Freesound

Our friends at @continuummusicto have a great show coming up tomorrow!! Join Continuum on Saturday, April 11 at 8pm for Outside Hollow! Toronto’s Rob MacDonald takes centre stage with Continuum for our season finale. Rob performs guitar concertos by Francisco Coll and Tomi Räisänen, plus a solo work by Amy Brandon alongside pieces by Yaz Lancaster and Jesse Plessis. Tickets: https://continuum-outside-hollow.eventbrite.ca/

Come work with us! We’re so excited to be teaming up with Arraymusic for this year’s Young Composer Workshop! Arraymusic’s Composers’ Workshop provides mentorship for emerging composers through creative workshopping, composition seminars, and individual lessons. This year four music creators will be selected to work closely with members of Freesound and Composer Mentors to develop new pieces (or works-in-progress) to be presented publicly in the final stage of the workshop. Upon selection, artists receive intensive twice-weekly rehearsal sessions with Freesound artists and mentors, allowing each participant to try out and refine ideas. Participants are able to book private lessons with Mentors, and Composition Seminars occur weekly with presentations by the participants and Mentors. The workshop provides an opportunity for composers to work closely with professional musicians, to learn about the instruments in greater detail, and to take the time to experiment with techniques, sounds, timbral combinations and other considerations. Follow the link below to apply or visit Arraymusic’s website! https://www.arraymusic.ca/musical-opportunities/

We had an amazing time last week presenting Aysel Taghi-Zada’s program, Parting Ways, at the Canadian Opera Company’s Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Aysel performed music by Missy Mazzoli, Taylor Brook, and Christina Volpini, among others! Thanks to Justin Massey for running electronics, and to the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre for presenting Freesound and Aysel! Photos: Aysel Taghi-Zada performing in the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Photos 1-6 by Dan Truong

We’re looking forward to this coming Tuesday, February 3, when our amazing violinist Aysel Taghi-Zada will perform her program of music for violin and electronics at the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series at 12PM! On the program is music by Taylor Brook, Missy Mazzoli, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, and Christina Volpini! Justin Massey will be joining Aysel on electronics. Join us on February 3 at 12PM!

First recording post in a while! So pleased to have performed Strophe Rocket, by Martin Arnold, this past September in Calgary at New Works Calgary season launch! This is an hour long piece for trumpet, violin, two melodicas, electronics, and gating. It’s a gorgeous, poetic, and lyrical piece and we hope you enjoy it! Follow the link below or visit our SoundCloud to hear Strophe Rocket! Recording by Zana Corbett, courtesy of New Works Calgary /y089RxIsyRtpUo7dXz

The amazing @shenwesley is putting on a concert of solo harpsichord music (and electronics) this Tuesday at St. George’s Grange Park! You should definitely go check it out. He’ll be playing music by Christina Volpini, Linda Carlton Smith, Tristan Perich, and a premiere by @dontstoptilyoufretenough ! Go support him and new harpsichord music and experience a great show! Tuesday at 7:30PMN

We’re super excited to see this concert this weekend in Toronto featuring Lindsay McIntyre! Vocalist Lindsay McIntyre sings Morton Feldman’s Three Voices - an hour long meditative work for vocalist and two pre-recorded tracks. “As a vocal artist, I’m constantly trying to push myself, whether that be in range, colour, sound, or some other intangible thing. I’m drawn to this piece because of it’s beauty and what it means to be making music with past self, but also because of the extreme amount of concentration and stamina it requires from the vocalist. Maybe an ego-centric goal, but maybe not at all - at what point in the piece do I disappear and the music takes over?” This Sunday ad 7:30PM at Arraymusic!

What a month for Freesound! We’re taking stock of the last month of activites, and planning ahead to our next few shows! What a way to kick off the first part of our season! Photos 1-2 - On September 14, we welcomed Transsonic (Violin Yip & Nicola Hein) to Arrraymusic from Germany. Opening for them was our friend Jason Doell with a collection of pieces for diatonic music boxes. Photos 3-5 (photos by Mike Tan) - On September 19, our members, Aysel Taghi-Zada, Émilie Fortin, and Wesley Shen went to Calgary to open the season for New Works Calgary with ‘Strophe Rocket’ - a commission from Canadian composer Martin Arnold Photos 6-7 - Finally, on October 5, we welcome pianist Joseph Houston to Arraymusic. Joseph came in from Berlin to perform a program of experimental music for piano and electronics with music by Linda Catlin Smith, Chiyoko Slavnics, Cassandra Miller, Max Murray, and more! It was an amazing month of music! Thank you as always to Arraymusic for having us in residence! And to the donors and funders that make these shows happen - @torontoartscouncil , @socanfdn , and Lorna and Roger Smitj, as well as all our other private donors! And thank you to @goetheinstitut for making the trips of Transsonic and Joseph Houston possible!

Freesound playing Martin Arnold last month in Calgary! . Thanks @newworkscalgary and rebecca bruton for the warm welcome! . 📸:Mike Tan courtesy of New Works Calgary

Pianist Joseph Houston makes a special visit to Toronto with a captivating solo recital that explores the boundaries of contemporary piano music. This thoughtfully program features Houston’s own compositions alongside works by some of the most influential experimental composers working today, including Linda Catlin Smith, Chiyoko Slavnics, Bryn Harrison, and others. Known for his expressive depth and interpretive precision, Houston brings each piece to life with nuance and clarity, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience the subtle textures and rich sonic worlds of today’s experimental piano repertoire. Tickets in our bio!

This Friday!!! Freesound plays the music of Martin Arnold at New Works Calgary! We commissioned Strophe Rocket last year and premiered it this past June in Toronto. It’s so exciting that it gets another outing now in Alberta! Friday at 8PM in Calgary!

One week from today, Transsonic Fluid Ontologies tour starts in Toronto! So exciting to present our duo first time in Canada, as well as sharing an evening with Jason Doell! Come join us if you are around!