Ana Dall’Ara‑Majek

sound artist | composer

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Akheta's Blues at BRRRZK! 2024
March 3rd, 2024 - Bremen (Germany)


I am very pleased to have my work Akheta's blues performed at BRRRZK! 2024 this March 3rd at Bremen!



Nouvelle Sortie: Circuit 33.3 Migrations composées

J’aimerais vous partager l’annonce de la sortie du nouveau numéro de la Revue Circuit, musiques contemporaines, que j’ai eu l’immense plaisir de co-diriger avec Maxime McKinley:


L’angle de ce numéro de Circuit consiste à aborder, dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, les liens entre création musicale et migration, ceci avec la scène québécoise comme pivot d’arrivées (immigration) et de départs (émigration). L’approche consiste principalement à se mettre en position d’écoute de quelques personnes professionnellement actives et ayant un riche vécu à partager au regard d’un certain nomadisme et de sa répercussion sur leur créativité musicale. Ce dossier fait, ainsi, la part belle à la proximité du terrain et aux témoignages de première main. Celles et ceux qui ont quitté la scène québécoise la font rayonner ailleurs et génèrent de nouvelles découvertes et collaborations internationales. À l’inverse, les musicien·ne·s venu·e·s s’établir au Québec sont les vecteur·rice·s d’un enrichissement considérable pour cette scène, y multipliant les couleurs et les points de vue.

Accéder au numéro



Ensemble ILÉA is nominee at Prix Opus Edition 27 !


We are extremely proud to be finalist for the Edition 27's OPUS prize for the best concert of the year in the category: "musiques actuelle et électroacoustique", for our concert: ILÉA plays Treatise by Cornelius Cardew at Nuit Blanche 2023!

Thanks to Nuit blanche à Montréal, Le Vivier and the Canada Council for the Arts | Canada Arts Council for the support!

MORE INFO HERE



Playing Theremin with blablaTrains on a tour with : Akousma en tournée!
Oct 21th, 2023 to May 17th, 2024 - Montréal (CA)


MORE INFO HERE



Akheta's Blues at Habitat Sonore
Centre Phi, Montréal (CA)
September 27th > October 22th, 2023

 

Semana de la Música Contemporánea 2° Edición
Sep 28th, 2023 - Buenos Aires (Argentina)


For the second edition of contemporary music week in Buenos Aires (Argentina), I would have the pleasure of having my work from the Nano-Cosmos on its multichannel version presented at Espacio Colectivo de Experiencias Musicales this September 28th. Lots of thanks to Elsa Justel and all the team of the Conservatorio de Música Luis Gianneo for all the organization! Link to the event.



Playing Tenney's In A Large, Open Space with Tempo Reale
March 14th, 2023 - Montreal (Canada)


This March 14th, 2023 at 6 p.m. I will be playing Theremin at the Concert by the Florentine group Tempo Reale Electroacoustic Ensemble, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture. Featured: 12 musicians joined by Luzio Altobelli on the organ. More info on the website of the Italian Institute of Culture.



Playing Cardew's Treatise with ILÉA at Nuit Blanche Montréal
February 25th, 2023 - Montreal (Canada)


I think this will be the first time in Montreal that a musical ensemble is playing the integrality of Treatise, Cornelius Cardew's emblematic graphic score composed between 1963 and 1967.
The ensemble ILÉA and guests will perform Treatise as part of the Nuit Blanche Montreal, next February 25th, 2023.
Guest: Daniel Añez (Ondes Martenot), Marilène Provencher-Leduc (flute), Geneviève Liboiron (violin) and Noam Bierstone (percussion). This Project is produced by Le Vivier and supported by Conseil des Arts du Canada.



Bacillus Chorus at Sonic Matter Festival 2022
December 2 > 4th, 2022
Zurich (Switzerland)

I am very happy to have my piece Bacillus Chorus selected for the Listening Lounge of Sonic Matter Festival 2022. Suitable for all who like to relax and listen for a while!

In the cold season the listening lounge WEICHEKISSENHEISSEOHREN (soft pillows, burning ears) offers a space to cosy up in the warmth of a bed of pillows and to listen to current electroacoustic music. The works presented range from delicately produced sonic textures to forceful sonic bodies and field recordings.



Residency Émanants at Cité des Hospitalières
November 12 > 22nd, 2022
Montreal (Canada)

Right now I am doing experiments with my Theremin and a bunch of 12 amazing acoustic and electronic musicians from Ensemble ILÉA and Bakarlari. We are in residency as part of the projet Émanants at Cité des Hospitalières, Montreal. Stay tuned for a possible concert next March !



Symon Henry: Le Désert Mauve
October 15-16th, 2022
Montreal (Canada)

I will be playing the Theremin for Symon Henry's Opera Le Désert mauve ! Very exciting!
This October 15th and 16th 2022, at Ausgang Plaza (Montreal).
Get tickets HERE !

