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SUMMARY:LITHOPHONICA | CD Release\, Concert/Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, June 12 at 7:00 PM (ET) to celebrate the release of the marvellous\, eccentric Lithophonica I & II (Bedrock Resonances) by Gayle Young and James Harley on the Farpoint Recordings label in Dublin.  \n \n\nThis CD Release\, Concert\, and Discussion event will take place in person at ImprovLab\, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. Admission is FREE and open to everybody! \nMore About LITHOPHONICA\nStones\, the instruments featured on this album\, are joined by sounds of bells\, sticks and Young’s stringed instruments as Harley expands their resonance\, shaping sounds through granulation\, layering\, transposition\, delays\, and spatialization. \nYoung’s collection of resonant stones from the shores of Newfoundland\, resonant sticks from abandoned beaver lodges in Ontario\, played with bells and assorted hardware\, are combined with stringed instruments she designed and built. \nAs hex-bolts are rolled over stones resting on strings\, their vibrations cause the strings to sound. Bells resonate with stones\, stones rock on strings\, and resonant sticks bounce on strings. \nSignal processing simultaneously expands the depth and frequency range\, adding complexity through layering and subtle shifts over time. \nAdditional details to follow
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/lithophonica-cd-release-concert-discussion/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Audiopollination Guelph
DESCRIPTION:Audiopollination Guelph is wrapping up the season with this\, its last event before the 3rd annual Audiopollination Marathon in August! Local legends Depression 500 will be closing out an evening of familiar faces and Audiopollination Guelph newcomers alike. \nAudiopollination Guelph is devoted to being identity-affirming space for all people\, so please come as you are and/or as you desire to be! \nWednesday\, June 18th\, 2025\nCost: $20/PWYC\nSilence (46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON)\nDoors Open at 7:30pm | Music Starts at 8pm \nEnsemble 1: Em Wright\, Claire Whitehead & Benedict Hobson\nEnsemble 2: Nick Perri\, Thomas Rolf & Ana Platanos\nEnsemble 3: Evan Gordon\, Monte Fenske & Chelsea Masse\nEnsemble 4: Depression 500 \nPlease do your part to keep Audiopollination Guelph scent-free.\nWe are so thankful for support to the show from the Guelph Arts Council! \nMasks will be provided at the door.
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/audiopollination-guelph/
LOCATION:Silence\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:SOUNDTRACK TO THE REVOLUTION Book Launch (+ Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Mark the date! You are invited to The Bookshelf Cinema on June 24th for the launch of Soundtrack to the Revolution by Eric Fillion. This scintillating book tells the story of Quebec’s Jazz Libre\, a radical experiment in musical activism that reveals the meaningful role that the art of spontaneity played in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. \nThe book launch\, which will include a discussion with writer David Lee (6:30-7:30 p.m.)\, will be followed by a screening of The Cat in The Bag (1964) [in French with subtitles]\, one of the founding films of Quebec national cinema with an original score by John Coltrane’s classic quartet. \nThis event is free and open to all. \nCo-presented by The Bookshelf\, Véhicule Press\, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. \n* Eric Fillion is director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and assistant professor at the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Distant Stage: Quebec\, Brazil\, and the Making of Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy. With Sean Mills and Désirée Rochat\, he co-edited Statesman of the Piano: Jazz\, Race\, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper. He lives in Guelph\, Ontario. \n*Hamilton-based writer David Lee wrote his 2017 University of Guelph dissertation on Toronto improvised music. His other writings include The Battle of the Five Spot: Ornette Coleman and the New York Jazz Field\, and with the late pianist Paul Bley\, Stopping Time.
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/soundtrack-to-the-revolution-book-launch-film-screening/
LOCATION:The Bookshelf Cinema\, 41 Quebec Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,IICSI events
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SUMMARY:Lancement du Livre:  SOUNDTRACK TO THE REVOLUTION BY ERIC FILLION
DESCRIPTION:Mark the date! You are invited to Casa Del Popolo on June 26th for the launch of Soundtrack to the Revolution by Eric Fillion (translated by David Homel). This scintillating book tells the story of Jazz Libre du Québec\, a radical experiment in musical activism that reveals the meaningful role that the art of spontaneity played in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. \nCo-presented by Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival and Véhicule Press\, the book launch will include a discussion with the writer and artist Joseph Sannicandro. This event is free and open to all. \n* Eric Fillion is director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and assistant professor at the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Distant Stage: Quebec\, Brazil\, and the Making of Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy. With Sean Mills and Désirée Rochat\, he co-edited Statesman of the Piano: Jazz\, Race\, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper. He lives in Guelph\, Ontario. \n* Joseph Sannicandro is a writer and artist based in Montreal\, studying creative labor and (un)popular culture\, with a particular attention to sound. He is co-founder of the music blog A Closer Listen\, and producer of the Sound Propositions podcast\, and currently lectures in Media Studies at SUNY Purchase.
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/lancement-du-livre-soundtrack-to-the-revolution-by-eric-fillion/
LOCATION:Casa del Popolo\, 4873 Boul. St Laurent\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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