Tim Brady — Guitare Électrique @Canada
Nov
13

Tim Brady — Guitare Électrique @Canada

Le guitariste virtuose et compositeur Tim Brady présente deux concerts qui mettent en lumière la richesse de la création pour guitare électrique à travers le Canada.

La guitare électrique est un instrument voué à la création musicale depuis ses débuts en 1932 – et on ne lâche pas! Ce grand événement sur 2 jours nous présente la création musicale pour guitare électrique à travers le Canada, avec des solistes et compositeurs de Québec, Ontario, Nouvelle-Écosse et Manitoba. Ces concerts feront découvrir une panoplie de styles et d'approches: les influences jazz et folk de Sam Wilson, la musique de chambre avec Instruments of Happiness et ses solistes invités, une musique électro-expérimentale avec Andrew Noseworthy, et 2 pièces solos majeures de Tim Brady. Le concert du 13 novembre sera aussi le lancement du nouvel album double de Tim Brady – For Electric Guitar, sur l'étiquette People Places Records, qui marque le 40ème anniversaire de son premier disque de guitare électrique solo dR.E.aM.s, sorti en 1985.

13 novembre
1ère partie : Soliste – guitare électrique solo – Andrew Noseworthy (Toronto, ON/TNL)
Musique de : Tim Brady « Of Julie’s Dance : Inv. #8 »; Kenyon Duncan « Dissent #3 »; Adam Zolty « Anthill », Javier Dinama « Pieza para guitarra eléctrica n.1-3 », Andrew Noseworhy « Pull up”.
2ième partie : Soliste – guitare électrique solo – Tim Brady (Montréal, QC).
« For Electric Guitar » (2024), création: « Really, Really Solo Electric Guitar Music” (2025)”
Lancement du CD double “For Electric Guitar” (People Places Records)

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Evan Ziporyn + ContaQt: "Art Decade"
Oct
11

Evan Ziporyn + ContaQt: "Art Decade"

Join Evan Ziporyn + ContaQt at Ground Control in celebration of their new record via Cantaloupe Music, "Art Decade" ! Featuring new chamber music/rock band hybrid arrangements of David Bowie, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp (King Crimson) and Harold Budd classics, plus a performance of the group's highly acclaimed version of Eno's "Discreet Music."

 

https://www.ziporyn.com/

https://www.contaqtnewmusic.org/

https://contaqtnewmusic.bandcamp.com/album/art-decade

https://contaqtnewmusic.bandcamp.com/album/discreet-music

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Guest Artist Concert: Art Decade
Oct
10

Guest Artist Concert: Art Decade

  • Paul Davenport Theatre - Western University (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

“Art Decade”

Conductor/composer/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn and ContaQt present music of Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, David Bowie and Howard Budd arranged for chamber ensemble. ContaQt is a hybrid chamber ensemble composed of cellist Mary-Katherine Finch, percussionist Jerry Pergolesi, faculty member pianist Allison Wiebe, violinist Sarah Fraser Raff and guitarist Andrew Noseworthy who is a Western Music alumnus. Students from Western’s Contemporary Music Studio will join during the first half of the concert.

This concert is part of a three-day residency (October 8-10) including masterclasses, talks and a performance with Contemporary Music Studio and is supported with funding by the Music Undergraduate GiftFund and Moscovich Innovation Fund.

All are welcome to attend – no RSVP required. End times are approximate.

Attending an event in person? Changes happen! Check this listing before you leave home https://www.uwo.ca/.../music-251010-2000-vkh-art-decade.html

For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html

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Glacial Resonance: Néfur with Heart Map Ambient Ensemble Live at Arraymusic
Sep
30

Glacial Resonance: Néfur with Heart Map Ambient Ensemble Live at Arraymusic

Join us at Arraymusic on Tuesday, September 30th for a special evening with Néfur, Iceland-based singer and composer, as she embarks on her first North American tour. Heart Map Ambient Ensemble will open the night with Ambient Works.

