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New Music in New Places: Visual Music Event Creates Electro Zen Garden
The Electronic Zen Garden is a contemporary music performance combined with a multi-media visual spectacle, all of which is based on the traditional Japanese Zen garden concept. Using interactive software, four performers will project images on a 12-foot-high lumina column while music from sixteen speakers surrounds the audience. Just as in real Zen gardens, audience members will only be able to see parts of the image and hear parts of the soundscape at any one time, giving every individual a unique image and sound experience.
CENTREDISCS RECEIVES TWO JUNO NOMINATIONS
Both Istvan Anhalt and Robert Turner have received JUNO nominations for compositions released on the Centrediscs recording label. In the category of "Classical Composition of the Year", Istvan Anhalt has been nominated for his work "The Tents of Abraham", and Robert Turner has been nominated for his “Third Symphony”. Both works appear in the Canadian Composers Portraits series of Centrediscs recordings.
CMC Sound Adventures receives Applied Arts design award
The CMC website Sound Adventures has received Applied Arts magazine's best information and educational site award in its Advertising & Design Annual. Canadian Music Centre is recognized for its work on Sound Adventure, an educational web site designed in collaboration with ecentricarts.
This year, the Applied Arts Advertising & Design Annual celebrates its 14th year and status as Canada's most prestigious design competition. The annual competition receives thousands of entries from Canada, the U.S. and beyond, in six main categories: advertising, design, tv/video, editorial designand digitalmedia. An international expert panel of 30 judges decided winners. The Annual is available now on selected newsstands in Canada and the U.S.and online at www.appliedartsmag.com.
Download a copy of the Ontario Region's Winter Newsletter Notations in it's new format!
The Ontario region publishes their newsletter quarterly. Find out what's happening in the Ontario Region of the CMC.
Happy Birthday John Weinzweig from the CBC Radio
In honour of John Weinzweig's 92nd birthday numerous programmes on CBC Radio Two will be playing selections from the Dean of Canadian Composers' oeuvre.
Please tune into the following programmes on Friday March 11, 2005 to help celebrate John Weinzweig’s birthday, and to support one of his favourite causes – increasing the amount of Canadian classical music on airwaves:
1. Music & Company (6 AM to 9 AM EST) – Especially tune into hours one and three.
2. Here’s to You (10 AM to 12 AM)
3. Disc Drive (3 PM to 6 PM) – Especially tune into the final hour (5-6 PM)
4. Music for a While (starting at 6:30 PM)
Schafer's Patria Cycle gets a wild new home
A permanent home has been established in the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve for the outdoor works of R. Murray Schafer's Patria Cycle, the most ambitious body of music theatre ever devised by a Canadian.
In making the announcement yesterday, accordionist Joseph Macerollo, president of Patria Music Theatre Projects, said he hoped the site would become Schafer's Bayreuth, alluding to the home of Richard Wagner's annual opera festival in Germany.
The site includes a lake and forest within the 60,000 acres of what is known as Canada's first certified sustainable forest. Peter Schleifenbaum, owner and operator of the forest reserve and a long-time Schafer supporter, wants the initial five-year agreement to be extended.
œuvres pour jeunes interprètes
Le Centre de musique canadienne au Québec a sélectionné pour vous des œuvres pour jeunes interprètes. Que ce soit de la musique pour instrument solo, pour de petits ensembles ou même pour orchestre, vous vous assurerez des heures de plaisirs en explorant ce répertoire.
John Oswald inducted into Alternative Canadian Walk of Fame
Reason for Induction:
For honourable service in the field(s) of: music sampling, copyright infringement and celebrity comeuppance.
Yvon Couture analyse "Autour d'Ainola" de Longtin
Le Centre de musique canadienne est fier de vous présenter une analyse d’une œuvre d'un de nos compositeurs les plus connus.
PATRICK SAINT-DENIS WINS 2004 JULES LÉGER PRIZE FOR NEW CHAMBER MUSIC
The Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Music Centre and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada announced today that composer Patrick Saint-Denis is the winner of the 2004 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music.
The Quebec City native received the prize for his composition Les dits de Victoire, a work for string octet. The prize will be presented during the Montreal/New Music International Festival, at the Quatuor Bozzini concert on Saturday, March 5 at 9:15 p.m., in Salle Pierre Mercure at the Centre Pierre Péladeau, 300 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East, in Montreal. Quatuor Bozzini, assisted by additional string players, will perform Les dits de Victoire. The concert will be broadcast, at a future date yet to be determined, on the new music show hosted by Mario Paquet, Sundays at 10 p.m. on Radio-Canada's Espace Musique and on Two New Hours, hosted by Larry Lake, also on Sundays at 10 p.m., on CBC Radio Two...