Voices : Virginie Mongeau, Talia Fuchs, Elizabeth Lima
Ensemble : Benoît Fortier (horn), Dju Houle (tuba), Émilie Mouchous (Korg), Alex Tibbitts (harp), Rémy Bélanger de Beauport (cello), Ana Dall'Ara-Majek (Theremin & electronics)
Symon Henry : musical and artistic direction ; remix of graphic scores in real time
Line Nault : artistic codirection
David Savoy and Vanessa Blais-Tremblay : coordination, project DIG!
Guillaume Barrette : sound, sonorisation, and technical direction
Alex Burton : digital lutherie
A coproduction of project DIG! (Différences et inégalités de genre dans la musique au Québec) and Symon Henry/Ensemble Ad Lib



PhotoTable Performance at Interzone
August 20th, 2022
Montreal (Canada)

I will be playing again with my PhotoTable at Interzone! This August 20th at Sala Rossa (Montreal).
Interzone presents: Fragile Opening with live music by: Orchestroll, Amselysen + Racine, Myriam Bleau, Ana DM and Worm Quartet. Artwork by Jules Galbraith. Click here for more info.



PhotoTable Performance at Norberg Festival
July 9th, 2022
Norberg (Sweden)

I am very excited to play at the Norberg Festival 2022! I will be doing an improvisation with the prototype n2 of my PhotoTable, a DIY instrument which makes sound with light and modulates it with variations of lights and shadows.

The PhotoTable:



This instrument works with photoresistors, Arduino and Max, its official name hasn't be decided yet. You are welcome to share your suggestions!



In residency at EMS Stockholm
June 27th > July 10th, 2022
Stockholm (Sweden)

This summer is time to compose new projects! I will be doing a residency at EMS Stockholm to get along with the modular synth Buchla 200 and a litte bit of Serge too, and make a ton of sounds for a new electroacoustic cycle. More about this coming soon!



Cuchabata Records present: 60x44
June 19th, 2022
Montreal (Canada)

I am pleased to share this project in which I participated:

In September 2017, David Dugas Dion (Cuchabata Records) contacted around sixty musicians to invite them to take part in a gigantic compilation project on vinyl which he wanted to produce on his independent, non-profit label. Almost five years later (early 2022), the project is finally coming to fruition! Cuchabata Records will release 60x44 on June 19th during a BBQ organized by the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival. During the launch, several participants who have contributed their musical pieces to the compilation will take the stage by storm, in the form of "non-existent" quartets (until then), giving into free improvisation and other abstract music (or not). The musicians participating will have their names drawn a few days before the event, thus not knowing who they will play with. Cuchabata Records presents 60x44, a vinyl compilation of 60 44-second tracks, from 60 solo artists from Montreal and elsewhere.

Cuchabata Records present: 60x44
Entrepôt 77
17h30 | FREE


About Cuchabata Records

Suoni Per Il Popolo would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk), a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations.



Badminton Bis performed at Fantasía y Abstracción
April 22-23, 2022
Buenos Aires (Argentina)

My electroacoustic work Badminton Bis will be performed by composer Simón Pérez at Fantasía y Abstracción, a cycle of concerts of acousmatic and experimental music programmed by Simón Pérez and Miguel Garutti, with watercolors by Andrés Gorzycki and cushions by Estudio Ricas.
This April 22 and 23, 2022 at Sala CETC, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Click here for more information.



New Publication at Editions Henri Lemoine, Paris
April 23rd, 2022

My new work Petits Insectes Mécaniques for harpischord 4 hands is now published at Clavecin 20 21 collection directed by Laure Morabito at Éditions Henri Lemoine, Paris. With works by TON-THAT Tiêt, CALI Fabien and ISAKSSON Madeleine. Click here for more information.



Xylocopa Ransbecka performed at MUTEK CONNECT
March 23th, 2022
Montreal (Canada)

A pioneer of innovative multimedia performances, Morton Subotnick will take to the stage to perform his latest project As I Live & Breathe with live visuals from renowned artist Lillevan Recherche on March 23 at CIRMMT as part of MUTEK series in collaboration with Akousma and CIRMMT.
Opening concerts from Ana Dall'Ara-Majek and Louis Dufort.
I will present my work Xylocopa Ransbecka composed during a residency at Musiques & Recherches in 2017 and dedicated to Annette Vande Gorne.



Bacillus Chorus: Radio broadcast
January 9th, 2022 - France

The Podcast L'expérimentale by Radio France is now available online with guest composer Christine Groult who selected a playlist with Pierre Henry, Michel Chion, Luc Ferrari, Beatriz Ferreyra, Christian Zanési and Marco Marini. It is a honor to be part of this playlist and present my work Bacillus Chorus.