Néfur listens, sings, records and makes music with disappearing Icelandic glaciers. Through sounds of water and her singing voice, she raises awareness of the reciprocity and interdependence between humans, glaciers and water. Her work is a felt invitation to remember our kinship with glaciers, to re-align with the ancient rhythms of nature, and to reclaim creativity and joy as a collective power. Shortlisted for her field recording of Solheimajökull glacier lagoon on BBC Sound Awards 2021, Néfur has created an album composed entirely with sounds of disappearing Icelandic glaciers and her voice, called The Water, The Lover. Néfur offers meditative concerts mixing glacier sounds with her hypnotic singing voice. She recently performed at the UNOC3 in Nice, and at festivals CTM (Berlin), Sonar (Barcelona) and Spitalfields Music (London) amongst others.

nefurmusic.com/the-water-the-lover

Heart Map Ambient Ensemble is a minimalist instrumental group co-led by Alex Raja Ven and Andrew Noseworthy. The collective-style project seeks to bridge the gap between classical and ambient electronic music, and has featured a number of artists from the Canadian contemporary music scene. Through open arrangements and varied instrumentation, the ensemble’s approach invites experimentation, improvisation, and new media, resulting in atmospheric and engaging live performances. In August 2025, they performed at Intersection Festival, Toronto’s annual experimental music festival, described by The Globe and Mail as “a marathon of sound in the middle of traffic.”

alexrajaven.com/heart-map-ambient-ensemble

Location: 155 Walnut Ave
Doors open: 8:00 pm
Show starts: 8:30 pm
Admission: $15 / NOTAFLOF

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Slow Rise Music: Collide-o-Scope
Sep
28

Slow Rise Music: Collide-o-Scope

For our second project of 2025, Slow Rise Music is proud to present Collide-o-Scope, a live and live-streamed program of stylistically varied and dynamic musical material investigating everything from catastrophic calamities to constructive exchanges of energy. Behind all of this sound and fury are Keisha Bell, Greg Bruce, Sam Selci, Nolan Hildebrand, Andrew Noseworthy, and Tristan Zaba, six composer-performers premiering brand new works together as an ensemble. If you're feeling adventurous, join this amplified sextet and guest martial artist Alex Pachete at Toronto's Tranzac Club on September 27 or 28 to experience a show truly defying description! Collide-o-Scope is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the SOCAN Foundation, the Canadian Music Centre, and private donors.

TICKETS FOR PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE (2 shows):
https://www.ticketleap.events/.../slow.../collide-o-scope

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Slow Rise Music is based in Toronto, Ontario, also known by the Mohawk word Tkarónto. We honour and acknowledge the ancestral caretakers of this land: the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Anishinaabe, the Wendat, and all other Indigenous Nations who care or have cared for these territories, acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded. Toronto is covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and by Treaty 13. We are grateful to be able to practice our art in this place where so many have before, and continue to do so, while also recognizing the historical and ongoing oppression of Indigenous Nations, People, and Cultures by the Culture and Institutions within which we exist. We are dedicated to ensuring our activities are respectful of this land’s First Peoples and of the land itself, and in the spirit of peace. 

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Slow Rise Music: Collide-o-Scope
Sep
27

Slow Rise Music: Collide-o-Scope

For our second project of 2025, Slow Rise Music is proud to present Collide-o-Scope, a live and live-streamed program of stylistically varied and dynamic musical material investigating everything from catastrophic calamities to constructive exchanges of energy. Behind all of this sound and fury are Keisha Bell, Greg Bruce, Sam Selci, Nolan Hildebrand, Andrew Noseworthy, and Tristan Zaba, six composer-performers premiering brand new works together as an ensemble. If you're feeling adventurous, join this amplified sextet and guest martial artist Alex Pachete at Toronto's Tranzac Club on September 27 or 28 to experience a show truly defying description! Collide-o-Scope is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the SOCAN Foundation, the Canadian Music Centre, and private donors.

