On the Cover: “Julie Richard and the Reimagining of Shirley Graham’s opera Tom-Tom” by Terri Hron. Cover photo by Pierre Langlois.
Features: “Bring the Needle: Maria Chávez is shattering old grooves to bring inclusivity to turntable art” by Andrew Patterson. “RapCity, Michele Geister, and the Rise of the Canadian Hip-Hop Nation” by Francesca D’Amico-Cuthbert. "Trevor Grahl: Unusual Worlds in Familiar Frames” by René van Peer.
More stories: “ Evan Dysart Designs Invisible Architecture” by Abiola Regan. “Mustafa Rafiq’s Music of Self-Determination” by Sara Constant. "First Encounters" editorial by Jennie Punter.
Reviews of new music from: Susan Alcorn, José Lencastre, and Hernâni Faustino; Jason Doell; Markus Floats; Kate Gentile and Andrew Smiley; DeVon Russell Gray, Nathan Hanson, and Davu Seru; François Houle Genera Sextet; Darius Jones; Lune très belle; Pierre-Yves Martel; Pantayo; Zeena Parkins; Erin Rogers and Alec Goldfarb.Events: Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV), 39th edition (Quebec)
Words and Music: Resonance Gathering. : Pauline Oliveros, IONE, Christopher Willes, and others.
Musicworks 146 CD
1 Awaaz? Awaaz! (2021) 18:14
Composed and performed by Takleef Ensemble: Ethan Bokma (clarinet), Joseph Hyde (drums, percussion), Mustafa Rafiq (guitar, saxophone), Parker Thiessen (synth, electronics), and Jenna Turner (violin, electronics). From the album Canadian Prairie Underground Vol 1 (Pseudo Labs, PL-050, 2023).
2 Sway (2022) 4:03
Composed and performed by DYSAART (Evan Dysart) (octophonic field recordings, piano, Rhodes 88, electric guitar, Moog Matriarch, sampled drums created from field recordings). From the album Invisible Architecture (No Bad Waves). Recorded in Vancouver, B.C., 2022.
3 Babbelbox (2021) 5:17
Composed by Trevor Grahl. Performed by Sebastiaan Kemner (trombone, prepared with toy chicken anus) and Vincent van Wijk (oboe d'amore). Previously unreleased.
4 Is Made Uneasy (2017) into PLUCK PLUCK (2021) 13:42
Composed by Maria Chávez and Jordi Wheeler. “Is Made Uneasy” is performed by Maria Chávez (turntable with spoken word records) and Jordi Wheeler (Rhodes keyboard and implements). “PLUCK PLUCK” is performed by Maria Chávez (four turntables, eight needles) and Jordi Wheeler (grand piano, implements, electric guitar, electric bass, mini-korg synth). From the sound pieces Between a Gunshot and a Whisper (2017) and The Kitchen Sessions: 1-5, 2020 (2021).
5 Tom-Tom, Act 1, Scene 2 (1932) 8:39
Composed by Shirley Graham. Performed by Julie Richard (conductor), Tyr Jami (cello), Alex Leblanc (bass), Corinne René (marimba), Chelsea Jamarillo (timpani), Anthony Pageot, Thomas Sauvé Lafrance, Samuel Bobony, Kulusé Souriant, Bruno Martinez, and Ivan Bamford (drums), and Sarah Makonnen, Liberté-Anne Lymberiou, Stella Adjokê, Sarah-Judith Hinse-Paré, Geneviève Hould, Olivier Mathieu, Mike Gino Oray, Étienne-Joseph Charles, and Isaac Gesse (voice). Recorded live for the film recording at Ausgang Plaza, in Montreal, Quebec, on February 7, 2023
6 To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation, excerpt (1970) 5:05
Composed by Pauline Oliveros. Performed by Christopher Willes (alto flute, director), Allison Cameron (electronics), Ame Henderson (bass), Anne Bourne (cello, voice), Anni Spadafora (electric bass), Claire Harvie (lighting), Ellen Furey (electric guitar), Evan Webber (amplified timpani), Germaine Liu (percussion), Ishan Dave (violin), Thom Gill (synth), Brendan Jensen (cello), Liz Peterson (viola), and Bee Pallomina (percussion). From Resonance Gathering (Art Metropole, ArtMetR02, 2023).
Musicworks 146 CD released Fall 2023
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