Touch the Sound - Dame Evelyn Glennie

Q&A with Evelyn Glennie and
screening of film

"Touch the Sound"

Usurp Art Gallery & Studios
Saturday, 13 July 2013 from 18:00 to 22:00 (BST)
Harrow, United Kingdom

Touch the Sound ticket information and payment.

Touch the Sound is the acclaimed film about Evelyn's musical ethos and inspirations.  

 

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Dame Evelyn Glennie, Steve Reich and the new You

Evelyn first appeared in Winnipeg several years ago with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, then started a collaboration with Vincent Ho. Audiences response grew with each appearance. I have been at all Evelyn's performances. I also follow one of the best percussionist in Rock - Brent Fitz and ditto.

This 22nd NMF 2013, I did several photo shoots with Evelyn - receptions, on stage, back stage, dressing room and post concert parties. I just read the online posting from 'Tom Tom' as she talked about music, noise, vibrations and learning her specific performance styles. Being part of this years' NMF 2013 in a very new way (manager of the first NMF Facebook page) I see the potential for media explosion that connects the NMF audiences and people with the NMF entity. I know the direction by special people doing things not done before - from Pop Nuit moving much of the onstage chat back to the individual audience member to get the information as needed - online and after the concerts. Steve Reich made himself so available after concert performances for a Q and A from the audience gathering in the Piano loft.

As I said to the WSO last week, the NMF online activities I manage will continue from this NMF and will be layered into the 23rd NMF 2014. For me, I decided to start the Blog now instead of waiting to next Fall once the NMF program is launched - because Evelyn and Steve and Peter~Anthony and Christos and Gareth and Vincent are still in your minds after the curtain drops.

My 'attitude change' started in Vancouver last October in a conversation with Eric Whitacre the night before the concert at the Orpheum where he and Jon Washburn conducted the Vancouver Chamber Choir. Our focus, aside from my of discussion of choral music, was the absolute necessity of Arts groups being online with more than a static webage if they wanted to survive in the new culture. Baazang! Then came the meeting with Alexander to start this ASAP - (yes the meeting was at a Starbucks).

This Blog post lets you get into the middle of it - express how Evelyn Glennie and Steve Reich and everyone at the NMF raised your interest in being at a live concert, your lasting reflections of a revealing moment. So, how does New Music, especially live performances, affect you - both on impact and afterglow? Post it up.

NMF 2013 Winnipeg Free Press review of NMF stats

Winnipeg Free Press - Feb. 16 review of the NMF.

NMF 2013 first facebook page feedback

New Music Festival 2013 - first facebook page I managed for them.
This 22nd NMF 2013 is 'in the can' now, but, I need to look to the next 23rd NMF 2014 and the facebook page. So, I am out and about making RFI's (requests for information - aka you opinions, feedback). Today, I posted the same RFI on the NMF facebook page with a post to get feedback.
For me, I have increased my contacts with the NMF Conductor, Alexander Mickelthwate, performing artists and composers both in facebook and doing the media imaging (and of course backstage and all post parties (thanks Dillion at the bar) and Parlour Coffee - my official NMF facebook latte place).
Now, I am asking for a Blog RFI from bloggers who did not see the NMF facebook page. You can let me know what kind of 'social media' you would like to see next year. If you wish to look at this years facebook link (above) - click on the world famous 'like' button and do a quick cruise of the first year's faceook stuff.
Can you give me your RFI on this blog? I want to see how much value a Blog would add if I included a Blog for the 23rd NMF 2014 as a companion with facebook.
I will be meeting with Alexander again later this season so we can continue to plan ahead. I think we will do another media hour on radio in May again and I want to chat about the new social media experience. I would like to include your comments as well.
Although it is not out yet, we have discussed this years Monday start and a change back to the weekend for 2014. Would you like that? Easy start for a response for you. THX for thinking about it and I hope making a response.

NMF 2012 ~ La La La Human Steps - 'New Work'

1,400 plus pulsated to the upper body expressions of dance and razor tight pivots of 'New Work', choreographed by Edouard Lock. The strobing dance spots merge into the parenting guilt towards the females and their jutting jerks of emotion as they bolt towards the male dancers. Impact of their love is a freeze frame of energy contained in full body contact and immersion. Both female and male dancers were equal in physical strength and stamina - partnering was electric and gender equal. For me this gender equality in dance made this a really New Work.
Live music on stage, the aging image of the dancers on a second screen and lighting real made this a "New Work" performed en pointe.
My boyfriend and I joined other dancer friends backstage after. I believe music and dance belong on stage at a New Music Festival. We was amazed at the rebound of the dancers after the performance. 
THX to all at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's 21st New Music Festival 2012 for finally getting La La La Human Steps onstage at the Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall. Edouard Lock's interest in our memories of this 'New Work' are still alive 18 hours after and will be for years to come.

Here is some stuff read from Vancouver.  Speed of Light     Lightning Pace

NMF 2012 "Nordic", 2009 "Extase"

Welcome and go for it. New Music lovers blog your way to new thoughts.
I have a facebook NMF 21 Nordic 2012 site for pics. Just ask and I'll get you added on facebook.
I do go off to all of the NMF every year since the first NMF concert of the first year - 1992. I did a backstage - 'post mort' amid the uncertainty to move things ahead to next year. Bram doubted the audience would build beyond interested composers, musicians and me. I had new visions not bound by the regular concert season.
My early NMF facebook stuff.
20th NMF 2011 'Breaking New Ground' facebook photo page
18th NMF 2009 'Extase' facebook photo page
My early NMF YouTube stuff.
NMF 2009 - Vincent Ho interviewing Guy Maddin up-close
You Tube postings I made available on this blog.
Guy Maddin 1 profiling Guy / WSO 18th New Music Festival 2009
Guy Maddin 2 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' 1 - WSO 18th New Music Festival 2009
Guy Maddin 3 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' 2 - WSO 18th New Music Festival 2009
Guy Maddin 4 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' 3 - WSO 18th New Music Festival 2009
Guy Maddin 5 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' Title - WSO 18th New Music Festival 2009
FYI - On my YouTube account, I have two other clips of Guy Maddin, and I think are the only vids of the Legacy award presentation. This was my first vid with a new Blackberry.
Guy Maddin - Gimli Film Festival Legacy Award 2010 at the WAG
Guy Maddin 'Seánces' all-access at Nuit Blanche 2012 WAG