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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…
CFP Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation (CSI-ÉCI) invites submissions for a special issue with the theme “Cultural, social, and political issues of current improvisation practices in music,” guest-edited by Postdoctoral…
The Walrus Talks Resilience Enacting the Possibilities we Envision: Improvisation, Resilience, Hope
On October 8th, 2014, IICSI project director Ajay Heble delivered a talk at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of The Walrus Talks series. Dr. Heble was joined by…
Sound It Out! Radio Show and Podcast
Sound It Out is a bi-weekly broadcast produced in conjunction with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). On the show we think, talk, listen and yes, make…
IICSI People: Ben Authers
From the beginning of 2015, Ben Authers will be joining the School of Law and Justice at the University of Canberra, Australia, as an assistant professor. A former graduate researcher…
IICSI People: Congratulations Ingrid Mündel!
Please join us in offering our hearty congratulations to Ingrid Mündel on the recent completion of her PhD. Ingrid is a former graduate researcher with ICASP and IICSI, and her…
