Mondays from October 6 – December 8 

Workshop 1      3:30 – 5:30 pm

Workshop 2      6:00 – 8:00 pm

Suggested donation: $5 - $20. Please bring your instrument. 

Please note: registration for the workshops occured before the workshop series began. If there are empty spaces in the workshops (which are limited to 15) it may be possible to participate. Observers are always welcome!

In partnership with the Western Front, NOW offers this workshop series each fall to musicians at all levels of ability in the varied techniques of improvised music. For the first eight weeks, artists from Vancouver and from around the world bring their own unique perspectives to spontaneous music creation. The workshops will be followed by a rehearsal, and a performance at the Western Front on December 8. There will be roughly 15 participants in each workshop, with a wide range of instruments. All workshops are open to observers.

Location: The Western Front 303 East 8th Avenue (upstairs) - Vancouver, BC

Participants in NOW workshops are encouraged to become NOW members ($5/year).

DATES AND FACILITATORS

October 6 | Lisa Cay Miller (Vancouver)

October 13 | Ig Henneman (Amsterdam)

October 20 | Tony Wilson (Vancouver)

October 27 | Jessika Kenney (Seattle)

November 3 | Ben Brown (Vancouver) - with dancers Clare Twiddy, Diego Romero, Dayna Szyndrowski, Ashley Whitehead, and Jessica Wilkie. 

November 10 | Aaron Shragge (New York City)

November 17 | Anne La Berge (Amsterdam) and  Lori Freedman (Montreal)

November 24 | Bruce Freedman

December 1 | Rehearsal Workshop (Miller)

December 8 | Concert at the Western Front 8:00 pm