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Silvia Mandolini with MAGIK
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  This would have been such a wonderful evening. Alas, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, it never happened…   MARCH 28, 2020 at the ANNEX     Experience the beautiful sounds of this international collaboration between virtuosic Italian violinist Silvia Mandolini, and magik (Kenton Loewen, drums; Marina Hasselberg, cello; Giorgio Magnanensi, diffusion and live electronics). The evening will feature two world premieres: one...

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quiet city set
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quiet city set

Oct 8, 2019

Thank you Constantine!! And QUIET CITY And thank youy Jaewoo Lee for the great room recording Quiet City g [Download] four red cedar resonators, blippoo, dod delay and oscilloscope    ...

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MAGIK
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MAGIK

Jul 5, 2019

MAGIK is a new Vancouver-based project that brings together Giorgio Magnanensi’s resonant woods with two of Vancouver’s most respected musicians, Marina Hasselberg cello, Kenton Loewen drums and Ucluelet based video artists Nicolas Teichrob. MAGIK plays within a multi-layered, live electro acoustic surround sound-space among flat audio panels of hand cut West Coast Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce and Pacific Maple. The panels serve both as...

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angelica festival 2019
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TDU/XLAB non è una composizione musicale, un’opera d’arte, o un oggetto. TDU/XLAB è uno spazio per un pensiero sonoro: dialoghi attraverso e all’interno del suono, dell’immaginazione e del gioco. L’ensemble strumentale è guidato in un processo di co-creazione sulla base di esplorazioni di oggetti sonori (acustici e elettronici), tessiture, rumori, timbri, spazi, silenzi e risonanze. TDU/XLAB scaturisce quindi da energie individuali e collettive e...

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magik
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magik

Dec 28, 2018

Marina Hasselberg, cello Giorgio Magnanensi, piano/electronics Kenton Loewen, drums/percussion Silvia Mandolini, Violin  ...

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MAGIK
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MAGIK

Jun 14, 2018

Marina Hasselberg, cello • Giorgio Magnanensi • cedar resonators, Kenton Loewen, drums & metals Nicolas Teichrob spun spectra video       https://giorgiomagnanensi.com/wp-content/uploads/WCR-@-China-Cloud.mp4...

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EMUSE 2018
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EMUSE 2018

May 15, 2018

Native Education College in partnership with Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Public Library and Warriors Against Violence presents     EMUSE 2018: Aboriginal Electronic Music Festival May 16 – 19, 2018 Various times + locations (details below) Free events EMUSE IS BACK! May 16 – 19, 2018, come join us for 4 days of music, workshops, and discussions about electronic music from an Indigenous perspective....

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TDU MH
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TDU MH

Apr 7, 2018

TDU MH – il fuoco e l’artificio (2018) for cello, 16 cedar and maple flat panel resonators and live electronics WEST COAST RADIANS, March 10, 2018     TDU MH has been written with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and it is dedicated to Marina Hasselberg. This work is both a statement and a poetic exploration. The statement displays sound...

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URI RMX
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URI RMX

Feb 26, 2018

URI CAINE & ENSEMBLE a Vancouver New Music production arranged & conducted by Giorgio Magnanensi featuring Uri Caine : compositions, piano || Cameron Wilson : violin || Molly MacKinnon : violin || John Kastelic : viola || Marina Hasselberg : cello || prOphecy sun : voice, theremin & electronics || Lee Hutzulak : synthesizers, electronics & auxiliary percussion || Julian La Brooy : sampler...

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figments
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figments

Feb 5, 2018

TGK Tony Wilson • Electric Guitar Kenton Loewen • Drums Giorgio Magnanensi • Keys & Live Electronics     TKG set 1 [Download] TKG set 2 [Download] Excerpt from the live performance...

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WCR Installation
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WCR Installation

Jan 14, 2018

MARCH 4-10, 2018 WEST COAST RADIANS     DOWNLOAD and FOLD your brochure             Saturday night @ CIRS  ...

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The Reorganized Organ
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The Reorganized Organ

Nov 27, 2017

The Reorganized Organ mentorship project Order tickets: https://reorganized-organ.eventbrite.ca Entrance is free, but you must order a free ticket for dinner Join us for the final showcase of our current youth mentorship project, The Reorganized Organ, a collaborative instrument-building project and experiment in using electronic waste to make an orchestra of experimental musical instruments. Also: opening remarks by Garnet Hertz and Brady Marks, and performances/installations by Lee...

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URI RMX
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URI RMX

Nov 25, 2017

  URI RMX Wonderful music with a great artist and amazing Vancouver musicians! TONIGHT NOV 25 at the ROUNDHOUSE    ...

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Lied • TDU FS
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Lied • TDU FS

Nov 19, 2017

  AVENTA Ensemble // Bill Linwood, Conductor Müge Büyükçelen, Violin • Mieka Michaux, Viola • Alasdair Money, cello • Darren Buhr, Double Bass • Mark Takeshi McGregor, Flute and Piccolo • AK Coope, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet • Darnell Linwood, French Horn • Corey Rae, Percussion • Roger Admiral, Piano ISCM 2017 • The Round House – Vancouver, November 8, 2017    ...

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ISCM RMX
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ISCM RMX

Nov 18, 2017

  Vancouver Electronic Ensemble ISCM RMX   VEE – ISCM Remix (Performed by Vancouver Electronic Ensemble) [Download]      ...

