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IICSI People: Jesse Stewart
An associate professor of music in Carleton University’s School for Studies in Art and Culture, IICSI researcher Dr. Jesse Stewart was among 15 local residents inducted into the Order of…
IICSI in Amherst
The Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges (AALAC) presented a workshop on Improvisation, Interdisciplinarity, and the Liberal Arts November 21-23, 2014 at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. Organized by Jason…
ImprovNotes December 2014 Artist of the Month: Mike Nichols
Generally, we do not eulogize Hollywood film directors in terms of improvisation, but Mike Nichols, who died November 19, 2014 at the age of 83, was an exceptional case. Over…
Time of the Sign
The Vertical Squirrels new CD, Time of the Sign, is now available from Ambiances Magnétiques. This newest CD “see the Vertical Squirrels shift from performances as a discrete quartet to…
IICSI People: Congratulations Mauricio Martinez!
Please join us in offering our hearty congratulations to Mauricio Martinez on the recent completion of his PhD. Mauricio is a former graduate researcher with ICASP and IICSI.
CFP: The Society for Music Theory
The thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory will be held in St.Louis, Missouri, from Thursday, October 29, to Sunday, November 1, 2015. General submission guidelines: Proposals on…
When Rivers Meet
Improviser-in-Residence, percussionist and folklorist Dong-Won Kim celebrated his fall residency in Guelph with a November 29 concert at the River Run Centre. He teamed up with Guelph-based collaborators including the…
IICSI in St. John’s
At IICSI Memorial, Ellen Waterman and Chris Tonelli are helping to make St. John’s, Newfoundland a hub of improvisational activity. Autumn sessions have included an October visit by Susanna Hood…
ImprovNotes November 2014 Artist of the Month: Al Neil
Al Neil at Ninety (Visit him online here!) On October 7, in a ceremony at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, on behalf of the City of Vancouver, Mayor…
Regina Improvisation Studies Centre (RISC), University of Regina
Rebecca Caines reports the launching of the website for the Regina Improvisation Studies Centre at the University of Regina. The Centre is a “response to a growing sense that critical…
