The Pedal Steel Guitar Became A Sentient Being
By Annie Corrigan It’s been two days since I saw Susan Alcorn and Amy Brandon perform at D.F. Cook Recital Hall. The music was still in my bones, but I had no words to describe it. That’s not exactly right. I had a whole slew of words, but none of them did the performance justice. […]
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 […]
Lithophones, By Gayle Young
Courtesy of Gayle Young Instruments where stones vibrate to create music have been played all over the world since ancient times. Sometimes the stones are carved and tuned, organized like a marimba, sometimes they are suspended as chimes. Gayle Young prefers stones that are rugged and plucked directly from their natural environment.
Electro-Knitting With Rokkur
There were five mugs of tea and a plate with two types of cookies. Each knitter had her skein of yarn — pink for Heather, green for Sarah, khaki for Christine, and eggplant for Theresa. Sheila brought an in-progress blanket made with beautiful multicolored yarn. They grabbed their needles… and plugged them into the amplifier.
These SSXIX Events Are Free
You can attend more than one-third of our Sound Symposium XIX happenings without spending a dime. That’s right, 25 events are free and open to the public. They include workshops, soundwalks, lectures, and some events that defy definition.
AE Bridger
AE Bridger is a songwriter and composer from St. John’s. The past few years have seen AE Bridger working with large ensembles of brass, reeds, and strings to stage concerts of original works everywhere from concert halls, to living rooms, to the steps of the LSPU Hall. Steeped in classic progressive rock and psychedelic pop, and […]
Amy Brandon
Amy Brandon‘s mixture of guitar and electroacoustic music has been described as ‘… mesmerizing’ (Musicworks Magazine), ‘… a model of classical guitar clarity’ (The WholeNote) and ‘[a] clashing of bleakness with beauty’ (Minor 7th). Holding degrees in jazz and composition, she is completing a PhD in music cognition and guitar at Dalhousie University in Halifax, […]
Atomic Clock
Atomic Clock is an improvisation-based experimental jam band combining elements of rock, electronica and jazz with atmospheric, ambient soundscapes. Comprised of Tiber Reardon, Josh Ward, Chris Donnelly, and Michelle LaCour, Atomic Clock creates music on the fly, with sounds, riffs, hooks and beats generated naturally. Each performance is unique, and each piece is a musical […]
David Buley
David Buley is Associate Professor of Music Education in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and enjoys his lengthy career of teaching classroom and private lessons in music, conducting choirs, accompanying for ballet companies and playing various instruments. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ as well as […]
Musubi Drum Circles
Tom Alteen, M.B.A., B.Voc.Ed., grew up in Corner Brook and developed his passion for drums at an early age. Tom played for the local bands Red Eye, Crosstown Traffic, Cadillac, and the Three of Clubs. He is currently the drummer for Prosser’s Rock and plays djembe with Dunungbe, a West African djembe and doundoun performance […]