Improviser-in-residence, Marianne Trudel will perform with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra, Guelph Gryphons Choir, Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble, and soloists Ben Finley (bass) and Philip Mayer (percussion) at the 2020 Guelph Lecture ON Being.

The 19th edition of New Adventures in Sound Art Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art features an installation exhibition and workshops by Michael Waterman and Jesse Stewart!

Guelph’s own Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin, Ajay Heble, Lewis Melville, and Ted Warren) are hosting a residency at Silence through the Fall and Winter of 2019-20, featuring performances that highlight the group in improvised dialogue with special guests. In January they welcome Matt Brubeck and Anne Bourne!

21st Century Guitar seeks contributions for/with any type of guitar, in any kind of style with or without electronics to be presented in a marathon concert.

The 2nd edition of the international interdisciplinary conference The 21st Century Guitar (November 2-5, 2020) seeks Unconventional Approaches to Performance, Composition and Research.

The Centre d’Expérimentation Musicale invites creators to apply for a creative music production residency. Along with musicians which are CEM members, the guest artists will be asked to perform one or many works in front of an audience. Those works will be shot with multiple cameras and multitrack recorded. This broadcast-quality recording will be available on the Web.

Earth and Ether Trio present: Humming Right Along An Improvised Sounding & Concert with Gongs, Iranian Tar, & Digital Soundscape featuring James Harley, Reza Yazdanpanah, & S.A. Bliss

Persian Poetry and Music (معرفی شاعران پارسی همراه با کنسرت موسیقی) by Reza Yazdanpanahlast, the last Sunday of Dec. 29, 2:30 pm – 4 pm.

How do we navigate a mindful practice socially? Especially while under stress? And, with awareness of our voice and vibration? S.A. (Stacey) will read her auto-ethnographic vignettes and reflections of taking care of an elder-parent. Improvising through Non-Mindful Moments, a talk by S.A. (Stacey) Bliss will take place Friday, November 29th from 3:30-5:00 pm in room 265 in the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph.