COMPOSER NEWS - Updated January 2012
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2012
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
JANUARY 24
PREMIERE: Gordon FITZELL - “Electric Lime”, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, bassoon, harpsichord, and interactive lighting. Performed by Emerado, Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio Two’s “The Signal”.
JANUARY 31
PRESENTATION: Gordon FITZELL’s sound installation “:spin”.
FEBRUARY 10
PREMIERE: Keith HAMEL - “Les Cloches” for Chamber Orchestra and interactive electronics.
Windsor Canadian Music Festival.
PREMIERE: James HARLEY - “Caged”, for Chamber Orchestra and interactive electronics.
Windsor Canadian Music Festival.
FEBRUARY 11
PERFORMANCE: Keith HAMEL - “WindoW”, for saxophone and interactive electronics.
Windsor Canadian Music Festival.
FEBRUARY 17
PREMIERE: Paul STEENHUISEN - “Copralite Culture and Analysis #21-34”, for oboe, piano, and live electronics. Beth Levia/ Sylvia Shadick-Taylor. Edmonton, Alberta. Commissioned by Tonus Vivus Music Society.
FEBRUARY 24
PERFORMANCE: Bob PRITCHARD - “Postcards From Our Futures”, Barbara Pritchard, piano.
“Beneath the Skin”, Anne Davison, cello. St. Mary's University Gallery, Halifax.
FEBRUARY
MEDIA INSTALLATION: Gordon FITZELL’s “Magister Ludi”, Rovaniemi Iceberg project, by Herbert Enns.
Arktikum (Arctic Centre), Rovaniemi, Finland.
MARCH 18
PERFORMANCE: Gordon FITZELL will conduct the Freedman/Houle/Smulovitz Trio at the Rachel Browne Theatre in Winnipeg using the Mad Scientist Machine, a remote conduction software/hardware system.
APRIL 30
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS - “Culture No. 1”, for harp, piano, and laptop.
Performance by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
UNDATED
Aaron GERVAIS - “Shoot Like a Film Star”, from the album P*P, is available on iTunes.
James HARLEY - CD: “Neue Bilder” available on iTunes. Reviews: Wholenote, Gapplegate.
Bob PRITCHARD - CD: “Breathe on Me”, from the album ELEKTROLOGOS, is available on iTunes.
James HARLEY - CD: Hendrix Uncovered, New Music Inspired by Jimi Hendrix. Includes “Spangled”. Article
RECENT ACTIVITY AND 2011 NEWS
DECEMBER 6
AWARD: The Hyposurface Team (Paul STEENHUISEN, composer), wins the “Tomorrow Award”.
Hyposurface2 in action, Boston, MA
DECEMBER 1
PERFORMANCE: UBC Laptop Orchestra, with Bob PRITCHARD and Keith HAMEL. UBC School of Music.
NOVEMBER 24
PERFORMANCE: James HARLEY - "Night-flowering... not even sand - II" (electroacoustics), Montevideo, Uruguay.
EVENT: Gordon FITZELL - contributor to Canadian Electroacoustic Community CEC@25, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
PERFORMANCES: André RISTIC - Opera - “Les Aventures de Madame Merveille” - Tournée du CAM. Maison de la culture Ahuntsic, Montréal. Also on 26, 29 November, and December 9 in Montréal.
NOVEMBER 23
LECTURE: Keith HAMEL - “Developing an Integrated Interactive Computer Music Composition and Performance Environment” @ Columbia University, New York.
NOVEMBER 19
PODCAST: Paul STEENHUISEN’s interview with Vinko GLOBOKAR available on iTunes. Review: Wholenote.
NOVEMBER 16
BROADCAST: Aaron GERVAIS - “Sensational Revolution in Medicine”, Where’s the Beast, CKUT, Montréal.
NOVEMBER 12
PERFORMANCE: James HARLEY - “Soft Morning” for voice, performed by Helen Pridmore.
5-Penny New Music Concerts, Sudbury, Ontario.
NOVEMBER 7
PERFORMANCE: Bob PRITCHARD - VOX Vancouver East Cultural Centre.
Composer Bob PRITCHARD preparing for VOX.
NOVEMBER 6
PERFORMANCE: Bob PRITCHARD - “Flow Mingled Down...”, performed by Beverly Johnston, percussion, and Pamela Reimer, piano. Bradyworks RANT!, Montreal.
NOVEMBER 4
LECTURE: Paul STEENHUISEN - “Design and Technology”, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NOVEMBER 2
BROADCAST: James HARLEY - “Neue Bilder”, Where’s The Beat, CKUT, Montréal.
OCTOBER 20, 21, 22
LECTURES: James HARLEY @ Vancouver New Music Festival 2011. “Celebrating the life and work of composer, architect, and visionary Iannis Xenakis.”
OCTOBER 22
PERFORMANCE: Howard BASHAW - “Form Archimage”, Roger Admiral, piano.
Vancouver New Music Festival 2011.
