Foundation Destellos — created in 2007 through the initiative of Elsa Justel — has announced the winners of the 1st Competition of Electroacoustic Composition for Argentine composers. The Destellos Prize was awarded to the work Viscuap by Basilio del Boca. Lo inefable by Maria Cristina Kasem and Psiclos by Nicolás Ordiales received the Motus prize (ex-aequo). The jury for Destellos Prize was made of Christian Clozier (France), Jens Hedman (Sweden), Alejandro Viñao (Argentina), Ingrid Drese (Belgium), and Benjamin Thigpen (USA). The jury for the Motus Prize was composed of Denis Dufour and Thomas Brando (France).

On May 10, 2008 Productions Totem Contemporain will present a concert of electroacoustic and instrumental works at Espace Totem (6545, Durocher #400) in Montréal. On the programme are works for recorder, amplified doublebass, bowl, turntables, and live processing and a performance for musician and dancer. With Swedish Jesper Nordin, Anna Petrini, and Montréaler Frédéric Tavernini, and Jean-François Laporte.

Monty Adkins will present his work Melt on May 7, 2008 during the ElectroFest, an event that takes place as part of the University of East London Mayfest 08 (England, UK). Moreover, from May 5 to 21 Mathew Adkins is composer in residence at IMEB in Bourges, completing a new composition which will be premiered during Synthèse 2008 — 38th Bourges International Electronic Music and Compositions Festival on May 31. He will also be part of the Bourges’ International Competitions of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art jury.

Pierre Alexandre Tremblay will be performing with his Paris-based contemporary jazz trio ars circa musicæ on May 8, 2008 at the Studio de l’ermitage, Paris XX; May 22 at Le Périscope, Lyon; May 24 at L’Atelier du Plateau, Paris XIX; and June 30 at The Oxford, London. He will also perform his piece for bass guitar and laptop, Sandbox#2, in Paris on May 23 as part of the festival Sophie aime le plateau, and in Brighton on July 6 as part of Sonic Arts Network’ Expo Brighton.

The new sound installation Turbulence Sound Matrix by Steve Heimbecker will be presented every evening of the Elektra 9 festival, prior to the concerts at Usine C, from May 7 to 10, 2008. Steve Heimbecker will also present his 64-channel audio piece Signe composed for the installation.