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Shades of Scorpius v.2
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Shades of Scorpius v.2

Oct 31, 2017

  Colin Cowan • Bass/FX Boxes Lee Hutzulak • Synthesizer/Sampler Kenton Loewen • Drums/Percussion Giorgio Magnanensi • Laptop/Piano   Recorded live at THE LIDO • November 4, 2017 SOS | NGC​​:​​171104​​.​​2.​​2 by Shades of Scorpius    ...

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RM&B live
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RM&B live

Sep 23, 2017

Accordion Noir Vancouver, September 8, 2017 • St. James Anglican Church   Raw Meat & Butterflies Doug Schmidt, Bandoneon • Giorgio Magnanensi, Electronics   01 a breeze bowing scraps of dreams 00:27–10:45 02 mynah 10:59–19:02 03 techno chants 19:30–26:30 04 when I get the shakes 26:44–35:23 05 variations on 2 notes of Astor Piazzolla 35:35–39:37 06 spinny 39:50–43:05...

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Rogue Arts Festival
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Rogue Arts Festival

Aug 24, 2017

Friday, August 25th 7PM Spacedock 8PM Dylan Rhymer 8:30PM Devil in the Wood Shack 9:30PM Buckman Coe   Saturday, August 26th 11AM Doug Koyama/The Imprints/Spacedock *Collective Set* Noon Matthew Lovegrove 1PM Kitty & The Rooster/Steve Weave and Giorgio Magnanensi *Collective Set* 3PM The Imprints 4PM Devil in the Wood Shack/Dirty Mountain *Collective Set* 5:30PM Kitty & The Rooster 6:30PM Scenic Route to Alaska 7:35PM...

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lunaire, apparizioni
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lunaire, apparizioni

Jul 26, 2017

    fließend (b) performed at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna Ensemble Zipangu conducted by Fabio Sperandio       fließend (b) • Zipangu [Download]     Ensemble Zipangu Direttore: Fabio Sperandio Violini: Alessandro Di Marco, Giacomo Scarponi, Emanuele Benfenati, Anton Berovski, Elvi Berovski, Alessandro Bonetti, David Caramia, Silvia Mandolini, Elena Maury, Cosimo Paoli Viole: Corrado Carnevali, Loris Dal Bo, Emanuela Bascetta,...

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quid at PRISMA
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quid at PRISMA

Jun 10, 2017

  Quid at PRISMA Festival, June 20 2017   Here is a remix of the Aventa‘s premiere at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre:   quid sustain [Download]    ...

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TALEA Ensemble
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TALEA Ensemble

Mar 6, 2017

Talea Ensemble (US) Saturday, March 11, 2017 • 8PM Free pre-show chat at 7:15PM The Annex • 823 Seymour Street [Map] Program: Stefan Maier: territories III (2017)* Fausto Romitelli: Trash TV Trance (2002) Olga Neuwirth: spazio elastico (2005) Pierluigi Billone: Ebe und anders (2014) With: Oren Fader, electric guitar Jeffrey Means, conductor * World Premiere, commissioned by Vancouver New Music with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts.   Last...

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One Page Score video
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One Page Score video

Feb 21, 2017

  One-Page Score Project with the Plastic Acid Orchestra   One-Page Score Project with Plastic Acid Orchstra Conducted by Giorgio Magnanensi 28 January 2017; 8PM Pyatt Hall (843 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC) Program: Ian Goldman • The Meditative Cycle 0:00 George McCutcheon • Relative (for PAO) 4:45 Dubravko Pajalic • OPS1 10:50 Larry Popovitch • Wound 15:55 Matthew Talbot-Kelly • 3 [sounds in a paper bag (for prepared orchestra)] 21:55...

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EMUSE
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EMUSE

Feb 20, 2017

  EMUSE 2017 Aboriginal Electronic Music Festival Co-presented by NEC Native Education College, Warriors Against Violence Society, and Vancouver New Music March 2 – 4, 2017 Events take place at NEC Campus (237 E. 5th Avenue) and VCC Broadway Campus Atrium (1155 E. Broadway, entrance at Glen and E. 7th) Join us for three-days of FREE workshops, panel discussions and a concert! Featuring Jordan Abel,...

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TDU HRO January 24
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TDU HRO January 24

Jan 10, 2017

  I’m happy to perform TDU HRO again this month with the Hard Rubber Orchestra   during the VSO New Music Festival.       ….final shots https://giorgiomagnanensi.com/wp-content/uploads/TDU-HRO-Jan-2017.mp4   and 2 sloooooow shots : ) https://giorgiomagnanensi.com/wp-content/uploads/2-shots.mp4  ...

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one-page score
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one-page score

Jan 10, 2017

  One-Page Score Project with the Plastic Acid Orchestra FREE Workshop! Call for participants Registration Deadline: 15 January 2017 The workshop series is free, however space is extremely limited. Please email info@newmusic.org or call 604.633.0861 to register. Note: Preference will be given to those without previous composition experience, and who can attend all workshop and performance dates. Workshop dates 21 January 2017: 11AM–4PM 27 January 2017: 10AM–4PM Performance...

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six sound objects (vid)
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  six sound objects SCORE   for the Plastic Acid Orchestra with the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra, and François Houle, clarinet & electronics video by Angela Stearns     This piece is an homage to live sound making, the energy and power of imagination and the sheer beauty of sharing sound and sound-thinking together with a large group of young, passionate and committed musicians. The nature of this...

