Upcoming
R. Murray Schafer Tribute
March 19 2010
Music in the Gallery
April 10, 2010
Pauline Oliveros
TBD 2010
Previous
Tim Brady Ensemble
November 5 2009
Celebration of Candian Music
May 29 2009
R. Murray Schafer Tribute
March 19 2010, 8pm
Saint Brigids Centre for the Arts and Humanities
Admission: Adults $15 in advance, $20 at the door, Students $10 in advance, $15 at the door
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In connection with the Society of American Music
The Society for American Music is honouring R. Murray Schafer at their annual conference, which this year takes place at Carleton University. This concert will explore the depth and breadth of Schafer's music, as well as other renowned Canadian and American composers. Mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah will perform selections from Minnelieder, Schafer's exploration of medieval German love songs. Schafer's commitment to young musicians and choral music will be showcased by a performances of Epitaph for Moonlight by the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir. Finally, Schafer's Wizard Oil and Indian Sagwa will highlight his love for the humorous and the dramatic.
Music in the Gallery
April 10th, 2010 8pm
Carleton University Art Gallery
Admission: TBD
Contemporary music and contemporary art meet and mingle in superb acoustic and visually inspiring Carleton Art Gallery. Musica Nova Ottawa, in conjunction with the Ottawa Chamber Music Society present a programme of visually inspired works by composers from Ottawa and across Canada. The innovative Balloon Orchestra, under the direction of Jesse Stewart will appear on this concert.
Pauline Oliveros
2010, TBD
Location: TBD
Admission: TBD
“Through Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening I finally know what harmony is.... It's about the pleasure of making music." John Cage 1989
Musica Nova Ottawa is honoured to host Pauline Oliveros composer, performer, humanitarian and an important pioneer in American Music. Acclaimed internationally, for four decades she has explored sound -- forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching and meditation she has created a body of work with such breadth of vision that it profoundly effects those who experience it and eludes many who try to write about it. Whether performing at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., in an underground cavern, or in the studios of West German Radio, Oliveros' commitment to interaction with the moment is unchanged. Through Deep Listening Pieces and earlier Sonic Meditations Oliveros introduced the concept of incorporating all environmental sounds into musical performance. She has also provided leadership within the music community from her early years as the first Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (formerly the Tape Music Center at Mills), director of the Center for Music Experiment during her 14 year tenure as professor of music at the University of California at San Diego to acting in an advisory capacity for organizations such as The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council for the Arts, and many private foundations. She now serves as Distinguished Research Professor of Music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Darius Milhaud Composer in Residence at Mills College. Oliveros has been vocal about representing the needs of individual artists, about the need for diversity and experimentation in the arts, and promoting cooperation and good will among people.
Previous Events
Tim Brady Ensemble
November 5th 2009
Kailish Mital Theatre, Carleton University
Admission: Adults $15 in advance, $20 at the door, Students $10 in advance, $15 at the door
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Tim Brady’s new music ensemble Bradyworks has toured Canada five times (1991, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006), performed in the United States, and records regularly for both the CBC and Radio-Canada. This concert is part of the Bradyworks 2009 tour which presents their latest work “My Twentieth Century”: an 85 minutes chamber music / theatre / video project in surround sound music and text. The ensemble includes five musician actors who play electric guitar, piano, percussion, saxophone and samplers. Highlights include "Strumming (Hommage à John Lennon)" for solo guitar, tape and video as well as "Double Quartet (Hommage à Shostakovitch)" for guitar, saxophone, piano, percussion sampler (virtual string quartet) and lighting.
A Celebration of Canadian Music
May 29, 2009
Location: Kailash Mital Theatre
Admission: TBD
The inaugural concert of Musica Nova Ottawa, conducted by Jerome Summers, features mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah and special guests, the Gryphon Trio, MNO performs works by Patrick Cardy, Gary Hayes, Colin Mack, Kelly-Marie Murphy, Terry Riley and James Wright. The concert culminates with “Other Half” by Farshid Samandari, the winner of the Canadian University Music Society Composition Prize 2009. This concert was sponsored by the Canadian University Music Society, the Canadi an Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Ottawa New Music Creators , and Carleton University.