TICKETS FOR PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE (2 shows):
https://www.ticketleap.events/.../slow.../collide-o-scope

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Slow Rise Music is based in Toronto, Ontario, also known by the Mohawk word Tkarónto. We honour and acknowledge the ancestral caretakers of this land: the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Anishinaabe, the Wendat, and all other Indigenous Nations who care or have cared for these territories, acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded. Toronto is covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and by Treaty 13. We are grateful to be able to practice our art in this place where so many have before, and continue to do so, while also recognizing the historical and ongoing oppression of Indigenous Nations, People, and Cultures by the Culture and Institutions within which we exist. We are dedicated to ensuring our activities are respectful of this land’s First Peoples and of the land itself, and in the spirit of peace.

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Radio Haha WE'RE BACK AND ON A SATURDAY
Sep
20

Radio Haha WE'RE BACK AND ON A SATURDAY

Well everyone, we've been off for the summer as James has travelled to Germany and had an organ removed. But we are back and fiercer than ever, in our ramshackle way. And it's a Saturday, so we can finally get drunk as it's not a SCHOOL NIGHT BABY!

Comedians: Alison Louder, Harrison Weinreb, Kali Williams, Christel Bartelse, Dina Hejazi

Hosts: James Hamilton Lowrie and Justin Gayle

Band: Andrew Noseworthy on electronic guitar and Nathan Petitpas on percussion.

Music acts: Surprise guests, come and find out!!

Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../radio-haha-tickets...

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Show Love 2025
Sep
13

Show Love 2025

Show Love 2025 is finally here! After some unexpected delays in 2024, we're beyond excited to bring the good vibes your way this year. Mark your calendars—Show Love 2025 is happening at The Drake Underground on Saturday, September 13th! We're thrilled to partner with this iconic venue to create a night to remember. 

Get your Tickets Now to enjoy an amazing night filled with love and music!

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Intersection Festival Day 2
Aug
30

Intersection Festival Day 2

Performing with Alex Raja Ven & Heart Map Ambient Ensemble as part of Intersection Festival 2025. Set time: 6pm at Sankofa Square, formerly Yonge Dundas Square.

INTERSECTION MUSIC & ARTS PRESENTS:

Intersection Festival 2025 Day 2: Sankofa Square All Day Music Marathon

Now in its 14th iteration, Intersection's all day experimental music marathon returns at Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square). Featuring main stage sets by:

Arkose
Anthéne
Khôra
Bilal Nasser
Alex Raja Ven & Heart Map Ambient Ensemble
Temporal Waves
David and Sydney Dacks
Lavender Town

Sound installations by Stephanie Orlando (Sonic Bikes!), David and Sydney Dacks (A Radio Active Community)

Marketplace featuring local music vendors throughout the day.

1 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5B 2R8
2-10pm
ALL AGES
FREE

More info at https://intersectionfestival.org/2025-festival/day-2

Promotional Designs by Andrew Zukerman

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to gather string + Andrew Noseworthy
Jun
29

to gather string + Andrew Noseworthy

Andrew Noseworthy and to gather string quartet (William Lamoureux, Andrew Chung, Clara Nguyen-Tran and Jill Sauerteig) present an evening of contemporary music for strings and electric guitar. Featuring new music for solo instruments, string quartet, as well as electric guitar+string quartet, and including works by the performers, Gavin Bryars, Steven Webb and more!

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Toronto Musicians Hub Presents: Unscripted
Jun
27

Toronto Musicians Hub Presents: Unscripted

📅 Date: June 27th, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
📍 Location: The Bloc (1169 Queen Street West)

💯 Discover. Connect. Perform.

Unscripted is a genre-bending, community-powered live music experience where Toronto’s most exciting talents come together—and you’re invited to join them on stage.

Expect a night of dynamic performances across Country, Hip Hop, Pop, and Rock, with open band jam sessions woven between each act. When you purchase a ticket, you’ll be asked if you’d like to participate—whether you sing, rap, or play an instrument, this is your chance to plug in, vibe out, and collaborate live.

