Two great events organized by Concordia
University Electroacoustic Studies Student Association (CESSA) this week
(Wednesday 15 September @17:00 and Thursday 16 September @20:00)
Ravish Momin (recently Shakira’s “Gypsy”
percussionist) and his experimental electro/world/jazz trio, Trio
Tarana, will give a workshop on September 15th 2010 at Concordia’s Music
Department and a concert on September 16th at L’envers. The show will include
three opening acts: Ismism, Kakihara 079, and Philippe Mius
d'Entremont.
Workshop description:
In this interactive workshop, the trio will
discuss their compositional and improvisational methods with live electronics
and acoustic instruments, MIDI mappings, and synchronization of multiple
laptops. They will also discuss their usage of Ableton LIVE in combination with
jazz improvisations, North-African, Middle-Eastern and Indian rhythmic concepts,
complex meters, real-time loops, textural constructions, layering, and
DSP.
Where: Concordia University - Music
Department
Date & time: Wednesday, September 15th, 5:00 PM
Address:
1450 Guy Street, Classroom MB-8.245 (8th floor)
Directions: Guy
metro
Admission: Free! (Limited space, come early!)
Concert description:
Organized by Concordia Electroacoustic Studies
Student Association (CESSA), Trio Tarana (Ravish Momin, Greg Heffernan, Skye
Steele) will perform a full set at L’envers, following three opening acts:
Ismism, Kakihara 079, and Philippe Mius d'Entremont.
Where: L’envers
Date & time: Thursday, September 16th, 8:00
PM
Address: 185 Van Horne (@ Esplanade)
Directions: 2 streets east of
Parc; by bus: 80 Parc (from place des arts) or 55 St-Laurent
Admission: $10
per person
Trio Tarana
Formed in 2003 and led by New-York based Indian
percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, Trio Tarana features a unique
instrumentation of violin, cello, percussion, and multiple laptops and utilizes
primarily East-Asian (Indian, Japanese, Afghan), Middle Eastern, and North
African rhythms in a seamless blend of pre-composed and improvised
performance.
The event is made possible by Concordia Electroacoustic Studies Student
Association (CESSA) and Concordia’s Music Department.
For more information contact the organizers: