Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony: Chiaroscura

8:00pm @ the King Street Theatre

$25 / $18

Daneil Warren - conductor

David Lang - guest composer / narrator

Kicking off this year’s Open Ears, the unique blend of the spoken word, electroacoustics and orchestral instruments (including electric tuba!) form the basis of this intriguing event. Featuring a world premiere by Melissa Hui, David Lang’s Hendrix - inspired ‘Are You Experienced,' and works by John Adams, John Oswald, and Ronald Bruce Smith.

This concert is part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony's "NEW Orchestra" series (click the logo to link to their page).

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excerpted from the piece "Are You Experienced?", by David Lang, from the CD of the same name on CRI

François Houle

10:30 pm @ the Registry Theatre

$18/$12

with: Giorgio Magnanensi – electronics • Chris Tarry – bass • Dylan van der Schyff – percussion

From Canada’s West Coast comes this meditation on the great Ice Storm of 1998. Sound objects derived from the Ice Storm news broadcasts are combined with visuals of highly stylised images of the ice storm, along with images drawn from various sources to underline certain cultural and political lines tied to the phenomenon of weather as a unifying (or dividing) factor in our country. Musique actuelle aesthetic but with a strong electroacoustic feel.

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excerpted from the piece "Black Triangle", from the 2CDl release of "Au Coeur du Litige" on Spool Music