Assembly1 Festival Concerts

Assembly1 Festival Concerts

November 19, 20 and 21 at 8pm

 

Merge Concert

November 19, 8pm

NE Corner of Powell and Clark, Vancouver

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The Assembly1 Festival visiting artists, Nous Perçons les Oreilles - Joanne Hétu, Jean Derome (Montréal) and PLANT - Jim Denley (Australia), Éric Normand (Rimouski, Quebec), join NOW musicians in improvised groupings featuring: Éric Normand (bass), Jean Derome and Joanne Hétu (saxophones), Jim Denley (woodwinds), Lisa Cay Miller (piano), Meredith Bates (violin), Tom Wherrett (guitar) and James Meger (bass).

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Western Front Concert

November 20, 8pm

303 8 Ave E, Vancouver

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Set 1:
Nous Perçons les Oreilles, Jean Derome and Joanne Hétu (Montréal)

"Duet composed of Jean Derome and Joanne Hétu, Nous perçons les oreilles is two saxophones, two voices, two gargoyles, two satyrs; two mighty figures agitating, whistling, squeaking, scraping, blowing, biting and transforming music into incantation and a banquet of sound."-Ambiances Magnetiques

Set 2:

Gary Wildeman’s 48- page comic book graphic score Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia, commissioned by the NOW Society, is a graphic score in the form of a 48-page comic book. The sonic adventures of two iconic characters as they move though onomatopoeic landscapes will be performed by the NOW ensemble: JP Carter (trumpet), Nikki Carter (saxophone), Mike Brown (bass clarinet), DB Boyko (voice), Chad MacQuarrie (electric guitar), Lisa Cay Miller (piano), James Meger (bass) and Skye Brooks (drums). During the concert, the audience members will use the comic book to follow the score and music!

Improvised groupings

The NOW Ensemble will improvise with festival guests Joanne Hétu and Jean Derome, Jim Denley (Australia) and Éric Normand (Rimouski, Quebec).

 

Western Front Concert

November 21, 8pm

303 8 Ave E, Vancouver

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Set 1:
PLANT - Jim Denley (Australia) and Éric Normand (Rimouski, Quebec)

The world music of PLANT is not about learning each other’s music systems and rehearsing to create coordinated expected outcomes – it is rather, about the acceptance and co-existence of the Other. There is no ‘compromise’ in this coming together, each musician is able to be himself, with local influences undiluted and enough shared methodology to work in parallel.

Set 2:

Improvised groupings

The NOW Ensemble, Peggy Lee (cello), Tony Wilson (guitar), Lisa Cay Miller (piano) and Dylan van der Schyff (drums), will improvise with festival guests Joanne Hétu and Jean Derome, Jim Denley (Australia) and Éric Normand (Rimouski, Quebec).