Martin Tétreault will begin his tour at the Club Transmediale.06 festival in Berlin (Germany) on February 9, 2006 with a concert alongside Goodiepal and Ignaz Schick titled The Curious Membrane Meets the Happy Accident. Subsequently, Tétreault will proceed along in duo with Ignaz Schick at the Cuba art center, located in the Münster (Germany) train station on February 10, 2006, at the Haferkamp gallery in Köln (Germany) on February 11, 2006, and at the Klanggalerie in Hannover (Germany) on February 12, 2006. Afterward, they will continue to the Stary Browar building in Poznan (Poland) on February 13, as well at the Mozg association in Bydgoszcz (Poland) on February 14, 2006.

Mois Multi is a festival of technological arts held in Québec City which features multidisciplinary creations, performances and installations. Gordon Monahan will show his work Theremin in the Rain on February 1, 2006, Magali Babin will perform live at the “audio cabaret” on February 10 and 11, 2006, and Skoltz_Kolgen will present Epiderm on February 10 and 11, 2006. All events are taking place at Méduse.

Theresa Transistor, a quartet of improvised electroacoustics, will play live at La Sala Rossa (Montréal) on January 24, 2006. Winner of the Opus Prize for “Concert of the Year — actuelle and electroacoustic musics,” Theresa Transistor features Christian Bouchard, Christian Calon, Monique Jean, and Mario Gauthier.

Harvard University Studio for Electroacoustic Composition (HUSEAC) is bringing the multi-dimensional sonic monster “Hydra” to the Harvard Dance Studio in Cambridge (USA), to be held on January 13 and 14, 2006. The two Interaction events will feature sound-sculpture installations, live-electronic performances, and choreographies. The works will be spatialized on a unique 30-speaker surround environment. Music by HUSEAC’s director Hans Tutschku will be amongst the works presented.

The first Akousma concert of the GRM’s 27th season will be held at 5 pm on Sunday January 8, 2006 at the Salle Olivier Messiaen of the Maison de Radio France (Paris). The concert will feature works by Patrick Ascione, Christian Zanési, Jean-Marc Duchenne, and Beatriz Ferreyra.

On January 19, 2006, at the Petit Théâtre Mercelis in Brussels (Belgium), Musiques & Recherches will present a concert-homage to composer Luc Ferrari, deceased last August. The featured works will be spatialized by Annette Vande Gorne.