🎤 The Format

  • Showcased artists across 4 genres: Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock

  • Open band jam slots between each featured act

  • Spontaneous, community-powered finale jam

  • Hosted by X2FromTheCIV, bringing the energy and keeping the night flowing

🕒 The Schedule

  • 7:00 PM – Doors open, casual networking

  • 7:00–8:30 PM – Chill, connect, grab a drink

  • 8:30 PM – Performances begin

🏠 The Space

  • Room 1: Specialty cocktails + finger food

  • Room 2 – Hall of Fame Room: Decor celebrating musical legends by genre

  • Room 3: Stage

  • Room 4: Seating, networking room

  • Warm lighting, round tables, and community-first energy

🎶 Want to Jam?
When you grab your ticket, you’ll be asked if you’d like to join the open band jam. Share how you’d like to contribute—vocals, rap, instruments, and genre—and we’ll take it from there.

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You're All in the Band
Jun
21

You're All in the Band

  • The Creative School Chrysalis (at Toronto Metropolitan University) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Hundreds of students. 45 minutes. One stage transformed into a musical playground of ukuleles, harps, cellos, turntables, melodicas, guitars, steel pans, and voices raised in collective, youthful joy. this isn't your typical music recital – it’s a powerful testament to what we can create together. 


Students from Community Music Schools of Toronto (CMST) will be arranged throughout the theatre space in musical pods, creating an immersive sonic journey that surrounds the audience. Together, they'll explore Hawksley Workman's song "EVERY LITTLE VOICE" in unexpected ways, building toward a triumphant finale where everyone – performers and audience alike – becomes part of the band. 


 Written specifically for this landmark project celebrating CMST's 25th anniversary, this piece brings together young artists aged 4-18 to prove what's possible when all our voices unite. From abstract soundscapes to full musical revelation, from experimental "noise music" to pure melodic connection, You're All in the Band captures the spirit of inclusion that drives CMST's work in Jane Finch, Regent Park, and beyond. 

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Kamra @ Sled Island (King Eddy)
Jun
18

Kamra @ Sled Island (King Eddy)

Kamra performs at Sled Island! Full band show at the King Eddy

Inspired by the legacy of “Chitlin’ Circuits” (a network of venues for Black musicians during the racial segregation era), Kamra’s debut LP Shift Circuit is a contemporary and queer nugget of experimental pop with folk underpinnings. Strings, samples, and sultry vocals blend to create musical intimacy. With sounds both old and new, Kamra awaits you.

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Kamra @ Sled Island (Sloth Records)
Jun
18

Kamra @ Sled Island (Sloth Records)

Kamra performs in a special intimate duo setting at Sloth Records as part of Sled Island Festival!

Inspired by the legacy of “Chitlin’ Circuits” (a network of venues for Black musicians during the racial segregation era), Kamra’s debut LP Shift Circuit is a contemporary and queer nugget of experimental pop with folk underpinnings. Strings, samples, and sultry vocals blend to create musical intimacy. With sounds both old and new, Kamra awaits you.

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Sam-r at NXNE
Jun
14

Sam-r at NXNE

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 @ INFINITY ROOM (9PM)

Sam-r is a Toronto-based, Lebanese-born hip-hop/blues artist and multi-instrumentalist. Known for his genre-blending sound and electrifying live shows, Sam-r tells raw, authentic stories of resilience, culture, and community. A standout in Toronto’s music scene, he’s headlined sold-out shows and organized impactful events like fundraisers and artist showcases. Through his music and initiatives, Sam-r not only pushes creative boundaries but also fosters unity, making him a powerful voice for change and connection.

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Low Life Lolas, Kamra, Apples @ Monarch Tavern
Jun
8

Low Life Lolas, Kamra, Apples @ Monarch Tavern

Low Life Lolas, Kamra, Apples @ Monarch Tavern

+19 live music at Monarch Tavern!