Archikube at Live@CIRMMT
December 2nd - Montreal

My new work for 4 rubik's cubes and electronics will be premiered by Architek Percussion, at Live@CIRMMT series this December 2nd, 2021. Stay tuned for more information!

blablaTrains at Akousma
October 12th, Montreal

blablaTrains is back for a performance at Akousma Festival this October 12th! Don't miss it !

Concert Le Vivier
Sept. 16th, Montreal

Come this September 16th to see four new work of Montreal's composers premiered by Ensemble Paramirabo at Si le temps ... l'Espace, produced by Le Viver and part of Live@CIRMMT series , at MMR, Montréal. I will be presenting my new work Space Spectrum Species for 6 instruments and live electronics.

ILÉA@Suoni
June 3rd, Montreal

This June 3rd, I am happy to play Theremin with ILÉA and special guests at Suoni Per il Popolo Live Stream.

Le Cristal de l'oreille at FIMAV 2021
May 17-23th, 2021 - Victoriaville

AuXauralities is back this spring! We are very happy to announce the first exhibition of Le Cristal de l'oreille at FIMAV 2021, at Victoriaville this May 20-23th, 2021



AuXauralities at Congrès de l'ACFAS
May 4th, 2021

Some news to keep you informed that the AuXauralités team will be presenting a lecture at the 14th Colloque, 88th ACFAS Congress this Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Georges Roussel and I will be there in the form of an avatar in a space specially designed for the occasion where you can read our research and recent results, chat with us, and even visit our installation in 3D! You are welcome to register for the event!
Complete schedule here .

Bacillus Chorus at C-Lab
April 15th, 2021 - Taipei

Very excited to have my electroacoustic piece Bacillus Chorus performed at C-Lab, this next April 15th at Taipei (Taiwan)

Bacillus Chorus at Montréal en lumière
March 13th, 2021 - Montreal

I am pleased to announce the diffusion of Bacillus Chorus at Montréal en lumière, this next March 13th.

Participation at Grande Nuit Blanche, Festival MNM
February 27th, 2021
Montreal, Canada

It is with great enthusiasm that I invite you to the Grande Nuit Blanche of the MNM Festival around the theme of "Beyond Notation" which will take place this Saturday February 27th between 7:00 pm and 3:00 am!
La Grande Nuit, it's not far from about fifty local and international artists who offer you a exceptional program of electroacoustic and electronic music.
I would be pleased to present my piece Bacillus Chorus, a tribute to bacteria, and which will be shown in "Bloc 2 - Beyond the sound object, space" alongside two premieres by Roxanne Turcotte and works by Christian Calon, Stéphane Roy and Gilles Gobeil. Later in the night at "Bloc 5 - Beyond the senses", AuXauralities team with Philippe-Aubert Gauthier and Georges Roussel, we will present the creation of Vers le cristal, a soundscape that retraces the stages of our research using sounds treated only with metamaterials.
Looking forward meeting you on this virtual event!




AuXauralities at Hexagram-UQAM,
February 1-11, 2021, Montreal, Canada


AuXauralities projet is on residency at Hexagram-UQAM from February 1st to 11th, 2021. We will be working on our second sound installation: Le Cristal de l'Oreille.

AuXauralities project is a collaboration between artists and researchers in acoustics, where each brings its know-how in a perspective of hybridization of expertise to develop prototype works at the crossroads between arts and sciences. Members of the project: Ana Dall'Ara-Majek, Georges Roussel, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, François Proulx, Nicolas Bernier and Julien Sylvestre. This project is made possible thanks to a grant from the FRQ's intersectoral AUDACE program and to the collaboration between the Groupe d'Acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke (GAUS) of the Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Arts of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Sporobole.


Anatomies Auditives at Sprobole BetaLab
December 3-19, Sherbrooke, Canada



I am pleased to present the first results of AuXauralities project with our installation: Anatomies Auditives.

Anatomies Auditives is a sound installation that addresses the notion of augmented listening by exploiting the very particular acoustic properties of meta-materials. Developed by 3D printing technology, the metamaterials reproduce digital synthesis processes by materializing them in the form of physical objects. Inspired by structures from the world of insects, these objects, halfway between artifact, animal form and architectural structure, sculpt a new sound environment within which listeners constitute a specific acoustic community.

Anatomies Auditives was presented at the Sporobole BetaLab (December 3-19, 2020) and a 3D version that can be visited by the public is currently under development.

AuXauralities project is a collaboration between artists and researchers in acoustics, where each brings its know-how in a perspective of hybridization of expertise to develop prototype works at the crossroads between arts and sciences. Members of the project: Ana Dall'Ara-Majek, Georges Roussel, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, François Proulx, Nicolas Bernier and Julien Sylvestre. This project is made possible thanks to a grant from the FRQ's intersectoral AUDACE program and to the collaboration between the Groupe d'Acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke (GAUS) of the Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Arts of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Sporobole.




