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AKOUSMA 7
OCTOBER 27th TO 30th, 2010
Studio Hydro-Québec
Monument-National
Montréal
Pauline Oliveros (US) • Alexander Schubert / Sinebag (DE) • Mathew Adkins (GB) • Mitchell Akiyama (CA) • Martin Bédard (QC) • Martin Messier (QC) • Félix-Antoine Morin (QC) • Nicolas Bernier (QC)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 2010 - 8 PM
DEEP LISTENING
AKOUSMA begins with a mythical figure of the American electronic music scene. For several years now, Pauline Oliveros has been promoting Deep Listening, a behaviour based on active listening, and Réseaux and AKOUSMA have been promoting this very form of active listening too. Better known for her improvisations on the accordion, she will be presenting a program of her best tape music works. This evening also celebrates Mitchell Akiyama’s return to the Montreal scene with a new work for electronics and wind instruments commissioned by Réseaux.
« The intimacy of her electronic compositions suggests parallels with John Cage's statements about silence »
— The Wire (UK)
« The noises and corrosion are like the barnacles, rust and seaweed acquired by a ship over years of ocean-going »
— BBC (UK)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 2010 - 8 PM
ACOUSMATIC
Lately, electroacoustic music has been celebrating a lot. Réseaux will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year; the mythical Québécois label empreintes DIGITALes is celebrating its 20th this year, and the 60th anniversary of musique concrète is barely behind us. Mathew Adkins is highlighting all of that in his masterful [60]Project, to which 60 artists have contributed, including Francis Dhomont, Christina Kubisch, Tim Hecker, and Christian Zanési, among others. On our side of the Atlantic, Martin Bédard is one of the most faithful advocates of the acousmatic tradition, and we are proud to present his first-ever full-length solo concert in Montréal !
« L’art du mixage atteint ici des sommets »
— Octopus (FR)
« Collector of emotional sounds »
— ISCM World New Music Days (SE)
Plus!
• empreintes DIGITALes CELEBRATES ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY (www.empreintesdigitales.com)
• An evening co-produced with Le Vivier (www.levivier.ca)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 2010 - 8 PM
"MACHINES"
Following up on his successful performances (Projet pupitre, L’horloger, La chambre des machines), Martin Messier takes the dialogue between antiquated object and electronic music further, and presents an orchestra… of computer-controlled sewing machines ! Félix-Antoine Morin continues to praise the machine, drawing his inspiration from Industrial music as much as musique concrète.
« Une glorification de la machine »
— Pieuvre.ca (CA)
Récipiendaire d’un prix JTTP 2008 (CA)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 2010 - 8 PM
FOLKTRONICA
Here are two artists borrowing shamelessly from popular and experimental music. Sinebag is the nom de plume of Alexander Schubert, a young and prolific composer. Under that moniker, he is developing the “popular” facet of his artistic work, pairing acoustic instrument with electronic treatment. As for Nicolas Bernier, he will be presenting his latest work, a blend of folk and electroacoustic music, with the participation of guitarist Simon Trottier.
« Field recordings are married to mellow guitars as if you were laying in the grass on a nice day »
— EAR\Rational Music (USA)
« Un monde que beaucoup s’accordent déjà à qualifier d’inédit et d’exceptionnel. »
— Goûte mes disques (BE)
Plus!
• CIRCUIT, MUSIQUES CONTEMPORAINES CELEBRATES ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY (www.revuecircuit.ca)
• CD launch party for Sinebag and Nicolas Bernier's new albums on the Ahornfelder label (www.ahornfelder.de)
AKOUSMA 7 is produced with the help of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the SOCAN Foundation and Canadian Heritage.
Réseaux is a member of the Conseil québécois de la musique (www.cqm.qc.ca), of Groupe Le Vivier (www.levivier.ca), of the Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques (www.cqam.org), of the Canadian New Music Network (www.newmusicnetwork.ca), and is part of LA LISTE (www.laliste.qc.ca).
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