harbourfront, and others. Recent artistic highlights include From My Home to Your Home (a telematic duet with David Eagle for Deep Wireless 2010), Tikkun Nefesh for trombone and electronics (commissioned by trombonist Haim Avitsur), and Homo Religiosus (an interreligious piece containing prayers and interviews from five places of worship). Eldad is the Treasurer of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community.
Darren Copeland - sound recording and transformation: Darren Copeland is a soundscape composer, radio artist, sound designer and concert producer. He has studied electroacoustic composition under Barry Truax (Simon Fraser University) and Dr. Jonty Harrison (University of Birmingham). His concert works have received mentions in competitions (Vancouver New Music, Luigi Russolo, Hungarian Radio, La Muse en Circuit, and Phonurgia Nova) and appeared on compilation CD releases (Storm of Drones, Radius #3, DISContact I & II, Lieu - Non Lieu, and Soundscape Vancouver). The CDs Rendu Visible and audio DVD Perdu et retrouvé, devoted to his work, are available on the empreintes DIGITALes label.
Rob Cruickshank - DIY electronics and circuit-bending: Rob Cruickshank is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist whose works often include custom electronics. He has developed many workshops to assist artists with learning technology, and is the creator of the NAISAtron instrument kit for New Adventures in Sound Art. He plays in the audio/visual collective i/o media and is a long-time member of the Board of Directors of InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre. Recently he has been working with MusicWorks magazine to create a series of DIY articles.
Sound as Art Youth Workshop
Aug 16 to 20, 10-5 pm
$50
NAISA Space Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie #252, Toronto
NAISA is inviting youth aged 15-18 to create art entirely with Sound, Radio, Electronics, and/or Performance through exploration according to their own individual interest - through building a NAISAtron, a micro-transmitter, or working with basic recording and editing software. All equipment will be provided by New Adventures in Sound Art and no experience is necessary. Please contact Kristie at outreach@naisa.ca. Limited spots available. Register by clicking on the "Registration" button above to guarantee your spot.
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