Nominee at Prix Opus 24
Québec



A lot of good nows lately! I am really happy and honoured to be nominee for Prix Opus "Paper of the Year" attributed by CQM - Conseil Québécois de la Musique with my paper René Lussier’s Le trésor de la langue: Documentation of a Journey, from Linguistic Quest to Political Debate published by Revue Circuit, musiques contemporaines.
Many thanks to René Lussier and all the team of Revue Circuit!

A virtual Gala will follow next February 7th to announce the winners. More info coming soon. Congratulations to all the finalists!




blablaTrains won 2nd Prize at IEMC 2020
Shanghai, China

I am delighted to announce that the duo blablaTrains has won a award!
blablaTrains is a gestural controllers duo formed by Takuto Fukuda playing a DIY sensor instrument, and myself playing an augmented Theremin.
We composed in 2019 the piece Pythagorean Domino. This piece won the 2nd Prize at the International Electronic Music Competition (IEMC 2020) in the category New Instruments Creative Design.

We are very grateful to CIRMMT’s general support for the gestural controller performance practice research. We also want to thanks all of the researchers, musicians, composers and friends who inspired us and supported our work!



Pythagorean Domino finalist at IEMC 2020
Shanghai, China

I am very proud to announce that Pythagorean Domino by blablaTrains - the gestural controller duo formed by Takuto Fukuda and myself - has been selected to be finalist of the International Electronic Music Competition (IEMC 2020) in Shanghai (China). More news coming soon!



AuXauralités at Sporobole, July 28th >> December 18th, 2020

I am very happy to be in residence at Sporobole Art Actuels for the participation to AuXauralités, a project mixing acoustic research and sound creation in which we use metamaterials to shape sound environments. AuXauralités is an intersectorial project with Georges Roussel, François Proulx, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Nicolas Bernier, Julien Sylvestre and supported by FRQ Audace program.







AuXauralités proposes a innovative state of perception: the augmented listening and the possibility for an individual to put himself in another's shoes, animal or fictional. Endowed with supernatural listening skills, one perceives the world from a different point of view that questions our relationship with environnement and architecture. This project creates links between acoustic research and sound art by exploring the properties of meta-materials in the context of a sound installation.




Talk at Filarmonia 102.7 FM,
October 18th, 2021
Broadcast online from Peru

I am delighted to be invited by Juan Arroyo next to amazing composers Víctor Ibarra from Mexico and Mirtru Escalona-Mijares from Venezuela for a presentation of our latest works and a talk about the music and composition in Latinoamerica. Thanks to Juanjo Otayza and Filarmonia 102.7 FM for the great support!




Playing at L'OFF Jazz Festival
October 3rd, 2020

This October 3rd, Sienna Dahlen and Véro Marengère (which form the amazing Dóttir duo) are inviting saxophonist Claire Devlin and myself (with my Theremin) to join for a very special performance at l'OFF Jazz Festival, Concert carte blanche à Sienna Dahlen Dóttir & Amies. This concert will be performed live with an online streaming at L'OFF FB page. Stay tuned!




Digital release of
Circuit, musiques contemporaines
volume 30:2, Le continuum de l'improvisation

For the 40th anniversary of Productions Super Musique, this new issue of Circuit, musiques contemporaines directed by Clément Canonne and Maxime McKinley, proposes to explore the question of the improvisation / composition continuum with a new ear, based on a series of case studies, interviews and testimonies allowing to examine precisely different points of this continuum.

Visit Circuit's website for more information!


Nano-Cosmos at Embarque! Festival
August 28th, 2020

I am delighted to have amazing composer Mirtru Escalona-Mijares performing my acousmatic piece Bacillus Chorus at Embarque! Festival 2020 this August 28th. The concert Immer'sons #2 will take place on board the Peniche Alternat (Juvisy sur Orge), in a 16 loudspeakers setup with pieces of Sébastien Béranger, Ricardo Teruel, Ake Parmerud, Carols Suárez Sánchez, Christine Groult and Mirtru Escalona-Mijares.






Digital release of
Circuit, musiques contemporaines
volume 30:1, Art + son = art sonore?

I am happy to announce the digital release of the volume 30 n°1 of Circuit, musiques contemporaines in which I collaborated as an author. This release celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Journal!

Directed by Annelies Fryberger, this issue is about sound art. It offers a reflexion about practices located at the intersection of musical and visual arts, about the numerous definitions of it, and about the challenges of its hybrid nature.

Visit Circuit's website for more information!



Homeplaying with ILÉA at Tempo Reale





Nano-Cosmos at EAR
Mar 20th, Lugano, Switzerland

I'm happy to have two Nano-Cosmos pieces performed at the Electro Acoustic Room, next March 20th, at Lac Teatro Studio, Lugano (Switzerland).
Update: This event has been cancelled!

