It Was A Beautiful Time Machine
By Carolyn Chong I try to bring my 6 ½ year old to as many live performances as I can. What better way to take your listening senses to new levels than experiencing live music. I think it’s important for kids to have these opportunities, too. I admit, it doesn’t always make for the most relaxing […]
The Rooms Ringing With The Sounds Of ‘Cinquanta’
By Teresa Connors As one of the players for this Sound Symposium XIX premiere, I’m in the unique position of having been a musical “comrade in arms” in Vancouver when Nobles first began to experiment with spatial music. During those early days, many works were scored and performed at unique locations throughout Vancouver – such […]
I’ll Think About Sound A Little Differently After This
By Katie Thompson I’ll preface by saying that I’m not a musician. I pride myself on knowing how to play the Star Wars theme song on the piano as a party trick, but that is pretty much the extent. I’ll also admit that I knew very little of the Sound Symposium until recently, even though […]
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous, And Back Again
By Sarah Gordon My favourite forms of experimental art are those that walk the line between the sublime and the ridiculous, that make me laugh or squint or cringe in the moment but have me reflecting on them after the fact, taking note of the nuances too subtle to register in the moment. With that […]
A United Tapestry Of Sound
By Reinhard Reitzenstein The Atlantic String Quartet began the evening offerings with a work by Andrew Staniland. For these two listeners it was a vibrant and virtuosic development of Kepler’s music of the spheres. Lots of fast lines and fast string acrobatics with some humorous staging. It was European through and through.
Greg Locke Sees More Than He Hears
By Greg Locke I barely hear the performance unless it’s particularly captivating and makes me put my camera down.
Everything From Yacking To Yoiking
By Gloria Hickey Last night was another jam packed evening of talent and good camaraderie at the Sound Symposium. Even before the opening act there was a tangible good vibe that filled the LSPU Hall. To me, this is one reason that makes the Symposium so extraordinary. Not only do you get to experience astonishing […]
It Was Uncomfortable And It Was Beautiful
By Rebecca Nolan I come from a world of classical music. Of Opera and musical theater. A strict, almost rigid view of the musical world. Don’t get me wrong, there was still a whole lot of passion and heart that went into my music, but it definitely strived to meet certain goals. I felt constrained […]
Night Music #137
Night Music number 137 Thursday, November 20 2014 @ The Ship Pub! Anchor Band: The Beer Patrice Time: 9:30pm Cover: $5.00 The Ship Pub All Improvisers Welcome! Night Music is a monthly series of improv events, where a local band does a set of their own music, and then serves as a basis for improvisations into […]
Night Music #136
Night Music number 136 Thursday, October 16 2014 @ The Ship Pub! Anchor Band: Logy Bay Groovers Time: 9:30pm Cover: $5.00 The Ship Pub Check out the Facebook event here! All Improvisers Welcome! Night Music is a monthly series of improv events, where a local band does a set of their own music, and then serves […]