Arturo Parra give a concert and a master class at the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) during the VII Semana Internacional de Guitarra 2008 which takes place from November 3 to 8, 2008. The master class will present the new playing modes he has created and the interaction between guitar and electroacoustic.

Paroles égales (Catherine Ego, spoken voice; Arturo Parra, guitar and original music) presents Comme un goût d’eau salée: “an incredible raid in the enigmatic universe of Océan mer by Alessandro Baricco […] and an incandescent fusion of guitar and voice.” Meet you on Saturday April 26, 2008 at Volver Café culturel in Montréal.

Until April 24, 2008, Paroles égales (Arturo Parra, guitar and original music; Catherine Ego, narrative), proposes a series of weekly evenings in music and words for the complete reading of Alessandro Baricco’s novel Océan mer. Every Thursday at 5:30 pm at L’Imprévu, in Montréal.

Great guitarists — Andrew York, Eduardo Isaac, Luis Orlandini, Ana Vidovic — and electro composers — Francis Dhomont, Gilles Gobeil, Robert Normandeau, Stéphane Roy, Mauricio Bejarano — will be at the 2nd Festival Internacional de Guitarra Clásica that will take place from November 6 to 10, 2007 in Santafé de Bogotá (Colombia). Arturo Parra will present the complete Parr(A)cousmatique in concert on November 9 at Escuela de música y audio Fernando Sor.

Arturo Parra will give 2 concerts as part of the Visiones Sonoras festival in Mexico City and Morelia (Mexico), from November 21 to 28, 2007. He will present the complete Parr(A)cousmatique cycle of works (a Latino-American premiere) and will premiere his Aljibe profundo for guitar and vocal expressions. Finally, he will propose a master class, during the festival, about interactions between electroacousticians and instrumental composers.

Francis Dhomont will present Vol d’Arondes on November 21, 2007 and Sol y sombra… L’espace des spectres (for guitar and tape) during the concert given by Arturo Parra. Those concerts are scheduled in the Visiones Sonoras festival programme in Mexico (Mexico). A master class about spatilization and a lecture are also in the event programme.