PATRICK SAINT-DENIS REMPORTE LE PRIX JULES-LÉGER 2004 DE LA NOUVELLE MUSIQUE DE CHAMBRE
Le Conseil des Arts du Canada, le Centre de musique canadienne et la Société Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ont annoncé aujourd'hui que le compositeur Patrick Saint-Denis est le lauréat du Prix Jules-Léger 2004 de la nouvelle musique de chambre.
Le Prix Jules-Léger a été décerné à Patrick Saint-Denis, originaire de Québec, pour sa composition Les dits de Victoire, une oeuvre pour octuor à cordes. Le Prix sera remis à M. Saint-Denis dans le cadre du Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques, lors du concert donné par le Quatuor Bozzini qui aura lieu le samedi 5 mars à 21h15, à la salle Pierre Mercure du Centre Pierre-Péladeau, situé au 300, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, à Montréal. Le Quatuor Bozzini, accompagné d'instrumentistes à cordes supplémentaires, interprétera Les dits de Victoire. Le concert sera diffusé, à une date ultérieure, à l'émission de musique contemporaine animée par Mario Paquet les dimanches à 22 h sur les ondes d'Espace Musique de Radio-Canada et à l'émission Two New Hours, animée par Larry Lake également les dimanches à 22 h sur les ondes de CBC Radio Two...
Montreal Symphony Premieres New Work by Denys Bouliane
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) performs the world premiere of Tetrapharmakos, a concerto for piano, violin, and cello by Canadian composer Denys Bouliane, in two concerts.
Tetrapharmakos is based on the "fourfold remedy of Epicurus"--the philosopher's teachings for a happy existence.
Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques, Boudreau et Bouliane: Visions of the Future
For some time now, composers Walter Boudreau and Denys Bouliane have formed a dynamic tandem, organizing a host of major musical events. Codirectors of the festival Musiques au Présent, organized by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec in 1998, 1999 and 2000, they were also behind the Symphonie du millénaire, a collective work by nineteen composers marking the millenium and performed in Montreal on June 3, 2000, by a fantastic group of 333 musicians. Denys Bouliane, who is a McGill University music professor and head of the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME), also founded festivals such as MusiNovembre (1998), MusiOctobre (1999), and, in 2002, MusiMars--an event held biennially, alternating with Boudreau and Bouliane's most ambitious project to date, the international festival known as Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques (MNM), whose second edition will be held in February-March, 2005...
Another win for Jasper Wood and The Great Square of Pegasus
9 novembre 2004
Robert Lemay remporte le premier prix au prestigieux Harelbeke Muziekstad
Sudbury
March 3, 2005 (Toronto) - The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) is proud to announce that New Brunswick-born violinist Jasper Wood's recording of The Great Square of Pegasus received the 2005 Canadian Independent Music Award for Favourite Classical Artist/Group. The recording, which is produced on the CMC's Centrediscs label, features Wood with Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist performing the works of Canadian composer Andrew Paul MacDonald. After discovering and mastering the work The Great Square of Pegasus, Wood approached and commissioned MacDonald to create another solo work and two duo pieces for violin and piano for the recording. All four works draw their inspiration from Greece and Greek mythology and send the listener on a musical odyssey of intense feeling and richness.
This is Wood's second win for the Great Square of Pegasus. Earlier this year, he received the East Coast Music Award for the best "Classical Recording of the Year".
The 5th Annual Independent Music Awards kicks off Canadian Music Week
The spirit and success of independent music is stronger and louder than ever. Hundreds of artists, who don't fit in with the ever-narrowing radio formats, are none-the-less breaking through to a hungry public and winning the support of fans, media and tastemakers across the nation. These artists will be honoured at the Canadian Music Week Festival (CMW) with the public presentation of the 5th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards show, simply titled "The Indies".
Centrediscs' Jasper Wood is nominated for Favourite Classical Artist / Group.
Video game concerts draw packed crowds
was a scene many orchestras would envy at a time when classical groups continue to struggle financially, and when some are branching out to try new formats as a means for survival.
Liam Conlon doesn't fit the profile of your typical classical concertgoer. But when the high school freshman recently discovered that a show featuring music from the computer game "Final Fantasy" would be playing near his suburban Chicago home, he could hardly believe it.
He and a friend snapped up a pair of fifth-row tickets to the Rosemont Theatre concert and joined the cheering, sellout crowd of nearly 4,500 that turned out to see the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra play. Above the stage, images from the game — a theatrical and multi-chaptered quest to save the world — played on giant video screens.