Lux Operon at Monterrey
Mar 8th, Monterrey, Mexico

Exciting travel! My work Lux Operon for saxophone quartet, lights and electronics, will be performed by Quasar at Monterrey, Mexico, as part of Quasar's American Tour at the Teatro del Centro de las Artes.

Conference at CIRMMT
February 24th, Montreal

With blablaTrains I will present our latest research about our projet Higher Order Gestalt Fromage at the Workshop (Dis)integration of tangibility and audibility in multimodal performance, organized by CIRMMT Axis 4 at McGill University, Montréal.

Conference at CIRMMT
February 15th, Montreal

With blablaTrains I will present Influence of interface designs on our compositional strategies for our recent works at the Workshop: Composing & improvising with information, organized by CIRMMT Axis 2 at Casa Oscura, Montréal.

Live@CIRMMT
February 13th, Montreal

Meet again blablaTrains, my exciting duo with Takuto Fukuda at Live@CIRMMT Composers. We will be presenting the premiere of our new work Higher Order Gestalt Fromage this February 13th at MMR, Montreal!

Habitat : January 16-19, 2020

ILÉA at Fonderie Darling
Dec 11th, 2019, Montreal

Meet again Ensemble ILÉA as first part of Ida Toninato's evening performance at Fonderie Darling. We will present our new concept ILÉA dans le Noir, a performance of instrumental spatialization in the darkness of the Fonderie's resonant space. Production by Innovations en Concert with the support of the SOCAN Foundation.

Participating at AUDACE program
2020, Montreal

I am so grateful to be part of this fantastic team of scientists, researchers, commissers and artists, directed by Philippe-Aubert Gauthier with Nicolas Bernier and Julien Sylvestre as co-researchers!
During 2019-2020, we will be working on the project: Arts sonores et ingénierie acoustique : des lentilles acoustiques pour former l'espace du son, an intersectoral research funded by FRQNT as part of AUDACE program.
This project combines arts, natural sciences and engineering and promises thrilling discoveries! Stay tuned!

blablaTrains at CMM
November 7th, Montreal

My duo blablaTrains is back to perform Pythagorean Domino at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal as part of the Soundwich series!

ILÉA at live@CIRMMT
November 6th, Montreal

This November 6th don't miss this fabulous audiovisual performance of ILÉA and Jean Piché: Remix: Man with a movie camera, Live@CIRMMT, at Salle Claude Champagne, Montréal.

Perf. at White Wall Studio
October 26th, Montreal

I am excited to perform with my SensorTable at Hyoid-07 at White Wall Studio Montreal, this October 26th! Come and enjoy the lightning experience!

Album Release of Post.Variations
Cuchabata Records
October 19th, 2019, Montreal

I am delighted to announce the release of Ensemble ILÉA's new album Post.Variations edited by Cuchabata Records. Join the party at Casa Obscura this October 19th, and jam with us!

Xylocopa Ransbecka at Festival Futura
August 22nd , Montreal

My piece Xylocopa Ransbecka will be performed first time in France at the concert #1 of Festival Futura, this August 22nd, don't miss it!

Bacillus Chorus at CMMAS
July 19th 2019, Mexico

Honoured to be part of composer Mirtru Escalona Mijares's playlist as part of his Carte Blanche at Festival Visiones Sonoras, Morelia, Mexico.

Working with dancer Bettina Szabo
June/July 2019, Montreal

I am very excited to work this summer with dancer Bettina Szabo for the project Habitat to be presented on January 2020, stay tuned!

World Premiere of Pythagorean Domino at NIME 2019
4-Jun-2019, Brazil

I am delighted to announce the world premiere of Pythagorean Domino, a new work for augmented Theremin and sensor instrument co-composed with Japanese artist Takuto Fukuda as part of our duo blablaTrains. We will perform our new work this June 4th, 2019 at the Conference NIME 2019, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

ILEA + dance
18-Apr-2019, Montreal

Don't miss this new performance of Ensemble ILÉA with our guest dancers!

Voyage en Tétronie
10-Apr-2019, Montreal

I am pleased to present Voyage en Tétronie a new work co-composed with Ida Toninato as part of our duo Jane/KIN to be premiered at Spationautes this April 10th at Hexagram Black Box. You are welcome to experience our intergalactic journey for 10 musicians, turn table, and 8-track electronics.

blablaTrains + Whim
23-Mar-2019, Montreal

blablaTrains is happy to play at Whim ensemble's event album launch at Ambiances Magnétiques. Don't miss our new performance!

Nano-Cosmos at SAT
20-Mar-2019, Montreal

I am happy to diffuse Ahketa's Blues and Xylocopa Ransbecka, two of my Nano-Cosmos pieces, at the big dome of the Satosphere in the context of the Substrat series, Montreal, this March 20th. You are welcome to enjoy this immersive experience! Check the FB event too!

