Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium 2011
Overview
A co-production of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and New Adventures in Sound Art, Toronto.
10–13 August 2011
Artscape Wychwood Barns
601 Christie Street, Toronto
Register for TES here (incl. entry to all concerts; NB entry to the CEC AGM is free).
NAISA will be webcasting all events. Click here for the live stream.
Schedule Summary
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Symposium Opening: Wednesday, 10 August 2011
18:00–20:00 Opening Reception
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, chaired by Bruno Degazio
12:00–13:00 Listening Session #1: 60x60 Canada
14:30–15:30 Paper Session #2: Analysis, chaired by Mitch Renaud
15:45–16:45 Paper Session #3: Algorithms, chaired by 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, chaired by Arne Eigenfeldt
14:30–15:45 Listening Session #2
16:00–17:00 Paper Session #5: Listening to the World, chaired by Kevin Austin
20:00 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, chaired by Bentley Jarvis
16:15–17:00 Closing Discussion and CEC Annual General Meeting
20:00 Sound Travels Concert: About TIME
Locations / Directions
All TES events take place at the Artscape Wychwood Barns
601 Christie Street, Toronto
If walking: From St. Clair West Subway station walk west to Christie Street and then south to Benson street. Once you pass Benson, you can enter in one of the side doors off either Christie or Wychwood.
If coming by bus: Take the Christie bus either north from Christie Station or south from St. Clair West station and get off at Benson Street. Alternatively you can take the 512 Keele bus and get off at Christie and walk south to Benson.
If driving: From 401 take the Allen Expressway south to Eglinton. Go west (right) on Eglinton and then South (left) on Oakwood and another quick left onto Vaughan Street. Follow Vaughan to St. Clair west and turn west (right) onto St. Clair. Turn south (left) from there onto either Wychwood or Christie. There is street parking on the Christie and Wychwood sides of the building.
Review Committee
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)
Organizing Committee
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)
