Canadian Electroacoustic Community/Communauté électroacoustique canadienne

Canadian Electroacoustic Community/Communauté électroacoustique canadienne.The idea of an association bringing together the electroacoustic musicians of Canada was introduced during the electroacoustic Wired Society festival held in Toronto in 1986. In July 1986, following the initiative of Kevin Austin and Jean-François Denis (president 1986-90) who wrote the charter of the organization, the CEC was officially created with the support of about 100 members. In 1990 Ned Bouhalassa succeeded Denis as president. In accordance with its goals and to insure the continued promotion of electroacoustic music, the CEC organized three Electroacoustic Days: Diffusion! in Toronto (1988), Convergence in Banff (1989) and Perspectives in Montreal (1991). These have allowed composers and researchers to perform their works and to undertake joint projects. The CEC published six issues of Newsletter/Bulletin (1986-8), which was replaced in 1988 by the periodical Contact!, a review of Canadian electroacoustical activities and a forum for Canadian and foreign composers. It also has published Guides to the Electroacoustic Days. The numerous contacts established with various Canadian and international organizations include the agreement concluded with the Canadian Music Centre to set up a national electroacoustic archives. The CEC constitutes the national federation of the International Circuit of Electroacoustics. The headquarters of CEC are located in Montreal. An informal liaison has been established between CMCentre, the Assn of Canadian Women Composers, and the CEC.

Author François Guérin

Links to Other Sites
Canadian Electroacoustic Community
The website for the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, an organization dedicated to electroacoustics and computer music in Canada. Features contact information for individual members and related organizations, online newsletters, selected audio clips, and more.

Barry Truax
The website for composer Barry Truax. Scroll down the page for links to an interview, list of works, and information about acoustic communication, electroacoustic music, and the World Soundscape Project. From Simon Fraser University.

R. Murray Schafer
Listen to typical Vancouver soundscapes and Michael Enright's interview with R. Murray Schafer. Schafer discusses noise pollution, his soundscapes, and his music. From the CBC Digital Archives website.

Arcana Editions
Arcana Editions is a publishing company specializing in various recordings, books and other works produced by composer R. Murray Schafer.

Hildegard Westerkamp
This SFU website offers a biography, reviews and an annotated list of works by the composer, radio artist and sound ecologist, Hildegard Westerkamp.

Canadian Acoustical Association
News and information about the Canadian Acoustical Association. Features a listing of industry awards and abstracts from past conferences.

Sound Travels
A Canadian site devoted to electroacoustic music and experimental sound art. Features news about upcoming events, audio clips and more.

Canadian Electronic Ensemble
The website for the Canadian Electronic Ensemble, described as "the oldest continuous live-electronic group in the world." Features a history of this innovative ensemble, a discography, and many uncompressed high-quality audio files of selected performances.

Sounds Provocative
The website for "Sounds Provocative," a research project that focuses on experimental music performance at festivals and concert venues across Canada. Click on the pictures on the left side of the screen for podcasts, video clips, links to Canadian musicians, performance sites, and related online resources. A University of Guelph website.

John Oliver
The website for accomplished composer and guitarist John Oliver. Features a biography, discography, performance schedule, excerpts of selected scores (in PDF format,) and numerous audio clips from his recordings.

Canadian Electronic Ensemble
A chronology of performances by the Canadian Electronic Ensemble. From the Concordia Archival Project, an archive of electroacoustic works from the 1960s–1990s held at Concordia University in Montréal. A PDF document.

The Music Gallery fonds
Information page for the "Music Gallery fonds" at York University. The Music Gallery is Toronto's Centre for Creative Music. Focuses on the creation, development and performance of art music from all genres.