Open for viewing: March 16 to April 28, Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Opening: Friday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk: Saturday, March 17, at 2:00 p.m. MISTIC Concert: Friday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m.
New Music Installation — Trimpin:(CanonX+4:33=100)
Open Space
510 Fort Street
Victoria, BC
MISTIC Tickets: General $15; Members, Students, Seniors $10
See www.openspace.ca for workshop and demonstration dates and times.

Internationally celebrated sound sculptor/composer/inventor Trimpin extends his ongoing exploration of sound, vision, and movement in this newly commissioned interactive installation at Open Space. The exhibition opens on Friday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by an artist talk on Saturday, March 17, at 2:00 p.m. The exhibition will wrap up with a concert by MISTIC, performing on the installation on Friday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m.

In (CanonX+4:33=100), a new work, Trimpin acknowledges the 2012 celebrations of two significant and influential 20th century composers, John Cage and Conlon Nancarrow. Combining ancient concepts and methods with the latest in digital technology, Trimpin gives new life to an array of abandoned pianos by constructing visually dynamic and aurally stunning acoustic sculptures and automatons out of their carcasses. Believing in our capacity to experience sound visually, Trimpin accentuates this concept with the use of video cameras and sensors to translate colour into gestures that activate the instruments.

In collaboration with Dr. Andrew Schloss and students from the University of Victoria, a team of emerging sound engineers and musicians join forces with Trimpin in constructing and installing the installation, while developing unique methodologies for activating and “performing” the installation as an enormous musical instrument. The culmination of their efforts will be revealed in the MISTIC concert on April 27.

Trimpin is one of the most stimulating and inventive forces in music today; his installation will skew your everyday assumptions about sound and technology and engage your senses of perception, surprise, and joy in an extraordinary and intricate audio-visual experience unlike any other. For more information on Trimpin, see the recently released documentary entitled TRIMPIN: the sound of invention. www.trimpinmovie.com

Biography
Born in Germany, Trimpin moved to Seattle in 1979, where he has worked as an independent researcher and experimenter in musical, acoustical, and sound sculpture design. Referred to as “one of the awesome musical geniuses of the early 21st century,” Trimpin has received both a MacArthur Genius Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship for his creative investigations of acoustic music in spatial relationship. In 2006 the New Yorker magazine profiled Trimpin in a feature article, and local press has hailed him as “a composer/sound artist/engineer/god.” Trimpin has appeared around the globe with performances, exhibitions, and sound installations and has been the subject of a full-length documentary film, as well as a Marquand Books publication titled Trimpin: Contraptions for Art and Sound.
Trimpin’s project in Victoria has been sponsored by NSERC/Canada Council New Media Initiative grant, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, SOCAN, the CRD, and Open Space’s self-generated revenue.

April 26, 2012 @ 9:30pm – 12:30am
El Barrio
2270 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC

This isn’t the official CD release, consider it a sneak preview!

The band is going on tour in europe in may, and we’ll start it off with a concert at el barrio on the 26th. Hope you can make it. i’m thrilled to play with these great musicians

btw, El Barrio has the best tortilla soup i’ve ever had!

jesse zubot – violin
lisa cay miller – piano
steve smith – bass
dylan van der schyff – drums

April 22 ,2012 @ 7:00pm (with piano)
June 3, 2012 @ 7:00pm (with harp)
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
Tickets: $20

Don’t miss our next two Sunday Night with Maurice sessions. Next session on Sunday April 22nd will feature Marguerite Witvoet reading some of the original piano manuscript of Daphnis and Chloe. Reading and listening to the original piano and comparing that with the full score, and the Boulez recording, we can drill down into how Maurice Ravel orchestrated this masterpiece.

Sunday June 3rd will feature Heidi Krutzen and her harp. Ravel’s score is brilliant in it’s use of two harps with different tunings and we are going to explore that by recording Heidi playing harp one then have her then overdub harp two to illustrate these magic harp parts. This wi ll be some pretty intense learning about harp writing so, bring your enquiring minds…

Closer to the day I’ll let you know which sections we will focus on so you can be ready.

We will continue listening to the Deutche Grammaphone recording, Pierre Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic (447 057-02) and using the Ron Jones’ Logic and/or DP sessions for our studies. If you need a score we have full orchestra scores available to members at less than retail (call Quynne or Ed if you want one now).

Please email Quynne Craddock to let us know if these dates work for you.

Le Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) is setting things in motion with its first edition of QUÉBEC DANSE. Running from April 23 to 29, the event will offer over 200 free activities in Montreal and six other sites in Quebec — Magdalen Islands, Gatineau, L’Islet, Laval, Longueuil, Quebec City, Saint-Colomban, Sainte-Thérèse, Sherbrooke and Valleyfield. This highly stimulating week will feature a variety of encounters with dance: at schools, studios, libraries, on the street—and even in an hospital. In the company of the QUÉBEC DANSE ambassadors, come and join the movement, help to keep Quebec dance vibrant, and celebrate International Dance Day on April 29!

Dancer Margie Gillis will present the premiere of On Fairness, which relates to the standards of fairness governing a conference, a performance or a meeting with the public. Performed by Margie Gillis with music for flute, violin and cello composed by Alfredo Santa Ana, On Fairness underscores the inequality and precariousness caused by the global financial crisis, encouraging us to take action. In the words of Margie Gillis, “the body and spirit in the dance can energize and uncover hidden aspects of self, community, modelling healthy engagement and facilitating solution.”

More info available via the event website.

The world premiere of Brazen is this Saturday, April 21, in Vancouver at the Orpheum Annex (upstairs off of Seymour St) with the VSO and conductor Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO’s Symphony at the Annex series of new music (formerly the Roundhouse series). The programme also includes concerti by Jordan Nobles, Rodney Sharman, and the VSO’s new Composer-in-Residence Edward Top.

Or, come to Victoria Monday, April 30, and hear the Victoria premiere with the Victoria Symphony and conductor Bernhard Gueller, along with music by Schubert and Dvorak.

Here’s a little bit of background on “Brazen”:

While thinking about the instrument and scouting around for inspiration, I came across the word “brazen” and I was attracted by its double meaning. “Made of brass” was certainly appropriate for a saxophone concerto. But its other meaning “bold and shameless” is what got me thinking musically and provided character to the soloist. It suggests brash and defiant, sexy and seductive, calculating and manipulative. I was reminded of All About Eve’s Eve Harrington, who, from Margo Channing’s perspective, shamelessly went after what she wanted. Yet is it truly “brazen” to have ambition and confidence, to take power, to go after what one wants? Or is it only deemed to be “brazen” by those who would lose power as a result? In Brazen, we see an Eve, wrapped in orchestral strings and metallic percussion, from many sides: through her own eyes, the eyes of those persuaded by her, and the eyes of those who would keep her in their idea of her appropriate place.

Thanks to the Vancouver and Victoria Symphonies for supporting this project.

April 19th @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Alix Goolden Hall
Victoria Conservatory of Music
900 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC
Admission: FREE!

June 11-16, 2012

Evening Speaker and Film Series are Open to the Public
Distinguished speakers present a series of evening lectures from 5:30-7 pm
Admission is $5.00 per session at the door

Film screenings each evening, from 8:00 – 10:00 pm, at the VanCity Theatre.
Tickets are $11 at the door, or at http://www.viff.org/theatre

A Symposium for Artists interested in Social Change Activism

Laura Barron & Garrett Rubin, Program Organizers
Susan O’Neill & Rena Sharon, Program Advisors

In partnership with the Vancouver-based non-profit Instruments of Change and VanCity Theatre, VISI invites participants to an intensive 6-day workshop designed for artists from all disciplines and for community members interested in the burgeoning field of Art for Social Change. The course comprises lectures, workshops, forum films, discussions, and group projects. Some events are open to the public, while a central portion of each day is designed for registered participants only.

Each morning features a presentation by a leading arts activist from a different artistic medium. The sessions are open to the public.

Speakers include:

• Judith Marcuse, internationally renowned dancer/choreographer and Director of the International Centre of Art for Social Change at SFU
• Reena Lazar, Executive Director of Peace it Together, a filmmaking program for youth
• Susan Summers, President of the Music Therapy Association of British Columbia (Participation TBD)
• Cyndy Chwelos, Program Director at Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre
• David Diamond, Artistic Director of Headlines Theatre
• Dr. Susan O’Neill, Professor of Music Psychology at SFU and Director of the Research in Youth, Music, and Education Project (RYME)

• Other distinguished speakers and facilitators will be confirmed and posted in the coming weeks.

Throughout each day, registered participants have access to diverse classes and experiential activities, working directly with a variety of community organizations to explore the possibilities for their art practice in the service of social transformation.

Topics include:

Cultural Diplomacy, Arts in Conflict Prevention, and Arts Therapy. Additional training includes workshops in facilitation skills, incorporating arts for social change curriculi into university settings, and working with trauma populations.

Films:

Each evening concludes with a film screening that powerfully illustrates the socially transformative impact of the arts in action. These films are open to the public.

• Wasteland, a documentary the three year art project of Vik Muniz with the garbage workers of Brazil.
• Twelve Angry Lebanese, a film about the radical work of Zeina Daccache as she directs a theatre piece with inmates from a high security male prison in Lebanon.
• Favela Rising, following Anderson Sá, a former drug trafficker who establishes the grassroots Afro Reggae movement amongst the youth of the Rio slums.
• Rhythm Is It!!, a movie documenting the empowering work of Berlin Philharmonic in their outreach program which enlisted 250 inner-city German school children to dance with their performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.
• A selection of student short films from Peace It Together.

Register for our full retreat program of morning and afternoon sessions

Registration & Cost

NOTE: Registration is ONLY required for participants of the afternoon sessions:
The full Symposium fee for the entire week of activities is only $300 and all morning and evening sessions are included.

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT is $250 if you register by April 27, 2012.

Participants are responsible for their own meals, accommodations and travel. Auditor fees for single afternoon sessions are available by request, space permitting.

Interested participants can contact laura@laurabarron.net with questions.
The registration deadline for the full program of events is May 15, 2012.

Please visit the VISI website for forms.
A $150 deposit is required with registration.

Activities

Monday

11:30 – 1 Daily Intro and Facilitation Skills workshop by Sarena Talbot
1-2 pm LUNCH
2-4 pm Group Work (4 groups of 3-4 participants led by facilitators and a representative from a chosen community group)
4 – 5 pm Dialogue with Judith and participants (with prepared questions and knowledge of guests bio)
5-5:30 SHORT BREAK
5:30-7 pm Judith Marcuse’s public talk
7-8 pm DINNER
8-10 pm Film Series: Rhythm Is It!

Tuesday

11:30 – 1 pm Daily Intro and Trauma Sensitivity Skills workshop by
Sarah Holmes de Castro
1-2 pm LUNCH
2-4 pm Group Work
4-5 pm Dialogue with Cyndy and participants
5 – 5:30 pm SHORT BREAK
5:30-7 pm Cyndy Chwelos public talk
7-8 pm DINNER
8-10 pm Film Series: Wasteland

Wednesday

11:30-1 pm Daily Intro and Workshop on Integrating Arts for Social Change Curriculum into University Settings by Garrett Rubin
1-2 pm LUNCH
2-4 pm Group Field Trip with Susan Summers
4-5 pm Dialogue with Rena and participants
5 – 5:30 pm SHORT BREAK
5:30-7 pm Reena Lazar’s public talk
7-8 pm DINNER
8-10 pm Film Series: Peace It Together short films

Thursday

11:30-1 pm Morning Activity TBA
1- 2 pm LUNCH
2-4 pm Group Work
4-5 pm Discourse with David and participants
5 – 5:30 pm SHORT BREAK
5:30-7 pm David Diamond public talk
7-8 pm DINNER
8-10 pm Film Series: Twelve Angry Lebanese

Friday

11:30 – 1 pm Panel with community leaders who employ Arts of Social Change initiatives
1-2 pm LUNCH with panelists and workshop participants
2-4 pm Group Work – (participants prepare final presentations with feedback from community group representative)
4-5 pm Dialogue with Susan and participants
5 – 5:30 pm SHORT BREAK
5:30-7 pm Susan O’Neill public talk
7-8 pm DINNER
8-10 pm Film Series: Favela Rising

Saturday

10 am-1 pm Final group presentations & Debrief

Workshops and films will be presented
at a variety of centrally-located Vancouver venues.

For complete details, please visit the VISI website.

Opening Reception: April 13, 2012 at 7-10pm
Exhibition: April 14-28th
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts
149 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Admission: Free!

Featuring work by artists Meredith Carr, Katie Chow, Sairom Kwon, Stacey Leung, Zoe Liu, Corrie Neyrinck, Tamara Robson, Jacquelyn Ross, Sarah Stilwell, Yi Xin Tong, Shelley Wang, and Natasha Zimich

The Visual Arts students at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts present I flux, an exhibition that showcases the work of the undergraduate class of 2012.

To flux is to transfer energy, to change, to flow, and to respond. As a group we flux and are in flux, each individual always with a unique and shifting motivation and direction. We act and react to reflect our times, and adapt to changing circumstances and ideals. Positions become transitory and fleeting in the extended formation of what is slowly coming into being. The insight and understanding we have gleaned from the past four odd years of pedagogy and self-discovery unites the work in this exhibition in the small way that it can.

Claiming the act with the possessive “I”, we denote both a pragmatism and a choice – for now, we choose to flux rather than remain in stasis.

Ed Henderson’s birdsong: pre-concert talk at the CMC!

 Tuesday, April 10^th, 5-7pm

Canadian Music Centre
837 Davie Street, Vancouver

Free admission

Wine and snacks provided

Join Vancouver composer Ed Henderson, Persian tar soloist Ali Razmi, and musica intima ensemble members for an exploration of Henderson’s work birdsong, based on the poetry of the 13^th century Persian poet Rumi. Henderson, Razmi, and musica intima will speak to their experience with the score, the inspiration behind it, and answer questions from the audience. Come learn more about this stunning piece of Canadian music before seeing it performed in its entirety by musica intima on April 13^th and 15^th at St. Philip’s Anglican Church!

