19 October 2012 - EMPAC
AKOUSMA @ EMPAC
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Sometimes known as “cinema for the ear,” acousmatic music is a compositional form traditionally presented in the dark to help focus and intensify the hearing of the audience. Using dozens of loudspeakers hung in a ring surrounding the listeners, composers and performers manipulate the pieces in real time for an all-encompassing experience as electronic sound is moved around the space.
Highlighting composers from the 2012 AKOUSMA festival, now in its ninth year in Montréal, AKOUSMA @ EMPAC will explore both the traditional acousmatic musical style, as well as a more hybrid version with performers on stage.
Program
Louis Dufort - Grain de Lumière_I
Martin Tétreault - Empreinte à Reculons (For record imprints, 2 turntables & small electronics)
Nicolas Bernier - Antithèse Électronique & Danse le ventre de le machine
Richard Chartier - from Recurrence
Jean Francois Laporte - Rust
Louis Dufort - Grain de Lumière_II