Nicolas Bernier will present for the first time the complete version of Les arbres on May 28, 2008 at the TNM as part of the Mutek festival in Montréal. With Nicolas Bernier, vibraphone, processing; Pierre-Olivier Gaudreau,violin; Catherine Le Saulnier, cello; and Urban9, video.

On May 16, 2008, the Quatuor Molinari will premiere Twenty Windows for string quartet and live processing by Laurie Radford at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal.

Einst mit dir for soprano, clarinet, violin and electronics by Hans Tutschku will be presented on May 14, 2008 at the Harvard University’ New College Theatre in Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA). Next, on May 16, his piece Zellen — Linien for piano and electronics will be presented at the Schulich School of Music’ Tanna Schulich Hall in Montréal. On June 4, his piece Das Bleierne Klavier will be programmed during the June in Buffalo festival (New York, USA). Finally, on June 13 Spiegelbilder will be performed at the Goethe-Institut in Santiago de Chile (Chile).

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.