OCTOBER 15
PODCAST: Paul STEENHUISEN’s interview with Charles WUORINEN available on iTunes.
OCTOBER 13
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS - “Snow White movement from Disney Princess Disasters”.
Performed by junctQín keyboard collective. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.
SEPTEMBER 26
BROADCASTS: Taukay Edizioni Musicali radio streams pieces by AMP composer 24 times in 30 days.
Howard BASHAW - “Form Archimage”
Gordon FITZELL - “iZIP!” and “evanescence”
Aaron GERVAIS - “Sensational Revolution in Medicine”
Keith HAMEL - “Krishna’s Flute” and “Traces II”
James HARLEY - “Wild Fruits 3 - Chestnuts”
Bob PRITCHARD - “Breathe on Me” and “Strength”
André RISTIC - “Catalogue de bombes occidentales” and “Six Apparitions de Lénine sur un piano”
Paul STEENHUISEN - “Toneland Security” and Frank O. Lunaire #10 - “Raub”
SEPTEMBER 24
PERFORMANCE: James HARLEY - “soft morning”, performed by Helen Pridmore, voice.
Brunton Auditorium, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick.
AUGUST 16
BROADCAST: “Cantata for the King”. Includes contributions from Bob PRITCHARD and Paul STEENHUISEN.
BRAVO television, Canada.
AUGUST 14
BROADCAST: James HARLEY - “Spangled”. The Confessional, KBOO, Portland, Oregon.
JULY 18
BROADCASTS: AMP composers broadcast on RE: SOUND, CHSR FM, Fredricton, NB. Andrew Miller, host.
Gordon FITZELL - “Metropolis”
Aaron GERVAIS - “Sensational Revolution in Medicine”
Paul STEENHUISEN - “Frank O. Lunaire #10: Raub” and “Toneland Security”
JULY 9
BROADCAST: James HARLEY - “Spangled”. Radio Lost and Found, KBOO, Portland, Oregon.
JUNE 22
AWARD: Paul STEENHUISEN is awarded the Victor Martyn-Lynch Staunton Award from the Canada Council as the outstanding mid-career artist in music.
JUNE 16
GORDON FITZELL - “Magister Ludi” for flute octet and solo cello. Tempest Flute Ensemble, conducted by Véronique Lacroix, with guest cellist Mariève Bock. Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 8 pm, The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver. http://www.redshiftmusic.org/
JAMES HARLEY - CBC Concert On Demand from St. John's, Newfoundland.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20110112spind
JUNE 7
BROADCAST: WIRED FOR SOUND, CHRW-FM, London, Ontario. Keith HAMEL – Traces II.
MAY 28
PERFORMANCE: Howard BASHAW’s “Preludes, Book I (Nos. 1, 4, 5)”. Toronto Symphony Orchestra Piano Competition. Alexander Malikov, piano.
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS - Ensemble Klang premiere of “Schizo Psycho” in Den Haag, on May 28, as part of Dag en de Branding.
MAY 24
BROADCASTS: WIRED FOR SOUND, CHRW-FM, London, Ontario. Bob PRITCHARD - "Strength", and Paul STEENHUISEN - "Frank O. Lunaire #10: Raub".
MAY 20
PERFORMANCE: Paul STEENHUISEN's "Pomme de Terre", for piccolo, performed by Margaret Lancaster. 124 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
MAY 16
BROADCAST: Howard BASHAW – “Seven Spheres”. Re:Sound Fredricton, NB.
MAY 11
CONCERT: Music by Howard BASHAW, Paul STEENHUISEN, and Martin ARNOLD, performed by pianist Roger Admiral. Vancouver New Music. CMC BC Region, 837 Davie Street (Vancouver)
Martin Arnold – Vines & Tubers
Paul Steenhuisen – EVERY JOY POP TURBO
Paul Steenhuisen – plea
Paul Steenhuisen – Revolutions per Minute
Howard Bashaw – Form Archimage (with live visuals and electronics by Giorgio Magnanensi)
Composer Howard BASHAW with pianist Roger ADMIRAL following concert
at CMC BC (Wednesday, May 11, 2011).
MAY 10
PERFORMANCE: Bob PRITCHARD - "What Does A Body Know". Vancouver Convention Centre - CHI conference Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:30 pm Ballroom AB.
Bob Pritchard (composer), Marguerite Witvoet (DiVA) , Meryn Cadell (Librettist), Helene Day Fraser (Designer) backstage at the CHI conference Vancouver. (Tuesday May 10, 2011)
MAY
Bob Pritchard received a UBC SSHRC grant to begin a monodrama entitled "Gam Saan/Gold Mountain". The work will make use of new responsive technologies in performance.
MAY 9
BROADCAST: Whereʼs the Beat, Montréal. Eliot Handelman, host. Howard BASHAW - Passacaglia + Seven Spheres; Keith HAMEL – Traces II; André RISTIC – Sonate de Carnaval; Paul STEENHUISEN – Frank O. Lunaire #10: Raub.