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Shades of Scorpius
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Shades of Scorpius

Dec 23, 2016

Rough mix, recorded live at The Lido, Vancouver • November 16, 2016   Giorgio Magnanensi: upright piano / laptop | Kenton Loewen: drums | J.P. Carter: trumpet & electronics | Lee Hutzulak: DSI Tempest / recording / mix / artwork   Click images below for bandcamp links   Frequent Seizure   After Later   Space Heather Thank you Lee for the recordings and the...

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VEE • MM
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VEE • MM

Oct 6, 2016

vancouver electronic ensemble • mechanical music Saturday, October 8, 2016 • 8PM Vancouver Community College Atrium 1155 East Broadway, entrance at E 7th Avenue and Glen Drive • FREE   Members of VEE showcase personal projects inspired by this year’s VNM festival theme, Mechanical Music • October 13 – 15, 2016    ...

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Volière Électrique
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Volière Électrique

Sep 29, 2016

  Volière Électrique New Work by Terri Hron and Hildegard Westerkamp Friday, September 30, 2016; 8PM Vancouver Community College Atrium (1155 E Broadway, entrance at E 7th Ave and Glen Drive) FREE Recorder virtuoso Terri Hron returns to Vancouver to premiere a new work created in collaboration with Vancouver-based composer Hildegard Westerkamp, along with works by Hron and Robert Normandeau, and Hron and Monty Adkins....

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TDU XXI
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TDU XXI

Jun 6, 2016

Standing Wave performs TDU XXI • April 17, 2016 featuring Veda Hille • Orpheum Annex, Vancouver...

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intonarumori
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intonarumori

Apr 21, 2016

a performance with a set of replica of Luigi Russolo‘s Intonarumori in occasion of MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture February 20 – June 12, 2016 at the Vancouver Art Gallery And HERE you can find more link about Russolo and all.   Performers/Intonarumoristi ; ) Kedrick James, Jules Lavern, Giorgio Magnanensi, Mariah Mennie, George Rahi Thank you to Martin Gottfrit who curated the Intonarumori Series at...

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ACOUSMATIC
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ACOUSMATIC

Mar 31, 2016

  STANDING WAVE ENSEMBLE Sunday, April 17, 2016 • The Annex 7:30PM SW facebok looking forward to all the works presented on Saturday including Alfredo Santa Ana’s arrangement of O Superman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2x5pARGdE  ...

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ONE-PAGE SCORE Project next week!
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Come Saturday April 2, to the Roberts Creek Hall A stellar ensemble of musicians performing 15 new one-page graphic scores Doors open at 7:30PM, show starts at 8:00PM Roberts Creek Community Hall   Download and Fold your brochure         Here are some images of yesterday’s workshop   drafting graphic scores Dean Schutz with workshop participants Maurice Spira with workshop participants Giorgio Magnanensi with workshop...

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Symphony Without Bounds
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    PAO Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm With Guests Francois Houle, Jack Garton, Giorgio Magnanensi, Jason Nett  and the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra. Join Plastic Acid Orchestra for a spectacular full symphony concert that breaks through genres from folk, rock, experimental and metal. Featuring special guests Francois Houle, Jack Garton, Giorgio Magnanensi and Jason Nett. The show features original compositions from Plastic Acid,...

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BENT
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BENT

Oct 31, 2015

BENT: A Showcase of Circuit Bending at VIVO Saturday, November 7th . Doors at 7pm. Featuring over 15 artists/hackers and musicians, this evening is a showcase of Vancouver artists and makers exploring the art of circuit bending.  There will be a circuit playground, a “Show and Tell” of different projects, and performances throughout the evening.    …a nice reunion, ten year later… Shawn Cashin, Kedrick James,...

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tilál
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tilál

Oct 5, 2015

for solo cello, ensemble and electronics October 12, 2009 Oratorio San Filippo Neri, Bologna FontanaMix Ensemble Francesco La Licata, conductor Francesco Dillon, cello   tilál [Download]   Bologna Festival fontanaMIX NuovoAntico 2009...

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ambience
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ambience

Sep 20, 2015

an Ambient Sound Event  with: Elisa Ferrari • voice, books, zither and singing bowls Andrew Bate & John Brennan • resonant percussions Giorgio Magnanensi • sinewaves and cedar flat audiopanels The Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek – October 10, 2015 • 8PM   Some info about and images of the Cedar Flat Audiopanels: CEDAR PANELS...

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anne-f
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anne-f

Sep 2, 2015

    September 6, 2015 • The Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek 8pm anne-f jacques anne-f is a sound artist and bike mechanic, working with amplified objects, electricity, scratching, rubbing and sound collages. She lives in Montréal and she is interested in amplification, erratic sound reproduction devices and construction of various contraptions and idiosyncratic systems. She often performs, alone and in various collectives (including Minibloc...

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noise in the key of D
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noise in the key of D

Aug 10, 2015

  Thank you Lee for the great video! Noise in the Key of D   On a beautiful summer evening members of VEE (Vancouver Electronic Ensemble) gathered in the spaciousness of the VCC Atrium to make noise in the key of D, at the suggestion of Matt O’Donnell. Players arranged themselves throughout the space, utilizing multiple balconies over 3 levels and a large main...

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emerald
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emerald

Jul 3, 2015

    I’m playing with Kenton Loewen at the Emerald on July 29. It’s always great making music with him.     When I play with Kenton I am always enjoying the energy and the ephemeral beauty of our musical encounters, plus Kenton’s ability to dialogue and commit with me to wander into unpredictable sonic paths. Beyond that I simply aspire to be speechless, without...

