CANCELLATION NOTICE: This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Description
Contemporary music practitioners and scholars from McGill University, the Université de Montréal, the Société des Arts Technologiques, Le Vivier, and the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) come together to investigate different aspects of musical space and timbre. This series of conferences, workshops, and concerts marks the first time Paris-based IRCAM has visited Canada through their Hors les murs series.
Schedule
April 2
- 7:30pm - Concert 1: (d)Tourner
Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne with the Ensemble de musique contemporaine de l'Université de Montréal
April 3
- 9:00am-6:00pm - Workshop
Presentations and demos by IRCAM developers/composers and invited guest artists/researchers in the Satosphère and Espace SAT.
- 8:00pm - Concert 2: Voi(Rex)
Ensemble Paramaribo
April 4
- 10:00am-6:00pm - Workshop
- 7:30pm - Concert 3: Germination
Free admission with reservation
April 5
- 10:00am-5:00pm - Workshop
Presentations and demos by IRCAM developers/composers and invited guest artists/researchers.
- 1:30-3:30pm - Concert 4: Roll... n'Roll... n'Roll
The McGill Digital Composition Studio presents new music for solo instruments and electronics with guest artists Alexandra Tibbitts and Geared Ó hAllmhuráin.
Works by Georgia Spiropoulos, Sean Ferguson, Joy Blanchard, Jonas Regnier, and Xue Han.
Admission is free for IRCAM Forum Workshop participants registered for April 5.
- 5:15pm - Distinguished Lecture
Carmine Cella, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
- 8:00pm - Concert 5: Nine Rivers
Associated Events
April 2
- 10:00-5:00pm - ACTOR Project Symposium
Members of the ACTOR Project (Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration) will present research on orchestration and timbre. This event is co-sponsored by ACTOR and CIRMMT, and is open to public.
- 6:00-8:00pm - LabSession
The LabSessions meetings offer a showcase and launchpad for emergent creators in digital art. The evenings are also a place for exchanges and encounters for artists, curators, and organizations.
Les rencontres LabSessions visent à offrir une vitrine et un tremplin aux artistes émergent.e.s en arts numériques. Les soirées sont aussi un lieu d'échanges et de rencontres pour les artistes, intervenants et organismes du milieu.