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 […]

Cris Derksen

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News
May 31, 2018

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

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News, Night Music

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

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News
May 30, 2018

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 […]

Teresa Connors

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX
May 29, 2018

Teresa Connors is active as an acoustic/electroacoustic composer, opera singer, film scorer, and installation artist. Her creative works have received awards and support from the Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, Bravo Fact and presented at international conferences, film festivals, and galleries. She has recently completed a practice-­‐based creative PhD at Waikato […]

Faceless Forces of Bigness

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX

The Faceless Forces of Bigness (FFoB) are an electronic collective. For the past 17 years the FFoB have explored generative composition within the parameters of real time improvisation. The FFoB create music and moving images using analog modular synthesizers networked to cutting edge video authoring tools.

Dawn Avery

by Annie Corrigan / 2018 Sound Symposium XIX, All News
May 28, 2018

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, […]