Fundraising Performance #1 on The Decomposing Piano
By James Bailey and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
June 24, 2023, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here to Donate and for Online Access
By James Bailey and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
June 24, 2023, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here to Donate and for Online Access
The Decomposing Piano sounds different almost everyday which provides a unique challenge for improvisation and spontaneous composition. Join us for the first of three special fundraising performances. This first one features both artists performing solo and as a duo.
James Bailey is a sonic explorer from Toronto who has been recording sound pieces since the mid-'70s and performing on occasion since the early '80s. He has also been known to play objects unmodified by electronics, including instruments, though rarely in a conventional manner.
James Bailey is a sonic explorer from Toronto who has been recording sound pieces since the mid-'70s and performing on occasion since the early '80s. He has also been known to play objects unmodified by electronics, including instruments, though rarely in a conventional manner.
Learning Through Listening - Online Screening
July 15 @ 7pm Online Event
General $12, Advance Registration Required
Enjoy this online screening on July 15. Featured is the film "Listening (with Hildegard Westerkamp)" by filmmakers Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise and "Accidental Wilderness" by media and sound artist Alëna Korolëva.
The online presentation will include a Q&A with the artists. See July 18 event listing for programme details.
July 15 @ 7pm Online Event
General $12, Advance Registration Required
Enjoy this online screening on July 15. Featured is the film "Listening (with Hildegard Westerkamp)" by filmmakers Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise and "Accidental Wilderness" by media and sound artist Alëna Korolëva.
The online presentation will include a Q&A with the artists. See July 18 event listing for programme details.
Learning Through Listening - World Listening Day Soundwalk and Screening
July 18 @ 7pm In-Person Event
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River
General $12, Advance Registration Required
NAISA's contribution to World Listening Day 2023 features a SOUNDwalk exploring the mid-summer soundscape of Deer Lake in Lount Township (22 KM west of South River) as well as a screening of Listening (with Hildegard Westerkamp) by filmmakers Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise and Accidental Wilderness by media and sound artist Alëna Korolëva.
Hundreds of organizations and thousands of people from six continents have participated in World Listening Day since its inception in 2010. The annual grass roots event is about engaging with important questions related to listening, ecology, and the future. Visit the World Listening Day website to host a World Listening Day event in your home region.
July 18 @ 7pm In-Person Event
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River
General $12, Advance Registration Required
NAISA's contribution to World Listening Day 2023 features a SOUNDwalk exploring the mid-summer soundscape of Deer Lake in Lount Township (22 KM west of South River) as well as a screening of Listening (with Hildegard Westerkamp) by filmmakers Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise and Accidental Wilderness by media and sound artist Alëna Korolëva.
Hundreds of organizations and thousands of people from six continents have participated in World Listening Day since its inception in 2010. The annual grass roots event is about engaging with important questions related to listening, ecology, and the future. Visit the World Listening Day website to host a World Listening Day event in your home region.
Program:
I. Listening by Mike Hoolboom and Heather Frise
A short biographical video of iconic Vancouver composer and sound ecologist Hildegard Westerkamp. She was the only woman to participate in the original version of the World Soundscape project that not only brought new ears to city life, but laid the foundation for noise bylaws/pollution standards, radically upending traditional notions of music, the role of the composer, and found new uses for the portable tape recorder. In addition, Hildegard has brought the art of sound walking to groups around the world, and in these face-to-face encounters she has formulated a deep feminist ecology rooted in the body. This experimentalist short offers a place for the viewer to listen, conjuring the space of listening as the necessary precondition for personal and societal change.
A short biographical video of iconic Vancouver composer and sound ecologist Hildegard Westerkamp. She was the only woman to participate in the original version of the World Soundscape project that not only brought new ears to city life, but laid the foundation for noise bylaws/pollution standards, radically upending traditional notions of music, the role of the composer, and found new uses for the portable tape recorder. In addition, Hildegard has brought the art of sound walking to groups around the world, and in these face-to-face encounters she has formulated a deep feminist ecology rooted in the body. This experimentalist short offers a place for the viewer to listen, conjuring the space of listening as the necessary precondition for personal and societal change.
II. Accidental Wilderness by Alëna Korolëva
A selections of pieces from Korolëva's album of field recording-based compositions will be presented. The pieces grew from listening to the sounds of the ever-changing boundary between the city of Toronto and Lake Ontario. The waterfront is a transition zone where sounds of animals, plants, people, machines and water meet and overlap.
The title "Accidental Wilderness" refers to the transformation of a wasteland into new natural habitats. This happened in Toronto as wildlife reclaimed islands of construction garbage which had been dumped into the lake. Over the years the site became a lush green park, a home and meeting place for many different species. The coastline of Lake Ontario is forever chaging because of climate change and colonial interventions.
