This year, the Futura 06 festival in Crest (France) is compressed into a 3-day event — August 18 — 20, 2006 — and into one 35-hour concert. Amongst the featured composers: Luc Ferrari (homage), Michèle Bokanowski, Michel Chion, Darren Copeland, Matmos, Yann Paranthoën (homage), Elsa Justel, Roxanne Turcotte, and Pierre Henry. Then on August 27, a concert concluding an acousmatic diffusion workshop will feature 15 works by just as many composers, including Francis Dhomont and Marc Tremblay.

Sound Travels’ Multichannel Acousmatic Concert — produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) — will take place on August 12, 2006 at St Andrew-by-the-Lake Church. On the programme are works by Benjamin Thigpen, Stéphane Roy, Denis Smalley, John Young, Francisco López, and Sarah Peebles (sho and tape).

Visiones Sonoras 2006 will take place on September 20 to 23, 2006 in Mexico City. The festival features concerts, workshops and conferences. Amongst the guest composers Hans Tutschku and Javier Álvarez will be presenting master classes and concerts.

• We compile our own list of {doc:link.even.en_cours} and upcoming international events. (We also archive all past events.)

• Two Canadian cities have their own web calendar specialized in new music: La Liste (bilingual) for Montréal, and Oscillations for Vancouver.

The Panospria netlabel presents a showcase and tour send-off party for Blakkar Noir and Scant Intone. Featuring Nuthre, Camp, Blakkar Noir, Kolumkilli, Subtle Movements, and Post-Hypnotic Suggestion, the concert will be held at La Sala Rossa on August 12, 2006.

Marc Tremblay present Installation domestique on July 14 — September 3, 2006 at Espace F in Matane (Québec). ”I think that the inanimate objects dance around us but that we are not aware of this movement.”