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Event Series Ocean Networks Canada “solastagia” exhibit

solastalgia [soon to be what once was]: Intermedia art installation

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Ocean Networks Canada’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Megan Harton, presents solastalgia , an immersive intermedia installation. Running from September 1-6, 2024, 10am to 6pm daily, this exhibition explores the emotional response to environmental change, using soundscapes, experimental photography, and video elements alongside nostalgic retro iconography to evoke a sense of solastalgia—distress caused by the disruption of familiar […]

Event Series Ocean Networks Canada “solastagia” exhibit

solastalgia [soon to be what once was]: Intermedia art installation

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Ocean Networks Canada’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Megan Harton, presents solastalgia , an immersive intermedia installation. Running from September 1-6, 2024, 10am to 6pm daily, this exhibition explores the emotional response to environmental change, using soundscapes, experimental photography, and video elements alongside nostalgic retro iconography to evoke a sense of solastalgia—distress caused by the disruption of familiar […]

solastalgia [soon to be what once was]: Closing night panel talk

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Join us for the closing presentation of solastalgia , an evocative intermedia art installation by Megan Harton, the 2024 Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) Artist-in-Residence. This immersive exhibition, on view in the Audain Gallery, explores themes of ecological grief and nostalgia through a compelling blend of sound, photography, and retro iconography. On the final evening of […]

SALT New Music Festival Concert: Earth Sounds

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, Canada

Featuring Emily Carr String Quartet Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano SALT Festival Orchestra Ajtony Csaba, conductor PROGRAM Jocelyn Morlock: Big Raven Tobin Stokes: Stories from Klee Wyck David A. Jaffe: Northwest Passages: Thirteen Climate Alarms from the Arctic (world premiere) The 2024 SALT New Music Festival's opening night features the premiere of David A. Jaffe's large-scale commissioned […]

SALT New Music Festival Concert: Diverse Sounds

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, Canada

FEATURING Tsilumos Ensemble Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, violin Jane Chan, cello Andrew Schloss, live electronics François Houle, clarinet PROGRAM Aliayta Foon-Dancoes: Absolutely Marvellous! (world premiere) for violin, viola, piano, electronic sound and live visuals. Peter Hatch/Matthew Talbot-Kelly: Black Water Elegy (world premiere) for cello, electronic sound and visuals Stefan Prins: Piano Hero for piano, digital sounds and […]

SALT New Music Festival Event: Star Sound

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The Salt Festival Orchestra presents Karlheinz Stockhausen's Sternklang (Star Sound). This monumental, immersive 'musical ritual' features amplified quartets, arranged in a star-like shape across Finnerty Gardens. 4:15-5:00 PM Pre-concert talk with Professor Kim Venn, UVic Astronomy Research Center I UVic Phillip T. Young Recital Hall This is not your usual concert experience. In a nighttime […]

SALT New Music Festival Concert: Sounds of the Zodiac

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, Canada

Duo Inquietum Liam Hockley, clarinets Mark Takeshi McGregor, flutes It’s perhaps slightly ironic that the German post-war composer Karlheinz Stockhausen—author of what are arguably of the most ambitious and complex staged works ever created in the Western classical music canon—is often remembered for a series of short melodies that the composer himself once described as […]

POSTPONED: SALT New Music Festival Workshop: Narratives and Sound

Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

*This event will be postponed to a later date.* SALT New Music Festival presents a unique workshop focused on narratives in music inspired by indigenous knowledge. Composer and musician participants will engage in dialogue with invited storytellers and artistic knowledge keepers, initiating concepts for new works to be featured in the SALT 2025 festival program. […]

Remembering Alexander Dunn: An evening of music and memories

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, Victoria, BC, Canada

Please join us as we come together to honour and celebrate the life of Dr. Alexander Dunn with an evening of music and memories shared by family, friends, and colleagues. AN EVENING TO REMEMBER Alexander Dunn’s (November 19, 1955 – May 8, 2024) impact on the classical guitar world was invaluable. His legacy and commitment […]

Explore UVic

Various Rooms, MacLaurin Building University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

Don't miss this in-person, on-campus event! See what the UVic experience is like through lectures, student panels, tours, information fairs and more. High school students, transfer students and families are welcome! EXPLORE THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC TOURS At the School of Music, tours of the facilities will take place at 11:30am, 12:30pm and 1:30pm. Tours […]