Recent Performances:

BELL DREAMS & CONTAQT

Live at PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, and live-streamed to Virtual ContaQt

Live in-person/hybrid performance of new music for combined ensembles Bell Dreams and ContaQt, two experimental music ensembles with members working across Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia, and the United States.

Featuring:
Jeff Morton, pedal steel guitar, keyboard, electronics
Edith Skeard, flute, voice, electronics
Ernie Dulanowksy, modular synth, keyboards, electronics
Jerry Pergolesi, trumpet, percussion, electronics
Sarah Fraser Raff, violin
Allison Wiebe, piano
Andrew Noseworthy, guitar, electronics

Presented by Unheard Sound Collective and PAVED Arts as part of the annual Sounds Like: An Audio Festival, in partnership with ContaQt.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, Wawken Studio

Technical Production by Jeff Morton, Wawken Studio

Additional Technical Assistance by Andrew Noseworthy

POPPY@88

Directed by Evan Ziporyn and Jerry Pergolesi
Technical Production by Jeff Morton, Wawken Studio
Additional Technical Assistance by Andrew Noseworthy

To celebrate Terry Riley's 88th birthday, ContaQt and MIT Sounding presented a global telematic event that resonated – literally - worldwide. At the stroke of midnight EDT on June 24th, 2023, a diverse community of 88 individuals, spread across 60 locations in 23 countries and 6 continents came together online to play music with one another, live and in real-time. With no pre-recorded material, no click tracks, no safety nets or contingency plans, together they performed Poppy@88, a collective composition arranged by Evan Ziporyn, paying homage to Riley’s iconic 1967 piece Poppy Nogood & The Phantom Band. Watch the full performance below, and more info here.