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soundgarden
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soundgarden

Jun 14, 2015

soundgarden, an audio visual installation by Giorgio Magnanensi and Nicolas Teichrob along the lower reaches of Malcolm Creek, in Roberts Creek. An interactive performance environment using multiple video projections, live interactive video and live electronics.   soundgarden, an audio visual interactive installation I’m doing in late June/early July with Giorgio Magnanensi (a sound wizard). !#teaser #sunshinecoastbc #robertscreek #nature #bcac A video posted by NicolasTeichrobPhoto...

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subcodes 04
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subcodes 04

Apr 22, 2015

    Friend viola player John Kastelic will be on the Coast this weekend. We are going to have an earthy and sounding evening.   The Gumboot Café • Roberts Creek Saturday, April 25 • 8pm       beardy John and his Brother Tony (No Mothers)    ...

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Voices and Strings
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Voices and Strings

Mar 27, 2015

    Commissioning new works to creative minds such as Peggy Lee, Mary Margaret O’Hara and Linda Bouchard means to focus on very uncompromising ways of sound thinking and composing. With Voices and Strings we wish to create a poetic series of sound panels and songs identified by the original work, reflection, poetry and composition of these exceptional Canadian artists. Together with the transparent...

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Giorgio & Hayato
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Giorgio & Hayato

Mar 22, 2015

  Live recording at DESTROY VANCOUVER XI • November 21, 2014 @ VIVO   Hayato Kubo, Drums   Giorgio Magnanensi, Electronics   G&H MIX [Download] https://vimeo.com/126959182        ...

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spectra and labyrinths
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spectra and labyrinths

Mar 13, 2015

This Saturday JACK will perform three works by very different composers, who nonetheless share some commonalities and affinities. What I find most exciting in Saturday’s program is the labyrinthine quality of these works, and the exploration of sound territories in which microtonality, non-linearity and a concentrated sculptural sonic investigation offer as many rich and different forms as they do different ways of perception. I...

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Aventa
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Aventa

Nov 29, 2014

  Sunday, November 30, 2014  8:00PM (Pre-concert talk 7:15PM) Phillip T Young Recital Hall (University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building) Aventa Ensemble Bill Linwood, conductor   Tristan Murail, La Chambre des cartes Giorgio Magnanensi, améya II Giorgio Magnanensi, es soll alles schweben Hans Abrahamsen, Schnee (Canadian premiere)      ...

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onyx • introduzione and tableaux
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  Live recording, Open Space, Victoria • November 22, 2014 Dedicated to the Onyx Trio: Mark McGregor flute, Joy Yeh harp, Markus Takizawa viola   Onyx Introduzione & Tableaux [Download]                        ...

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pao • halloween
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pao • halloween

Nov 25, 2014

  written for and played with the PAO, a great ensemble of great people. October 31, 2014 • Performance Works   PAO HALLOWEEN [Download]   page 9-12 @ 02:54 of the audio file          ...

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onyx, introduzione and tableaux
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This Saturday the Onyx Trio performs onyx, introduzione and tableaux, a new piece for flute viola, harp and electronics I wrote for this fabulous Vancouver’s trio   Open Space and The Blue Moss Ensemble present The Onyx Trio      Mark McGregor (flute), Joy Yeh (harp), Marcus Takizawa (viola) Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Admission: $16/$11 advance; $20/$15 door Advanced Tickets: OnyxOS.bpt.me or by calling 1-800-838-3006  ...

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psych fest
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psych fest

Sep 10, 2014

art signified   I’m very happy I’ll be playing again with the great Kenton Loewen On October 4 • PSYCHFEST at Red Gate • after 10pm Though, make sure to  check it all as psych fest will go on day and night with a fantastic lineup of great sound-psyched people   Here is Sab Kay‘s great poster        ...

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lalít rmx
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lalít rmx

Aug 8, 2014

      4 tracks of a live mix for lalít for chamber ensemble   lalít rmx 1 [Download]   lalít rmx 2 [Download]   lalít rmx 3 [Download]   lalít rmx 4 [Download]            ...

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sonic topographies
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sonic topographies

Jul 28, 2014

    SONIC TOPOGRAPHIES – VNM FESTIVAL – OCT. 16 – 19, 2014       Vancouver New Music Festival 2014 Sonic Topographies Sound, music and sustainability October 16 – 19, 2014   “Only on condition of a radical widening of definitions will it be possible for art and activities related to art [to] provide evidence that art is now the only evolutionary-revolutionary power....

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in ludere • il suono viola
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  Thank you Plastic Acid Orchestra for sharing great power in forming highly charging sonic energy.  The more, the better.      Thank you Rod Matheson for the video     and here a slowed-down snippet of concentrated sonic energy (for Chris)      ...

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noise in the key of D • live
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noise in the key of D  •  live recording   NOISE IN THE KEY OF D MIX [Download]   Thank you Dave Leith and Andrew Scott for the live recordings. And thank you Matt O’Donnell for the wonderful Sitar playing and all VEE for the great drony 2 hours and 14 minutes at the grand space of the VCC Atrium. The recording though is very...

