08 Mar
05 Mar
LOOOOOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL?
That’s a lot of Lolz. Is he laughing at us? Wait for the falsetto D @ 1:26! This is insane!
More lolz?
Oh I get it…. this is not Lolz. It is a Russian “vokaliz,” a cognate of the English “vocalise” or vocal exercise. Vokaliz is not, however, a vocal exercise but a style of singing similar to pantomime or even American scat singing of the 1920s. The new Rick Roll? Russian Hip-hop?
02 Mar
Moving Nicely
Spring is almost here, and the snow is becoming squishy and loosening its grip. Since moving back to the east, I am reminded on what four real seasons feels like. Coming from coastal British Columbia, there is really on 3 seasons, fall spring, and summer, with only hints at a real Canadian winter. I like a real Canadian winter – the slumber is good for my creativity, and the spring breaths life into my vitality like no other.
I am fresh from a lesson with on of my musical heroes Osvaldo Golijov. He was in Toronto for a few engagements with the TSO, and he was gracious enough to make room in his schedule. I played him 2 pieces that I feel represent my work best (Dying Ain’t Bad Y’all and Jack) and he seemed to really love them. He only had good things to say and asked me “how did you do that?’. We talked for near 2 hours about all sorts, and before we parted, he singed my score of Tenebrea. Fancy meeting him indeed.
I am in a good place. Things are moving nicely.
20 Feb
Inside Joke
“How many members of the Philip Glass Ensemble does it take to change a light bulb?”
“onetwothreefouronetwothreefour….”
17 Feb
Mozart’s Vajayjay
I’ve often thought a shot of a tattooed woman with a big hairy vagina would make a perfect album cover for Mozart’s Requiem. And by god here it is:
The website of…
Michael Vincent is a Canadian contemporary music composer and Doctoral student at the University of Toronto. He writes music that incorporates the North American cultural experience, and is intensely interested the stories of our lives. He is also a published writer and editor for Canada's largest classical music magazine La Scena Musicale.
PLAYING WITH WORDS: The Spoken Word in Artistic Practice
Playing with Words: the spoken word in artistic practice is a collection of responses from over 40 leading contemporary composers and artists who have been invited to represent aspects of their creative practice with words, and in particular, the spoken word, for the printed page.
The book concentrates on the kinds of creative play to be found in different sound based genres such as electroacoustic music composition, text sound composition, and sound poetry, while reflecting artistic practices in disciplines such as digital arts, electronic, concrete and experimental poetry, performance art and fine art.
The contributors have chosen to represent their work in a variety of ways which include writing, graphics, poetry, photographs and through interview.
Contributors include:Trevor Wishart, Paul Lansky, Lars-Gunner Bodin, Sten Hanson, Barry Truax, Katharine Norman, Joan La Barbara, Brandon LaBelle, David Toop, Jaap Blonk, Jorg Piringer, Imogen Stidworthy, Tomomi Adachi, Sue Tompkins, Pamela Z, Laurie Anderson, Paul Burwell, Bob Cobbing, and Michael Vincent.
Edited by Cathy Lane and co-published with CRiSAP (Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice).
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