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Sound Travels Intensive
Aug 16 to 20, 2011
$175 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, composers and musicians from across Canada and around the world to create and present new work in Toronto, exchange ideas with others, and hone their skills in diverse aspects of sound and electroacoustic practice. Five intense days of workshop sessions, private instruction and creative activity culminate in a public concert presentation at Toronto's Artscape Wychwood Barns. This year's Intensive features masterclasses by renowned acousmatic composer Jonty Harrison, alongside core workshops in audio production (Darren Copeland), DIY electronics (Rob Cruickshank) and interactive audio & MaxMSP (David Ogborn) with guest lectures by Marla Hlady and Jessica Thompson.
Participants must apply by Friday July 15 at 12 noon Toronto time to be eligible for a limited number of scholarship and billeting possibilities.
Sound Travels Intensive Schedule
Tuesday August 16th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:00 Introductions and Opening Discussion
10:00-11:00 Audio production: Recording Techniques (Copeland)
11:00-12:00 Interactive audio & MaxMSP: Sound Synthesis Techniques (Ogborn)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Composition masterclass (Harrison)
3:00-4:00 Electroacoustic Ear Training and Ensemble Rehearsal (Ogborn)
4:00-5:00 DIY electronics I (Cruickshank)
5:00-7:00 Guest artist presentation: Chiyoko Szlavnics
Wednesday August 17th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:30 Audio production: Soundwalking & Recording (Copeland)
10:30-12:00 Interactive audio & MaxMSP: Gestural Control (Ogborn)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Composition masterclass (Harrison)
3:00-4:00 Electroacoustic Ear Training and Ensemble Rehearsal (Ogborn)
4:00-5:00 DIY electronics II (Cruickshank)
5:00-7:00 Guided/unguided work period and advanced workshops (Harrison, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank)
Thursday August 18th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:30 Audio production: Transformation Techniques (Copeland)
10:30-12:00 Interactive audio & MaxMSP: Sound Transformations (Ogborn)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Guest artist presentation by Jessica Thomson
3:00-4:00 Electroacoustic Ear Training and Ensemble Rehearsal (Ogborn)
4:00-5:00 DIY electronics III (Cruickshank)
5:00-7:00 Guided/unguided work period and advanced workshops (Harrison, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank)
Friday August 19th, 9 AM - 7 PM
9:00-10:30 Audio production: Editing & Mixing Techniques (Copeland)
10:30-12:00 Interactive audio & MaxMSP: Sound as Control (Ogborn)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Guest artist presentation by Marla Hlady
3:00-4:00 Electroacoustic Ear Training and Ensemble Rehearsal (Ogborn)
4:00-5:00 DIY electronics IV (Cruickshank)
5:00-7:00 Guided/unguided work period and advanced workshops (Harrison, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank)
Saturday August 20th, 9 AM - 10 PM
9:00-12:00 Participant Presentations and Discussion
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Guided/unguided work period and advanced workshops (Harrison, Copeland, Ogborn, Cruickshank)
5:30-7:30 Concert rehearsal (Ogborn)
8:00-10:00 Final concert
Intensive Instructors:
Jonty Harrison - composition masterclasses: Jonty Harrison studied with Bernard Rands at the University of York, graduating with a DPhil in Composition in 1980. In 1980 he joined the Music Department of The University of Birmingham, where he is now Professor of Composition and Electroacoustic Music, as well as Director of the Electroacoustic Music Studios and BEAST (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre). At The University of Birmingham he has taught a number of postgraduate composers from the UK and overseas, many of whom are now themselves leading figures in the composition and teaching of electroacoustic music in many parts of the world. As a composer he has received several Prizes and Mentions in the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Awards, two Distinctions, the Prix Ars Electronica, and Musica Nova amongst others.
David Ogborn - interactive audio & MaxMSP: 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).
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.
Guest Artists
Marla Hlady draws, makes sculpture, works with sites and sounds and sometimes makes video. Hlady's kinetic sculptures and sound pieces often consist of common objects (such as teapots, cocktail mixers, jars) that are expanded and animated to reveal unexpected sonic and poetic properties often using a system-based approach to composition. She has shown widely in solo and group shows. Marla Hlady is represented by Jessica Bradley ART + PROJECTS.
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