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Franco Donatoni • Orchestral Works
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  A great recording of Franco Donatoni‘s orchestral works conducted by Yoichi Sugiyama, including his very last and beautiful composition, Esa (In Cauda V)    Franco Donatoni Orchestral Works read more »     [01] In Cauda II (1993/1994) 18:18 [02] In Cauda III (1996) 13:27 [03] Esa (In Cauda V) (2000) 10:33 [04] Prom (1999) 12:33 [05] Duo pour Bruno (1974/1975) 19:25 total time: 74:22 Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Yoichi Sugiyama conductor LIVE RECORDINGS Suntory Foundation for Arts’ Summer Festival...

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noise in the key of D
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noise in the key of D

Jun 25, 2014

  Noise in the Key of D   Vancouver Electronic Ensemble   Saturday, June 28, 2014; 7PM   Vancouver Community College Atrium (1155 E. Broadway; near VCC skytrain station)   Admission by donation...

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Plastic Acid Orchestra
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Plastic Acid Orchestra

Jun 20, 2014

  PLASTIC ACID ORCHESTRA   A dazzling full-sized symphony orchestra of some of Vancouver’s most sought-after musicians paired with some of the most innovative and energizing composers!   Come out to see the full-sized Plastic Acid Orchestra perform music by Plastic Acid, Giorgio Magnanensi, The Living, Martin Reisle, Elliot Vaughan.   ALL AGES July 11, 2014   |   Doors 7:30pm   |   Concert 8:30pm...

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lalít III • tre pannelli con Coda
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  A great performance of lalít III • tre pannelli con Coda by Transmission lalít III [Download]  Guy Pelletier, flute Lori Freedman, bass clarinet  Alain Giguère, violin Julie Trudeau, cello Julien Grégoire, percussion Brigitte Poulin, piano with Brice Gatinet, electronics   lalít III (tre pannelli con Coda) for alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and electronics (2012) lalít III is dedicated to Transmission  ...

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IGNITE! 2014
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IGNITE! 2014

Apr 28, 2014

  Every year, for one week in May, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people. Hundreds of youth are involved in what has grown to be Vancouver’s largest youth-driven arts festival. The festival includes showcases in music, dance, and spoken word, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring improv, drag, circus arts, and much...

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TDU/HRO • le feu et l’artifice
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for 4 sax, 4 trumpet, 4 trombones, violin, electric guitar, piano, bass, drums and percussion dedicated to the Hard Rubber Orchestra and John Korsrud TDU/HRO • le feu et l’artifice   While writing for or conducting the Hard Rubber Orchestra I have always had a lot of fun and deeply enjoyed the energy and sounds of all the great musicians of this band. Therefore I have...

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vnm panorama
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vnm panorama

Mar 6, 2014

VNM Panorama   A recombinant live remix for ensemble and electronics to celebrate VNMʼs 40th Anniversary. Samantha Fu, flute Colin MacDonald, saxophone Albertina Chan, harp Chris Morano, piano Adrian Verdejo, guitar Katie Rife, percussion Timothy Van Cleave, percussion Janna Sailor, violin Marina Hasselberg, cello Stefan Hintersteininger, cello VEE members Chris Grigor, electronics Lee Hutzulak, electronics Constantine Katsiris, electronics Stefan Smulovitz, electronics Giorgio Magnanensi, conductor...

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subcodes 02
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subcodes 02

Feb 3, 2013

Melbourne trumpeter and electronic musician Peter Knight is visiting Vancouver on Wednesday, February 27. Come to the KOZMIK ZOO for sounds and noise with a great group of Vancouver musicians:                                                           Here is an excerpt of...

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VNM electronic panorama
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To celebrate Vancouver New Music’s 40th anniversary here is the first electronic panorama including excerpts donated by artists who performed at the VNM Festival bewteen 2003 and 2012 and members of the Vancouver Electronic Ensemble (VEE). Thank you all for sending your sonic gifts!   VNM Electronic Panorama VNM electronic panorama [Download] Music by: Magali Babin (CA) Tuning The Tuna • electronics Uri Caine, Ralph...

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quid
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quid

Dec 7, 2012

with the Titanic and Cage in the background remix the last 2 min with this   The Latin word quid is the neuter form of quis, which is the feminine and masculine form. As an interrogative, it means what, who. As an indefinite, it means anybody, anyone, anything. quid [Download]   for flute, bass clarinet, French horn, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, live video and...

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VEE Soundchecking
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VEE Soundchecking

Nov 12, 2012

…for David Tudor’s Rainforest inspired performance at the VNM festival, October 20, 2012. Thank you to Matt Rogalsky for the workshop, guidance and energy. Thank you VEE for the performance. Thank you Lee for the videos ; )...

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kozmik set
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kozmik set

Jun 11, 2012

a nice set remix from Kozmik Zoo with Andrew Brooks • sax, François Houle • clarinet & electronics, Kenton Loewen • drums, Giorgio Magnanensi • piano & electronics, Karlis Silins • double bass mp3  [Download]...

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TDU/clusters
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TDU/clusters

May 28, 2012

a great group of musicians performs TDU/clusters mp3  [Download]   Thank you all for the beautiful energy and sounds.       TDU CLUSTER...

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TDU/Q
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TDU/Q

Apr 4, 2012

for 4 saxophones, live mix & live electronics TDU/Q is dedicated to Quasar Quatuor de Saxophones Marie-Chantal Leclair, Mathieu Leclair, André Leroux, Jean-Marc Bouchard Montréal, Monument National • March 30, 2012 TDU/Q TDUQlive02 [Download]   a short video excerpt HERE      ...