Low Life Lolas (Indie alternative quartet with sparkling guitars, catchy vocal hooks, and fierce, confessional lyrics)

Kamra (Music that brims over with transportive avant-pop brilliance)

https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shift-circuit

Apples (North Coast noise)

15$ advanced/20$ at the door

Advanced tix:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/low-life-lolas-kamra-apples-monarch-tavern-tickets-1379863331369?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

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Kensington Unplugged
Jun
3

Kensington Unplugged

Joining Sam-r for the 9pm set!

#18 Experience Toronto's first Nashville-style weekly writers' round! Every week, we showcase the city's incredible songwriting talent in an intimate setting.

Starting at 7:00 pm, four curated artists take the stage, sharing their original music and the stories behind their songs.

This is not your typical open mic night.
This is a carefully curated showcase, highlighting the best of Toronto's songwriters. Come discover your new favorite artist, connect with fellow music lovers, and enjoy an evening of authentic, original music.

No tickets, no cover, and no cover songs!
Interested in performing? Come out and say hi! We'd love to hear your music!!

See you June 3rd!

7pm
@samantharaysmusic
@officiallyangelina
@jessicalockwoodmusic
@jennadundon

8pm
@seanwatsongraham
@emmxcampbell
@shawnwclarke
@allbluemonday

9pm
@paterverse
@kingsagz
@soundofron
@soundslikesamer

10pm
@siobhanbodrugmusic
@liamisaacmusic
@isabellachiarinii
@thesyrencalling

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Radio Haha Presents: Song Destroyer at the Festival of New Formats
Jan
3

Radio Haha Presents: Song Destroyer at the Festival of New Formats

The Radio Haha crew is delighted to be participating in the Comedy Bar's 2025 Festival of New Formats - on a priiime Friday Night Slot!

We're doing an all song-breakdown show!

We (James Hamilton Lowrie and Justin Gayle) will invite our most musically obsessed comedian friends to break down some of their favourite and/or least favourite songs for the audience's pleasure. There will be on-the-fly musical reinterpretations by everyone's favourite electronic guitarist Andrew Noseworthy.

Comedians: Freddie Rivas, Ava Val, Jeff Hobbs + more

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THE LINE #4 - Ciné-Concert
Dec
13

THE LINE #4 - Ciné-Concert

Rejoignez-nous pour le dernier concert de notre série THE LINE : un ciné-concert avec des musiques de Stéphane Orlando, Stefan Hejdrowski et Cédric Havard sur des films de Thierry De Mey et Maya Deren.

13 Décembre à 19h
B3 - Place des Arts 1, 4020 Liège
5€ (étudiants) ou 7€ (tarif normal)

Réservation par mail: ensemble.hopper@gmail.com
Plus d'information sur: thelineconcert.be

Avec la Collaboration du Centre Henri Pousseur.
Réalisé avec l'aide de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, de la Province de Liège et du Conservatoire Royal de Liège

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Émanants: ILÉA & Bakarlari à la Chapelle de la Cité-des-Hospitalières
Nov
28
to Dec 1

Émanants: ILÉA & Bakarlari à la Chapelle de la Cité-des-Hospitalières

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En collaboration avec Innovations en concert, les ensembles Bakarlari et ILÉA présentent Émanants, une expérience sonore immersive dans l’espace de la chapelle de la Cité-des-hospitalières. Ce concert in-situ mettra en vedette six nouvelles créations canadiennes entrecoupées d’improvisations structurées.

D'une durée d'environ 1h15, Émanants invite le public à déambuler librement dans la chapelle, où une dizaine de musiciens—jouant d’instruments acoustiques et électroniques—seront disséminés à travers l’espace. Certaines sonorités émaneront de l’autel, tandis que d’autres s’échapperont des balcons ou encore des recoins cachés du lieu. Le public, tout comme les musiciens.nes, pourront se mouvoir librement, offrant une interaction fluide avec le phénomène sonore qui prendra vie autour d’eux.

Émanants est un concert sans discontinuités faisant se répondre des pièces solos écrites et des improvisations guidées de groupe : c’est une invitation à vivre la musique autrement—sans barrières, sans scène fixe—où le public devient partie prenante d’un flux musical continu, émergeant et disparaissant dans le dialogue complexe entre espace, son et improvisation.

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Représentations :
Vendredi 29 Novembre - 18h
Samedi 30 Novembre - 14h
Samedi 30 Novembre - 18h
Dimanche 1er décembre - 14h

Œuvres de : Jennifer Thiessen, Olivier St-Pierre, Andrew Noseworthy, Kim Michelle, Kevin Gironnay.

Musicien.ne.s : Charlotte Layec, Ana Dall'Ara-Majek, Vincent Fliniaux, Gabrielle Harnois-Blouin, Kalun Leung, Andrew Noseworthy, Pierre-Luc Lecours, Marilène Provencher-Leduc, Alexis Langevin-Tétrault, Greg Bruce, Émilie Fortin, Kevin Gironnay.

Tarifs : Contribution volontaire (5$ à 20$). Aucune personne ne sera refusée par manque de fonds.

Photo par Jean-Baptiste Demouy.
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Innovations en concert tient à remercier le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, le Conseil des arts du Canada, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, et la Fondation SOCAN de son soutien.

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In collaboration with Innovations en concert, the Bakarlari and ILÉA ensembles present Émanants, an immersive sound experience in the Cité-des-hospitalières chapel. This in-situ concert will feature six new Canadian creations intermixed with structured improvisations.

Lasting approximately 1h15, Émanants invites the public to wander freely around the chapel, where a dozen musicians-playing acoustic and electronic instruments-will be scattered throughout the space. Some sounds will emanate from the altar, while others will escape from balconies or hidden corners of the space. Audiences and musicians alike will be able to move freely, interacting fluidly with the sound phenomena that will come to life around them.

Émanants is a non-stop concert featuring written solo pieces and guided group improvisations: an invitation to experience music differently-without barriers, without a fixed stage-where the audience becomes part of a continuous musical flow, emerging and disappearing in the complex dialogue between space, sound and improvisation.

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Shows :
Friday 29 November - 6pm
Saturday 30 November - 2pm
Saturday 30 November - 6pm
Sunday 1est December - 2pm

Works by : Jennifer Thiessen, Olivier St-Pierre, Andrew Noseworthy, Kim Michelle, Kevin Gironnay.

Musicians : Charlotte Layec, Ana Dall'Ara-Majek, Vincent Fliniaux, Gabrielle Harnois-Blouin, Kalun Leung, Andrew Noseworthy, Pierre-Luc Lecours, Marilène Provencher-Leduc, Alexis Langevin-Tétrault, Greg Bruce, Émilie Fortin, Kevin Gironnay.

Tickets : At the door, PWYC (suggested 5$ to 20$). NOTAFLOF.

Picture by Jean-Baptiste Demouy.
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Innovations en concert thanks le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, le Conseil des arts de Montréal, and the SOCAN Foundation for their support.

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Radio Haha ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE TAPING
Aug
6

Radio Haha ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE TAPING

Well everyone, we made it to one year! We're bringing back our favourite acts from the past year for an extra special show. Be part of this live taping documenting the chaotic, psychedelic live radio show that is sweeping the nation of Toronto.

Also, your host James Hamilton Lowrie is going off to Paris for 4 months so this will be the last show for a while! Be there or be square.

Comedians: Lily Langen, Freddie Rivas, Chris Sandiford and more TBA!

Hosts: James Hamilton Lowrie and Justin Gayle

Band: Andrew Noseworthy on electronic guitar and Nathan Petitpas on percussion.

Music acts: Surprise guests, come and find out!!

Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../radio-haha-tickets...

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Virtual CONTAQT #4: Evan Ziporyn + Yaz Lancaster
Jul
18

Virtual CONTAQT #4: Evan Ziporyn + Yaz Lancaster

Event will be livestreamed online at https://contaqtnewmusic.org/

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In person at Arraymusic, 155 Walnut Ave., Toronto, ON.