The response — including several standing ovations — was much the same last year when the Los Angeles Philharmonic played the music at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Jasper Wood wins East Coast Music Award
Classical Recording of the Year on Canadian Music Centre’s Centrediscs label -
February 23, 2005 (Toronto) – New Brunswick-born violinist Jasper Wood received the East Coast Music Award of best “Classical Recording of the Year” for his Centrediscs recording of The Great Square of Pegasus. Wood, known for his brilliant control and complete mastery of technique, performs with Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist of works by Canadian composer Andrew Paul MacDonald. A Canadian Music Centre Associate Composer, MacDonald has won numerous prizes and awards for his works and has been performed, recorded and broadcasted around the world.
Wood discovered MacDonald’s work through studying the piece Great Square of Pegasus. "I
really believed that the Great Square of Pegasus was impossible to perform well – technically and musically. At one point I had all but given up on the piece…I revisited the piece and it was at this moment as I played through the work again, that my connection with his music was realized," Wood describes in his liner notes. “After discovering this connection with the music of Andrew MacDonald, I knew that I wanted to record a CD of his music.”
After mastering this work, Wood commissioned MacDonald to create another solo work and
two duo pieces for violin and piano for the recording. All four works draw their inspiration from Greece and Greek mythology and send the listener on a musical odyssey of intense feeling and richness.
This is Centrediscs first East Coast Music Award. The Great Square of Pegasus has also been
nominated in the 2005 Canadian Music Weeks’ Indie Awards for “Favourite Classical Artist/Group.”
Concours pour jeunes créatrices en musique de 35 ans et moins
Maestra, compagnie dédiée à la présentation des musiques de femmes, présente dans le cadre de son Rendez-vous international de créatrices en musique, un Concours pour jeunes créatrices de 35 ans et moins.
Répertoire pour jeunes interprètes
Le Centre de musique canadienne au Québec a sélectionné pour vous des œuvres pour jeunes interprètes. Que ce soit de la musique pour instrument solo, pour de petits ensembles ou même pour orchestre, vous vous assurerez des heures de plaisirs en explorant ce répertoire. Pour ce faire, choisissez dans le menu de gauche le type d'instrumentation qui vous convient.
José Evangelista : Nuevas monodías españolas est en nomination pour les Prix Juno 2005
José Evangelista : Nuevas monodías españolas est en nomination pour les Prix Juno 2005, dans la catégorie "Composition classique de l'année". Les autres nominés sont Istvan Anhalt, John Estacio, Jeffrey Ryan et Robert Turner.
Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques: 2e édition Du 28 février au 10 mars 2005
Festival international Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques: 2e édition
Du 28 février au 10 mars 2005
Un rendez-vous incontournable pour tous ceux et celles qui désirent se plonger dans les univers musicaux du nouveau millénaire.
Consultez toute la programmation en ligne:
www.festivalmnm.ca
Un autre prix décerné à Jasper Wood et à The Great Square of Pegasus
Le 3 mars 2005 (Toronto) - Le Centre de musique canadienne (CMC) est fier d'annoncer que l'enregistrement The Great Square of Pegasus du violoniste néo-brunswickois Jasper Wood a remporté le prix de l' « ensemble/artiste classique préféré » à l'édition 2005 des Canadian Independent Music Awards. Réalisé par le label Centredisques du CMC, ce disque met en vedette Jasper Wood et la pianiste canadienne Audrey Andrist dans des oeuvres du compositeurs canadien Andrew Paul MacDonald. Après avoir découvert et maîtrisé la composition The Great Square of Pegasus, Wood a commandé à MacDonald une autre oeuvre pour violon solo ainsi que deux duos pour violon et piano en vue de cet enregistrement. Les quatre compositions, inspirées par la Grèce et la mythologie grecque, entraînent l'auditeur dans une odyssée musicale remplie d'émotions riches et intenses.
Jasper Wood remporte un East Coast Music Award
Le 22 février 2005 (Toronto) – Le violoniste néo-brunswickois Jasper Wood a remporté l’East Coast Music Award du « meilleur enregistrement classique de l’année » pour The Great Square of Pegasus, réalisé par Centredisques. Reconnu pour son contrôle
exceptionnel et sa technique éblouissante, Jasper Wood interprète sur ce disque, en compagnie de la pianiste canadienne Audrey Andrist, des oeuvres du compositeur canadien Andrew Paul MacDonald. Compositeur agréé du Centre de musique canadienne, M. MacDonald a obtenu de nombreux prix et distinctions pour ses oeuvres qui sont exécutées, enregistrées et radiodiffusées dans le monde entier.
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Blogger Business Cards
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Planning a blue tooth installation
Installations for BlueTooth may not be as demanding as IrDA installations, which require direct line-of-sight.
Because BlueTooth is a radio-frequency-based communication, it can penetrate walls and objects to a certain extent. It also has a somewhat larger range, so you can create a larger print zone.
