Barry Truax’s opera is now available as a double CD on the Cambridge Street Records label. Powers of Two, An Electroacoustic Opera is an electroacoustic opera for six singers, dancers, video and multitrack sound.

On the occasion of the opening of the Canadian Embassy in Berlin (Germany), a concert of electroacoustics will be presented on April 29, 2005. On arrival, guests will be able to listen to Un autre Printemps by Francis Dhomont, Pacific Fanfare by Barry Truax and a work by Robin Minard.

The ZKM — Institut für Musik und Akustik in Karlsruhe (Germany) presented the “trans_canada: Tendenzen in Akusmatik und Soundscapes / Trends in Acousmatics and Soundscapes” event on February 10 — 13, 2005. Four days of concerts and discussions organized by Sabine Breitsameter and Ludger Brümmer with 9 ZKM commissions and world premières by Canadian composers Francis Dhomont, Darren Copeland, Nicolas Bernier, Hildegard Westerkamp, Barry Truax, Louis Dufort, Robert Normandeau, and Gilles Gobeil along with conferences by Jean-François Denis, Christoph von Blumröder (Köln), Rudolf Frisius (Karlsruhe), and Daniel Teruggi (Paris).

Composers Natasha Barrett and Denis Smalley will each premiere a new composition for the Sonorities festival of contemporary music, held in Belfast (Northern Irland) from April 23 to May 1, 2004. Natasha Barrett presents her new work, Abemolpas, April 27. This concert also features works by Christian Calon and Elio Martusciello. The following day, April 28, Denis Smalley will premiere his new composition, entitled Resounding. On, April 29 the concert will feature works by Robert Normandeau and Jonty Harrison. Finally, the May 1 concert will showcase the works of Barry Truax, including the latest “remix” of his classic composition Riverrun

Composer Barry Truax recently announced the remix of one of his classic granular synthesis works, Riverrun, previously released on Digital Soundscapes. This new octophonic version was made from the original analog tape and is available in DA88 and ADAT formats.

During the Guelph Jazz Festival (Ontario), Musicworks magazine, committted to finding new forms of expression in the sound arts, presents a “25th anniversary audio art installation” featuring audio works from the last 25 years with composers Schafer, Dutton, Oswald, Westerkamp, Oliveros, Truax, Le Caine, and lanza.