Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium 2011

Symposium Overview

A co-presentation of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA), the 5th Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium (TES) was held in parallel with the 13th edition of Sound Travels, NAISA’s annual Festival of Sound Art. The Keynote Speaker for TES 2011 was Jonty Harrison.

TES 2011
10–13 August 2011
Artscape Wychwood Barns
601 Christie Street, Toronto ON

Call for Submissions
Schedule Summary | Organisation
Detailled Symposium Schedule
Abstracts + Bios | Programme Notes + Bios

Schedule Summary

Click a session or concert to jump to the detailled schedule listing papers and works presented and for further links to abstracts, programme notes and biographies.

Opening — Wednesday, August 10

18:00–20:00 • Reception and Registration
20:00–22:00 • Symposium Concert #1

Day 1 — Thursday, August 11th

09:30–10:00 • Opening remarks by Kevin Austin
10:00–11:30 • Paper Session #1: Creation | Session Chair: Bruno Degazio
12:00–13:00 • Listening Session #1: 60x60 Canada
14:30–15:30 • Paper Session #2: Analysis | Session Chair: Mitch Renaud
15:45–16:45 • Paper Session #3: Algorithms | Session Chair: Alan Tormey
20:00–22:00 • Symposium Concert #2

Day 2 — Friday, August 12th

09:30–11:00 • Keynote Lecture: Jonty Harrison
11:30–13:00 • Paper Session #4: Space | Session Chair: Arne Eigenfeldt
14:30–15:45 • Listening Session #2
16:00–17:00 • Paper Session #5: Listening to the World | Session Chair: Kevin Austin
20:00–22:00 • Sound Travels Concert: Places for our Ears to Go…

Day 3 — Saturday, August 13th

09:30–13:00 • Special Session: Participatory Electronic Ensemble Performance (PEEP)
14:30–16:00 • Paper Session #6: Curation | Session Chair: Darren Copeland
16:15–17:00 • Closing Discussion and CEC Annual General Meeting
20:00–22:00 • Sound Travels Concert: About TIME

Organisation

Review Committee / Comité de sélection

David Ogborn, Chair (McMaster University)
Kevin Austin (Concordia University)
Christina Baade (McMaster University)
Darren Copeland (New Adventures in Sound Art)
Ian Crutchley (University of Alberta)
Ricardo Dal Farra (Concordia University)
David Eagle (University of Calgary)
Arne Eigenfeldt (Simon Fraser University)
Ken Fields (University of Calgary)
David Gerhard (University of Regina)
Bentley Jarvis (Ontario College of Art and Design University)
Cort Lippe (University at Buffalo, USA)
Charity Marsh (University of Regina)
Hilary Martin (York University)
Steven Naylor (Acadia University)
Katharine Norman (De Montfort University, UK)
Robert Normandeau (Université de Montréal)
Jean Piché (Université de Montréal)
Shawn Pinchbeck (University of Birmingham, UK)
Laurie Radford (University of Calgary)
Robert Rowe (New York University, USA)
Andrew Staniland (Memorial University)
D. Andrew Stewart (Concordia University)
Barry Truax (Simon Fraser University)
Eldad Tsabary (Concordia University)
Scott Wilson (University of Birmingham, UK)

Organising Committee / Comité d’organisation

Kevin Austin (Concordia University)
Darren Copeland (New Adventures in Sound Art)
David Ogborn (McMaster University)
Mitch Renaud (University of Toronto)
Fiona Ryan (University of Toronto)
Nadene Thériault-Copeland (New Adventures in Sound Art)

Links / Liens

Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium
New Adventures in Sound Art
Communauté électroacoustique canadienne / Canadian Electroacoustic Community
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Artscape Wychwood Barns