MAY 4
PODCAST: Paul STEENHUISEN’s interview with Kee-Yong CHONG now available on iTunes.
MAY 2
Gordon Fitzell's Orb of the Sun was performed by saxophonist Allen Harrington at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
APRIL 30
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS. "se contourner se conformer", performed by the Bozzini String Quartet. Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal, Québec.
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS - Toca Loca gives a repeat performance of "Halo Ballet", heard for the first time in its electric guitar version, as part of the Open Ears Festival. This is the piece choreographed to live dancers "performed" in the Halo video game environment.
APRIL 17
PREMIERE: Gordon FITZELL's "Elea", performed by Trio Fibonacci. Sunday, April 17. 8:00 PM, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg.
APRIL 15, 16
PERFORMANCE TODAY AND TOMORROW: James HARLEY – “Re: Hallelujah", performed by the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. With Bruce Rodney Dunn, conductor, and Patricia O'Callaghan, voice. April 15, 16, 2011, Kamloops, British Columbia.
APRIL 10
COMMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCES: New Music Concerts (Toronto). Four commissioned new works by Keith Hamel, Bob Pritchard, André Ristic, Paul Steenhuisen. Existing work by Gordon Fitzell.
Left to right: New Music Concerts General Manager David OLDS, Martin RITTER, AMP composer Keith HAMEL, flutist and conductor Robert AITKEN, AMP composers Gordon FITZELL, Paul STEENHUISEN, and Bob PRITCHARD.
APRIL 6-29
Gordon FITZELL's work "Magister Ludi" will be featured in "Experimental Buildings at Shoal Lake," a media installation by Herbert Enns that runs at the University of Texas at Austin, Mebane Gallery.
APRIL 6
BROADCASTS: Komodo Dragon Show, Winnipeg. Keith HAMEL – Krishnaʼs Flute; Howard BASHAW - Seven Spheres.
APRIL 5
PREMIERE: James HARLEY - "Dance Set" for two cellos, as part of Ping! - A Celebration of New Music for Young Musicians. Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto.
APRIL 1-3
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: James HARLEY - , Xenakis Forum; South Bank, London, UK.
MARCH 29
BROADCAST: Les Electrons Libres, Paris. James HARLEY – “Re: Reckoner”.
MARCH 9-10
Aaron GERVAIS' "Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G.” Tapestry New Opera, Toronto.
Soprano Charlene Santoni as Oksana, tenor Keith Klassen as Konstantin, and soprano Shantelle Pryzbylo as Natasha, in the first public showing of Tapestry New Opera's 2011 workshop of "The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G." Aaron Gervais, composer / Colleen Murphy, librettist.
FEBRUARY 19
PODCAST: Paul STEENHUISEN’s interview with Jonathan HARVEY now available on iTunes.
FEBRUARY 5
PREMIERE: André RISTIC - New Work for Molinari Quartet and Pentaèdre. Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal.
FEBRUARY 1
PREMIERE: Gordon FITZELL - “Magister Ludi “ for flute octet and solo cello, performed by Alizé.
Salle de concert du Conservatoire in Montreal.
JANUARY 29-30
FESTIVAL: James HARLEY - Invited participant, CEIAT Festival: Xenakis--Today and Tomorrow; RedCat Theatre, Los Angeles.
JANUARY 28
PRESENTATION: James HARLEY - Composer's Forum, University of Southern California.
PERFORMANCE: Gordon FITZELL - “Pangaea Ultima” performed by Contempo, University of Alberta.
PERFORMANCE: Gordon FITZELL - “Metropolis”, performed by the Harrington/Loewen Duo, at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s kick-off to the 2011 New Music Festival; Winnipeg Art Gallery.
JANUARY 20
PERFORMANCE: Aaron GERVAIS - “Hockey Story” at UCSD’s Sonic Diasporas Festival.
San Diego, CA, USA
JANUARY 12
PERFORMANCE: James HARLEY - "Wild Fruits 2: Like a ragged flock, like pulverized jade" and other works; ~spin~ (Ellen Waterman, James Harley), Music at Memorial/CBC, St. John's.
JANUARY 10-24
Gordon FITZELL in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts, to work on a new piece for Trio Fibonacci.
JANUARY 8
PERFORMANCE: André RISTIC "Six apparitions de Lénine sur un piano". Aventa Ensemble.
Rozsa Centre, Calgary, Alberta
JANUARY 7, 2011
EXHIBITION: Opening of “Disruptive Stillness”, University of Michigan.
Features Paul STEENHUISEN’s video work “North Saskatchewan River at Edmonton, Canada”.
JANUARY 6
PERFORMANCE: André RISTIC "Six apparitions de Lénine sur un piano". Aventa Ensemble.
Tanna Hall, McGill - Schulich School of Music: 555 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal
JANUARY 4
PERFORMANCE: André RISTIC "Six apparitions de Lénine sur un piano". Aventa Ensemble.
The Music Gallery: 197 John Street, Toronto
AVENTA Ensemble flutist Mark McGregor.