Michelle Boudreau is back from a visit in Sweden where she had been composing in residency at the Studio Alpha of the Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC). During her stay, she devoted herself to the composition of the ninth work of her song cycle for mezzo-soprano and electroacoustic elements titled L’étoile libre.

The first prize of the acousmatic composition competition Métamorphoses 2008 was awarded ex-aequo to Suk-Jun Kim and Joan Bagés i Rubi. The Public Prize went to Apostolos Loufopoulos; the Student Category Prize was given to Pôm Bouvier B.

Philippe Le Goff takes part with an audio installation in the Upside Down — Les arctiques exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris (France) from September 30, 2008 to January 11, 2009.

Philippe Le Goff presents his audiovisual installation Sila at Carré des Jalles in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (France) on October 9 to 31, 2008. Sila will travel to Théâtre des 4 saisons in Gradignan (France) on November 24 and 25. Finally, from December 26 to 31, it will be seen at Musée du Quai Branly in Paris.

Gilles Gobeil will present an analysis of his most recent composition Castalie and of the works from the disc petits Big Bangs by Marcelle Deschênes on October 30, 2008 at the Technische Universität (TU) in Berlin (Germany).

Chroniques is a box 4 headphones and as many soundtracks by Érik d’Orion, Nicolas Bernier, Alexis Bellavance, and Nelly-Ève Rajotte. Chroniques will be launched on October 30, 2008 at the Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montréal. The exhibition will last until January 15, 2009.