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l’envers
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l’envers

Mar 27, 2012

March 28, 2012 Giorgio Magnanensi et Musicien(ne)s de La La La Humansteps Giorgio Magnanensi (sine waves and projectsions), Ida Toninato (Baritone sax), Jean-Christophe Lizotte (cello), Joël Lavoie (electronics), Jennifer Thiessen (viola), Ellwood Epps (trumpet)              ...

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TDU CIRS
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TDU CIRS

Mar 21, 2012

TDU CIRS tducirs [Download] Vancouver Electronic Ensemble (VEE): Ross Birdwise, Frederick Brummer, Daryn Cassie, Kaj David, Justin Devries, Scott Gubbels, Janine Island, Dan Karrasch, David Leith, Thomas Speakman, prOphecy Sun Llowyn Ball (Violin), John Kastelic (Viola), Doug Gorkoff (Cello), Dave Chokroun (Double Bass) Chris Rolfe (live electronics), Giorgio Magnanensi (Conduction)   • Could the performance setting become more dialectic? • What does interaction mean for performers and...

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subcodes
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subcodes

Feb 9, 2012

great music with great people @ the KozmiK Zo Andrew Brooks • sax, François Houle • clarinet & electronics, Kenton Loewen • drums, Giorgio Magnanensi • piano & electronics, Karlis Silins • double bass  subcodes poster   set 1: mp3 [Download]     set 2: mp3 [Download]  ...

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one page scores
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one page scores

Feb 5, 2012

Another great VEE’s performance at the Canadian New Music Network Forum, January 20, 2012. Stereo mix of front and rear recording:   mp3 [Download]   See the seven one page scores below. Scores – in performance order – by: Frederick Brummer, Jordan Nobles, Remy Siu, Lee Pui Ming, Dave Leith, Janine Island, Eric Normand, Stefan Smulovitz (Mad Scientist Machine) VEE: Scott Aitken, Ross Birdwise, Frederick...

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NIME 2005
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NIME 2005

Jun 30, 2011

Ligature (excerpt)  at NIME 2015 circuit-bent toys on a multiple speaker set up. Live spatialization by Chris Rolfe   mp3  [Download]   Paul Lehrman’s NIME05 Report NIME “There was no uncertainty in the next piece, Ligature, by Giorgio Magnanensi, an Italian-born composer who now lives in Vancouver. Seated at the FOH console in the middle of the audience, and looking like a cross between Albert Einstein and Napolean...

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Mouvement
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Mouvement

Jun 19, 2011

(- vor der Erstarrung) a beautiful ensemble work by Helmut Lachenmann I conducted a few years ago with a wonderful group of Vancouver musicians. mp3 [Download]...

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Castello di Bazzano 1998c
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audiopolaroid Castello di Bazzano, May 1998 Massimo Mariani electric guitar, Walter Zanetti nylon string & electric guitar, Marco Ruggeri synth & voice, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics. Another snippet of minz&maunz‘s oniric trip mp3 [Download]    ...

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taikotroniks live
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taikotroniks live

May 7, 2011

taikotroniks is a sonic exploration/collaboration between members of the Vancouver Electronic Ensemble (VEE) and members of Chibi Taiko, Katari Taiko, LOUD, Sansho Daiko, Sawagi Taiko and Uzume Taiko. See the score map and set up in the image gallery below. Light cues via the Mad Scientist Machine by Stefan Smulovitz, articulated the spatialized performance of the piece. Taikotroniks Centre Stage: VEE Centre Stage Taikotronics 2...

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revolution
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revolution

Apr 14, 2011

LABORATORIO  presents   REVOLUTION A unique celebration of Vladimir Mayakovsky’s life and poetry April 30, 2011 | 8PM Roberts Creek Community Hall (Doors at 7:30PM) Tickets $10 All Ages • Available at MELOmania, Coast Books, Strait Music Featuring: Andrew Bate, Allan Miller, Allain Morin, Barry Taylor • Drums Joe DeLeo • Bass, Giorgio Magnanensi • Rhodes and Electronics, Kedrick James • Spoken Words, Steve...

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Penderecki SQ
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Penderecki SQ

Feb 25, 2011

teatro dell’udito VI Live recording: mp3 [Download]   10 March 2011, 8pm • Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street)   Penderecki String Quartet Jeremy Bell, violin Jacob Braun, cello Jerzy Kaplanek, violin Christine Vlajk, viola   MARJAN MOZETICH (b.1948) Lament in the Trampled Garden for string quartet (1992)   KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (b.1933) String Quartet No.3, Leaves of an Unwritten Diary (2008) (Canadian Premiere)   ERKKI-SWEN...

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vee @ vcc
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vee @ vcc

Feb 1, 2011

Another great noisescape  Vancouver Electronic Ensemble performing Language Noises 2 @ the Vancouver Community College Atrium, Broadway Campus • January 29, 2011 Parameters of sound expression are designated as discrete languages, used to structure improvisational spaces. … Segregated pods of electronics communicate over large distances through the interior of this four-story building, creating a surround environment. The physical attributes of the spacious atrium help...

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d/n fakenoisejazz
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d/n fakenoisejazz

Jan 25, 2011

for Chad and Kedrick ναυσίη (nausiē), noise, bruit, rumore, geräusch… il rumore è l’alter ego, Ianus Bifrons la pietra filosofale: a golden stone is still a stone.   ansia • rumore • sogno mp3 [Download]  ...

