Kevin Press
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Czechia’s Ostrava Days Institute has issued a call for applications to its 12th summer festival. The program features three weeks of lectures, workshops and other meetings, along with a 10-day festival. This year’s event runs Aug. 14 to Sept. 2. The deadline for submissions is Mar. 15. “Ostrava Days allows participants to develop one-on-one relationships,…
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Toronto’s Women From Space Festival runs Mar. 8 to 11 at 918 Bathurst in Toronto. The event, a “celebration of adventurous music and gender diversity,” is in its fifth year. The program will include vocal works by Canadian avant-guardist and instrument inventor Gayle Young, performed by Montreal’s Sarah Albu. The bill also features flutist Nicole Mitchell,…
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Contemporary music from everywhere. Melaine Dalibert – Prelude 0.00 DODE – A | | | 2.31 Luminance Ratio – Love in Henn na Hotel 7.00 Neuro… No Neuro – Do We Have to Spell it Out for You 14.08 droneroom – drst1mxm 16.07 J.WLSN – Ring it in 28.39 Philip Glass and Sergio Sorrentino –…
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David Jaeger is one of the great figures of modern music. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he later studied at the University of Toronto. His broadcasting career began in 1973 as a CBC music producer. He’s best known for creating and producing Two New Hours, a brilliant contemporary music program. Jaeger was a founding member…
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This week’s faves: DODE – Music for critters (Oigovisiones Label) Espen Friberg – Sun Soon (Hubro) Lionel Marchetti & Decibel – Inland Lake (le lac intérieur) (Room40) Francisco Mela featuring Cooper-Moore and William Parker – Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 2 (577 Records) Tyler Mitchell Octet – Sun Ra’s Journey (Cellar Live) Plus one from the archives: Various Artists –…
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The Music Gallery and Arraymusic are hosting a “music-focused memorial” for multimedia artist Michael Snow. The event is scheduled for Jan. 26 in Toronto. Snow’s collective CCMC will perform. This note accompanied the announcement: “From his iconic 1967 experimental film Wavelength and other groundbreaking films, which include La Région Centrale (1971), to his public art…