Thursday July 18th

7:30pm doors, 8pm show

PWYC/FREE

Virtual CONTAQT is an ongoing project hosted by ContaQt, featuring past and future collaborators. Initiated by the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, the project represents the ensemble's search for a means of collaborating with artists from around the world while still primarily based in different geographic locations. This event marks the fourth official Virtual ContaQt performance, following Terry Reilly's 88th birthday celebration with Evan Ziporyn and friends, "Poppy 88" (June 2023), "Bell Dreams + ContaQt" (October 2023) presented in collaboration with the Saskatchewan ensemble Bell Dreams and Sounds Like: An Audio Festival! and "ROOT BLOOD" featuring Tina Pearson (April 2024).

For this performance, ContaQt will be joined by composer-performers Evan Ziporyn in Massachusetts and Yaz Lancaster in New York. Program TBD.

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Composer/conductor/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn's music has taken him from Balinese temples to concert halls around the world.

He has composed for and collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Brooklyn Rider, Maya Beiser, Ethel, Anna Sofie Von Otter, the American Composers Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Iva Bittova, Terry Riley, Don Byron, Wu Man, and Bang on a Can. In 2017, his arrangements were featured on Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War, and on Silkroad’s Grammy-winning album Sing Me Home.

Most recently, his orchestral reimagining of David Bowie's final album, Blackstar, was recently released on Islandia Music, featuring Ziporyn conducting his own Ambient Orchestra with Maya Beiser, cello soloist. Since its 2017 premiere, Ziporyn has conducted the work in Boston, Barcelona, New York Central Park Summerstage, Australia's Adelaide Fringe Festival, Strathmore Hall, and numerous other national and international venues. 2019 also saw the world premieres of two new works, the drum concerto Impulse Control for the Bowling Green New Music Festival, and the gamelan/string hybrid Air=Water for Philadelphia's Network for New Music. Other recent works include the collaborative immersive installation Arachnodrone/Spider's Canvas with Christine Southworth, which premiered at Paris' Palais de Tokyo in 2018, and The Demon in the Diagram with visual artist Matthew Ritchie and choreographer Hope Mohr.Ziporyn studied at Eastman School of Music, Yale, and UC Berkeley with Joseph Schwantner, Martin Bresnick, and Gerard Grisey. He received a Fulbright in 1987, founded Gamelan Galak Tika in 1993, and composed a series of groundbreaking compositions for gamelan and western instruments, as well as evening-length works such as 2001's ShadowBang, 2004's Oedipus Rex (Robert Woodruff, director), and 2009’s A House in Bali, which was featured at BAM Next Wave in October 2010. He released two albums of his orchestral works with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, featuring tabla master Sandeep Das as soloist.

From 1992-2012 he served as music director, producer, and composer/arranger for the Bang on a Can Allstars, winning Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year award in 2005. He has also recorded and toured with Paul Simon (You're the One) and the Steve Reich Ensemble, sharing in the latter's 1998 Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance. In 2012 he formed the Eviyan Trio with Iva Bittova and Gyan Riley, with whom he recorded two albums. He has also released numerous albums on Cantaloupe Music, New World, CRI, Airplane Ears, and other labels. Other honors include a USA Artist Fellowship, the Goddard Lieberson Prize from the American Academy, Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship, and commissions from Carnegie Hall, Kronos Quartet, Rockefeller Multi-Arts Program, and Meet the Composer. As a conductor recent appearances include LA Opera (Keeril Makan’s Persona), Hamburg Elbsphilharmonie (Julia Wolfe/Bill Morrison’s Fuel), the Barcelona Symphony, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. At MIT he is Distinguished Professor of Music, Director of the Center for Art, Science and Technology, and currently Guest Director of the MIT Symphony Orchestra.

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Yaz Lancaster is a transdisciplinary artist residing in Lenapehoking (NYC). Their work as a performer, composer, poet/writer, and collaborator is grounded in queer, DIY, and liberatory frameworks. It utilizes fragmentation and collage; relational aesthetics; improvisatory forms; and experimental electroacoustic composition. Through independent study, Yaz spends time thinking about the cultivation of care and intimacy, Marxist/collectivist praxis, and digital (sub)cultures.