A larger print zone is a benefit, but it also creates some issues about where the devices need to be placed in relation to the printer. Obviously the users' desks or work center locations must to be within the range of the BlueTooth-enabled printer.
With a 30-foot radius, quite a few desks can be placed within range, but remember that the farther out you go, the weaker the signal strength. The upshot is that the practical limitation is more like 15 feet instead of 30. This is still reasonable, but with most printers installed against the wall (where the outlets typically are), you're really giving yourself a 15-foot radius out from the wall.
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How do you choose the right digital camera in time for the holidays?
Most photographers swear by one brand over the other. If you are already particularly loyal to just one brand, then you can shun the others and bask in just one aisle. But if you are a little bit more open-minded, then you’ve got a bigger playground to frolic in.
You will need to see what kind of memory card the camera needs, and what kind of batteries fuel it. Most digital cameras use AA batteries, so investing in a bunch of rechargeable ones is fine.
Try it out. Most people make the mistake of reading the box, swiping their credit card, and coming home to find out that they’re not comfortable with their latest purchase.
While still in the store, try taking a bunch of photos. Make sure it fits well in your hand, and is easy to use. The most user-friendly cameras out there are Canon, Casio, and Kodak but you might want to try out others. Take your time in familiarizing yourself with the possible units you’ll be taking pictures with.
Snapshot Image Cleaning
Snapshot is a valuable technique to save our precious time when working with images in Photoshop – be it an original copy image, something from a digital camera or from a scanned slide or negative. This is usually used to clean up images such as images for publication use.
The technique is so easy, it only involves a four-step method and is easy to recall. You can make use of this in many situations like adjusting levels, color, saturation, sharpness and other corrections without wasting time with layer masks, lasso tools, layers, rubber stamping or magic wand. To ensure that your eyes are fixed to your subject, you can use this method.
Soft-eyes are scanning problems inherent of the natural film curvature while scanning. To avoid soft-eyes problems, use snapshots technique which allows fixation in few seconds. To do this, first open your file. Then go to filter > sharpen > unsharp mask. After that, a dialog box will appear with unsharp mask defaults. Set the default amount to 75 percent, radius to 1 pixel and threshold levels to zero or one. Finally, click OK. You may notice that the entire image has the unsharp mask applied to it beforehand. As a result, it sharpens the overall image.
The texture is no longer as soft as it first appeared. This is the time when the snapshots will save your artwork.
To correct the flaws, you must go to the history palette. If it you did not find it in your desktop, you can find it normally on the right in Photoshop by default. Go to window > Show history. Once you have located your history palette, select the bold arrow-button on its right side. Click and hold it until a menu appears then go to New Snapshot. When you release your mouse, another dialog box will appear. You must enter in it the name “unsharp eyes”, then click OK.
If you have more than one snapshot in a working file, do not forget to label your snapshots to be able to have a better workflow management when it comes to organization of your images. It is nice to do it that way for easy and fast selection and for an efficient scheme.
Proper Scanning Resolution
One thing to master about scanning is the proper scanning resolution. The proper resolution to scan depends on how you intended it to be used.
Before scanning it is important to know these five vital information: size of the original image, size of the printed image, LPI at which your image will be printed, resolution multiplier and the process of editing the scanned image. The hint is - the higher the resolution, the larger the file size.
To calculate the final image resolution, these are the solutions:
1. If the size of the image is absolute, multiply LPI by your resolution multiplier. Ex. LPI x 2 for brochures.
2. if the size of the image is not absolute, multiply LPI by your resolution multiplier and then the size of the final image as a percentage to the original. Ex. LPI x 2 x %.
In cases of commercial printing, ask your print shop if you do not know the required LPI as well as other specifications.
Scanning at a slightly higher resolution is most of the time advantageous. By that, it is easier to dump unneeded resolution after scanning. Moreover, reduce your image to the final resolution before placing it in your document for printing.
In most of the print works, 300 dpi is the standard print resolution. The standard resolution for web is 72 dpi. This works best in computer screens. If you you're scanning in an image and only going to use it for web you could maintain it at 72 dpi. Film print’s standard resolution on the other hand is 720 dpi. That way you can make enlargements. The general rule with resolution is that never go up but you can always go down. If you have a 720 dpi image, you can at any rate bring it down to 300 dpi and still look sound.
If you are using photographs for your web, scan them at 72 or 100 dpi.72 dpi is screen resolution and the preferred format for saving the image is jpeg though you can also use .psd. Remember that when you Save As, you are creating a copy of your current document and you are decreasing its file size. You can also save your file within Photoshop. This will allow you to preview your work to adjust the quality of the same. If the image is really huge, simply go to Image > Image Size and bring down the resolution to 300 for print or 72 for web or change the image dimensions if it is indispensable.
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