Jesse Stewart, Artistic Director
Jeremy Bell, Artistic Director Laureate
New Directions: Joe McPhee & Jesse Stewart | Sep. 24, 2006 | Princess Cinema, Waterloo
Performed by Joe McPhee, saxophone/pocket trumpet and Jesse Stewart, percussion
Pushing the Perimeter: Russian Cannons | Dec. 1, 2006 | Lazaridis Theatre, Perimeter Institute
Featuring works by Nikolai Korndorf Tryptych, Dmitri Shostakovich, Alfred Schnittke, Sofia ubaidulina Concordanza, Alfred Schnittke
Performed by cellist Alexander Ivashkin & pianist Anya Alexeyev
with The Penderecki String Quartet; Pentaedre Wind Quintet; Yannick Chenevert, bass; Evan Mitchell, percussion; Guy Few, trumpet
Structured Improvisations/Improvising Structures: Pauline Oliveros & Ione meet the Adams Family | Jan. 11, 2007 | Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Performed by Pauline Oliveros, accordion/electronics; Ione, sound poet; Norman Adams, laptop/cello; John Adams, electronics
Structured Improvisations/Improvising Structures: Oliveros Jam | Jan. 12, 2007 | War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph
Performed by Pauline Oliveros, accordion/electronics; Jesse Stewart, percussion; Ellen Waterman, flute
Structured Improvisations/Improvising Structures: Blue Memos | Jan. 13, 2007 | Waterloo Entertainment Centre
Featuring improvised works, and composed work by Peter Hatch.
Performed by Anne-Marie Donovan, voice; Liselyn Adams, flute; Paul Bendzsa, clarinet/saxophone; Julie Baumgartel, violin; Paul Pulford, cello; Pamela Reimer, piano; Beverley Johnston, percussion
Structured Improvisations/Improvising Structures: Sonoluminescence | Jan. 14, 2007 | Guelph Youth Music Centre
Performed by William Parker, bass; David Mott, baritone saxophone; Jesse Stewart, drums
Pushing the Perimeter: Weather-Beaten | Feb. 23, 2007 | Lazaridis Theatre, Perimeter Institute
Featuring “Weather” by Michael Gordon and a new work by Jascha Narveson
Performed by The Penderecki String Quartet; KW Symphony Orchestra Strings; Lori Gemmel, harp; Joseph Petric, accordion; Jascha Narveson, electronics, with video design by Stefan Rose
and a solo set by Jesse Somfay, turntable
Morton Feldman: For Philip Guston | Apr. 26, 2007 | King Street Theatre
Featuring “Weather” by Michael Gordon
Performed by Brigitte Poulin, piano; D’Arcy Gray, percussion; Guy Pelletier, flute
co-presented with Open Ears Festival