Workshop Spationautes
19-Mar-2019, Montreal

In this workshop, I will present a new piece co-composed with Ida Toninato as Jane/KIN: Voyage en Tétronie, for Ensemble SuperMusique and to be premiered next April 10th at Hexagram!
Project Spationautes with CIRMMT composers and Ensemble SuperMusique.

CEMI Circles
01-Mar-2019, Denton

Great news! My work Xylocopa Ransbecka was selected to be part of the CEMICircles concert series at the Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia, University of North Texas (Denton, USA).

ILÉA & Jean Piché
12-Feb-2019, Montreal

This time, Ensemble ILEA joins forces with Jean Piché, composer and video artist. For this occasion, he is going to combine ILEA's music to his live-manipulated visuals from 1929 silent movie «Man with a movie camera» by Dziga Vertov. Join us at Ensemble ILEA + VIDEO / Remix:Man with a movie camera this February 12th!

World premiere of Mosaïque 9
at Live@CIRMMT
6-Feb-2019, Montreal

My piece Mosaïque 9 will be premiered by Whim and Ensemble AKA at the event Gamification live@CIRMMT, Montreal

Release Circuit 28:3
29-Jan-2019, Montreal

SoiréeMus : Lancement du nouveau numéro de la revue Circuit "Engagements sonores : Éthique et politique", Mardi 29 janvier à 19h00 à la Salle Jacques-Hétu (local F-3080), Pavillon de musique de l'UQAM. Gratuit - Ouvert à tous

Bacillus Chorus at Acousmatrix.e#7
22-Jan-2019, Nîmes

I am happy to get my piece Bacillus Chorus  diffused at the event organized by Patrick Roudier: Acousmatrix.e#7 at Conservatoire de Nîmes (France).

The album Nano-Cosmos is in the TOP 10 of Tone Shift !

Exciting news: my album Nano-Cosmos (Empreintes DIGITALes) is in the TOP 10 of Tone Shift's Best of 2018 People's Choice! It also received a Honorable Mention at Tone Shift Shortlist 2018! Stay tuned for more info about the little acousmatic arthropods!



Happy Holidays! See you on 2019 for new exciting musical adventures!

Performance at La Soterrenea, Dec. 16th
Montreal

Stay tuned for a performance Theremin and percussion with Preston Beebe at la Soterrenea! Coming soon!

ILEA at La Vitrola
December 11th
Montreal

I am happy to perform theremin again with Ensemble ILEA at a special event this December 11th at La Vitrola.

Jane/KIN at La Casa del Popolo, November 26th
Montreal

Jane/KIN is back! Come at JYoung, NKuepfer & GVallée ~ Markus Floats ~ Jane/KIN gig this November 26th at la Casa del Popolo!

Badminton Bis at OUA Electroacoustic Music Festival, November 23-24, 2018
Osaka, Japan

I am happy to get my work Badminton Bis performed at OUA Electroacoustic Music Festival this November 23-24 at Osaka. Get ready for an acousmatic badminton game in Japan!

Nano-Cosmos at Acousmonef, November 3rd 2018, La Monnerie

My work Akheta's Blues will be diffused at Des sons délyrants inside the Acousmonef, a special acousmatic spaceship created by Jean-Marc Duchenne! This November 3rd at La Monnerie-le-Montel, France.

Jane/KIN at Mutek Dubaï,
October 15, 17th, 2018,
Dubai

Jane/KIN plays at Mutek Dubai as part of SAT CIRCUIT - INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOWS FOR DOMES.

Jane/KIN at La Gaîté Lyrique, October 6th, 2018, Paris

Jane/KIN plays at la Gaîté Lyrique as part of SAT CIRCUIT - INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOWS FOR DOMES.

blablaTrains at MA/IN,
October 11th, 2018, Matera, Italy

blablaTrains are back to perform Imaginary Trainscape at MA/IN Matera Intermedia Festival this October 11th! We are looking forward to seeing you!

Bacillus Chorus at Bushwick Open Studios, September 29th, 2018
New York

I am happy to get my work Bacillus Chorus performed at MISE-EN_PLACE BUSHWICK, a weekend of Sound Arts/Electro-Acoustic Works as a part of the 2018 Bushwick Open Studios. This weekend features works by 32 composers from all around the world, and includes 31 premieres! Looking forward to sharing these pieces with you!

Soirée Mix Mash Electrochoc at CMM
September 27th, 2018
Montreal

This is the first of a series! Soirée mix/mash/electro!_1 this Thursday at Montréal Music Conservatory! I'm very excited to join a team of electroacoustic DJ's with Louis Dufort and Felix-Antoine Morin, don't miss it!

Crying in Public September 10-16th 2018,
Montreal

Coming next: the exhibition of Crying in Public, a serie of in-situ performances, to be presented this September in Montreal.