There are many kinds of creatures living on the waterfront of Toronto, it is a densely populated place with much more biodiversity than surrounding areas. This transition zone between the city and wildlife is a complex and fluid boundary, hosting not only varieties of native species but also acting as an international hub for migratory birds.
The city borders look concrete but they are a temporary arrangement, and colonial domination can be not only stopped but reversed. Borrowed/stolen land one day can be taken back. Will the city be consumed by the rising water levels or will the lake recede due to droughts? There is no way to predict the future, but new condo towers and “revitalisation” projects just a few steps from a colossal body of water seem the result of wishful thinking.
A selections of pieces from Korolëva's album of field recording-based compositions will be presented. The pieces grew from listening to the sounds of the ever-changing boundary between the city of Toronto and Lake Ontario. The waterfront is a transition zone where sounds of animals, plants, people, machines and water meet and overlap.
The title "Accidental Wilderness" refers to the transformation of a wasteland into new natural habitats. This happened in Toronto as wildlife reclaimed islands of construction garbage which had been dumped into the lake. Over the years the site became a lush green park, a home and meeting place for many different species. The coastline of Lake Ontario is forever chaging because of climate change and colonial interventions.
There are many kinds of creatures living on the waterfront of Toronto, it is a densely populated place with much more biodiversity than surrounding areas. This transition zone between the city and wildlife is a complex and fluid boundary, hosting not only varieties of native species but also acting as an international hub for migratory birds.
The city borders look concrete but they are a temporary arrangement, and colonial domination can be not only stopped but reversed. Borrowed/stolen land one day can be taken back. Will the city be consumed by the rising water levels or will the lake recede due to droughts? There is no way to predict the future, but new condo towers and “revitalisation” projects just a few steps from a colossal body of water seem the result of wishful thinking.
Fundraising Performance #2 on The Decomposing Piano
By Julia Breckenridge and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
July 29, 2023, 7:00 pm
Live-streamed online and in-person at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here for Tickets and Online Access
By Julia Breckenridge and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
July 29, 2023, 7:00 pm
Live-streamed online and in-person at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here for Tickets and Online Access
The second of three fundraising concerts on the Decomposing Piano will take place at the newly located NAISA North Media Arts Centre and Cafe on Saturday July 29 at 7pm EDT. You can attend either in-person or on-line as the concert will also be live-streamed.
Local Guest artist Julie Breckenridge will be performing with Nadene Thériault-Copeland to bring out the unusual, the percussive, the strange and the beautiful sounds on this ever-changing instrument that continues to surprise and delight so many passersby outdoors at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre.
All funds raised for this concert will be used to support NASA's ongoing Community Art Projects and the presentation of Sound-based Media Art works at NAISA's new location.
Local Guest artist Julie Breckenridge will be performing with Nadene Thériault-Copeland to bring out the unusual, the percussive, the strange and the beautiful sounds on this ever-changing instrument that continues to surprise and delight so many passersby outdoors at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre.
All funds raised for this concert will be used to support NASA's ongoing Community Art Projects and the presentation of Sound-based Media Art works at NAISA's new location.
Fundraising Concert #3 and Silent Auction
By Donna Brock and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
August 26, 2023, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here for Tickets and Online Access
Local Guest artist Donna Brock performs with Nadene Thériault-Copeland to bring out the unusual, percussive, strange and beautiful sounds on both the violin and this ever-changing instrument - the Decomposing Piano - that continues to surprise and delight so many passersby outdoors at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre.
There will also be a Silent Auction for a gift basket donated by Julia and John Breckenridge from the Crystal Cave Museum: Porphory, Druzie, Selenite, Red Cap, Amethyst, Fuschite, Galena Quartz, Copper, Selenite, Bornite and Red Quartz. Bidding starts at $20 on August 26 at 7pm via email naisa@naisa.ca. Bidding will end on Sunday August 27 at 7pm.
By Donna Brock and Nadene Thériault-Copeland
August 26, 2023, 7:00 pm
NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
General $12, Click Here for Tickets and Online Access
Local Guest artist Donna Brock performs with Nadene Thériault-Copeland to bring out the unusual, percussive, strange and beautiful sounds on both the violin and this ever-changing instrument - the Decomposing Piano - that continues to surprise and delight so many passersby outdoors at the NAISA North Media Arts Centre.
There will also be a Silent Auction for a gift basket donated by Julia and John Breckenridge from the Crystal Cave Museum: Porphory, Druzie, Selenite, Red Cap, Amethyst, Fuschite, Galena Quartz, Copper, Selenite, Bornite and Red Quartz. Bidding starts at $20 on August 26 at 7pm via email naisa@naisa.ca. Bidding will end on Sunday August 27 at 7pm.