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Mystery of Clock
On Friday, November 7th, 2025 Sound Arts was pleased to present Mystery of Clock at the Majestic Theatre in St. John’s. Mystery of Clock combines design, dramaturge, musical composition, text, improvisation and performance to create a highly immersive musical and theatrical experience for the general audience. The musicians are story tellers, human beings who traverse […]
Echo Village: stillwaters program
Curious about what you heard at Echo Village: stillwaters? The event program can be found right here.
Echo Village photos.
A gallery of photos from Echo Village IV – Still Waters, has been posted. Follow the link or visit our MEDIA section and view Sound Arts Gallery section.
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 […]
ONSOUND IV: what is jazz? Schedule & Ticket Info
ONSOUND IV: what is jazz? July 16-19, 2025 Festival passes and individual tickets for all evening performances are available through the LSPU Hall box office. Tickets for late-night events are cash only at the door. All workshops are free of charge. Click here for accessibility and parking information. Wednesday, July 16th 12:30 PM – […]
ONSOUND IV – What is Jazz. July 16-19, 2025
Sound Arts Initiatives Presents ONSOUND IV – What is Jazz? July 16-19, 2025 St John’s, Newfoundland. Artists include Lina Allemano Four * NPNP Trio * Brodie West * Bill Brennan, Rob Power and Pat Boyle * Zaynab Wilson * Florian Hoefner Trio * Natasha Blackwood * NYON Humberto Piccoli * Ana Luisa Ramos & […]
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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 […]
Drone Day 2025
Drone Day is Saturday May 24th, 2025. Join us for to Drone and Draw in the Baird Building garage (on the corner of Clifts-Bairds Cove and Harbour Drive). There will be tables and drawing supplies provided or bring your own – and bring an instrument for the jam! Doors open at 12:00pm, drone starts at […]