The year is 1979, and Ig Henneman is ready to rock. In pink zebra-print pants and a black tank top, she strikes a power pose on the stage of Amsterdam’s Paradiso. Her gold-painted Barcus-Berry electric viola glows in the spotlight. She is playing a Rock Against Racism show, flanked by her rock band F.C. Gerania,Continue reading “The Audacious Artistry of Ig Henneman”
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Sabarah Pilon Finds the Centre
In early May, Fredericton musician Sabarah Pilon is getting ready to play her first live show in two years. It’s taking place in a week’s time, on the same weekend as the 2022 East Coast Music Association awards, where her 2021 album Frantic Ram is nominated for Electronic Recording of the Year. “I honestly don’tContinue reading “Sabarah Pilon Finds the Centre”
What’s Inside Musicworks 143?
Settle into an autumnal groove with our Fall 2022 issue and direct your curious ears toward new aesthetic coordinates. ORDER YOUR PHYSICAL COPY OF MUSICWORKS 143 FROM OUR SHOP. or SUPPORT MUSICWORKS, A REGISTERED NON-PROFIT, WITH AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION. ON THE COVER: JESSICA MOSS Montreal violinist and composer Jessica Moss talks to writer Mary DickieContinue reading “What’s Inside Musicworks 143?”
Shift Your Frequency!
Ready to submit to our twelfth annual Electronic Music Composition Contest? Read the rules below and ENTER here. Please share this announcement with your friends, audiences, and communities. Our annual juried contest spotlights new musical talent from around the world, offering cash prizes and opportunities to be published and heard. PRIZES First prize: Cdn. $500, aContinue reading “Shift Your Frequency!”
Jean-Philippe Jullin’s Nadir and Diana Lawryshyn’s Streams of Consciousness
The 2021 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest awarded two artists with honourable mentions: Jean-Philippe Jullin for Nadir and Diana Nadia Lawryshyn for Streams of Consciousness. JEAN-PHILIPPE JULLIN Born in 1995 in Marseille, France, Jean-Philippe Jullin is currently studying digital music at the University of Montreal. Holding a diploma in audiovisual technique, it is through hisContinue reading “Jean-Philippe Jullin’s Nadir and Diana Lawryshyn’s Streams of Consciousness”
David Berezan’s Tongue Drum
Third place in the 2021 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest was awarded to U.K.-based composer David Berezan’s Tongue Drum. The piece premiered online in May 2021 at the European Art Science Technology Network for Digital Creativity (EASTN-DC) in Corfu, Greece. It was subsequently performed in person at Sonic Matter (Zurich), METS Fest (Cuneo, Italy), Noise FloorContinue reading “David Berezan’s Tongue Drum”
Jessie Lausé’s Movements
Jessie Lausé wins second place in the 2021 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest for Movements, a three-movement work for eight-channel mixed media. “[Movements] explores the melodic and registral capabilities of modified human and spatial mechanical sounds,” Jessie Lausé explains. “Everything heard in this piece began as sounds that were recorded over the course of a weekContinue reading “Jessie Lausé’s Movements”
Giulia Regini’s NeOnSound
Italian composer Giulia Regini’s NeOnSound is the winner of the 2021 Marcelle Deschênes Prize in Electronic Music, as selected by the jury of Musicworks’ 2021 Electronic Music Composition Contest. “NeOnSound is an audiovisual composition inspired by Dan Flavin’s light installations,” wrote Regini, when asked to describe the composition. “This work comes from my personal interestContinue reading “Giulia Regini’s NeOnSound”
The Complex Stillness of Mark Ellestad
“For me, there is a kind of stillness in music that comes from a generous and welcoming place. It has nothing to do with speed or style or tradition or school. It can come from dark or light, from any shade of intensity. It doesn’t need to express anything at all. I love it whenContinue reading “The Complex Stillness of Mark Ellestad”
Musicworks Unveils 2021 Contest Winners
TORONTO, CANADA, July 21, 2022: Musicworks is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2021 Electronic Music Composition Contest. Portuguese composer Mariana Vieira has won first prize with her composition The Unexpected Encounter with Diversity. “Winning the prize of the Electronic Music Composition Contest has been a great joy, and I’m grateful to Musicworks forContinue reading “Musicworks Unveils 2021 Contest Winners”