Many events will take place to celebrate the 80th anniversary of composer Francis Dhomont. In addtion to the cover article by Rosemary Mountain in the Computer Music Journal 30:3 (From Wire to Computer: Francis Dhomont at 80); Dhomont will also be the focus of the new Francis Dhomont book published by the Ina-GRM.

Four concerts will mark this special birthday. The first two will have the premire of Premières traces du Choucas, a work co-commissionned by Musiques & Recherches (Belgium) and Réseaux (Québec): on October 21 during L’Espace du son, the international acousmatic music festival produced by Musiques & Recherches in Brussels (Belgium); and on November 2 — Dhomont’s birthday — during the concert Ombre et lumière during Akousma (3) concert series presented by Réseaux in Montréal (Québec). Lastly, on November 11, two concerts will be produced by Ina-GRM at Maison de Radio France in Paris (France) with the premire of À propos de K.