Clinton Ackerman
Clinton Ackerman is a composer, sound designer, and music teacher based in Regina. He grew up in the small town of Watrous, Saskatchewan studying classical and jazz piano. He is currently working towards an MFA at the University of Regina in Interdisciplinary Studies, focusing on music and social work. Clinton’s music has been read by […]
Reinhard Reitzenstein
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 […]
Atlantic String Quartet
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 […]
Cris Derksen
In a world where almost everything — people, music, cultures — get labeled and slotted into simple categories, Cris Derksen represents a challenge. Originally from Northern Alberta she comes from a line of chiefs from NorthTall Cree Reserve on her father’s side and a line of strong Mennonite homesteaders on her mother’s. A Juno-nominated classically […]
Surgeon
Surgeon emerged from the ashes of St. John’s instrumental rock group, NARROWS, back in 2008. Where Narrows paved the way with intricate guitar layers, massive grooves and infectious melodies, Surgeon draws inspiration from a darker, more twisted sound world. Taking cues from contemporary classical music, horror movie soundtracks, prog-rock legends and post-rock aesthetics, Surgeon “seamlessly […]
Ida Toninato
Montreal-based saxophonist, composer and improviser Ida Toninato has an ear for the unknown. Her playing is electric – an expression of her need to orient the sound she is making to the environment she is in, and to the people she is with. After years of playing contemporary music with various collaborators, she is diving […]
Dawn Avery
GRAMMY nominated Dawn Avery creates a contemporary soundscape from electronica, pop and classical elements. Her sultry vocals and soaring cello lines reflect a deep spirituality rooted in her Native American heritage and love of Sufi tradition. Avery toured and performed with the Soldier String Quartet for 10 years at such venues as The Kitchen, the Knitting Factory, […]
Gayle Young
Gayle Young is a Canadian composer, musician, and author. Her music and sound installations include a wide variety of sound sources, from electronic and orchestral instruments to found stone and wood. In the late 1970s she developed notational systems and designed musical instruments to facilitate explorations in unusual tunings, and since 1993 has used multiple […]
Subhira Quartet
Subhira, one of the most innovative bands from Chile bring their unique blend of World, Latin American and Contemporary Acoustic Music to Sound Symposium. The band is composed of electric cellist Juan Angel Moñoz, violinist Danka Villanueva, film maker and percussionist Emai Cepeda, and Subhira Rodrigo Cepeda on piano, keyboards, didgeridoo, and ethnic instruments.
Terri Hron
Terri Hron performs and creates music in a wide range of settings, often in collaboration with others. Since 2006, Bird on a Wire has been her solo project, where she uses collaboration to integrate new skills into her practice, from live electronics in absorb the current (2008) and immersive environments in flocking patterns (2011) to […]