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2020
JTTP 2020: 21st Jeu de temps / Times Play
Recent works by young and/or emerging composers and sound artists from or living in Canada are featured in the 21st edition of Jeu de temps / Times Play, coordinated annually by the CEC since 2000. (October 2020)
Call for Contributions
eContact! 21.2 — Conceptual Approaches to Sound-Based Artistic Practices
In contrast to works in which sound materials, gestural characteristics and musical or sonic structures are paramount, the “material” per se in some artists’ practice is rather the concept. This inescapably leads to unique works that in many cases demand a rethinking of listening paradigms and presentation formats. Deadline for submissions: 1 March 2020.
eContact! 22.1 — Sound Art
The seeming singularity of the term “sound art” (Klangkunst) is somewhat at odds with the incredibly diverse range of genres, æsthetic perspectives, techniques and media explored by artists in the field. Building on more than a century of practice, contemporary activities encompass sound sculpture, installation and performance, and more. Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2020.
eContact! 22.2 — Alternative Presentation Formats for Electroacoustic Practices
Reflections on modes of presentation and experience of electroacoustic works and projects that are positioned outside or in a critical relation to the “traditional” — predominantly concert hall-oriented — fixed-media formats of acousmatic and similar practices. Deadline for submissions: 1 August 2020.
SONUS.ca
Open and ongoing call for contributions to the CEC’s electroacoustic Jukebox.
Recent Activities
20.3
Shortwave Radio, CD Players, the Inner Ear and Waltzing Goldfish: Medium-specific practices in sound
Theoretical discussions of medium specificity within electroacoustic and sonic art disciplines often draw on individualized works definitively bound to a singular medium. In practice, however, artists engage with the idea through a somewhat broader reflection on practices, projects and processes that prove challenging or impossible to “translate” into another medium. (January 2020)
2019
JTTP 2019: 20th Jeu de temps / Times Play
Recent works by young and/or emerging composers and sound artists from or living in Canada are featured in the 20th edition of Jeu de temps / Times Play, coordinated annually by the CEC since 2000. (October 2019)
20.2
eContact! 20.2 — TIES 2017: 11th Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium
With renowned sound artist Chantal Dumas as Keynote Speaker, presentations at the 11th edition of the Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES) reflected an increasing engagement with non-fixed sound-based practices such as installations and generative works in which the relation between viewer and work alters the presentation of the work itself. (September 2018)
20.1
eContact! 20.1 — JTTP 2017: 18th Jeu de temps / Times Play
Recent works by young and/or emerging composers and sound artists from or living in Canada are featured in the 18th edition of Jeu de temps / Times Play, coordinated annually by the CEC since 2000. JTTP 2017 events include a special concert in the 3rd Sea of Sound Festival, held in Edmonton in April 2018. (February 2018)
19.3
eContact! 19.3 — Notation for Electroacoustic and Digital Media
Any discussion of notation for electroacoustic and digital media necessarily addresses several related and equally important issues. An understanding of the nature, needs and intentions of visual representation help ensure the effective, appropriate communication and transmission of the notated work or performance practice. (January 2018)
Upcoming
- 18 Feb | JTTP 2020 Broadcast: Foldover with Tom Lopez http://facebook.com/events/680750372561314
- eContact! 21.1 — Take Back the Stage: Live coding, live audiovisual, laptop orchestra…
[CALL for Contributions] - eContact! 21.2 — Conceptual Approaches to Sound-Based Artistic Practices
[CALL for Contributions] - eContact! 22.1 — Sound Art
[CALL for Contributions]
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