 Join musica intima for birdsong

Award-winning vocal ensemble musica intima’s spring concerts investigate how birds and their songs have deeply influenced music, myth and poetry over the ages. In a program featuring settings of avian-inspired texts from Rumi to the Beatles, musica intima uses birdsong to explore the themes of love, flight, and freedom, with Vancouver composer Ed Henderson’s glorious Birdsong as the centerpiece. Based on the poetry of Rumi, the work features special guest Ali Razmi, Vancouver-based Persian tar player and member of the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, who joins the ensemble as a soloist. musica intima is also excited to welcome Vancouver Whirling Dervish Tanya Evanson, adding an element of Sufi ceremony to this stunning presentation of the 13^th century Persian poet Rumi’s texts. “By the time we reach the end of the piece,” says Henderson, “it is my hope that the audience will be entranced.”

Friday, April 13, 2012                                                                                          7:30pm
St. Philip’s Anglican Church                            
3737 West 27^th Avenue, Vancouver

 Sunday, April 15, 2012                                                                                          7:30 pm
St. Philip’s Anglican Church                                   
3737 West 27^th Avenue, Vancouver

Tickets available at musicaintima.org  or 604.731.6618

Adults $33 / Seniors $28 / Students $10 / Groups of 10 or more get 20% off
Additional special offers are also available at musicaintima.org

“One of Canada’s most astonishing musical exports”

Raymond Tuttle | Fanfare Magazine

Internationally renowned for their warm and engaging stage presence, impeccable musicianship, and unique perspective on ensemble singing, musica intima has earned a reputation as Canada’s most exciting vocal ensemble. Twelve professional singers make up the personnel of musica intima. Lloyd Dykk of the Vancouver Sun says “the flexibility and agility that are a function of their small size is partly what makes them so exciting.” But what makes musica intima truly unique is that they rehearse and perform without a conductor. In rehearsal, they exchange ideas freely while exploring their own musical creativity. In performance, they engage the audience with a spontaneity and freshness all their own. musica intima’s latest cd into light (2010) won Classical Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, was nominated for two Juno awards, and received a 10-star review in BBC Music Magazine.

Ed Henderson, composer

Ed Henderson is a composer, arranger-orchestrator, guitarist, musical director and music producer for theatre, film and the concert stage. Ed has had his works performed by Elektra Women’s Choir, Vancouver Chamber Choir & Amir Koushkani, musica intima, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and has worked with many of Canada’s finest performers including Brent Carver, Ann Mortifee, Jeff Hyslop, Leon Bibb and Sharon, Lois and Bram. Ed also plays guitar in bands Chilliwack and Tangissimo, and released his first solo guitar CD Intimate in 2009.

Ali Razmi, Persian tar

A gifted tar and setar player and composer from Iran, Ali started playing when he was a child. At age 20, he performed as a setar soloist with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. Ali has performed extensively in Iran and Canada, as well as Turkey, Azerbaijan, India, and the USA. He received his M.A. degree in Music from the Art University of Tehran in 2006, and has been a member of the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra (VICO) since 2008.

SCORE READING CLUB

2pm – 4pm, Thursday, April 12^th, 2012

CMC BC Creative Hub – 837 Davie St, Vancouver

Admission: FREE!

The Score Reading Club is a bi-monthly series that features influential works by accomplished composers. In each session, three presenters offer an in-depth look at a musical work of their choice. This month, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Composer-in-Residence Edward Top presents and discusses Wolfgang Rihm’s String Quartet No.3 ‘Im Innersten’ and Anton Webern’s Bagatelles for String Quartet. Organist Michael Murray presents André Cormier’s Neuvaine No.1 for portative organ. CMC/CLC 2012 Emerging Composer Kathleen Allan presents a selection of children’s choral works from the perspective of the contemporary composer.

Wolfgang Rihm (b.1952) is an esteemed German composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed worldwide. Rihm is a composer who puts a giant question mark over whatever he is doing. Each new work is an answer to the question raised by the previous piece; each new composition poses questions to which he will seek answers in his next work.

Anton Webern (1883-1945) was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was a member of the Second Viennese School. As a student and significant follower of Arnold Schoenberg, he became one of the best-known exponents of the twelve-tone technique; in addition, his innovations regarding schematic organization of pitch, rhythm and dynamics were formative in the musical technique later known as total serialism.

André Cormier’s (b.1969) work has been presented in Canada, the US, Europe and New Zealand. He has written for solo, small and large chamber ensembles, as well as music for opera, dance and collaborative work with visual artists. His works have been commissioned by a variety of artists in Canada, the US and Europe.

Join us and discover gems you may not know, hear something new and engage in dialogue about the works. Collectively, we look at the scores, listen to the music and discuss elements that fascinate us, puzzle us, and touch us in emotional ways. Everyone is welcome to attend.