Sound Symposium XXI: Day One
In anticipation of eight days of programming that are lying in wait for spectators, performers, and any synthesis of the two, Sound Symposium XXI began in true form with a diverse day-one catalog of sound art. The first Harbour Symphony of the symposium beckoned its beginning to those both near and far, and after […]
SSXXI Venues, Accessibility, Parking Information
LSPU Hall + Second Space 3 Victoria St, St. John’s, NL A1C 3V2 Parking Parking is available downtown after 6PM on weekdays and on weekends. Please note there is no parking available on Victoria Street. A parking spot outside the front of the LSPU Hall is kept available for accessible parking. If you get downtown […]
Drone Synth Workshop.
10 am Workshop. First Light Event Space. Bannerman St. – Build Your Own Drone Synth with Gabriel Pilla There are only 15 spaces available for the Drone Synth Workshop, Please sign up with Google Form.
The Cape Spear Project is back!
Don’t miss CAPE SPEAR 24. On July 24th, at 8pm at Cape Spear National Historic Site an outdoor site specific event is being created for Sound Symposium, by Hear Here Productions (hearhereproductions.ca). Directed by Erin Donovan and choreographer Susanne Chui, this program involves 30 performers including dancers and musicians and features special guest Eastern Owl. […]
Sound Symposium 2024 Schedule
Sound Symposium XXI July 15 – 26, 2024 Event Schedule as of Tuesday July 9th update (Subject to change) Download as a PDF GET TICKETS Tuesday, July 16, 2024 12:30 Harbour Symphony 1:30 pm LSPU Hall. Victoria St Welcome and introductions 6pm Fred’s Records, Duckworth St Brandon Auger live installation 7:00 pm at LSPU Hall, […]
SOUND SYMPOSIUM 2024 LINEUP
The lineup for SS XXI is here! Andrew Gosse, Newfoundland On a path of self discovery. New music, shared experiences Installation in MUN Tunnels: “Order Comforts Disorder acoustic installation listeners put on headphones attached to their phone or an mp3 player and walk along a designated path inside. Signs posted along the path […]
SOUND SYMPOSIUM 2024 POSTER
In 2024 we return with SOUND SYMPOSIUM XXI Schedule and ticketing to be announced! DOWNLOAD THE POSTER
Atlantic String Quarter concert on December 30th
Merry Christmas from everyone at Sound Symposium! We’re so excited to get festive with the Atlantic String Quartet this Saturday. December 30, 2023 at the Anglican Cathedral at 3:00PM
ONSOUND III: SqueezeFest
Sound Symposium’s third ONSOUND festival: SqueezeFest – will celebrate and explore many faces and musical possibilities of the accordion, the instrumental main- stay of Irish/Newfoundland traditional folk music. ONSOUND III’s SqueezeFest will appeal to traditional music enthusiasts interested in hearing an old favorite offered in new contexts, as well as the sound-seekers who delight in […]
Sound Symposium XX In Review
Open Ears, Open Hearts Sound Symposium July 15-23, 2022 The twentieth iteration of any symposium should be a cause for celebration, but when that event is Sound Symposium XX happening after a prolonged, pandemic hiatus you know there is going to be a loud and joyful noise unlike any other. The wake-up call for every […]