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The happy superposition of the festival Sound Travels and of the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium brings together concerts and keynote presentation with Jonty Harrison, David Berezan, Yves Daoust and many others. The main concert of Sound Travels and the symposium take place on August 10 - 13, 2011 at Artscape Wychwood Barns in Toronto (Canada). The following week, August 16 - 20, will present an intensive workshop with Jonty Harrison, David Ogborn, Darren Copeland, Rob Cruickshank, and Marla Hlady in the same venue, Artscape Wychwood Barns.
On February 18, 2010 SCRIME is presenting two concerts at the Halle des Chartrons in Bordeaux (France) titled Bordeaux via Montréal. These will include, amongst others, four works — About Time, Nuit, Objets trouvés, and Le temps fixé — by Yves Daoust.
No Type’s disc Les arbres by Nicolas Bernier was awarded the Prix Opus “Album of the year — actuelle and electroacoustic musics” at the 13th Gala Opus on January 31, 2010 in Montréal. Also of interest: Chorals ornés for organ and tape by Yves Daoust — and performed by Régis Rousseau — was awarded the Prix Opus “Premiere of the year.”
Many electrocd.com artists are nominated for the 13th Opus prizes, awarded since 1996 by the Conseil québécois de la musique. empreintes DIGITALes’ discs Chroniques d’une séduction by Jacques Tremblay and Gratte-cité by Ned Bouhalassa; as well as No Type’s disc Les arbres by Nicolas Bernier are nominated for “Album of the year - actuelle and electroacoustic musics.” The concert Remix de classiques! presenting Chorals ornés, a work by Yves Daoust, is nominated for “Concert of the year - actuelle and electroacoustic musics,” as well as the concert by Jacques Poulin-Denis and Martin Messier presented as part of Akousma (5). The work Chorals ornés is also nominated for “Premiere of the year.” Winners will be announced on January 31, 2010 during the Gala in Montréal.
The Foundation Émile-Nelligan has awarded the Prix Serge-Garant 2009, for the entire work of a composer, to Yves Daoust during a ceremony on December 2, 2009 at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal. For tyhe event, musicians Brigitte Poulin and David Cronkite performed Impromptu for piano, synthesizer / sampler, and tape. Founded in 1991 this triennial award has been given to Denys Bouliane, Michel Gonneville, Gilles Tremblay, Bruce Mather, François Morel, and John Rea.
Yves Daoust will present the environmental work titled Empreintes as part of the 10th Symposium international d’art in situ on July 11 - September 27, 2009 at the Jardins du Précambrien in Val-David (Québec). Yves Daoust will meet the public on September 5.
Synthèse 2009 — 39th Bourges International Electronic Music and Compositions Festival will take place from May 29 to June 6, 2009 in Bourges (France). Amongst guest artists this year: Åke Parmerud, Pete Stollery, Jonty Harrison, Yves Daoust, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Georges Forget, João Pedro Oliveira, Ingrid Drese, and many others.
The Orford Arts Centre (Québec) announces its 4th Sound Art Workshop as part of the International Music Academy. Held on August 2 to 15, 2009 the workshop, directed by Yves Daoust, is open to sound creators of all styles. This year Yves Daoust — assisted by Alexandre Burton, and Jean Landry — has invited guest masters Gilles Gobeil, Jean-François Laporte, John Oswald, and Hans Tutschku with special guests Robert Normandeau, and Annette Vande Gorne.
Yves Daoust iw working hard on Chorals ornés, a new work for pipe organ and fixed sound. This 43-minute work will be premiered by Régis Rousseau on October 2, 2008 during 10th Fall Festival (organized by Orgue et couleurs) at the Église Saint-Nom-de-Jésus in Montréal. This concert is presented in collaboration with Réseaux des arts médiatiques.
The Orford Arts Centre (Québec) announces its 3rd Sound Art Workshop as part of the International Music Academy. Held on August 4 to 16, 2008 the workshop, directed by Yves Daoust, is open to sound creators of all styles. This year Yves Daoust has invited guest composers Natasha Barrett, Alexandre Burton, Jean Landry, and Paul Rudy. This year, the registered participants will be able to collaborate with performers of the Contemporary Music Interpretation Workshop.