Xenakis @ 100: Music for percussion and multi-channel electroacoustics with video by acclaimed composer-architect Iannis Xenakis
March 17, 2023, Workshop @ 4:00 pm ET, Concert @ 7:00 pm ET
Free
Musicians: Richard Burrows, percussion; Daniel Morphy, percussion; Yang Chen, percussion
Sound technicians: James Harley; Lisa Conway
Location: ImprovLab, Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph (50 Stone Road E., Guelph, ON.)
Note: there will be an open student workshop with the guest percussionists at 4:00 p.m., ImprovLab. All are welcome.
Support from: UG College of Arts Research Fund, Andrew Bailey, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, UG School of Fine Art and Music, Martin Pearce, Director
multiPLAY Project Events this Friday September 23 and Saturday September 24 in the new Arts Research Centre (ARC)!
Join us for this adventure in soundscapes and improvisation!
multiPLAY artists include: Rebecca Caines, Michelle Stewart, John Campbell, Michael Waterman, Helen Pridmore, James Harley, and Holophon Audio Art.
Friday, September 23, 2022, 6 pm ET multiPLAY Showcase: Learn about the three-year art and research project multiPLAY. Venue – Arts Research Centre (ARC) Lobby in the Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph. All Welcome!
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10 am ET Improvising ‘Hackathon’ and Sound Walk: Join us and work with the multiPLAY artists in small groups to explore improvisation, digital play, and make something together around a shared theme! Free lunch afterward, followed by a sound walk. Venue – Arts Research Centre (ARC) Lobby in the Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph. All welcome! Register by emailing: multiplay2019@gmail.com (In Person and Zoom). Bring art supplies, instruments, and ideas.
Saturday, September 24, 7 pm ET The Remotions featuring Helen Pridmore (vocals), WL Altman (found sound, electronic music, and performance art); Norm Adams (cello and electonics); Gao Yujie (live visuals); Rebecca Caines (sound art), John Campbel (digital art, video, found sound), Stacey Bliss (gong and percussion). Followed by: an open jam with all multiPLAY artists. Venue – Arts Auditorium (Room 113), Arts Research Centre (ARC) in the Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph. All Welcome!
Improvisation Festival (IF) 2022: James Harley and Gerard Yun’s performance during hour 4 (10 pm- 11 pm ET), August 26
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation’s 3rd Improvisation Festival (IF) 2022, is this August 26-27, 2022! IF is a 24-hour improvisational arts festival starting on August 26 at 7pm (ET)!James Harley and Gerard Yun [ON, Canada] are part of the festival this year! They will be on in the 4th hour of the festival, which between 10 pm and 11 pm ET August 26!
Visit http://improvfest.ca/ to watch the livestream and find out about all the artists!
MultiPLAY at EasternEdge
Join MultiPLAY at Eastern Edge Gallery on May 14th and 15th, 2022, for a series of artist talks, presentations, and events!
Directed by lead artist and project coordinator Rebecca Caines, the multiPLAY project partners with various community groups, festivals and galleries across Canada.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 14, 2022:
4:00 pm – Radio art jam, Michael Waterman & collaborators.
7:30pm – Artist talks/demos with:John Campbell (kinetic sculpture)James Harley (composition)Michelle Stewart & Rebecca Caines (community sound artist/researchers)Michael Waterman (sound artist)
Sunday, May 15, 2022:
11:30 am- Wander, Listen, Explore: Creative MappingWorkshop (free lunch provided), Rebecca Caines,Michelle Stewart & collaborators
Events are free to attend. No pre-registration is required.
Streamed in 360 degrees at https://multiplay.ca/livestream/ .
Learn more about the multiPLAY project at https://multiplay.ca/ .Contact the multiPLAY project directly at multiplay2019@gmail.com .
MultiPLAY is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, with support from the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and our many wonderful partners.
Facebook Event Link: https://fb.me/e/1JrWvZcVk
Keep Hope Alive Festival: Unexpected Convergences/New Connections
Live @ Silence 46 Essex St. Guelph, Ontario
May 5–8, 2022
Thursday, May 5, 8:00-11:00
27.54 (Individual event) – $266.23 (Festival Pass)
An evening of intimate duos featuring exceptional instrumentalists in unusual combinations. Master of the shakuhachi, Gerard Yun, and electronics wizard Jim Harley begin the festival with an invitation into deep listening spaces.
And long-time Silence friends—and extremely tall people—Kevin Breit and Matt Brubeck go way low in this unusual dialogue between bass family members who rarely, if ever, have a sit-down.
Conversations in the Key of Be (Who You Are)
Jim Harley and Gerard Yun
Those MandoCello Fellows
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University of Guelph Choirs Present: Here the Bird Abides and Sings
Featuring the World Premiere of Here the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley
The University of Guelph Choirs team up with the birds of the Arboretum to immerse you in song!
About this event
The University of Guelph Choirs team up with the birds of the Arboretum to immerse you in song! Optional walking tours (weather permitting), bird-song games, glorious choral music, and the World Premiere of Here the Bird Abides and Sings by James Harley – offer an uplifting experience for music/nature enthusiasts of all ages.
Featuring: Henry Janzen, Viola; Ben Grossman, Hurdy-Gurdy; Betty Maher, Piano; Marta McCarthy & Lanny Fleming, Conductors.
Saturday, April 23, 2022
12 PM – 1 PM,
2 PM – 3 PM
4 PM – 5 PM
Plan to attend the following optional post-concert events :
1PM – Guided nature walk*
3PM – Guided nature walk*
5PM – Book launch
*We suggest wearing comfortable shoes for the optional nature walk.
Please note that proof of vaccination and medical-style masks are needed to attend the performance, as per University of Guelph policy.