For Radio-France’s Présences festival, Ina-GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales) presents the first edition of Présences “électronique” from February 17 — 20, 2005. Featuring composers Pierre Schaeffer, François Bayle, Taylor Deupree, Richard Chartier, Kim Cascone and many others.

Composer Monique Jean presents her installation, entitled Point d’attaches ou les infidélités rotatives, at Montréal’s Oboro gallery from January 8 to February 5, 2005. This sound installation comprises a large vertical plane hanging from the ceiling, on which 80 speaker cones from the 1950s and the 1960s are attached.

The 27th Multiphonie series produced by Groupe de recherches musicales (Ina-GRM (Groupe de recherches musicales)) continues with 2 concerts on January 15 and 16, 2005 in Paris with works by Ruetsch, Cavro, An, Renouard Larivière, Racot, Sighicelli, Criton, and Naon.

Annette Vande Gorne presents a solo concert at the Maison de la culture de Namur (Belgium) on December 22, 2004. On the programme: “Figures d’espace,” “Vox Alia,” “Fragments de lettre à un habitant du Centre,” “Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Est (d’après Debussy), ” and “Tao.” Sound spatialization by Annette Vande Gorne and Laurent Delforge.

Annette Vande Gorne invites every family to an electro Christmas for kids on December 15, 2004 at Brussels’ Petit Théâtre Mercelis (Belgium). This concert will feature electroacoustic compositions that will stimulate the imagination with works by Nicola Sani, Beatriz Ferreyra, François Bayle, Philippe Mion and Laurent Delforge. Presentation and spatialization by Annette Vande Gorne.

Réseaux presents a new (annual) acousmatic concert series at the Montréal Planetarium titled Pulsar. The first concert, “Puzzles,” will feature composer Robert Normandeau and will be held on December 6, 2004. On this occasion will be announced Normandeau’s 5th solo disc on empreintes DIGITALes: Puzzles, the first Surround DVD-Audio release for this label.