by ACNMP (Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects)
FRESH SOUNDS / OPEN EARS is a podcast series hosted by composer Alex Eddington: casual interviews with today's sound makers working in Canada. This season we are focusing on composers whose practice includes writing for/with young and amateur musicians. Presented by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP)
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May 19, 2021
<p>Episode 6 (May 19, 2021): This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. </p> <p>In the latter part of our conversation, Juliet Palmer and I zeroed in on a specific recent project with Toronto's highly collaborative Element Choir, their leader Christine Duncan, and Continuum Contemporary Music. We also discuss Urbanvessel (Juliet is the founder and Artistic Director), thethe surprising music that she is making at home for fun, and the birds of New Zealand who star in their own daily radio spot. </p> <p>---------</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is an interview podcast about composition and music education, hosted by composer Alex Eddington. Every episode, I have a conversation with a different Canadian composer - with a focus on their writing for/with young and amateur musicians.</p> <p>---------</p> <p>LINKS!</p> <p><a href="https://www.julietpalmer.ca/">www.julietpalmer.ca</a></p> <p>Video/Audio of Juliet Palmer's music and projects mentioned in this episode (go back to Episode 5 for plenty more work):</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa50rFzWO9E&list=PLfAKIue8N_yj-cASCJKZGomK2teR5Hqfj">Choreography of Trauma</a> (The Element Choir, Continuum Contemporary Music) *excerpt in podcast</li> <li><a href="https://urbanvessel.wordpress.com/productions/sonic-gyre/">Ukiyo: Floating World</a> at the 2019 Ongaku Festival (Urbanvessel, Thin Edge New Music Collective) *excerpt in podcast</li> <li><a href="https://urbanvessel.wordpress.com/productions/the-homing-project/">The Homing Project</a> (Urbanvessel)</li> </ul> <p>Namedropping pick-up zone! (organizations and people mentioned):</p> <ul> <li>James Rolfe (composer): <a href="https://www.jamesrolfe.ca/">www.jamesrolfe.ca</a></li> <li>Urbanvessel: <a href="https://urbanvessel.wordpress.com/">urbanvessel.wordpress.com</a></li> <li>Continuum Contemporary Music: <a href="https://www.continuummusic.ca/">www.continuummusic.ca</a></li> <li>The Element Choir: <a href="//www.facebook.com/theelementchoir">www.facebook.com/theelementchoir</a>, leader Christine Duncan</li> <li><a href="https://www.musicworks.ca/featured-article/featured-article/christine-duncan-unleashes-elements">Musicworks Magazine interview with Christine Duncan</a> about The Element Choir</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>And finally:</p> <ul> <li>An archive of <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/collections/birds">The Birds on Radio New Zealand</a>, whose songs have been broadcast every day before the Morning Report - for the last 40 years.</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>-------</p> <p>CREDITS:</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is hosted, edited and produced by Alex Eddington: <a href="https://www.alexeddington.com/">www.AlexEddington.com</a></p> <p>Logo 1.0 design and administrative support by Stephanie Chua.</p> <p>Theme music by Saman Shahi. Hear more of his work at <a href="https://samanshahimusic.com/">samanshahimusic.com</a></p> <p>Fresh Sounds is presented by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP): <a href="http://acnmp.ca/">acnmp.ca</a></p>
May 5, 2021
<p>Episode 5 (May 5, 2021): This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Today, Juliet Palmer and I talk about her most collaborative composition projects with community arts organizations, children's choirs, youth orchestras, high school students and professional musicians alike. </p> <p>Many names are dropped in this episode! (see below for links). </p> <p>Somehow we got onto swapping stories about musical page turning in high-pressure situations and that was the best place to leave off. Are there really page turning competitions somewhere in the world? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter because I am *certain* that they must exist, but can't find them.</p> <p>You can listen to Part 2 of our conversation next week: FSOE episode 6.</p> <p>---------</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is an interview podcast about composition and music education, hosted by composer Alex Eddington. Every episode, I have a conversation with a different Canadian composer - with a focus on their writing for/with young and amateur musicians.</p> <p>---------</p> <p>LINKS!