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Victoria Sparks
Dear Friends of GroundSwell: My name is Victoria Sparks, and I was recently appointed
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Dear Friends of GroundSwell: My name is Victoria Sparks, and I was recently appointed
https://vimeo.com/490044845 The five finalists in the competition are: Simon Chioini (0:40) Julia Mermelstein (18:45) Dominic
Directed by Bill Morrison 2002, USA, 70 min March 22 / 7 pm March 23
In our 2018-19 season, GroundSwell launched its House Concerts initiative. By providing modest sponsorships, including
Radio Sandbox – GroundSwell Radio We want you to bring your stuff for broadcast!
LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE! The dis/Organized Sound Series was launched in our 2018-19 season to create a
Thursday, March 15, 2018 ⎢ 8pm Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall Guest Artistic Director: Megumi Masaki This year’s GroundSwell guest
Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 8pmCinematheque, Artspace Building, 100 Arthur St. An Electric Breath of fresh
Örjan Sandred is a composer of both instrumental and computer music. His instrumental works reach from music for Symphony Orchestra to solo instruments. Several of his later compositions show an increased interest for expanding the expressitivity of acoustic instruments with live electronics, for example “Ice Fog” for saxophone, piano and live electronics and “Cracks and Corrosion II” for guitar and live electronics. He has also composed music for the Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller as well as music for tape alone.
Jim Hiscott was born in 1948 in St. Catharines, Ontario. In 1971, after earning a Master’s Degree in Theoretical Particle Physics, he switched to music composition, studying with Samuel Dolin at the Royal Conservatory of Music and David Lidov and Richard Teitelbaum at York University. He is the recipient of the Creative Arts Award of the Canadian Federation of University Women. His compositions have been performed across North America, in Europe and Asia by many artists including the Hilliard Ensemble, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver New Music Society ensemble, Rivka Golani, Arraymusic, and Philadelphia’s Relâche.