Reinhard Reitzenstein

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News
June 4, 2018

Reinhard Reitzenstein’s work has consistently explored ways to interconnect nature, culture, science and technology crossing several disciplines: installation and sculpture, photography, drawing; outdoor tree-based installations and sound art. Reitzenstein has held over 100 solo exhibitions and participated in almost 300 group exhibitions in North America and abroad. He has completed more than twenty public art […]

Rick Bailey

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, Night Music
June 3, 2018

Rick Bailey is a St. John’s-based electronic and improvisational artist with an interest in live samples, found sound, circuit bent toys and ambient/rhythm textures. As “Los beatnik,” he has recorded a number of albums inspired by the annual RPM Challenge. He has helped launch Eastern Edge Gallery festivals, appeared in Edmonton at Mile Zero Dance’s […]

Black Auks

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, Night Music

Mack Furlong, percussion and toys Wallace Hammond, guitar and toys Neil V. Rosenberg, banjo and toys Craig Squires, saxophone and toys Newfoundland’s contemporary ensemble Black Auks performs improvisations and contemporary music. They approach music with the delight of kids with new toys. Anything they lay their hands on becomes fodder for their explorations. They love to […]

Rob Power

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX
June 2, 2018

Rob Power is an active chamber musician, soloist, improvisor, orchestral player, composer, teacher, and instrument builder. He has performed in Europe, Asia, South America, the United States, and across Canada from Whitehorse to St. John’s. Rob is an Associate Professor at the Memorial University School of Music, the principal percussionist with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, […]

Atlantic String Quartet

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News

Formed in 1985, the Atlantic String Quartet (ASQ) is a versatile and professional chamber ensemble comprised of the principal string players of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO). In addition to their work with the full orchestra and NSO Sinfonia, the quartet produces its own Recital Series each season, presenting a broad selection of works from the […]

St. John’s New Music Collective

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX
June 1, 2018

The St. John’s New Music Collective is a loose grouping of musicians spearheaded dedicated to presenting concerts with a focus on contemporary classical music, interdisciplinary performance, and the freedom to incorporate influences from across genres and media. The collective has presented concerts based around the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen as well as Joanna Newsom, and […]

Doron Sadja

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX

Doron Sadja is an American artist, composer, and curator whose work explores modes of perception and the experience of sound, light, and space. Working primarily with multichannel spatialized sound – combining pristine electronics with lush romantic synthesizers, extreme frequencies, dense noise, and computer-enhanced acoustic instruments— Sadja creates post-human, hyper-emotive sonic architecture. Although each of Sadja’s […]