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visna mahedi
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visna mahedi

Jan 1, 2011

unintentional beauty   Recorded in Milano, 1997 Originally performed as a live soundtrack to Paul Wegener’s silent movie Der Golem (Germany, 1920)     1-unintentional-beauty [Download] 2-the-rose [Download] 3-majong [Download] 4-shopping [Download] 5-kiokos-deck [Download] 6-cardio-tone [Download] 7-voices-of-the-ancient [Download] 8-arche [Download] 9-silent-words [Download] 10-lovers [Download]          ...

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Castello di Bazzano 1998b
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audiopolaroid Castello di Bazzano, May 1998 Massimo Mariani electric guitar, Walter Zanetti nylon string & electric guitar, Marco Ruggeri synth & voice, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics A very oniric synth-pop/space electronica. A reunion is due! …plus some Canadian additions ; ) mp3 [Download]  ...

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il suono indaco
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il suono indaco

Dec 25, 2010

pannello #2 a new orchestral piece I’m working right now. It’s actually a concerto for 2 guitars and chamber orchestra for Walter Zanetti and Steve Wright, two great gutarists, friends and musicians I love very much. In this piece there is also a lot of Chris Rolfe’s spatial and granular spirit and inspiration 😉 don’t listen with headphones and use a sub in the mix. mp3 ...

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Wen Wei Dance
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Wen Wei Dance

Oct 31, 2010

Cock-Pit “The ideas for my new work are somewhat a reflection of my own experiences as a student at my dance school in China. I was one of five boys who shared a small room for more than five years. Sometimes we liked each other and at other times we did not, and at other times we liked some of the boys but not...

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transformer man
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transformer man

Oct 29, 2010

neil rmx live while digging last year’s videos I found this clip made by Max at the VECC, December 2009. As it’s the only video I have of that night I thought I put it on as it well captures everyone’s beautiful energy of that night. Thank you Max!  ...

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lichenometry rmx
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lichenometry rmx

Oct 25, 2010

sounds for Joost Rekveld’s lichenometry live remix of 24 sound files, live electronics and circuit bent TI S&M performed live at the VNM Festival • October 23, 2010 Most of the soundfiles were generated using Joost’s clips as raw material again, and read as a video matrix triggering various self-generative audio-video synthesizers in Max/Msp Jitter. While listening you can watch the 7 clips from...

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teatro dell’udito XV JA/Mix
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teatro dell’udito XV JA/Mix • ricercare for prepared ukulele, cello and live electronics Vancouver, October 2, 2010 James Hill ukulele, Anne Davison cello, Giorgio Magnanensi & Chris Rolfe live electronics teatro dell’udito XV JA:Mix [Download]...

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a new piece
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a new piece

Sep 27, 2010

for ukulele, cello and live electronics you can listen a piece I did in preparation of the concert HERE Music On Main • modulus festival Saturday, October 2, 2010 Get to know a bright new musical talent when Music on Main introduces Chris Morano, the first artist chosen for the new Emerge on Main programme.  Chris will play a stunnigly virtuosic programme of rarely...

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ukenoize rmx
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ukenoize rmx

Sep 27, 2010

James Hill prepared ukulele and Roland mini-cube amp Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics   ukenoize rmx [Download]  ...

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neil rmx live
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neil rmx live

Sep 18, 2010

neil remix live Vancouver East Cultural Centre, December 11, 2009 mp3  [Download] Check also the video of transformer man ; ) Veda Hille piano, voice Becky Whitling violin Peggy Lee cello Mark McGregor flute A.K. Coope clarinet & bass clarinet Nick Anderson French horn Shaun Brodie trumpet Jeremy Berkman trombone Ford Pier & Steve Wright guitars Martin Walton bass Skye Brooks & Barry Mirochnick...

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buffy rmx live
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buffy rmx live

Sep 17, 2010

buffy rmx live Vancouver East Cultural Centre, December 11, 2009 mp3  [Download]   check also this video 1. Summer Boy 2. Cod’ine 3. Now That the Buffalo’s Gone 4. Cripple Creek 5. Winter Boy 6. Little Wheel Spin and Spin   Veda Hille piano, voice Becky Whitling violin Peggy Lee cello Mark McGregor flute A.K. Coope clarinet & bass clarinet Nick Anderson French horn...

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personum • bent 01
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personum • bent 01

Aug 20, 2010

sorry no videos …too busy with switches ; ) but here are a few photos with Hans Samuelson, David Murphy, Peter Hannan, Jason Levis and Chris Jeschelnik mp3  [Download]                    ...

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Fake Jazz Noise
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Fake Jazz Noise

Aug 4, 2010

Noise not Noise Western Front, March 27, 2010 Kedrick James voice & electronics, Chad MacQuarrie electric guitar, Giorgio Magnanensi fyrall & live electronics mp3 [Download]   [INSPIRATION 1] “European music is based on the artificial sound of the note and the (tone) scale; it opposes the brutal and objective sonority of the world. As a result of an unbreakable convention European music is obliged from the...

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sound space B
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sound space B

Aug 3, 2010

Kuniko Kato percussion with Andrew Bate and Barry Taylor drums, Giorgio Magnanensi rhodes and live electronics Roberts Creek Hall • April 17, 2010 mp3 [Download] sound space poster      ...

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sound space A
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sound space A

Aug 3, 2010

Kuniko Kato percussion with Andrew Bate and Barry Taylor drums, Giorgio Magnanensi rhodes and live electronics Roberts Creek Hall • April 17, 2010 mp3 [Download] sound space poster  ...