</p> <p><a href="https://www.julietpalmer.ca/">www.julietpalmer.ca</a></p> <p>Video/Audio of Juliet's music and projects mentioned in the podcast:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UloeM3E2RpQ">Gregory Oh's video interview with Juliet Palmer and Ian Cusson about the Unsilent Project</a> (with National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Michael Greyeyes and Falen Johnson</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7__4fu8Go&t=189s">Burl</a> (solo piano)</li> <li><a href="http://www.jumbliestheatre.org/jumblies/current-projects/round-the-table">Round the Table</a> (Jumblies Theatre)</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/juliet-palmer/like-an-old-tale-lullaby-excerpt">Like an Old Tale</a> (Jumblies Theatre)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iJa2HCwhS4&t=825s">Quarry</a> (Continuum, Jumblies Theatre, soprano Sarah Albu) </li> </ul> <p>Namedropping pick-up zone! (organizations and people mentioned): </p> <ul> <li>James Rolfe (composer): <a href="//www.jamesrolfe.ca">www.jamesrolfe.ca</a></li> <li>Continuum Contemporary Music: <a href="//www.continuummusic.ca">www.continuummusic.ca</a></li> <li>Jumblies Theatre: <a href="//www.jumbliestheatre.org">www.jumbliestheatre.org</a> - Artistic Director Ruth Howard, Gather Round Singers, Choir Director Shifra Cooper</li> <li>Community Arts Guild: <a href="http://communityartsguild.ca/">http://communityartsguild.ca </a>- Artistic Director Beth Helmers</li> <li>VIVA Singers: <a href="//www.vivasingerstoronto.com">www.vivasingerstoronto.com</a> - Artistic Director Carol Woodward Ratzlaff</li> <li>David Fallis (conductor): <a href="//www.deanartists.com/david-fallis">www.deanartists.com/david-fallis</a></li> <li>St. Lawrence String Quartet: <a href="//www.slsq.com">www.slsq.com</a><a href="http://communityartsguild.ca/"><br> </a></li> </ul> <p>-------</p> <p>CREDITS:</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is hosted, edited and produced by Alex Eddington: <a href="https://www.alexeddington.com/">www.AlexEddington.com</a></p> <p>Logo 1.0 design and administrative support by Stephanie Chua.</p> <p>Theme music by Saman Shahi. Hear more of his work at <a href="https://samanshahimusic.com/">samanshahimusic.com</a></p> <p>Fresh Sounds is presented by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP): <a href="http://acnmp.ca/">acnmp.ca</a></p>
April 17, 2021
<p>Episode 4 (April 17, 2021): Daniel Gardner and I talk about percussion, punk music, serialism, live electronics promoting accessibility, a public sound sculpture in London Ontario, turtle-like creative habits, and Universal Design, among other things...</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is an interview podcast about composition and music education, hosted by composer Alex Eddington. Every episode, I have a conversation with a different Canadian composer - with a focus on their writing for/with young and amateur musicians.</p> <p>---------</p> <p>LINKS!</p> <p><a href="https://dgcomposer.com/">dgcomposer.com</a></p> <p>Music by Daniel Gardner mentioned in the podcast:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/daniel_gardner/enceladus">Enceladus</a> for saxophone and electronics</li> <li><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/6713/">Prufrock</a> for baritone voice and electronics</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/daniel_gardner/sets/three-studies-on-jonathan">Three Studies</a> for trumpet and electronics (which is based on <a href="https://youtu.be/xYjFcWOMmDs">Ricercare una Melodia by Jonathan Harvey</a></li> </ul> <p>-------</p> <p>Other things we talked about that you might want to click on:</p> <p><a href="https://sounditoutiicsi.wordpress.com/">Sound It Out! podcast</a> (host Rachel Elliot - from the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation in Guelph, Ontario)</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ELYzjFQcU">Pression</a> for solo cello (with extended techniques) - by Helmut Lachenmann </p> <p>Jonathan De Souza's book <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/music-at-hand-9780190271114?cc=us&lang=en&">Music at Hand</a></p> <p><a href="http://universaldesign.ie/What-is-Universal-Design/The-7-Principles/">Universal Design: 7 principles</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl">Universal Design for Learning</a></p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/">99% Invisible podcast - episode on the curb cuts in Kalamazoo</a> (an early experiment in Universal Design)</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/27/21722576/aoc-among-us-twitch-jagmeet-singh" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br> </a><strong>-------</strong></p> <p>ADVERTISERS:</p> <p><a href="https://new-musings-on-new-music.simplecast.com/">New Musings on New Music</a> - a podcast by suddenlyLISTEN in Halifax</p> <p>(The interview with Alex Eddington is episode 16) </p> <p>-------</p> <p>CREDITS:</p> <p>Fresh Sounds / Open Ears is hosted, edited and produced by Alex Eddington: <a href="https://www.alexeddington.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.AlexEddington.com</a></p> <p>Logo 1.0 design and administrative support by Stephanie Chua.</p> <p>Theme music by Saman Shahi. Hear more of his work at <a href="https://samanshahimusic.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">samanshahimusic.com</a></p> <p>Fresh Sounds is presented by the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP): <a href="http://acnmp.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acnmp.ca</a></p>
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FRESH SOUNDS / OPEN EARS is a podcast series hosted by composer Alex Eddington: casual interviews with today's sound makers working in Canada. This season we are focusing on composers whose practice includes writing for/with young and amateur musicians.
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