The second installment of the Open Ears symposium will be chaired by Guelph percussionist and instrument builder Jesse Stewart, and will feature a keynote address from instrument builder, composer and performer Gayle Young, and further participation from installation artists Gordon Monahan and Ian Birse, electronic performance artist Pamela Z, and Guelph area professor and musician Ellen Waterman.
Sanctuary
noon @ St. Peter's Lutheran Church
free admission
Performing contemplative improvisations based on Gregorian Chant, Sanctuary transcends these ancient materials and fuses them with the colouristic range of contemporary classical music. From Halifax, Sanctuary’s acoustic combination of Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet), Peter Togni (organ), Christoph Both (cello) in a resonant sacred space is lyrical, intense and magical.
excerpted from the piece "Tantum Ergo," from the CD release "Sanctuary" onXXI Records
from Richard Windeyer's "Soniferous Gardens" - Photo by Stefan A. Rose
Symposium 3: Music as a Social Construction
1:30pm-3:30pm @ Zion United Church
free admission
The third and final installation of the Open Ears symposium will be chaired by Wilfird Laurier professor Kirsten Yri, and will feature New York electronic musician Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky), University of Guelph professors and improv musicians Ajay Heble and Ellen Waterman.
the Bang On A Can All-Stars
8:00pm @ the King Street Theatre
$25 / $18
Known as one of the hottest ensembles on the planet, this New York based group plays a cutting-edge repertoire in a virtuosic fashion and a good dose of showmanship. Catch them on one of their rare Canadian appearances in an all-new programme featuring the works of Conlon Nancarrow, Phil Kline, Louis Andriessen, Keeril Maken, David Lang and Hermeto Pascoal.
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Programme:
Exquisite Corpses (1997) Phil Kline I Buried Paul (1996) Michael Gordon Workers Union (1975) Louis Andriessen
intermission
bleed through (2001) Keeril Maken Songs for Lou Reed (2000) David Lang Arapua (arr. Evan Ziporyn) Hermeto Pascoal
excerpted from the piece "Lick," by Julia Wolfe, from the album "Classics" on Cantaloupe
Gordon Monahan
10:30pm @ the Registry Theatre
$18 / $12
Gordon Monahan is a Canadian artist now living in Germany. His works for piano, loudspeakers, video, kinetic sculpture, and computer-controlled sound environments span various genres from avant-garde concert music to multi-media installation and sound art. Tonight’s performance features a new commissioned work for theremin, long strings, thunder sheets, and creaky furniture.
excerpted from a recording of "when it rains," an intallation in which 32 midi-controlled water drops are used to strike 24 suspended metal objects which are amplified by contact pick-ups.