Their debut record AmethYst, comprising music for violin, voice, and electronics was released in April 2023 (PPR) and has been featured on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, Bandcamp (New & Notable), and Foxy Digitalis, among other publications. Recent and upcoming collaborators include Andrew Noseworthy, Asia Stweart, Black Mountain College/Hub New Music, Dorothy Carlos, Eliza Bagg, gg200bpm, International Contemporary Ensemble, Massa Nera, Mingjia, Minnesota Philharmonic, Miss Grit, and Sean Pecknold.

Yaz additionally works as the co-manager of people places records, an organizer with abolitionist music collective Sound Off, and a freelance poet and (music) writer. They love powerlifting, horror manga, and summers down South. More at yaz-lancaster.com

ContaQt combines 21st-century new-classical and experimental music with the sensibilities of rock and jazz to form a hybrid chamber ensemble that defies genres. Praised by the Globe and Mail as “thought-provoking” and “highly entertaining”, and by the New York Times as “mesmerizing” ContaQt has premiered works by emerging and established Canadian and international composers and has performed at venues and new music festivals around the world.

https://contaqtnewmusic.org/

Special thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council and City of Toronto for their ongoing funding support.

Poster by Yaz Lancaster

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Freesound Presents: Mostly Open Scores
Jul
13

Freesound Presents: Mostly Open Scores

Members of Freesound perform text and graphic scores with a special guest appearance by Andrew Noseworthy!

This concert is presented in partnership with the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music and Society Clubhouse.

ProgramTBA

Join us for a drink after the show at Society Clubhouse!

Schedule7:00PM Doors7:30PM Main Show

PerformersAndrew Noseworthy, electric guitarAmahl Arulanandam, celloMatti Pulkki, accordionMichael Murphy, percussionWesley Shen, toy piano/shōPaolo Griffin, Artistic Director

This concert is presented in partnership with Society ClubhouseThank you to our sponsors, partners, and donors - the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, Lorna & Roger Smith, Arraymusic, and the Canadian Music Centre

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Styx and Stones
Jun
20

Styx and Stones

Toronto debut of 13-piece polyphonic fusion consort performing works from recent projects including Transfigured Light, Cloud Chamber, and Sign of Jonas, as well as premieres from the new opera Eurydice Fragments.

Featuring Teiya Kasahara, Jane Long, Anika Venkatesh, Asitha Tennekoon, Jonathon Adams, Martin Gomes, Bijan Sepanji, Andrew Ascenzo, Andrew Noseworthy, Morgan-Paige Melbourne, Dhaivat Jani, Benton Roark, Kathleen Allan

Works by Benton Roark, Curtis Andrews, Tova Kardonne, Fay Wang, Sharon Lee, Dan Morphy, Brendon Randall-Myers, Debi Wong, Teiya Kashara, Luke Hathaway, Omari Newton, Brian Topp

Deepest gratitude to the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council for making this possible. Thank you to producing partner re:Naissance Opera, and to Hugh's Room Live for hosting the event.

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Radio Haha Episode 10: Summer Hahas!
Jun
4

Radio Haha Episode 10: Summer Hahas!

We’re back on our Tuesday slot for June with one of our most backed lineups yet! An experimental fusion of comedy and sound art with live musical backing takes place monthly in the Tranzac's.

We have comics LEONARD CHAN (JFL), TIM BLAIR (CBC). JOEL EDMISTON (whom Google pointedly identifies as an Internet personality) will be singing songs, and CHRISTEL BARTELSE who is basically a PROFESSOR of COMEDY at Humber will be doing some physical musical comedy I don’t even understandd what it’s going to be but I’m PSYCHED!!!

Hosts: Justin Gayle and James Hamilton Lowrie

The Band: Nathan Petitpas & Andrew Noseworthy

Come on out it will be a trip!

Tickets 15$ get them here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/radio-haha-tickets-686730157387 See less

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