Composer John Oswald presents the photo-videographic installation instand•stillness from February 24 to April 24, 2005 at Espace F gallery in Matane (Québec). The work is based on Oswald’s “chronophotic” technique, a cinema which aim is to convey an impression of animation to still images. This is the same technique Oswald used for his DVD-Video Arc d’apparition, released last year on the OHM / Avatar label.

The 5th edition of the Open Ears Festival will be held from April 26 to May 1, 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario (Canada). Zeena Parkins, Ikue Mori, Hildegard Westerkamp, Anne Bourne, Tom Walsh and Pierre Tanguay are amongst the artists featured this year.

Jean-Pierre Gauthier (tinkered instruments), Dominique Petitgand (sound diffusion) and Martin Tétreault (percussive turntables) will each present a solo performance at Montréal’s Lion d’Or on March 2, 2005. This event is part of the exhibition Tracking the Traces held at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery.

Part of the Canadian Music Centre “New Music In New Places” event, Michelle Boudreau will present a public rehearsal of her latest work La fesse noire on March 18, 2005 at Montréal’s B-312 gallery. With Marie-Annick Béliveau (mezzo-soprano), Lise Bouchard (trumpet), and Geneviève Beaudry (violin).

Part of the Présences “électronique” festival, François Bayle will present the French premiere of La forme de l’esprit est un papillon (octophonic version) February 17, 2005 at the Salle Olivier Messiaen of the Maison de Radio France (Paris). The concert will also feature works by Pierre Schaeffer, Mathew Adkins, Dimitri Coppe and Arnaud Rebotini.

Roxanne Turcotte will take part in the next Archipel festival in Geneva (Switzerland) that will be held from March 9 — 20, 2005. On March 18, 2005, she will premiere her Hörspiel Fantaisie urbaine at the concert dedicated to the works by the 6th Radio Arts Competition laureates.