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laboratorio night
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laboratorio night

Jul 31, 2010

laboratorio, 12 september 2009 a free exploration of sounds, noise and electronics with Jim Dorey, Dean Schutz, Maurice Spira, Jean Routhier, Steve Wright and Giorgio Magnanensi • Sechelt Art Centre   mp3...

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Castello di Bazzano 1998
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audiopolaroid Castello di Bazzano, May 1998 Massimo Mariani electric guitar, Walter Zanetti electric guitar, Marco Ruggeri voice, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics   bazzano [Download]        ...

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Lori Freedman & friends/B
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Sechelt Art Centre • July 5, 2010 Lori Freedman clarinets, Graham Ord saxophone, Barry Taylor drums, Stefan Smulovitz viola & laptop, Giorgio Magnanensi piano & live electronics mp3 [Download]  ...

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Lori Freedman & friends/A
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Sechelt Art Centre • July 5, 2010 Lori Freedman clarinets, Graham Ord saxophone, Barry Taylor drums, Stefan Smulovitz viola & laptop, Giorgio Magnanensi piano & live electronics mp3 [Download]  ...

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al fresco
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al fresco

Jul 14, 2010

an ensemble of composers performing together for the first and last time al fresco • primo incontro, ultimo incontro Takashi Niigaki piano, Takuro Shibayama violin, Yasuharu Fukushima cello, Sunao Isaji voice, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics   Tokyo College of Music • Tokyo, May 25, 1998 mp3...

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early reflections
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early reflections

Jul 13, 2010

for two electric guitars Elena Casoli & Jürgen Ruck electric guitar Konzerthaus • Wien, Austria • November 11, 1995   mp3...

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alate
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alate

Jul 8, 2010

for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, vibraphone & marimba ensemble Octandre, Giorgio Magnanensi conductor • Bologna, December 1988   alate (Score).pdf   mp3 [Download]      ...

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teatro dell’udito
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teatro dell’udito

May 29, 2010

teatro dell’udito (...the first one), for Standing Wave AK Coope clarinet, Rebecca Whitling violin, Peggy Lee cello, Allen Stiles piano, Vern Griffiths percussion, Giorgio Magnanensi conduction and live electronics with Veda Hille piano & vocals, Christie Reside flute, Cameron Wilson violin, Steve Wright guitar, Kedrick James screaming and spoken words teatro-dell-udito-sw [Download]   download  Teatro dell’udito poster and the Program   dispersion, infiltration, osmosis, adoption, abstraction, contagion music...

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teatro dell’udito IV
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teatro dell’udito IV

May 28, 2010

piece written for the NOW Orchestra/Orkestra Futura with Jean Derome sax & toys, Coat Cooke sax & flute, Steve Wright live electronics, Giorgio Magnanensi conduction & live electronics mp3 [Download]   NOW Orchestra (By Kedrick James)   Plank Magazine, November 14th, 2008   The Context Hear It NOW! 2008 delivered my wish-fulfillment cocktail on time. When NOW’s artistic director Coat Cooke joined forces with Giorgio Magnanensi,...

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ethuiá V
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ethuiá V

May 28, 2010

for French horn and electronics Darnell Linwood French horn, Giorgio Magnanensi electronics   mp3...

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poligames IV
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poligames IV

May 23, 2010

Antonio Politano recorders, Giorgio Magnanensi electric guitar & live electronics   mp3 [Download]   listen to poligames I, II & III HERE  ...

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ethuiá IV
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ethuiá IV

May 23, 2010

Giorgio Magnanensi electric guitar & live electronics, Milano 1992 mp3 [Download] a DAT tape with lots of crackling clicks …and fire  ...

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supercabin november 2006
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Supercabin • live improvisation, Roberts Creek november 2006, the beginning. Andrew Bate drums, Steve Wright guitar & voice, Jeff Doran electric guitar, Jamie Swann electric bass, Giorgio Magnanensi rhodes & live electronics mp3 [Download]...

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cammeo per silvia
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cammeo per silvia

May 23, 2010

Silvia Mandolini violin, Antonio Politano recorders, Giorgio Magnanensi electric guitar and electronics. Remix of a nice audiopolaroid in Capannole, Tuscany, Spring 1995   mp3...

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peggy’s song
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peggy’s song

May 23, 2010

a piece for/with Peggy Lee cello, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics live recording from Three Sixty Five by Wen Wei Wang mp3 [Download]    ...

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ethuiá VI
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ethuiá VI

May 22, 2010

for 2 sax, trumpet, violin, viola, double bass, electric guitar, drums, percussion, sampler & electronics Ensemble SuperMusique, Montréal   mp3...

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insidie cromatiche
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insidie cromatiche

May 22, 2010

a piece for the Hard Rubber Orchestra for ensemble, circuit bent toys, video and live electronics. This is a video remix of the live performance during ENTER/EXIT...

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teatro dell’udito XII
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  The Banff Centre for The Arts • February 2010   Winter Residency Ensemble  Giorgio Magnanensi, conduction & live electronics Chris Rolfe, multi channel diffusion & live electronics   TDU XII live [Download]   teatro dell’udito XII • program notes   Leah Abramson , voice & electronics * Kari Anderson, oboe Minna Choi, violin Katelyn Clark, harpsichord Kevin Hanlon, electric guitar Terri Hron, recorders...

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electronic manipulations
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Uri Caine piano, Ralph Alessi trumpet, Ben Perowski drums, Giorgio Magnanensi live electronics Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver New Music Festival • October 24, 2009   electronic manipulations [Download]  ...

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