Nano-Cosmos at Akousma@MUTEK
August 25th, Montreal

I'm delighted to play my Nano-Cosmos' piece: Xlyocopa Ransbecka at AKOUSMA@MUTEK event, this August 25th at La Vivier/Gesù (Montreal).

Jane/KIN at Cube Fest
August 12th, 2018
Blacksburg

Watch out! Jane/KIN is playing at the Cube Fest this August 12th!

blablaTrains at NAISA 2018
August 4-5th, 2018, South River

blablaTrains is back with a new performance at Micro and Macro concert (4th), followed the next day with a talk about New Musical Expression with Gestural Interfaces (5th), at New Adventures In Sound Art.

Nano-Cosmos at NAISA 2018,
August 4th, 2018, South River

I will perform the Nano-Cosmos cycle at the Micro and Macro concert produced by New Adventures In Sound Art (NAISA), this August 4th!

Crying in Public Residency July-August 2018, Montreal

I am happy to spend this summer doing a residency with choreographer Tedi Tafel and her amazing dancers for the project Crying in Public, a serie of in-situ performances, to be presented this September in Montreal.

Jane/KIN at LMCML
June 25th-July 8th 2018, Montreal

Jane/KIN is proud to be invited as guest artist at the Labo de musique contemporaine de Montréal - Montréal Contemporary Music Lab. You are welcome to attend our workshops, talks, and our performance on July 3rd.

Jane/KIN at Never Apart
June 16th, 2018
Montreal

Jane/KIN is back! Come at the Practice: Noise Meditations with Jane/Kin . A Suoni per il Popolo's event at Never Apart, this June 16th! You are welcome to meditate with us!

blablaTrains at NIME 2018
June 5th, 2018, Blacksburg

Don't miss blablaTrains performance at NIME 2018, this June 5th at Blacksburg (Virginia, USA)!

World Premiere of Lux Operon by Quasar May 31st, 2018, Montreal

I am delighted to announce the World Premiere of Lux Operon, a commission by Quasar Saxophone Quartet, as part of Nouveau Chapitre - Territoires Sonores, Amphiteatre du Gesù, Montreal.

Playing with ILEA at TENOR 2018
May 25th, Montreal

Don't miss the ensemble ILEA's performances at the Concert Matralab & ILEA as part of the TENOR 2018 Conference, this May 25th!

World Premiere of
Amibes, at Elektro Arts
May 25th, Cluj Napoca

Come and see Geometry of Echo, a dance show by the choreagrapher Nicoleta Demian as part of the Elektro Arts Festival 2018. I will present my work Amibes as a world premiere with the dancers!

Hectore Navigatore
in English
May 19th, Montreal

English version of the adventures of the whale Babaloune and her friends at Le Viver-Gesù (Montreal) this May 19th. Hectore Navigatore et les Géants du Saint-Laurent is produced by Productions Totem Contemporain.

Special Mention at Ars Electronica Forum Wallis, May 2018, Switzerland

Great news! My work Xylocopa Ransbecka received a special mention at Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2018. The Swiss Contemporary Music Festival Forum Wallis will take place at Schloss Leuk on May 18-19th, 2018.

blablaTrains
at Inductive Prism
May 17th, Montreal

Check out our new blablaTrains performance at Inductive Prism X, at La Vitrola (Montreal), this May 17th!

World premiere of Hectore Navigatore
May 12th, Montreal

Come and see the new adventures of the whale Babaloune and her friends at Le Viver-Gesù (Montreal) this May 12th. Hectore Navigatore et les Géants du Saint-Laurent is produced by Productions Totem Contemporain.

Album Release of Nano-Cosmos (Empreintes DIGITALes) April 25th, 2018, Brussels

I am delighted to announce the release of my first acousmatic album Nano-Cosmos edited by Empreintes Digitales. Join the party at the Electrobelge concert this April, 25th with Premieres of Antonin Simon, Manuel Viallet, Valentin Becmann, Rafael Munoz-Gomez, Jean-Baptiste Zellal, François Buffet, Roeland Luyten, Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans, Annette Vande Gorne, and the world premiere of my latest work Xylocopa Ransbecka.

World Premiere of Xylocopa Ransbecka
April 25th, 2018

I am happy to invite you to the World Premiere of my new work: Xylocopa Ransbecka, composed during a residency at Musiques & Recherches last year. This work will be part of the Electrobelge Concert at Brussels, Belgium.

Babaloune, Productions Totem Contemporain,
April 19th and 21st, 2018

Come and see the kid's show Babaloune (Productions Totem Contemporain), with Ida Toninato at Maison de la Culture de Côtes-des-Neiges, this April 19th and 21st.

blablaTrains
new artist page
March, 2018

blablaTrains has now an artist page! Follow us to know all our updates and activities!

blablaTrains at New Music Edmonton,
March 24th-25th, 2018

blablaTrains is happy to present a new work: blablaOdyssey_3 at the festival Now Hear This (New Music Edmonton) this March 24th, followed the next day by a workshop about Human-Computer Interaction.

blablaTrains is a duo formed by Ana Dall'Ara-Majek (Theremin) and Takuto Fukuda (gyro-based sensor instrument).

Kohlenstoff's performances review at Le Devoir

The Kohlenstoff event has a review at Le Devoir! Kohlenstoff A/V Experience au Centre Phi: bien assis pour un voyage vers l’inconnu.

Jane/KIN strikes again
at Centre Phi,
March 1st, 2018

Meet Jane/KIN at the Kohlenstoff event at Centre Phi, with our video guest Tim Rice.

interview of Jane/KIN
Le Devoir,
March 2018

Check Jane/KIN's interview at Le Devoir about the Kohlenstoff event at Centre Phi.

Performing Theremin at La Vitrola with ILEA,
February 25th, 2018

Concert / Album launch : Ensemble ILÉA + Baccam/Chayer/Lachance
I am pleased to play Theremin again with Ensemble ILEA at La Vitrola to celebrate the release of our new album Multi.Cosmes by Mikroclimat.

blablaTrains' World premiere at Live@CIRMMT,
February 23rd, 2018

I am happy to announce the world premiere of Imaginary Trainscape, a tribute to the Golden Age of Canadian Trains, performed by blablaTrains (Takuto Fukuda and Ana Dall'Ara-Majek) at the next Live@CIRMMT event this February 23rd!

Album Release of Multi.Cosmes (Mikroclimat),
February 20th, 2018

Great News this week: the album release of Ensemble ILEA's Multi.Cosmes at Mikro Climat label. Check it out at bandcamp and stay tuned for our celebration concert at La Vitrola!

Meeting with Quasar at Gesù, Montreal, December 15th

After a week of residency with saxophone quartet Quasar, all four composers (Ana Dall'Ara-Majek, Jim O'Leary, Ofer Pelz and Hiroki Tsurumoto) will present their work in progress. Come and see the works in the very process of creation!
- QUASAR Territoires Sonores -

Badminton Bis at MusLab Rio de Janeiro,
November 30th

My piece Badminton Bis will be performed at UNIRIO as part of the MusLab Tour.

Nano-Cosmos at Espace Senghor, Brussels, November 30th

I am pleased to have my piece Akheta's Blues performed at the Loop Festival as part of the Daniel Perez Hadju's carte blanche evening, with works of Brummer, Lotis, Belloc, Dunkelman and a world premiere of Daniel Perez Hadju.

Jane/KIN at Akousma - Ondes Crépusculaires, Montreal, October 24th

We are happy to play our new performance at Akousma Festival. Tuesday, October 24th: Ondes Crépusculaires, a program with GMACKRR, Fousek/Hansen/Tellier-Craig and YlangYlang.

Badminton Bis at MusLab Mexico City,
October 22nd

My piece Badminton Bis will be performed at UNAM as part of the MusLab Tour.

Jane/KIN at Centre Daïmôn, Gatineau, October 21st


My partner Ida Toninato and myself are excited to play as Jane/KIN at the artist-run centre Daïmôn this October 21st. The Sound Performance Concert will begin at 8pm, starting with a performance of Adam Basanta, don't miss it!

Sponge Quintet World Premiere, October 20th


Be ready for the world premiere of Martin Marier's Sponge Quintet! This October 20th at Eastern Bloc as part of Akousma Festival. Check The Sponge Quintet article at Le Devoir! Watch our new teaser!

Launch eContact 18.4 - 10th TIES 2016

Launch of eContact 18.4 . Check out Ana Dall'Ara-Majek and Ida Toninato’s article, “Live Sound Spatialization and On-Stage Feedback Control: Cues for the development of interaction between acoustic and electronic musicians,” recently published about TIES 2016.

Premiere of Resonant Wishes at ICSA 2017

My new electroacoustic work Resonant Wishes has been chosen for the concert program at the 4th International Conference on Spatial Audio (ICSA 2017) in Graz (Austria).
Resonant Wishes will be premiered at the IKO-concert evening, 8th September 2017 at Ligeti Hall at MUMTH Graz.  

Selection at the New Chapter with Quasar, new work coming soon!


I am delighted to announce that I've been selected to compose a new work for the saxophone quatuor Quasar as part of the New Chapter program of the Canada Council for the Arts.

ILEA and Cobra at Sala Rossa, Montreal
10 August 2017


ILEA is back! I am happy to play Theremin again with Ensemble ILEA! This Thursday at Sala Rossa. See Facebook event.

Residency with choreographer Tedi Tafel, July 2017-July 2018


This summer is beginning active with a one-year residency with choreographer Tedi Tafel and her dancers. I'll be making sound design, music and interactive systems on this new project that involves in-situ performances, sound and lights.