Performance at 'browsing beauty' opening

'browsing beauty' at Thames Art Gallery, Chatham

The Noiseborder Ensemble perform at the opening of 'browsing beauty' by Andrea Sunder-Plassmann and Sigi Torinus: Sound for the show also created by the Noiseborder Ensemble, and has been recorded on vinyl (LP).

Browsing Beauty will be exhibited in the Ground Floor Gallery of the Thames Art Gallery from October 30th until November 29th, 2009. An opening reception will take place on November 5th, 7pm at the Thames Art Gallery where the artists will be on hand to speak about their work. The Thames Art Gallery is located at 75 William Street N, Chatham, ON and open 7 days a week from 1-5pm.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with The Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery and the WKP Kennedy Gallery.

For more information contact Carl Lavoy, Director/Curator at 519-354-8346 x35 or carlL@chatham-kent.ca.

Contact Contemporary Music Ensemble

plays Discreet Music composed by Brent Lee, with video by Sigi Torinus at SOUNDplay Festival, Toronto

SOUNDplay Festival Toronto

Sound-Image-Sound co-presented with Contact Contemporary Music

October 16 and 17, 2009 (8 PM) $15/10
The Loop Studio Centre for Lively Arts (#170)
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.
The nature of listening, of performance, and of the integration of the visual with the auditory will be the focus of the performances on October 16 and 17 with a Toronto premiere of SUGARscape by Montréal's Nancy Tobin and performances by Contact Contemporary Music Ensemble of works by Christopher Fox and Brent Lee.

I hear your voice in the circling night (2008)
Music: Brent Lee
Video: Sigi Torinus

Discreet Music (2009)
Music: Brent Lee
Video: Sigi Torinus
Featuring the Contact Contemporary Music Ensemble



Far Reach Contact with blackhole-factory

an interactive performance taking place simultaneously in Germany at 10pm/Canada 4pm:

in Germany/Theater Outlet Festival:
blackhole-factory -
Elke Utermöhlen – voice, objekts, live sampling

Martin Slawig – objekts, live sampling, visuals


in Windsor/Canada:
the Noiseborder Ensemble -
Brent Lee - saxophone, keyboards, electronics
Trevor Pittman - clarinette
Sundar Subramanian - guitar

Sigi Torinus - visuals

Theater-Outlet Festival in Braunschweig, Germany

FAR REACH CONTACT:
an interactive performance using the network of two performance spaces as a delay line.

September 18, 2009 at 4pm Lambton Tower, Studio A

Windsor, Canada

Connected via audio and video live streaming, the Noiseborder Ensemble in Windsor, Canada (Brent Lee/Saxophone, Trevor Pittman/clarinet, Sundar Subramanian/ guitar, Sigi Torinus/ visuals) and blackhole-factory (Martin Slawig, Elke Utermöhlen, Martin Kroll) in Braunschweig, Germany perform together during the Theater-Outlet Festival in Braunschweig, Germany.

Media City 15

The Noiseborder Ensemble kicked off the opening of

Media City 15 at the Capitol Theater.

Media City 2009 Festival, Windsor

For the opening reception of Media City 2009 Festival please join us on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm, Capitol Theatre, Windsor, Ontario. We are performing from 6-7:15pm.

MEDIA CITY May 20-23, 2009 Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave W, Windsor Ontario, Canada
is an international festival of experimental film and video art presented annually since 1994. 

Too Blue To Fly: TAKE ME ON

Music: Nicholas Papador

Video: Sigi Torinus

Too Blue To Fly: QUEL CH'ELLA PAR CUANDO UN POCO SORRIDE

Music: Brent Lee

Video: Sigi Torinus

Too Blue To Fly: OOOOHDEAR

Music/Video: Christopher McNamara

Too Blue To Fly

Brent Lee, Chris McNamara, Nicholas Papador, Jessica Pistor, Trevor Pittman, Sundar Subramanian, Sigi Torinus with guests Patrick Nickleson and John Wiebe performed works by Brent Lee, Chris McNamara, Patrick Nickleson, Nicholas Papador, Hank Williams and the Noiseborder Ensemble.

Noiseborder Ensemble meets blackhole-factory

1/1 FAR REACH.CONTACT:
an interactive performance using the network of two performance spaces as a delay line.

Connected via audio and video live streaming, the Noiseborder Ensemble in Windsor, Canada (Brent Lee/Saxophone, Nick Papador/percussion, Trevor Pittman/clarinet, Sundar Subramanian/ guitar, Sigi Torinus/ visuals) and blackhole-factory (Martin Slawig/MAX/MSP) in Braunschweig, Germany performed together: the sound of the acoustic instruments was streamed to Germany, transformed there by live processing software and streamed back to Windsor and integrated back into the performance. The challenge was to work with a more or less 11 second network delay.

Have a listen!

See CBC-TV feature!

1/1 FAR REACH.CONTACT

1/1 FAR REACH.CONTACT:
an interactive performance using the network of two performance spaces as a delay line