Music & Dance Jams
Opportunities for improvisation presented by our friends at Neighbourhood Dance Works: Join us every Wednesday from September 2nd for Dance Improvisation Practices, a free, open space facilitated by NDW Artistic Director Julia Carr. This open studio invites dancers and movers to explore improvisation, play, listening, and compositional choice through shared practice. Location: Arts and Culture Centre, […]
Upcoming Events: June 2026
Based in St. Johns, Newfoundland, WEKU is a jazz fusion trio driven by groove, curiosity, and musical freedom. Drawing from jazz traditions while embracing Highlife, Afrobeat, funk, and other global rhythms, the band creates music that is both deeply expressive and rhythmically powerful. WEKU (pronounced Weh-kuh) means “family” in Ga, the language spoken by the […]
Upcoming Events: May 2026
Night Music is an improvisational music series held on the third Thursday of every month at The Ship Pub. It begins with an hour-long performance that serves as the anchor for the evening, after which the stage is opened up to anyone with an interest in improvising. Host Craig Squires puts together inspired groups of […]
Upcoming Events: April 2026
Night Music is an improvisational music series held on the third Thursday of every month at The Ship Pub. It begins with an hour-long performance that serves as the anchor for the evening, after which the stage is opened up to anyone with an interest in improvising. Host Craig Squires puts together inspired groups of […]
Upcoming Events: March 2026
Night Music is an improvisational music series held on the third Thursday of every month at The Ship Pub. It begins with an hour-long performance that serves as the anchor for the evening, after which the stage is opened up to anyone with an interest in improvising. Host Craig Squires puts together inspired groups of […]
From The Archives!
Sound Symposium is digging in the vault for old video and photos. We’ll be presenting selections from the Sound Symposium archives, stretching all the way back to 1983. Is there a particular performance that stands out in your memory? Let us know in the comments and we’ll try to dig it up! Here is our […]
Night Music #257: bc power
August 21, 2025 9:30 pm The Ship Pub Duckworth St St John’s, NL. bc power organizes amplified found sounds, processed radio signals, and eclectic percussive elements into an improvised mix of noises and silences. bc will perform a series of duets featuring Michelle LaCour, Liam Ryan, Ben Diamond, and Greg Bruce. Night Music is an […]
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Night Music #254: los beatniko
Rick Bailey (AKA – los beatniko) has been a longstanding participant in Sound Symposium events, particularly Night Music. This time, he’ll fashion a set of electronic music to coincide with the auspicious #254 (2 x 127) by highlighting the Mersenne prime number 127. Look it up, it’s weirdly interesting. Rick isn’t even that great at […]
Night Music #252 – A5TRAL80G
A5tral8og is Chris Harnett, Chris Driedzic, Graham Ellsworth and Tiber Reardon and they are an improvisation quartet that performs using ImprovDirector, an interactive tool that shapes and directs musical ideas in real time. The audience can interact with the improvisation using their phones/mobile devices for a truly interactive experience. NIGHT MUSIC #252: A5TRAL80G April 17, […]