Upcoming Events

Freesound Presents: Ensemble Musikfabrik
The program highlights visionary composers, with Canadian premieres by Gordon Williamson, Georgina Bowden, Juliet Palmer and Dylan Lardelli, as well as a work by Pauline Oliveros. Performed by three prominent members of Musikfabrik.

Freesound Presents: IDENTITY
Freesound welcomes percussionist Matthew Lau, who will present his solo show, IDENTITY!

Music for Solo Instruments
Freesound performs three sets of works for solo instruments with electronics.

Freesound Presents: Transsonic
Transsonic (Viola Yip and Nicola L. Hein) is a Berlin-based transmedia duo. Since 2018, they have been joining forces to develop new works!

Music for Solo Instruments
Freesound performs three sets of works for solo instruments with electronics.

Violin // Trumpet // Melodica
Freesound musicians Aysel Taghi-Zada, violin; and Émilie Fortin, trumpet, are joined by composer Martin Arnold in the performance of an evening-length new work for trio.

Violin // Trumpet // Melodica
Freesound musicians Aysel Taghi-Zada, violin; and Émilie Fortin, trumpet, are joined by composer Martin Arnold in the performance of an evening-length new work for trio.

Music for Piano Quartet II
Freesound performs music for piano quartet, featuring the premiere of a new work by Laure M. Hiendl

Music for Piano Quartet II
Freesound performs music for piano quartet, featuring the premiere of a new work by Laure M. Hiendl

Freesound Presents: Mostly Open Scores
Members of Freesound perform text and graphic scores with a special guest appearance by Andrew Noseworthy!

Vortex Temporum #2
Freesound perform Gérard Grisey’s monumental sextet, Vortex Temporum (1995), paired with a new work by Freesound’s keyboardist, Wesley Shen. Conducted by special guest, Kelly Lin.

Vortex Temporum #1
Freesound perform Gérard Grisey’s monumental sextet, Vortex Temporum (1995), paired with a new work by Freesound’s keyboardist, Wesley Shen. Conducted by special guest, Kelly Lin.

Freesound Presents: Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Freesound & Arraymusic Co-Present Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, pianist, in a concert of music by Rodney Sharman and friends.

Patterns in a Chromatic Field
Members of Freesound perform Morton Feldman’s 80-minute long Patterns in a Chromatic Field (1981) for cello and piano.

Patterns in a Chromatic Field
Members of Freesound perform Morton Feldman’s 80-minute long Patterns in a Chromatic Field (1981) for cello and piano.

Open Studio: Paolo Griffin
Freesound joins its Artistic Director, Paolo Griffin, at the Canadian Music Centre for an Open Studio featuring his work and music.

Private Event: Graphic/Text Score Sessions
Members of Freesound workshop and record a series of graphic and text scores by Paolo Griffin, Alex Tang, Anna Höstman, and Cornelius Pardew

Earth Ears, listening to the Earth with Pauline Oliveros @ Fondation d’entreprise Pernod Ricard
Fondation d’enterprise Pernod Ricard presents an exhibition on the life and work of Pauline Oliveros at ApertoArts in Paris including an audio/video recording of Freesound’s 2020 performance of Earth Ears: A Sonic Ritual by Pauline Oliveros from November 2023 to February 2024.

Talk: Freesound @ University of Toronto
Freesound Artistic Director Paolo Griffin talks to the University of Toronto Composition Department on Freesound, activities, organization, and more.

Talk: Émilie Fortin @ University of Toronto
Émilie Fortin, Artistic Director of Bakarlari and trumpet player in Freesound presents a talk on composing for the trumpet to the University of Toronto composition department.

Music for Trumpet, Accordion, & Percussion
Members of Freesound perform works for trumpet, accordion, and percussion, by composers from Canada, England, The Netherlands, and Finland.

Shadow Mudras
Freesound and Arraymusic Co-present an exciting evening of music by Karen Yu and Ken Ueno.

Music for Shō & Accordion
Freesound members Wesley Shen, Michael Murphy, and Matti Pulkki perform music written for them by Janet Sit (CA), Andrew Hulse (US/CA), Haotian Yu (CA), Michele Foresi (IT), and Sarah Peebles (US/CA).

Music for Violin & Electronics
Violinist Aysel Taghi-Zada performs music by James O’Callaghan (CA), Christina Volpini (CA), Taylor Brook (CA), and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (AZ) in an exciting concert of works for violin and live electronics.
Music for Viola & Cello 2
Format: Digital
Program:
10 Preludes of Solo Cello (1974) by Sofia Gubaidulina
The Space Between Us (2021)** for viola and cello by Stephanie Orlando
Music for shō and accordion 2
Format: Digital
Program:
10 Preludes of Solo Cello (1974) by Sofia Gubaidulina
The Space Between Us (2021)** for viola and cello by Stephanie Orlando

Music for Trumpet, Accordion, and Percussion #2
Format: Digital
Program:
a glance at the sun (2008) by Jeff Herriott
I Guess I Love You Too (2019) for accordion by Kalle Autio
unacceptance (2021)** for trumpet, accordion, and percussion by Lieke van der Voort

Freesound and No Hay Banda @ Women From Space Festival
'According to The Moon' vocal works of Gayle Young by Sarah Albu will be launched at the Women From Space Festival. Co-presented with No Hay Banda and Freesound.
Women from Space hosts Sarah and Gayle with guest musicians from No Hay Banda (Montréal) and Freesound (Toronto): Noam Bierstone, Aysel Taghi-Zada, Wesley Shen, Émilie Fortin

Music for Shō and Accordion #2
Format: Digital
Program:
Sakura (2008) for shō by Toshio Hosokawa
Tangential Undertows (2021) for two shō by Janet Sit
Dance(s) - for two shō and accordion by Jo Kondo

Music for Viola & Cello #2
Format: Digital
Program:
The Space Between Us (2021) for viola and cello by Stephanie Orlando
10 Preludes for Solo Cello (1974) by Sofia Gubaidulina

Music for Trumpet, Accordion, and Percussion #1
Format: Digital
Program:
Four Pieces for Trumpet and Percussion (2008) by Laurence Crane
3 Unuttered Miracles (2016) for accordion and percussion by Tyler Versluis
Une marche dans l'bois (2021)** for trumpet, accordion, and percussion by Sophie Dupuis

Music for piano
Format: Digital
Program:
Allemande (2011) by Anna Höstman
O forse, l’ho già perduta poco a poco… (2018) by Juro Kim Feliz

LIVE: Music for piano quartet
Location: Anette Studios
Program:
to gwen, with love (2021) by Georgia Denham
Weird Things, Normal Things (2021) by James Lowrie
Tickets $15 regular/$10 Arts Workers/Seniors/Students
You can pay at the door or reserve in advance by emailing annettestudios@gmail.com

Music for piano quartet
Format: Digital
Program:
to gwen, with love (2021) by Georgia Denham
Weird Things, Normal Things (2021) by James Lowrie

Music for shō and accordion #1
Format: Digital
Program:
Still Time I (1986) for shō by Toshi Ichiyanagi
Hyojo no Chosi for two shō - Traditional
Tholos (2021) for two shō and accordion by Andrew Hulse