New Music 101 - Canadian Music Centre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
The Toronto New Music Alliance Presents: New Music 101
(Toronto, ON) – The members of the Toronto New Music Alliance (TNMA) are presenting the third annual New
Music 101 series at the Toronto Reference Library in April and May. New Music 101 is a four-part series of free
interactive public education presentations that highlight new directions in music creation and performance:
chamber and electronic music, sound art, video game composition, and interdisciplinary projects are just some
of the areas being explored.
This is a unique opportunity to experience new music. You will meet some of the most celebrated artists in
Toronto, and discover the next generation of musicians and composers who are active in the city. The series
will be hosted by John Terauds. Terauds writes about classical music and opera at musicaltoronto.org and is
freelance classical music critic for the Toronto Star.
New Music 101 is made possible by contributions from the SOCAN Foundation, the Toronto Musicians Alliance
Trust Fund, the Canadian League of Composers, the Canadian Music Centre, and the Canada Council for the
Arts.
Dates: April 8, April 15, April 22, May 6
Time: All sessions run from 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium
Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St)
Volume 1: Arraymusic and Eve Egoyan
Date: Monday, April 8, 2013
Arraymusic under Artistic Director Rick Sacks will discuss the interaction between music and poetry as four
musicians and two poets (Jill Battson, Paul Dutton) elaborate on their collaboration. The second part of the
presentation will feature pianist Eve Egoyan who will discuss her artistic process, collaborations, and curatorial
programming, and also perform excerpts from recent and upcoming projects.
Volume 2: The Music Gallery and New Adventures in Sound Art
Date: Monday, April 15, 2013
The Music Gallery, Toronto’s centre for creative music, invites journalist Joshua Ostroff and musician Alaska B
(Yamantaka/Sonic Titan) to explore the ways that video game designers are creating new approaches to music
composition. The second half of the evening is presented by New Adventures in Sound Art and will include an
improvisation by three performers which translates geographical data into sound art.
Volume 3: The Canadian Electronic Ensemble and New Music Concerts
Date: Monday, April 22, 2013
The Canadian Electronic Ensemble, celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2013, will discuss the difference
between studio and live performances, and the collective composition process that they employ. The session
concludes with New Music Concerts, the original lynchpin of new music events in Toronto, presenting cellist
David Hetherington who will perform and discuss solo works by Gilles Tremblay and Luciano Berio.
Volume 4: Toy Piano Composers and ’junctQín Keyboard Collective
Date: Monday, May 6, 2013
The Toy Piano Composers, a collective of Toronto-based emerging composers, will discuss their playful,
imaginative approach to concert music - performances will feature members of the recently established Toy
Piano Composers Ensemble. The final presentation will include members of junctQín Keyboard Collective who
will present “Inside the Composer's Studio,” a musical chat with emerging local composers Alex Eddington,
Monica Pearce and Hiroki Tsurumoto.
Volume 5: Cellphonia
Date: April 8 to May 31
Time: 24/7
New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) presents the interactive installation Cellphonia by Steve Bull and Scot
Gresham-Lancaster. A phone number will be provided in the program and flyers for the New Music 101
concerts that can be called allowing anyone to contribute to Cellphonia's constantly transforming sound
collage, which will be accessible on http://www.naisa.ca/.
About the Toronto New Music Alliance
The Toronto New Music Alliance exists to advance the creation, presentation and successful
dissemination of new music throughout the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. It does so by offering
a unique forum for collaboration, exchange and collective action within a diverse and open
community that is dedicated to developing the best conditions for the practice and appreciation of
new music amongst the broadest audiences possible.
-30For Further Information Please Contact:
Matthew Fava
TNMA Convener
416-961-6601 xt. 207
[email protected]